Eventually, once established, the European's developed a fear of the red-skinned Indian culture. ... Since the Europeans landed, they (and we) have found it easy to criticize and insult how individuals from other cultures dance, sing, eat, dress and so on. ... They won the culture clash, and forced the Native culture to lose most of their own racial identity. ... In other words, the Europeans came to this continent with good intentions of their own, but because of the extreme difference between the Native Canadian's culture and the European's, the good intent turned to bad int...

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During his travels in Europe he discovers that the limitations that he was bounded by in America were no longer prevalent in European society. ... In Europe (The old world), Artists are looked upon more favorable than in America. "The American writer, in Europe, is released, first of all, from the necessity of apologizing for himself. ... (Baldwin 42) Baldwin found him self more fascinated with the simple life of Europe and its citizens. ... These experiences and encounters fuelled his desire to explore more of the culture and its people. ...

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It is very tragic how the life and culture of Indians was going through a sudden change imposed by Europeans. ... Europeans destroyed Natives" culture by paying more money for people than for crops. ... Again Europeans disturb all the values and destroy Indian culture by imposing on them trading their own brothers. ... In this situation Europeans do not directly destroy Indian culture but change it indefinitely as the Indians lose their original techniques. ... It is well described how Indians lost control over their territory and it is sad how Europeans used Indians and how they destroy...

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Beforehand, the European cultures did not interact with those of Africa or Asia. When Europeans started sailing and interacting with other cultures, they wanted an easy way to explain the difference in skin color. ... Culture still influences race to this day. ... Europeans lived in colder climates. ... Using culture to define race has been used since the Europeans have ventured form their corner of the planet, but modern scientific methods have determined that the factors of race should be more than just geographic location and skin color. ...

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King Henry II discriminated against their culture; he believed the English culture was superior to that of the Irishmen, so the Irish had to accept the English rule. ... The Europeans led the exploration of the world before many other nations. ... To the Europeans, "These foreign peoples embodied an innocent nobility which they deemed lacking within their over civilized culture"[ CITATION Sco99 l 1033 ] Many of the stories spoke of monsters and marvels, such as those written by Pliny the Elder. ... This how categorizing a culture has also led to racial categorizing. ... Ultimately, w...

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All slaves knew work associated with their culture and not the American culture, left them with nothing, so when freed in the late 1800's they had no other trade skills. ... "Nigger" was created as a combination of the Spanish (European) word "negro," which means "black," and the Greek word "necro," which means "dead." ... The Europeans or (whites) who controlled the slave trade realized that he had to strip the Africans or (black people) of all culture such as original names, languages, and religion. ... The word "nigga" was one of the most damaging tools used by the European to force me...

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Imperialism almost always resulted in death and destruction from the settling of new European colonies. ... Nationalism is a nation's pride in its culture, language, and history. ... It also gave nations a sense of unity and safety; belonging to a group that represented its culture. ... The Jews were thought to be a threat to the well being of Germany's culture and values. ... The Armenians had equal rights which allowed them spread their culture throughout the Ottoman realm. ...

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" Multiculturalism recognises that we live in a society made up of people from many different cultures and religions. It aims to promote tolerance and understanding of others and their right to retain their own culture. ... It was in 1788 that England needed a place far from home where unwanted convicts could be dumped, that Europeans settled in Australia. The first Europeans to live in Australia were unwilling migrants and convicts who had been exiled from their own homeland as a punishment for breaking the law. ... They came because of a government policy that encouraged migration, not only ...

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However, one thing that I don't like in this article is that he said that we should honor Western civilization because we might have European ancestors. ... He seems to show that one culture is not a dominance and every culture has their value in it. ... Besides, I think not all Americans are from Europe, some are from Africa, Asia, South American, and many more, which Takaki will agree with me since he himself is an Asian American. Even Berliner is not a true American, I think his ancestors were from Europe. ... Therefore I developed some kind of international cultures, where I've s...

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Our unique history and heritage came about through the ideas and culture of the many immigrants who came to this country. ... They became shipping merchants to transport goods back and forth from between Europe and America. ... The final reason that worked to the discovery of the unique heritage of the United States of America was the different ethnic diversity of our American culture. ... They are just some of the many cultures and groups of people that came together to make up our "American" heritage. ... The colonist were European in character, but they were distinct...

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The contrast between dialogue in the play focuses on how humour is used as an evocation of pity and sadness and how the Aboriginal language along with their lifestyle has been corrupted by their dependency on European settlers. The contrast between living conditions and legal rights between white and black Australians is also relevant to the construction and dramatic success of the play, as it sets up an appalling social hierarchy purely determined by race, culture and skin colour. ... As language is seen as being a symbol of identity and culture this intertwining of the two languages shows th...

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American's come from every ethnicity, religion and culture and as a result of the mixed ethnicity in US, there are more from Irish ancestry than in Ireland, more Italians in New York than in Venice, as well more Polish, blacks, Jews than in their leading cities of their countries. ... There are not two groups alike regarding geography, age, occupation, income, culture etc. ... The switch from wind-driven ships to steam ships represented an important step from economical and immigration point of view; so that, the immigrants number increased from 5 million to 10 million in 30 years, and to...

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For example, when America was being colonized, Europeans were exploited by Anglo- Saxons. "Europeans, although welcomed for their wealth or potential labor, also suffered from English domination." ... These people, although outsiders from the English culture, could not be called outsiders from another place. ... P. 15) This belief justified and encouraged the white Europeans to enslave the black Africans. ... These traits are basically related to culture, personality, and intelligence. ...

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The colonized culture is forced to adapt to the ideologies and structures of the colonizing culture, which, as the controller of power, sets the parameters of acceptable cultural behavior, marginalizing the beliefs and needs of other minority groups. ... This ensuing clash of divergent cultures hindered any attempt to create a unifying cultural identity. ... Benitez-Rojo claims that the "Caribbean, in substantial measure, was shaped by Europe for the plantation, and the generalized historical convergence shown by the different territories in the region are always related to that purpose" (P...

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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." ... 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. ... Since I am from the south, it would seem likely that my origins are from farmers that came over from Europe, but this is a guess. ...

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This paper, therefore, seeks to draw attention into how the diversity influences society, not in just non-material culture but also in the material culture with a focus on the United States culture. ... The people from Europe and far eastern, are represented by rock music and slow flowing songs. ... Though, the European songs are also played with high volumes to define entertainment and social class. ... American English, for example, is as a result of the dialect made from the British English by the many immigrants and students that formed the culture of America after some time. ... They rep...

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We have been taught since elementary school that the pilgrims journeyed away from Europe to escape from the oppression of the British king to be free in the new land of the Americas. ... European Americans even drove Mexicans further and further south, all of this until we have the corners of what we call the United States today. ... He wanted European immigrants to assimilated into American citizens as soon as possible – but what exactly does that mean? ... While reading the first two chapters, the reader becomes enraptured by the culture of the Yankton Sioux. ... Ša sets this up to ...

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During the 19th century white Europeans had come to the point that money equaled power and in turn gave them the right to enslave people that were unlike them. When these Europeans accounted cultures that were different then their mainstream, they say them as uncivilized beasts that needed their help. ... In the European "helping" way these people were taken from their families so that white hands did not get blackened by the dirt. The differences that the Europeans saw in these people were used to create new species. ...

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Groups may be almost identical physiologically, yet be divided against each other on the basis of culture, language, religion, nationality. ... Latinos have some relationship to the dominant white culture; some are doctors and leader, like Cruz Bustamonte. African Americans also have a relationship to the dominant white culture as well like Rev Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King they are great minority speakers. ... Some Americans behave as if racial differences produce inherent superiority in European Americans (whites). ... Multicultural competence is the fluency in more than one cult...

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(Cooper, 569-573) America in her early years was dominated by the ideas, traditions, and skills of Western Europe. England, particularly, had a profound impact on American culture and society. ... European composers came here bringing their technical skills, traditions, and ideas. American-born composers generally went to Europe to perfect their craft. ... It rendered itself the most conductive source of the African-American culture. ...

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Thinking it would be fun Charlie decides to take a trip to Africa looking for European imperialism. ... Some of the major characters in the story are as follows: Charlie Marlow, Kurtz - a European, half English, and half French, who works for the ivory company at the Inner Station on the Congo, The Manager - an Englishman who runs the Central Station on the Congo. ... Often this evil side breaks out during times of isolation from our culture, and whenever one culture confronts another. History is loaded with examples of atrocities that have occurred when one culture comes into effect. ... I ha...

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Creole are people of European Decent, born in the West Indies. ... The Creoles were known as "not real white people" this quote shows how they did not belong in Europe or the West Indies thus emphasises the alienation of being Creole. The black culture is very different, making the white people feel cut off from the white culture. ... The marriage is a mismatch of both culture and custom. ...

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Cultural conflict makes the story extremely interesting, as it shows the different cultures of different societies, and about how each of them feel about each other. ... This shows how culture affects characterization, as Nyokabi is a black woman who hates Indians. ... In African culture the land is the most important thing to them, it is also revealed that God gave this land to them, and they must retrieve it from the Whites, who have forcefully occupied their land. ... Conflicts between status accounts for a great deal of events that take place in the novel. " Europeans cannot be friends wit...

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Although it must be acknowledged that language and culture alone do not constitute an ethnic group, they do provide a framework from which a common identity can be derived, thus in defining the largest ethnolinguistic categories in Angola, language and cultural background will be analyzed. ... Multiple sources discussed the three largest indigenous ethnolinguistic categories in addition to Europeans and mesticos (individuals who are of Native African and European decent). ... The composition of Europeans is 1% and the composition of mesticos is 2%. ... In an effort to avoid an embrace of th...

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They look at the customs and traditions of different cultures, in search of common foundations that define our shared existence and also the differences that offer variety to our daily lives. ... As regards to skin color, Europeans and Chinese are relatively similar to one another than either is to darker skinned Africans. ... As I stated before, it has been scientifically proven that the distribution of blood groups indicate Europeans and Africans are more closely related than Europeans and Chinese, even though Europeans and Chinese have the same skin color. ... Many Native Americans were sla...

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