Essays on World Cultures

The Importance Of Preserving Cultural Heritage

Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. Cultural heritage includes tangible culture (such as buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, works of art, and artifacts). It also includes intangible culture...
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Traditions As A Defining Element Of A Culture

Culture is a complex term defined as religious, traditional beliefs, laws, facts and morals earned by a man as being a member of a society. It influences thinking and shapes the personality and growth of a person. Culture is a mutual programming of the mind which differentiates people of one society from another (Hofstede, 1994)....
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Japanese Culture: Social Customs And Rituals

One of the oldest societies in Asia, Japan has a rich culture full of ancient rituals, social customs, traditions, and powerfully held beliefs all with a strong connection to religion and nature. It is the influence of Buddhism and Shinto that has initiated the evolution of the Japanese culture over hundreds of years, marrying ancient...
986 Words 2 Pages

We Are Indians, People Of The Indian Subcontinent

Most territories are the results of warfare between parties to gain political and economic advantages. We have familiarized ourselves with the voyages of Christopher Columbus, who had taken the Native’s land on behalf of Spain. A few main purposes of these trips aimed at gaining political and economic authority. Similarly, the Indian Subcontinent rested at...
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Satire Of Indian Marriage And Culture In Wedding Album By Girish Karnad

Abstract: Literature is always called as the reflection of society. Society is connected with culture. The effect of culture is always seen in the literature. Same is applicable to Indian Literature. ~C.S. Lewis rightly pointed out, “Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires...
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Punjabi Culture: An Indigenous Reflection

“ Every child born in this world has their own identity which is built and strengthened by various steps according to their culture” (Rundle,A., Shanski, D., 2015). Then, the baby’s shaped by the family, society, traditions and experiences where they raised up. It is also recognized that family has a great impact on the development...
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My Childhood In Punjabi Culture

Every belief is a lens. These lenses determine the color, shape, and clarity of one’s world. As a child of multiple antithetic cultures, I have several lenses shaping my vision, effectively blurring the lines of my perception. Finding the balance between my parent’s Sikh culture,and my culture of the American youth presented the greatest challenge...
837 Words 2 Pages

Clash Of Civilizations By Samuel P. Hungtington: Critical Review

The years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the phrase ‘clash of Civilizations’ was widely heard with a great deal, mainly from the right wings groups opposing that Islam and ‘The West’ were profoundly mismatched with the conflict between them being unavoidable. This kind of thinking was developed in Anders Behring Breivik’s view of the...
1335 Words 3 Pages
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