People might think not but people from other cultures can be just like them. Many people think that they can not accept other people from different cultures but they can as shown in Drita and Good Enough. One character who must learn this lesson is Maxie, one of the main characters from the book Drita, a realistic fiction story by Jenny Lombard. When Maxie receives a book from her principal about the country that a new student in her class was from, she starts to understand and accept the new kid’s culture and what she had been through. In Good Enough, a realistic fiction story by Patti Yoon, the main character Patti has to get accepted by her peers who are not from her culture so they will understand her and accept her. People should start …show more content…
On page 48, the text explained, “Here are some of the things I find about Kosovo from the book the principal gave me. It’s a city that was once part of a country called Yugoslavia.” I realize that from this piece of evidence, I think since Maxie knows a little bit about Kosovo and what they have been struggling with, she starts to accept Drita. On page 96, the text states, “And let Drita get her but kicked?” I realize that from this piece of evidence, I think that Maxie is accepting Drita because she is worried about her and cares for her. She is started to appreciate her because of her culture. On page 108, the text informed “Well, driving someone’s mother to the hospital may not be the most normal thing to do the first time you get together with a friend, but that’s exactly what we did.” I realize that from this piece of evidence, I think that Maxie is accepting Drita because she knows how Drita’s mom has been acting and she understands what Drita is thinking. To conclude, Maxie starts to accept Drita once she learns to appreciate …show more content…
On page 286, the text stated, “My Mom...she didn’t mean what she said. Stephanie takes a deep breath. I’m really sorry Patti.” From this piece of evidence, I think that Stephanie understands Patti and accepts her culture, she will start to accept Patti. On page 244, the text informed, “Ben turns to me. Sorry about your glasses. I know your parents will be angry. I hope you still had fun.” I notice that from this piece of evidence, Ben understands Patti’s culture and what her parents are like and what they value. On page 112, the text stated, “What's a hagwon? My dad rarely talks about his life in Korea. A private school I had to attend after school he says. You went to school twice. Koreans must really appreciate learning and education I say. They sure do my dad says.” I realize that Patti is starting to appreciate her culture and accept herself as a Korean.All in all, Patti can accept herself since she appreciates her culture and other people start to accept Patti when they appreciate her
Helen Keller once stated, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of the trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved” (Helen Keller Quotes). In the novel Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, the author visualizes Louie Zamperini’s experiences in the war and what he does to diminish the obstacles that faced him. Through Louie’s conflicts he builds his character from the atrocities he endured. In doing so he grows and develops as a person and learns the value of life.
Journal 1 Response: It was very hard trying to decide on which entries to write about, until I got into Mr. William Jacobs conversation with his grandson. It’s the early 1940’s and he’s recovering from a battle injury, when his future Mother in Law dropped in to see him, and to also share some rather intimate detail about her daughter’s health. She told him that when her daughter was a little girl had an operation and the doctor at the time made a mistake, causing her never to be able to have children.
We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves”(Jordan Barbara). People are different in many obvious ways, including ethnicity, skin color, and language, Barbara vaguely covers this in her quote. People should be able to accept others, whether it’s a language barrier or having different religions of beliefs. No matter what species, skin color should not matter on whether there is acceptance between them. The text "The Wives Story” Her husband turns into a human, then turns on his previously close wolf family.
Have you ever thought that you weren’t enough, or doubted yourself? In the book The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart, the main protagonist, Reynie, doubts himself throughout the book. The book is about 4 children. Reynie Muldoon, the cleverest and bravest, Sticky Washington, the smartest, Kate Wetherall, the most adventurous, and Constance Contraire, the stubbornest. These children pass tests that are strange and nearly impossible.
Mark Twain once said, “The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.” Even as we as a globalized society have improved greatly, prejudice appears far too often and is expressed everywhere even in today’s world. During World War 2, prejudice was peaking in society. In Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatuski Houston and James D. Houston, the main theme is that silent prejudice hurts the most. Wakatsuki avoids portraying open racism and prejudice in the book in order to examine he subtle and often unspoken prejudices that occur everyday life, which are often the most hurtful.
Celeste Ng: A Woman confronting Racism, Privilege and Feminism in modern America In an interview with Hippo Reads Celeste Ng states how Cultural issues don 't have to be a barrier, but you can 't pretend they 're not there (Big Reads NEA 2). Furthermore, in her book Everything I Never Told You, she expands on this issue saying, “People decide what you 're like before they even get to know you” which supports how as a Chinese-American woman, and part of a Minority, she is affected by Racism -blatant and inconspicuous-, Cultural differences and even Xenophobia. (Everything I Never Told You) Expressing these in her works, as major themes or conflicts, helps her advocate them in order to make a change.
Have you ever thought of how people view you as a person? Most of the time people may be able to identify your personal background(s) based on how you appear. Sometimes, this can shift their opinion of you. Others may consider that one’s culture shifts they way they view others and the world. I think culture does not affect the way one views the world and others.
Knowing how to interact with people of other cultures has become an increasingly important issue as international communication and travel becomes more common. With more interactions between cultures, cultural misunderstandings become more common. The satirical book Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb attempts to address this issue, pointing out what people often do wrong. Fear and Trembling is a story which follows Amélie, a young Belgian woman who goes to work for a Japanese company and struggles to fit in, committing many cultural faux pas along the way. Nothomb uses contrasting sentence structure between Amélie 's thoughts and her dialogue and actions to demonstrate the way that Westerners often ignore other cultures despite knowing better because they view themselves as more important.
Two Worlds, One Girl There are many different cultures around the world, but you never really know what is like being between two different cultures, until you are experiencing it yourself. While growing up, I had the privilege and misfortune of becoming familiar with two different cultures: my family’s culture, from their birth country, Guatemala, and the culture of the United States of America. I say misfortune not because it was a disaster, catastrophe, or bad luck; I say it because sometimes you get so used to being in one culture that you start to forget about your family’s origin. Sometimes you even like something in one culture better than the other, and you feel guilty for having a preference.
“We cannot let these monsters tear us from the pages of the world.” A quote from the book Prisoner B-3087. That quote was what gave Yanek Gruener the drive to survive through years of concentration camps. Yanek was a Polish Jew, he was moved from his home into the Krakow ghetto where he lived in a pigeon coop. Several months after moving to the ghetto, Yanek had everything taken from at the age of ten, including his family.
In order for this to work both cultures need to first build the relationships and establish a sense of trust between each other. Then, they need to be empathetic towards each other. In this case it is not where you are sympathetic for someone who does not understand the new culture around them, but you put yourself in their shoes and try to understand the difficult circumstances that are in front of them to help close the gap and not make it
8. What do we learn about Little Chuck Little in chapter 3 of the novel? Is he a “flat” or a “round” character? Why?
When discussing the education system in South Korea, it has picked up stature in recent years. Consequently, public relations between the United States and South Korea have enhanced the people-to-people ties, resulting in a strong bond. “South Korea, on a per capita basis, sends the highest number of students to the United States to study of any industrialized country. Educational exchanges include a vibrant Fulbright exchange program as well as the Work, English Study, and Travel (WEST) program that gives a diverse group of South Korean students the opportunity to learn more about the United States. ”4
Also, South Korea has a very good education system. Korea knows that they have few natural resources, so they give good education to create intelligent people to improve their
The Korean War physically devastated the Republic of Korea, commonly known as South Korea, and psychologically scarred the lives of millions, both soldiers and civilians alike. However, the War, fought from 1950 to 1953, provided the Korean economy with an opportunity to escape from poverty and the ability to enter the international competition for markets. Retiring from the Korean War, South Korea presented per capita income of only $65, which ranked the country as the second poorest around the globe (Park, 2010). Nonetheless, the government employed a “low-cost” approach to achieve universal primary education during the 1950s through crowded classrooms and low-wage teachers, giving hope to its citizens and laying the foundation for Korea’s economic “miracle”.