Essay On Couchsurfing

Ji-Yeon Yuh, author of Beyond the Shadow of Camptown: Korean Military Brides in America, revealed in 2002 in her novel that through racial and gender subordination and geopolitics, Korean military brides created a new perspective in which people think about nationalism, ethnicity, and identity (Yuh 221). With the introduction of Americans into Korea during the Korean War, the emergence of Korean camptowns came to be (Wu (a) 2). These camptowns were established to meet the needs of American soldiers in the area, such as laundry, food, and prostitutes (Yuh 23). Due to poor economic conditions, many women sought work and were taken advantage

From the discovery of the continent to the foundation of an independent country, all the way to its indisputable preeminent position in today’s society, the United State keeps growing as a front of world attention. Admired as a place of freedom and hope, millions of immigrant worldwide were shipped to the country every year. And because of this spetial formation of population, the American identity, the meaning of American citizenship, individual belonging, and the nation-state is repeatedly discussed and defined. Starting with the classical questions ”Who am I?”, ”Where do I belong?”, the issue of identity has been a central concern of Western philosophy for a hundred years. For centries, philosophers, sociologists and writter were engaged in defining American identity, trying

Cosmopolitan=we can define cosmopolitan as someone who is culturally and globally diverse.They are most likely well-traveled and may speak a few different languages.They have a world view that involves peace and equality between all genders, race, and religion.“Cosmopolitans tend to want to immerse themselves in other cultures…” GR pg. 489 and, ”The perspective of the cosmopolitan must entail relationships to a plurality of cultures understood as distinctive entities.”(GR 487)Cosmopolitans hold the view that we should help each other and look out for each other.They believe in equality and human rights.They are well traveled and “worldly”.Cosmopolitans may feel a skepticism regarding globalization, as it often causes people and communities

When we think of nationalism we often associate a sense of identity with stare and nation, for some the idea of there identity being connected to their nation is a positive notion, but for others this association to nation raises worry of alienation and violence.1 Nationalism can be seen as a network where individuals of a nation can have shared values, expectations and sense of self. These negative associations of nationalism “occurs when, in the process of seeing ourselves as uniquely Australian others suffer.”2

A sense of belonging comes from a sense of identity and that is shaped by one’s personal, social, cultural and historical context. Belonging is also dependant on connections made with ones surrounding, which enhances or limits their sense of inclusion. Tony Birch’s “Refuge of Sinners” from his shortstory collection “The promise” and Peter Skrzynecki’s poem memoirs “St Patrick's College and Felkis Skrzynecki” consider an individual's surrounding to be important, as seen with the use of their language features and contextual background.

Nationalism has too often been dismissed as an irrational creed due to its association with disastrous results over the decades. But undeniably, it is a dominating force in contemporary international politics. It is important to understand nationalism if we want to understand global political developments. Many books have been written on this subject, but David Miller’s On Nationality stands out. This book takes on a distinctive approach to the study of nationalism, rendering it one of a kind in this field. It does not seek to provide a “new” theory on nationalism per se. Instead, its theory is based on the objection to pre-existing schools of thought. Paradoxically, this unique feature of the book is also one of its two major flaws, alongside

Do Americans need a common identity? The idea of a “common identity” for Americans has been a controversial one throughout history. It’s mostly based on the issues of assimilation and pluralism. In his article, “Nation or Notion”, Patrick J. Buchanan embraces the idea of assimilation and an “ethno-cultural core”. Emphasizing on the idea of a common creed, rather than a link by blood. Michael Walzer, on the other hand, emphasizes the idea of pluralism in his article “What Does it Mean to Be an “American”?”. Pluralism emphasizes the idea that Americans embrace their other identities, instead of assimilating together to one identity.

Set of characteristics in which a person/ thing is definitively recognizable is what defines oneself true identity. Luckily we are able to see how this takes place within three stories. “What If Shakespeare Had a Sister” by Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) this story demonstrates the different opportunities women and men had at the time. Proving that women had no value and had no identity at the time, women were made to feel like their thoughts and ideas were not valued what so ever and had no choices or life on their own. In the story “Two Ways to Belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee’s talks about two sisters Mira in which she came to Detroit in 1960 to become a preschool teacher and married an Indian student. Then there is Baharati who’s married

The main objective of the paper is to discuss that whether having a sense of being different makes it difficult to belong or not. This essay will discuss this sense of belonging and in that way some arguments will also be discussed in the essay. Thus, a critical review will be done in order to get understanding of sense of belonging in two different ways.

A handshake, a tight hug, a gesture like bowing down, a kiss on the cheek, or something quite unique like sticking one’s tongue out at someone are all results of multicultural cities. According to Hutchison (2017), at the beginning of the third millennium, more than half of the global population lives in cities and economic integration as well as globalization fueled what is called cultural diversity and originated what is known now as multicultural cities. Sociology dictionary describes the multi-cultural society/city as “a society characterized by cultural pluralism”; one society rejoices cultural mixtures such as linguistic, religious, ethnical diversities (Encyclopedia.com, 2017). The wealth of multicultural cities poses challenges to the multicultural cities and their citizens. But, living in a multicultural city is by itself a very beneficial exercise not only on a personal level but also in terms of cultural exchange, economic exchange and generating new ideas.

Nowadays, it seems as though one can only imagine living in a Utopian society free of homelessness. Even though this concept may be idealistic and virtually unrealistic, all communities must crave and strive for this to some degree. It has become a societal goal to provide a sense of “home” for all, even those not so lucky to have a place of their own to call “home”. However, one cannot force another to receive help, as they can only promote the individual willingly doing so themselves, so it would be appropriate for communities to at the very least provide the materials to do so. One major way this can be done is through the distribution of “care packages”. These “care packages” would include immediate health provisions, information on available resources/programs, and items that reflect their circumstances and promote civility.

National identity is defined as a sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture and language umbrella to this concept is the role of customs and traditions. Underlying in these concept is the object of culture as this is demarcated by a composed of beliefs, norms, behaviors and products common to the members of the particular group. It is also given that culture also influences our social development as seen from my upbringing and how I would differentiate this culture to my outside culture living in a Western country. These customs and habits have formed a culture relevant to my society which contributes to my national identity as a Pakistani. Appiah and the role of cosmopolitanism as he distinct

The American language is an important part of what creates unity in our country. If we can all understand one another, then we can move forward in a unified direction. I feel in order for this to occur, that our school systems and the immigrants who enter this country should have to learn the English language. America should form a national language to send a message for all to know that our country has an identity. There are so many cultural differences in America that having one official language could change the view not only to American citizens but also from other countries. It could also provide for fairer social policies.

Identity can be identified in multiple ways. factor can be someone’s race, religion, language, culture, and heritage. America is a continually growing country, that contains numerous identities. So, even though so many different people that make up this country, does America truly have a cohesive identity?

In recent decades, urban cities turned to become an attractive place for people from Different cultures to live in. This movement from different cultures to urban areas caused a significant change and development to urban cities and made it an extrovert area for different backgrounds. Cross (1989) defined culture as “ an integrated pattern of Human behavior that includes thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of a racial, ethnic, religious, or social group”(p.7). Nowadays, we are living and socializing with different cultures and backgrounds in urban areas, which lead to a significant change in our life. I believe that living in a cultural diversity city make us more extrovert and creative