Have you ever wondered what makes someone (like me) unique? Well, one thing that makes me unique is my parents love for the outdoors. Ever since we moved here, my love for the outdoors has grown. If it wasn’t for my dad and his love for nature I wouldn’t be the person I am today. A large part of my cultural background is made up of the outdoors. Everyday, I go out and run whether it’s raining or not. I like to think of life as a trail, you never know where the path is going to take you. In life there are uphills and downhills. But in between, lies the path you were meant to take, those hills are just the beginning of being on the right track. For example, my family is always on the go. My brother and I both have very active lives that consist of school and sports. As for my parents, they have a job and events that they want and sometimes need to attend. So, it makes it hard for both of my parents to come and support my brother and I. In the end, we always make it work out even if it means having to drop something that is important to one or all of us. Another piece to my cultural …show more content…
My mom’s side of the family is from the south and they are very religious. My dad’s side is also christian just like my mom’s side. Growing up my dad’s family was catholic. He went to a catholic school and meanwhile the rest of his siblings went to a public school. They also did the same thing as my mom’s side: they went to church almost every Sunday. Every time my brother and I go to visit my grandparents, going to church on Sundays is a must. As for my family, we are also very religious. However, it is hard for my family to go to church every sunday but we always manage to commit to our religion. During the week, I try to read a devotion or do a bible plan. Almost every Sunday I try to go to youth group. Usually, there will be a message, we will read the bible & worship. Finally, that is my religious cultural
For most people family is one of the most important parts of life. For they are the people who raised you and taught you things needed in life. For most of us we have a connection with are family that is unparallel in life, which is the reason for are undying love. At times though there is a point at which we take are family for granted like they will always be around. Parents might do things that are not agreed upon by the children, yet the parent thinks it is in the child's best interest. Sometimes it might not even be the best thing to do in that situation, yet parents have a true desire to protect their children from the dangers of the world. On the other hand, children do not always listen to the advice their parents give them and can get themselves into a lot of trouble. Anyway you look at it, most of the time we do not realize what we have until it is not longer with us. Many times we do take our family for granted and when one passes away there are many things we wish we could have said or done to show them are love. The play "Into The Woods," by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine is a direct example of how families treat each other. There is conflict ranging from hating sisters, to protective mothers and a disagreeing husband and wife. In the end lives are lost, family are in pain and those left realize that they need to treat their family better and hold on to the loved ones that they have. Families do encounter many difficult choices together, but they also must solve the problems together, and keep peace within the family, because bad choice will be regretted when those loved ones are not around longer.
One’s cultural identity consists of their race, gender, socioeconomic status, age, religion, and so on. Being aware of your own cultural identity is just as important as being aware of other’s. People’s cultural identity defines who they are, the privilege (or lack of privilege) they receive, and how society views them. It is important to understand that White individuals have more privileges than individuals of color. White individuals do not experience detriment and difficulties due specifically to their skin color and instead receive advantages. White privilege is defined as benefits that white individuals have that people of color do not (Kendall, 2012). The following walks through my personal cultural background, how it was shaped, defined, and developed, and limitations to my personal competencies.
Imagine being in a family that is broken apart because of a difficulty, would you rather stay strong for the sake of the family, or feel weak? Obstacles can seem so obvious, so numerous, and so arduous to change. It requires great determination and effort just to overcome one. When you have a supportive family by your side and all you have is each other, it is going to be easier and less painful if you endure it and think positive. Therefore, families that love each other enough can overcome any obstacle, because they draw their strength from each other.
My family is a little different than most. I have two families; I have my mother’s side, which I live with, and I have my father’s side, which I only see about once a year. My families are
Growing up in a traditional catholic family I attended catholic school and church just like everyone else in my family. Every Sunday and Tuesday growing up I spent time at church. Going to church taught all about religion and forgiveness. I learned from the bible that god knows we are all sinners and that if we ask for forgiveness he forgives us. I was told that to church is a safe place for someone to go if they need help and that everyone has their arms open to people in need. The catholic religion says that god loves all his children even when they sin.
I am a 52-year-young white female, with ethnicity that spans from England and Ireland to
I was born and raised in Vietnam, so I naturally observed my culture from my family and my previous schools. I learned most of my culture by watching and coping the ways my family do things. My family and my friends all spoke Vietnamese, so I eventually knew how to speak and understand deeply about my language as I grew up. At home, my mom cooked many Vietnamese foods, and she also taught me to cook Vietnamese food. So I became accustom Vietnamese food. I also learned that grandparents and parents in my culture are taken care of until they die. At school, I learned to address people formally and greet higher-ranking people first. In Vietnamese culture, ranking and status are not related to wealth, so they are concerned with age and education.
What is culture? Culture is the idea of what is wrong or right, the concept of what is acceptable within our society. Culture serves us as a guide, taking us to the "right way" and helping us to make sense of things that surrounds us. There are many different cultures around the world. A lot of them are similar in specific ways and others are just completely different, this difference explains why we think that people from different backgrounds are "weird".
I always found it hard to say what my ethnicity and culture was. If anyone takes a look at me, they would say I’m Indian. Then I tell them I am on my mother’s side, but on my dad’s side, I’m actually from Pakistan. They only get more confused when I tell them my dad only lived there for 10 years and lived in Sweden for most of his adolescent life. That only tells people what my heritage was, but that’s where I begin to get befuddled. Even though my parents are from there, I was born and raised in the United States. I always had a difficult time defining myself culturally because I had deep desi roots, but I was also a ‘normal’ American. Just like most American teenagers, I go shopping at the mall, hang out with friends, go to the movies, and
The things that shape us as individuals into who we are now, and who we want to be are all different. Everyone has unique events in their life that caused them to have make tough decisions, and decide if what happened will make them or break them. These key events are what make our own personal origin story. Now our stories may not be as exciting as Wonder Woman or other well-known super heroes; however they are what makes us who we are and who we hope to eventually become. The home I grew up in getting foreclosed, straining my hip flexor really bad and having to go through physical therapy, and the story of my first car are the three impactful events that create my origin story.
Growing up as a first generation Chinese-American, I felt as if I was stranded in the void between two worlds, isolated and alone. At school, I hid my Chinese self and tried to be more ‘American’ in order to fit in. At home, I then carefully tucked away my American half and acted the dutiful Chinese son to please my parents. If Chinese and American were two planets, I was a vagabond flitting back and forth between them, unsettled and insecure, never quite belonging in either one.
Who am I? That’s a question I often used to ask myself. I’ve always had trouble trying to figure out who I am as a person. Like what do I profile myself as, or should I fall under one of many of societies different categories? During the reading of Lahiri’s; “Identity and Culture”. I found out we share a lot of similarities, to a certain extent from my childhood. For instants we both share in common the fact that we have immigrant parents, mine being my father. He himself was born into an immigrant background.
My personal cultural identity is a lot different compared to the society I am surrounded by. I am considered an outsider in my society. I am an outsider living in a constantly changing environment where there are many different kinds of people and many different cultural identities. In my culture we know how to respect people and their belongings, know how to work hard, use what we have while being thankful for it at the same time, and last we know how to stay true to ourselves in this very fast pace world of ours. I am a cowboy.
The childhood backgrounds of my aunt and uncle were certainly unalike. My aunt lived only in the city growing up, although my uncle grew up on a farm. My aunt was the first of her family to graduate from high school; Uncle George went to work immediately after finishing the ninth grade at a rural school. A strong religious environment influenced my aunt, whereas no visible religious commitments existed in my uncle's family. Shortly after their marriage, however, my uncle adopted my aunt's religion, which is Baptist. He still attends church regularly with her, but not as enthusiastically as my aunt.
One thing that has really taught me a lot in my life is the opportunity to see how my family is able to function properly, a majority of the time, with the completely different personalities that inhabit it. The two people that are unlike each other the most would be my parents. My mother is very reserved; however she can still be strict. Regardless, she always this loving look in her eyes. My father on the other hand is quite the jokester. He cracks jokes about everything, but he can be a very serious person when it comes time for it. My dad is easier to get things out of, such as money and permission. It is amazing to see how 2 different personalities can have such a strong relationship, almost 18 years! The other people in my family that have impacted me more than I ever would have wanted them to would be my siblings. My little sister is the closest in age to me, she being 14 whereas I’m 16. My sis...