Cultural Identity Wrap-up

Before I learn this unit on Cultural Identity, I have seen many culture fusion cases. However, I didn’t know that is the culture fusion. After this class, I have found out that our world become more and more alike. Such as counters, food and movies. Nowadays, we are knowing more things from other countries.  Also, we are combining our own culture and others’ culture together. For example, movies, songs, believes. In fact, some of the good hobbies and customs will fuse in our culture. By the way, cultural can not fuse if it without understanding. Understanding others and express ourselves it is a way to keep the cultural diversity.

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Before I started this class I thought America is a liberal and free country that is different from all over the world. But after reaching some experience and studying more about America with the discussions in this class, I find out that it is not true. People in America are freely choosing from the list of the federal and state government that provide for them. Choosing something not in the list is considered criminal. That’s not freedom of choice, that’s state control of people`s lives.

And also in America still is discrimination between different races that doesn’t look like that. A small amount of people are rich and rest of them are poor and day by day are getting more and more poor. So unfortunately there is no utopia all over the world. 

Cultural Identity Wrap-up

     After this Culture Identity Unit, I have learned a lot about other culture that I have never known. I learned that people would like to live with others whom are basically like themselves. Religion, lifestyle, education, economy. People thing that it is more comfortable to live with them and it is more easier. But why people live others whom are not like them in other to learn new things and new culture just like our class, people are from different countries and have different culture. We are all interested in different culture.

Cultural Identity Wrap-up

     In the unit of Cultural Identity I had learned many things that had changed the way I understan another cultures. after reading the chapters I had learned that we don't have make distinctions in between cultures, instead of that we have to share ideas and became with new ways of living in peace and harmony. Also I had learned that we don't have to  put stereotypes on people by the way they look because nobody has to be punished just because some people  of their countries had done bad things. everybody has a value and we have to respect that if we want to be respect for somebody else. Another thing that I had achieved in this unit is that the more we interact with people from around the world the more we are enriching our knowledge.

Cultural Identity Wrap-up

After learning in this unit on Cultural Identity, I have a new understanding identity of culture. Before, I only knew that culture was where you born to decide which culture you were. But now, I realize it is wrong. The identity of culture is extensive. It includes different aspects of life. Such as nationality, belief, hobby, custom, personal character, and so on. In fact, all of them are close to your life every day. If you would like to explain what cultural identity is, the best way is personal experience. Therefore, cultural has no a settled type identity. The more you learn or try in your life, the more you understand. You will have a fantasy trip on your cultural learning courses.

Cultural Identity Wrap-up

I learned a lot in this unit on Cultural Identity. And the most important thing that I learned is the trend of globalization is irreversible.

In now days, we can eat Thailand food, Japanese food，Chinese food near our apartment. We make friends with many people from different countries. The globalization is very important to our life. No one can stop it. It is around us in everywhere. It can make our life more and more better. We can easily learn the culture of the other countries. We can know a lot what we never heard before. Also, globalization is very important for the economy of countries.  It offers a lot of new methods and technology. So I think globalization is irreversible.

Cultural Identity Wrap-up

In this unit, I learned a lot about advantages and disadvantages of people living in America. This unit helped me become more open minded and change my point of views in a good way. Starting from learning about diversity changing in America to listening to the songs that have its own meaning, I can honestly say that my knowledge got enhanced better that I expected. First, I learned the differences between Salad Bowl and Melting Pot, Globalization and Americanization, and of course, the differences of each culture. I also got the chance to understand some narrative essays from different people, which made me relate to their own stories. In this unit, it was also my pleasure to share my very own cultural identity and honored to know each and everyone's culture. These informations made me look forward for more facts and ideas in this class.