journal chapter 3

Analysis of “A Monster In Paris” Journal Chapter 3

1-Well “A Monster In Paris” is a movie that had different cultures, once is about the relation of the people in Paris and the monster that is a big insect that grew because a doctor were using some potions and two men came to his laboratory and when they try to explain something they thought a potion under the monkey and the monkey had the insect in his body and when the insect were shower by the potion, start growing and they were surprised then the insect scape and go into the room of an actress of a theater in Paris. The girl was in an act and before it finished she listen something in her room and when she looked the monster she scared a lot and close the door of the room but stay next to it some hours later the monster start singing and the actress was surprised and open the door and said to the monster that he has a good voice then she taught that the monster was inoffensive.

Sometime later he start touching things but he don’t know what they do and one thing that he take was a guitar then the girl helped him to know how to play these instrument and with his rare fingers he start learning how to play it.

Another hours later the girl thought that she need to protect the insect and the best way to do this is to explain him their culture and she explain why and how they do those things at the final he understand all the culture but the major of Paris kill him next one of the men that drop the potion gave him another potion that revives inscts and the major were in the jail because of the kill.

2-Yes it is a good way to understand the culture of a place because is like when you were a child that you need to know how and why you need to do those things.

Journal Chapter 4

Do you think language and culture are related Why?How?

Well thats a good question is because language is something that is not totaly related to culture but the languge is one of the bases of the culture...why? because many of the things that the cultuire have is because the language included....for example in Costa Rica we have say things like:"Pura Vida" or "Mae" that are "Words" that only was said in Costa Rica.

Between spanish  and english we dont have like alot of similaryties yhere is only like some phrases that we said tht in english are the same thing

Well learn spanish is something that if you life in latinamerica you would understand easily but if you came from bnorthamerica is something very dificult not like the english that is something that you klearn without of problems because the tenses and the grammar is too basic but for somebody that learns with bads teachers is too dificult and you would have a lot of problems.

Journal Chapter 5

Products of other countries that are not very well known

The “Sitar”, from India

Sitar is one of the most popular classical instruments comes under the category of a chordophone in the lute family. Sitar has neck crafted from toon or teakwood and a resonator carved from a large seasoned gourd. The modern sitar has seven strings and sixteen to twenty –two frets that are adjusted to alter the pitch. A normal Sitar usually has Kunti, Drone Strings, Tumba, Tar, Dandi, Parda, Gulu, Tuning beads, Kaddu. It is played with a wire plectrum, known as mizrab, that is usually worn on the index finger of the right hand.

The “Matryoshka Doll”, from Russia

 The matryoshka doll is an expression of art from Russia that hasn’t a lot of fame because only people that collect some type of art from many countries have this incredible type of escultures.

The “pavlova”, from New Zeland

Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. It is a meringue dessert with a crisp crust and soft, light inside.it is a very delicious dessert that comes from New Zeland and had a lot of fruits that were included in other many desserts.

The “Sertanejo”, from Brazil  

Sertanejo is the most popular genre in Brazilian mainstream media since the 1990s. It evolved from música caipira over the course of the 20th century,a style of music that originated in Brazilian countryside and that made use of the viola caipira, although it presents nowadays a heavy influence from American country music. 

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Welll i heard something of a culture that said that the two people that is going to get married break dishes saing that it is for good luck but it is really extrange why break something that would be useful and it is like kind of rare because why to break dishes,it can be one, it can be two, but no it is 24 plates but in another way around it would be funny because you are having a great time with the person you love.

Journal Chapter 7

Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. The term comes from the Greek word ethos, which means "character". Ethics is a complement to Aesthetics in the philosophy field of Axiology. In philosophy, ethics studies the moral behavior in humans and how one should act. Ethics may be divided into four major areas of study:

Meta-ethics, about the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions and how their truth values (if any) may be determined
      Normative ethics, about the practical means of determining a moral course of action
   Applied ethics, about how moral outcomes can be achieved in specific situations;
  Descriptive ethics, also known as comparative ethics, is the study of people's beliefs about morality         Ethics seeks to resolve questions dealing with human morality—concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime.

This is the definition of ethics. 

Well for a country it would be dificult to be or survive whithout politics and religion because you dont have an especific point in your live like believing in God or something religious and whitout politics it wont be the same because there were not rules and it will be a desorder and a place of anarchy. 

Journal 8 and 9

India

Well first i want to say that india is a place that capture my interest and my mind for a time, and i have been waiting for this moment the moment that i have to investigate about their products, perspectives, and practices so now i am going to gave some information about this place that i searched.

Religion

India is the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, collectively known as Indian religions. Indian religions, also known as Dharmic religions are a major form of world religions along with Abrahamic one. Today, Hinduism and Buddhism are the world's third and fourth-largest religions respectively, with over 2 billion followers altogether, and possibly as many as 2.5 or 2.6 billion followers.

India is one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world, with some of the most deeply religious societies and cultures. Religion still plays a central and definitive role in the life of many of its people.

According to a 2002 census of India, the religion of 80% of the people is Hinduism. Islam is practised by around 13% of all Indians. The country had over 23 million Christians, over 19 million Sikhs, about 8 million Buddhists and about 4 million Jains.

Sikhism, Jainism and especially Buddhism are influential not only in India but across the world. Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and the Bahá'í Faith are also influential but their numbers are smaller. Atheism and agnostics also have visible influence in India, along with a self-ascribed tolerance to other people.

Perceptions

According to industry consultant Eugene M. Makar, for example, traditional Indian culture is defined by a relatively strict social hierarchy. He also mentions that from an early age, children are reminded of their roles and places in society. This is reinforced, Makar notes, by the way many believe gods and spirits have an integral and functional role in determining their life. Several differences such as religion divide the culture. However, a far more powerful division is the traditional Hindu bifurcation into non-polluting and polluting occupations. Strict social taboos have governed these groups for thousands of years, claims Makar. In recent years, particularly in cities, some of these lines have blurred and sometimes even disappeared. He writes important family relations extend as far as gotra, the mainly patrilinear lineage or clan assigned to a Hindu at birth. In rural areas & sometimes in urban areas as well, it is common that three or four generations of the family live under the same roof. The patriarch often resolves family issues.

Others have a different perception of Indian culture. According to an interview with C.K. Prahalad by Des Dearlove, author of many best selling business books, modern India is a country of very diverse cultures with many languages, religions and traditions. Children begin by coping and learning to accept and assimilate in this diversity. Prahalad - who was born in India and grew up there - claimed, in the interview, that Indians, like everyone else in the world, want to be treated as unique, as individuals, want to express themselves and seek innovation.

Wedding Rituals

Weddings are festive occasions in India with extensive decorations, colors, music, dance, costumes and rituals that depend on the religion of the bride and the groom, as well as their preferences. The nation celebrates about 10 million weddings per year, of which over 80% are Hindu weddings.

While there are many festival-related rituals in Hinduism, vivaha (wedding) is the most extensive personal ritual an adult Hindu undertakes in his or her life. Typical Hindu families spend significant effort and financial resources to prepare and celebrate weddings. The rituals and process of a Hindu wedding vary depending on region of India, local adaptations, resources of the family and preferences of the bride and the groom. Nevertheless, there are a few key rituals common in Hindu weddings - Kanyadaan, Panigrahana, and Saptapadi; these are respectively, gifting away of daughter by the father, voluntarily holding hand near the fire to signify impending union, and taking seven steps before fire with each step including a set of mutual vows. After the seventh step and vows of Saptapadi, the couple is legally husband and wife.

Cuisine

Food is an integral part of every human culture. Chang notes that the importance of food in understanding human culture lies in its infinite variability - a variability that is not essential for species survival. For survival needs, people everywhere could eat the same and some simple food. But human cultures, over the ages, experiment, innovate and develop sophisticated cuisines. Cuisines become more than a source of nutrients; they reflect human knowledge, culture, art and expression of love.