Sunday 11 November 2012

Reflective Essay 4



 Reflective Essay-about qutations:-                                                                                                                                     

It's quit certain that quotation who said by famous people have an effect in our personality and behavior, here I chooce some quotations that I find it important and effectively one,so I hope I deal with it successfully .

to start with, once Martin Luther King Jr. said "I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the" content of their character" , this quotation means that he have hope that  America will stop treat people by their skin color and live to be better personality not the fact that they are African-American, I find it important because many people suffer from people who treat them by their skin color, this quotation support a suggestion to stop racism in many cultures ,it's an effectively and  it take a place in our heart.

Secondly, "A nations culture resides in the hearts and souls of its people", said by Mohandas Gandhi , it means that people should keep their culture of its country in their heart and spirit, this is the true live because its stems from the soul of its people, it’s a necessary thing to know that everything from the soul is true, also its important to keep your tradition and your culture when you travel or live in another country have a culture diversity ,so it’s a way to be yourself as in your country .

Thirdly, "For it is often the way we look at other people that imprison them within their own narrowest allegiances. And it is also the way we look at them that may set them free" that said by Amin Maalouf, its mean that If we stereotype a person, often they feel they must act that way. If we look at the whole person and their capabilities, perhaps they will try to live up to our expectations, it's important to not judge people from outside, or by the famous stereotypes that spread from people, it should be by inside and their personality, it's an important principle should be take a place in countries who have culture diversity, I find it an onset quotation and effectively one. 

To sum up , these quotations take a place in countries that have cultural diversity , it give an advices how to deal with different people from other country or different skin color , I hope that you learn some.

Qutations by famous peopel-table


With a partner, research the internet to find the missing categories. Write the meaning of the quotation in your own words:

Cultural Views

 
Speaker and Date
Quotation
Meaning
1.        
 
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1890 - 1969)
34th president of US 1953-1961
A people* that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
* means “a race of people”
 
If the society work to gain privileges for them self and prefer it than principles and basics ,the system will lose the sigh
2.        
 
Martin Luther King Jr.
"All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality."
 
 
We all are one person, if any one get  hurt the rest will suffer same the member of body, also achieved and successes will became from group work as one
3.        
Sheikh Zayed
"He who does not know his past cannot make the best of his present and future, for it is from the past that we learn.”
Any country that doesn’t value its past, can’t appreciate its present or future. This country, thanks to God, has a rich past, does well for now and its expected future.
4.        
 
Mohandas Gandhi
"A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and souls of its people".
 
 
Everything stems from  the soul and spirit so the culture of the country are in the heart of it people
5.        
Amin Maalouf
"Traditions deserve to be respected only insofar as they are respectable – that is, exactly insofar as they themselves respect the fundamental rights of men and women."
Traditions and culture should be respectable as fundamental right of men and women are respect
6.        
ML King Jr.
 God is not merely interested in the freedom of brown men, yellow men, red men and black men .He is interested in the freedom of the whole human race.
 
God doesn’t care about skin color. God cares about freedom for everyone.
7.        
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together."
Peace is never ending process it has no deadline and no finishing,  our action depend on one onother.   
8.        
Frank Borman
When you're finally up on the moon, looking back at the earth, all these differences and nationalistic traits are pretty well going to blend and you're going to get a concept that maybe this is really one world and why the hell can't we learn to live together like decent people
 
Looking at the earth from space, one wonders why we can’t get along decently.
9.        
Pau Casals i Defilló
"The love of one’s country is a splendid thing, but why should it stop at the border?"
Loving one or your country specific is a great thing but why this limit, love others as you love you self
10.    
DD. Eisenhower
 The world must learn to work together, or finally it will not work at all.
If people of the world can’t get along, nothing will work.
11.    
Sheikh Zayed
"Many countries go to war and then towards reconciliation. The history of mankind is full of stories of wars between people and states that have come together after fighting for long. Why can't Arabs be like them?"
The history include lots of countries that wars happened between them ,after that they forgive and became one soul, why Arabs can't be like them
12.    
Martin Luther King, Jr.
He hopes that America can mature socially enough for the deciding factor in his kids' lives to be their character, not the fact that they are African-American

 

 

Wednesday 7 November 2012

Ethnocentrism(describe,draw)


Ethnocentrism

1. on the lines below, write a definition of Ethnocentrism. Find one on the web.

 

Ethnocentrism is kind of judging and assuming things about other groups based on our limited experience and cultural point of view. We can find ethnocentrism in many sectors such as in politics, trading and media. The media play an important role in showing examples of ethnocentrism by movies and songs, there is a well known movie called American Wedding which it's about the grand son who is not marring a Jewish girl and it show the family conflict because his decision, the film show the Jewish ethnocentrism.

 

2. Read the cartoon. How is Ethnocentrism reflected in the conversation below?


 



 
 

 
 
 
 
Ethnocentrism reflected in the conversation by Bucky who think that his culture is
the best and the other cultures is just a lesser and freak, it kind of intolerance for his culture and disrespect the others culture.
 
3. Looking at the cartoon characters.
Imagine them in social situations. What kind of people would (would not) they associate with? What kind of events (movies, shows) would (would not) they prefer to go? Think of other situations.

Describe Bucky




People who are same as Bucky is a fanatical person, who think that his culture is the best, people from other culture wouldn’t associate with him and maybe from his same culture also ,because he don’t respect other cultures and he is an intolerant person. He would like a few shows that its local from his own culture also the jokes and comedy films that make fun of others.




 

Describe the man talking with Bucky. Let’s call him Tom





He is an open mind person, who likes to know more about other cultures, many people from different culture would like to work and co operate with him , even from his same culture ,they will respect him and his thoughts.

He would prefer to watch many kind of movie such as Indian and Arabic also cultures and traditions show from different countries.




4. Drawing Ethnocentrism.
On a separate sheet of paper, make a drawing of Ethnocentrism. You don’t have to draw well.