Reflection about unit 1

    

      The first unit is called “Culture and Cultural Identity” I saw a lot of interesting things and I do a lot of assignments. In addition, I learned a lot of culture, racism etc… However, I want to explain more about my feelings and what I learned in this unit;

1)   I learned a lot of new words that was in the readings, but the most I remember is culture shock I think I remember this because I suffer when I came to U.S.A. Mainstream, high, folk, ethnocentrism this words are the most I like, but are several more.  I did a several assignments like “Introduction to Culture” that is about the main idea of culture here I learned the 4 characteristics of culture; I do the iceberg that is 3 main parts; formal, informal and technical with this a learned and I understand why sometimes just I cannot explained the culture and my own one too, I do the things and that is.   One of the assignments that I enjoyed more because was funny and entreating was the ‘Culture Shock Resources’ here we look at 5 different links the one I love more was ‘American are notstupid’. To say why, is simple just because what the people said and make me think that maybe I am the same because some question I did not.   I read a history in the book that was not so bad, but not too much god at all. Finally, the last assignment was to look in a web about race I learned and it was interesting but the truth was, that was a little boring and I don’t learn when is like that. I like more the visual way to learn.

2)   Aha moment was when I saw the iceberg. I was like oh wow, now I understand a lot of things. Why sometimes the Americas do things differently.

3)   I AM AN ETHICAL RELATIVISM PERSON “AND”.   

4)     I learned to do not discriminated the people for color or judge. The same way for how they look or how they do different things. It will be very useful all the things a learned because I will apply in my day-life.