Prof. Demar
Name: Mauricio A. Ostos
First essay ESL 018
Cultural Shock
Now what!? This was the first question that I asked myself after arriving to this country. After being in this country for about a week, I realized that everything was different from what I was used to. The culture in this country is pretty different from the one in my country. As a new immigrant I found that the social behavior, the laws, and education were the 3 things that I found the most culturally shocking for me for the following reasons.
The fist thing that found really shocking about this culture was the social behavior; I could divide this into two groups. The first group is the touch and feels kind. Are people who really love to touch other people.
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This system is pretty shocking for me because I was excited about coming to the United States for my education. Since I am a little bit of a nerd and I love learning. I was expecting a better education since this country is what some called a “first world country“, but the education here is pretty bad. I am saying this because in my country, I was getting some really hard math class and the best grade I ever got in that math class was a 70 and remember that I was taking pre-calculus when I was on ninth grade, but when I went to high school, all my grades jumped to 100. In fact, this was also true in on all my other classes because of the poor educational system in this country. It not only affects, high school it also applies to their community colleges because they are pretty much the same. A perfect example for this is that last semester I had a 3.7 GPA and I never really studied for anything but math. And I even got invited to join to PTK, an honor society. This I just the perfect example of how broken the educational system is in this country
In conclusion, moving to another country is a culturally shocking experience for the following examples: social behavior, laws, and education. I enjoyed the experience since I love traveling. I know that this may seem like a scary experience, but I would totally recommend to everyone to move to another country at least once in their life since it is a perfect way to get to know other cultures and expand your
The greatest country in the world still has problems evenly distributing education to its youth. The articles I have read for this unit have a common theme regarding our education system. The authors illustrate to the reader about the struggles in America concerning how we obtain and education. Oppression, politics, racism, and socioeconomic status are a few examples of what is wrong with our country and its means of delivering a fair education to all Americans.
Have you imagined leaving your homeland behind and settling in a different country? As a kid I always enjoyed the idea of traveling the world, and discovering new things, but never had thought it would be very hard to let go everything and leave. Growing up, I was always eager to meet new people, learn new languages, and make my own adventures in life. Soon, that dream turned into reality when my family decided to move to the United States of America in hopes of having a better future and new opportunities. I had mixed feelings and was confused about what to expect in the future. However, this was the biggest fear I have ever faced in my life. It was difficult to get adjusted to a new culture challenging because change brings the unknown and unfamiliar with it.
It is obvious American culture has changed drastically over time. American culture today is a lot different than it was one hundred, fifty , even twenty years ago. Styles, music, entertainment, and technology have all altered significantly. There are many people that influence our culture with their new talents, ideas, and personalities. During the 1930’s, your go-to girl for a good movie would be Judy Garland. With her diverse talents and unique beauty, she was always a sight to see on screen,she symbolized American culture back then. Nowadays, one could relate Judy Garland to Demi Lovato. Demi is one of the most diverse celebrities in the entertainment business today. Just like Judy, she also had a difficult time with being in the spotlight which led to self harming substances. Judy Garland and Demi Lovato was/is a big part of American Culture. They have many similarities but are very different at the same time. This is why they are perfect examples of how American culture has changed majorly over the past 100 years.
First and foremost, Culture can be seen in many points of view, each person sees everything from a different perspective, such as the essay “Two Ways To Belong In America” by Bharati Mukherjee. There are people who embrace a new culture, and people who don't. Each person has their own way of seeing the world and the people in it. For example, “I am Premila and she nodding in my direction is Santha. Oh, my dear, those are much too hard for me.
We all live in America, and America is the mixture of different cultures. Many of us are immigrants. So, I know many of us are familiar with different cultures and this topic will definitely create lots of interest to at least some of us.
Public Schools in America for a long time were regarded as the best public schools in the world, but with the development of Asian and European schools American schools are not ranked as highly. American Public schools in 1999 were ranked sixteenth and seventeenth in science and math right behind Bangladesh. Some students are graduating from high school with little more than an inadequate ability to read and a diploma that should mean the student knows at least the core subjects. Other students are dropping out and not graduating at all. Colleges are not trusting diplomas and grade point averages as a basis of admissions because they know that with the large variety of classes that high schools offer as credit that the student may not know as much as his or her GPA says. Colleges are recalculating GPA's deleting non-core classes and evaluating SAT and ACT scores for the purpose of admissions. Colleges also have to offer more remedial classes to teach students what they should have learned in high school. Something needs to be done to reform America's public schools especially at the high school level.
interesting to people of other cultures. This society rests most of their regard on love and
To be more specific, the spectrum of emotions comprising culture shock can range from alienation and loneliness to confusion and stress. When analyzed more carefully though, culture shock can be viewed through a more fundamental standpoint. Essentially, it can be defined as an emotional stimulus one develops when experiencing a different behavioral response from an individual or group in a social situation that is familiar to both parties involved. How an anthropological researcher handles his or her emotional reactions to these behavioral responses of a native people will dictate the formation of the social relationship that is continuously being developed. From the subjective opinion of the researcher, culture shock can undoubtedly seem like an impediment to his or her progress in research at the time that an instance of it occurs; however in the long term, properly approaching any difficulties experienced from culture shock in an objective manner can reveal under...
George Ritzer defines culture as “the ideas, values, practices, and material objects that allow a group of people, even an entire society, to carry out their collective lives in relative order and harmony” (54). Culture in America has changed drastically over the last several years. One of the main aspects of American culture that has changed is values. Gallup, a research-based incorporation, conducted a study in 2014 that shows how some of America’s values have changed. The study included a survey of what people consider to be morally acceptable. Since 2001, divorce has increased by ten percent, premarital sex increased by thirteen percent, homosexual relationships increased by eighteen percent, stem cell research increased by thirteen
... so many things about interacting with others and about understanding different cultures, Things are different everywhere you do because someone was raised that way or because they believe in something different than you. Culture isn’t all about the way someone lives or the society that they live in. Culture is about things you own, the way you act, where you live and your lifestyle. I now look at people with a different culture than me with so much more respect. I don’t know what they have gone through or what kind of culture they grew up with, life is harder in other places then it is America. I understand the differences in the way people live and see things. The culture and diversity in the world is amazing. Overall I loved this class, I learned things that I never could have imagined learning, I am impressed with the book and the class discussions that we have.
When I first arrived in the United States, I was very surprised at everything. This is a country completely different from my country, whether it is language, race, background, and even political system, relative to China, like a mirror in the outside and outside, is the two extremes.
Discussing these thoughts with my group members helped me learn about new cultures and helped them out as well. One of the ladies in my group spoke about herself, because she was from Puerto Rico. She had a lot to say about the cultures. She also experienced culture shock due to the climate and the individualistic life in America. She said that the weather in Puerto Rico was tropical and i...
Everyone reacts differently to new environments.While some are excited others are upset to have to leave important people behind. Culture shock comes in many different forms and sizes, some may find it harder to adjust than others. The difficulties to adjusting don’t always show up right away (TeensHealth). Culture shock is experienced in many different ways some common feelings are; sadness, loneliness, anxiety, trouble concentrating, feeling left out, negative feelings towards the new culture and frustration (TeensHealth). These feelings are temporary, eventually people get used to their surroundings. Although, many have been planning on the change for a long time, many still experience the impact of culture shock (International Students and Culture Shock). A huge majority of the cultures norms are based on language.
The system we have is temporary. The future holds bigger and better things that todays system does not meet the standards of. Plenty of people get by and do just fine and there is nothing wrong with that. This new system is not for the ones who can make it and get by perfectly fine. This system is beneficial for the larger number of civilians that don 't make it by or drop out of school. This new way of education is designed to help people that typically struggle and the larger number of students that are not
Education plays important role in society. It determines the final development of an adult’s personality. In today’s society most jobs require a University degree. To receive a University degree students need to rely on a good education system. Does America provide this? The American education system has relied on the grade point average system for a long time. The problem with this is there is not a universal GPA grade point system varying from course to course. This creates an inaccurate way to determine ones overall achievements. Teachers have different standards than others, grade inflation can occur and students can be exposed to different learning environments. Does the education system need to change to create fairness?