This paper outlines the differences in the cultures of the United States versus Asian Indian and Vietnamese cultures. ... As in India, family also plays a large role in Vietnamese culture. ... That is very much the American culture, and I am sure our media influence on India has caused some of the insecurities of darker skinned women. ... I asked her about life in India, and some of the major differences in the cultures. Priya told me that the culture in India, despite what Americans may think, is very diverse. ...

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Every culture has its own general belief system that has been passed on from generation to generation. The belief system of a particular culture is usually conditioned into the belief system of its members to share the same beliefs, and is usually conditioned through everyday living within the culture. ... One can easily see how these beliefs change from culture to culture by looking at the difference in ideals of a third-world country, such as India, compared to the highly developed country that we live in. ... The sub-culture that may have affected me with the most controversial beliefs i...

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Therefore, America is a melting pot of cultures. ... However, the situation in America is that there is no "age-old American culture." ... India has they"re own defined race of people, as do North African countries, Russia, and so on. ... Although America is an assortment of other cultures, we have come together as a whole and developed some aspects of culture that we share as "American culture." ... We took things from other cultures and attempted to put our own twist on it. ...

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Americans musical history is very short when compared to Japan, India, Africa, and China. ... Music varies greatly around the world, mostly because it has a lot to do with culture. Africa's culture is very different from ours, so is their music. ...

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(DesignBoom) Tattoos were found in nearly every ancient culture. This included the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Persians, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesians, Africans, Vikings, in India as well as in the Middle East. The reason and purpose for receiving a tattoo varies from culture to culture. In some cultures one tattoo represents their social status, rank or title. ... I just fell in love with the tattoo culture. ...

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I come from a family of pure Indians, where dating is almost non-existent compared to the Western culture. In India, it is a generally accepted fact that your family will choose your future mate for you. While Indian families living in the West still carry on with the tradition of arranged marriages, others find themselves adopting from the western cultures, and young adults are allowed to do some actual dating based on their own preferences. ... When I told him why we had to break up he told me "I know that your parents want you to follow their traditions and marry someone who is from th...

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The unequal access to resources that comes with class stratification ultimately pushed societies to migrate, displacing more egalitarian cultures, according to a study from Stanford University.... For many years, the best-known caste system was in India, where, supported by Hindu beliefs emphasizing the acceptance of one's fate in life, several major castes dictated one's life chances from the moment of birth, especially in rural areas (Kerbo, 2009).Kerbo, H. ...

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This lead to the Tea Act of 1773, which stated that only the East India Company could import and sell tea. ... America had also developed their own identify as a new culture that was extremely different from England. ...

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One child in America will pollute and waste more over a lifetime than 30 children in India. ... It hard to believe that Indian husbands and their parents would injure and even murder their wives because of the inability to produce sons of which their culture requires. ...

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In America we see a culture that has a focus on materialism. ... What does this say about our culture? ... However if these culture industries convince people that what they are offering is what culture is supposed to be, than it will become the culture people accept. ... What happens if a culture loses its roots? Can that culture survive the other drivers? ...

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In order to decipher what it means to be an American you have to look at the past and what has brought this freedom upon us. George Washington once said "The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitution of government." Up until 1776 when the War en...

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In the world today, the existence of human rights abuses still continues to exist. These human rights abuses are salient issues that, in some parts of the world, are not appropriately treated. The country Haiti carries the tradition of child-slavery. Restavek, "to stay with", is the name given to...

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Can I get a tattoo? This is a question asked by teenagers all across America to their parents and usually answered with a no and its understandable why parents don't like any of it but their reasons are usually, it looks stupid, why would you want something like that done, and for what? Then...

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The United States was founded upon diversity. Racism in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to aid in the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco. These slaves were not brought by will, but by force, and they fa...

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If the intentions are right, and research is done to respect their culture, affluent countries and their citizens should take a greater role in helping third world countries. ... When Columbus came back from "India" with the riches he found, it caught on. ... Shortly after Columbus discovered America, in the early 1500s, Spain invaded what is now South America and attacked the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs who had civilized and developed cultures. ...

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