Disability essay

There are many children in the world who are not like us. It is important to understand that such people also deserve the same kind of love and care and the normal people deserve. In fact, such kids deserve much more than that because ideally they are the gifts of god. The people who suffer from diseases like autism know that they are not doing things which should be done but they are not able to have control over their mind. They are not able to concentrate in one go as the normal people can do. Thus they bang their heads, make noises but on the inner side they also want love and care. Such special kids should be loved and should be treated like the other normal kids. They should not be discriminated as they understand everything and one may not understand how they feel. It is a common proof that many of such people are extremely talented. Their talents should be recognized and they should be given a chance not out of pity but because they deserve to be a part of the normal world.

When god made us he definitely knew that we are not that strong and are really weak that is why he chose them for this because they are his special kids. The parents of such kids need to have a lot of patience and should love their child more than the other normal sibling. They have to understand that their child is special and they should not give on him. The inner voice will find the way one day.

It should be noted that people suffering from such diseases are abandoned by their parents when they come to know of the disease. This should not happen. People should be compassionate and understand that they are humans too and they also get hurt. The only difference is that they can’t express. Infact they are the ones who are away from any kind of negativity. They will love as purely as god loves one. Thus it should be concluded that special kids should be treated special as they are really special.

What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

Quiz – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

Quiz – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

1. A Multicultural society can be described as a society with a single set of values.	T.
2. A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures.	T.
3. One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures.	T.
4. Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”	F. Cultural diversity is best represented by the “salad bowl”.
5. Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	F. Acculturation means to learn about the culture of your adopted country.

Define in your own words:

1. “Melting Pot”:  who traveled there country and went to other and get there culture.

2. “Salad Bowl”:  a group who keeps there culture.

3. “Assimilation”: To become part of the main body.

4. “Acculturation”: To learn about and adopt your new countries culture.

5. “Enculturation”: To learn your birth countries culture.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to culture, customs, and social institutions, as well as changes in food, clothing and language.

Give a synonym:

varied	assorted	respect	honor	dominate	command
multiple	few	central	rare	interacting	communicating
specific	certain	represents	display	adopt	accept

Give the opposite:

varied	single	respect	disrespect	gradually	immediately
multiple	singular	common	unique	dominant group	minority
specific	general	contrasted with	blended	adopt	ignore

Culture and Personality in Anthropology

Read the section about Culture and Personality in Anthropology. Answer these questions about that section:-

1. Define “Anthropology” in your own words: The study of human history and culture.

2. Define “movement” in this context: The migration of people.

3. What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example: This is where your culture tells you how you raise your children.

4. Read this sentence again and give examples of childrearing in different societies and cultures: “socialization creates personality patterns. It helps shape people’s emotions, thoughts, behaviors, cultural values and norms to fit into and function as productive members in the surrounding human society. The study of culture and personality demonstrates that different socialization practices such as childrearing in different societies (cultures) result in different personality types.”

Consider “bed time” in different cultures; Some Emirati families do not have a set bed time for the children. In most Western cultures, children often do have a specific bed time.

5. Read this sentence again and say to what extent you agree: “all humans are the same when born, but childrearing in different societies causes deviations in behavior and personalities from each other.” I totally agree with this statement.

6. Reflect on the reading above. Can you see a link between your culture and your personality? Think about that in relation to your own culture first, and then think about personality and culture in a different society. Reflect. Give examples. My own personality is best reflected by the fact that I am a very laid back person. I am not one who rushes around like a crazy person, because in my culture, impatience is not a good thing. My American friend, seems to be in big hurry all of the time, and can seem very impatient to me.

Cultural Diversity

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

What is Cultural Diversity?

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Quiz- What is Cultural Diversity?

Quiz– What is Cultural Diversity?

Readthe UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

1. At least 6000 different languages exist in the world.	T
2. Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.	F-175 million persons are residing away from the country of their birth
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	T
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	F-Cultural Diversity means to have respect for different ways of thinking.
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	T

Vocabularypractice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous-very diverse

2. Plurality-a large number of people

3. Migration-movement of people to a new place tolive in order to find work or improve their lives.

4. Fundamental-the most important or basic fact

5. Collective strength-where a group of people cometogether with the same idea or goal.

Now read the rest of the article, and answerthese questions by researching on the internet.

1. Thearticle mentions food as an example of Cultural Diversity. Can you think ofsomething else which could add interest and richness in a culturally diversecountry?

National dress

2. Namethree ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to functionin the new global economy.

Languageskills, new ways of thinking, and negotiating skills.

3. Fromthe internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and adefinition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.

meltingpot: a country, locality, or situation inwhich a blending of races, peoples, or cultures is taking place.

a “garden-salad” culture is one made up of many differentpeople who retain their unique cultural identity.

4. Britaintoday is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Look on theinternet and find out which nationalities make up the “ethnic minoritypopulation of over 4 million”.

“South” Asian or Indian.

5. Australiais another of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The University of Melbourne has a policy onCultural Diversity. Read the two paragraphs and summarize them in your ownwords.

The University of Melbourne welcomes and encourages andcelebrates the many different cultures found on its campus, and wants all ofthe students to recognize what an opportunity there is for them to learn andvalue all of the different cultures there.

Vocabularypractice. Give the opposite:

Varied	Singular	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespecting
Strength	Weakness	Improving	Declining	Inclusive	Exclusive
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	Intolerance	Equality	Inequality

Vocabularypractice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	different	Creative	Inventive	Uniqueness	incomparable
Dignity	Nobility	Integrated	Combined	Asset	Property
Global	Worldwide	Benefit	Advantage	Harmony	unity