Exercise - Course Reflection

                       

Culture Diversity Course Reflection

 

Introduction:

This is my first year in college and the course begin in September 2013, The main purpose of this course was examine different cultures globally and within the UAE Also the challenges and the benefits of Diversity, I think I have achieve that and learned a lot of it. Culture diversity is different cultures communicate together.

Body:

Culture diversity course was an interesting course and one of the most interesting courses to me because it teach me he how to work in groups and teach me about other cultures in the world. In this course there is many classes I have enjoyed and my favorite three were doing the Emarati Culture Film because we talked about our culture and foreign culture also it was new experience for me and it`s amazing when u learn by doing , the second class was Presentation Test because I just love to do research and work for information and share it to the class mates and the teachers, and the third one is when we watched the Qatar video I like that because It was interesting and it was shock news to me because I did not know that slavery exist in Gulf.

In my opinion I think it's important to study this course because it helps the person to communicate with others that have different culture and how to work in groups. I think the most proper age to study Culture Diversity course is 18 because in this ages the person treats as big man by the law and the person life change significantly.

In the Culture diversity course everything was interesting to me but the most interesting thing I have learned in the past several months about racism and Slavery, it was important to understand the history of racism in the some countries and the Slavery, Also how the great figures like Jackie Robinson and Rose parks fight discrimination in the past.

Harmony day is the day where all cultures represent their cultural thing. And I Encourage UAE government to have a harmony day,  I prefer the event to be in winter break because the weather will be warm so everyone can participate and involved in the event, the way to celebrate  it is to show our Emarti culture and traditional  in stage.

Conclusion:

Culture diversity is an important course and it`s really fun course also its easy to understand and to learn it and it does teach us a lot of cultural things.

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Portfolio - Exercise #10c

Exercise 10c :

The ways to fight discrimination:-

A. Jackie robinson

Jackie robinson he is african american an athlete. was been remembered as the man who broke the color barrier in major league baseball by being the first African american to play in major league baseball ( which was famous as the white people baseball league ).  Also he made it believable for all African-Americans to become better in their life be more successful for what they were doing . he had the courage to ignore the discrimination at the begging then challenged the traditional basis of segregation, which then marked many other aspects of american life, and contributed significantly to the civil rights

B. Rose Parks:

Rose park "the first lady of civil rights" one time she have used the transportation bus 

and they were separated into  part the front were for the white people and the back for the black people but at that time the seats for the black were full she had to sit in one of the white people and she reafued to give up her seat when the driver said to her to move from the seat because it was white passengers seat. That was the begging of repeling the discrimination of rose parks

Portfolio - Exercise 10b

Blog Exercise 10B: Add 50-100 words (#10B) to your reflection about 

What else has the UAE done to try to ensure human rights for its workers and to stop human trafficking  Why is this important for the (your) government to take this stand??

The government of united arab emirates secure human rights in the country for the workers by giving  freedom of speech ,freedom of religion and freedom of religion also they government helped them by keeping their own culture identity  and give them lots of respect another way it showed us their rights to the workers is by giving them protection of their salaries

 like shaikh zayed bin sultan also give the woman her rights by let her to drive, and study , also giving them jobs in the country. human trafficking is selling and buying humans which similar to slavery .

. for the majority of trafficked persons it is like when they arrive to the specific country that they realise that the work they were promised does not exist and they force them to do jobs with lower salaries .and our government do their best effort to stop this kind of action and the government increased prosecutions , convictions and sentences for human trafficking also trained law enforcement officers on anti-trafficking methods.

this important for our government to take this kind of action because it does make our country in better picture and make the citizen and people who come to united arab emirates like tourist feel safer 

away from affects of trafficking.

Portfolio Exercise #10a

Exercise #10

Blog Exercise 10A: Write a reflection of 50-100 words (#10A) about modern slavery today. What do you think?? Figure out how many slaves work for you.. and post on your blog..

Unfortunately Slavery still exists in our time. It used to be old habit. When I saw two videos about the slavery it actually makes me feel bad for them because when they arrive to the work place they promise them with specific amount of money but when they started to work they give him less money and some of them did not get his salary. I think this kind of thing should be stopped because it may take people life away.

Portfolio Exercise #8c

Exercise #8c (extra): Fill in the answers from the film, Outsourced.

Reflection - For #8c
Create a reflection about the movie Outsourced using the sheets I give you. Show that you really understand the above cultural concepts by answering the following questions: (short answers OK)

1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a
strange new place. What happens at the airport? He missed the Driver who was waiting for him

2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?
Jump to the train

3. When he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem
solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution? There was kid give tod his place to set 
" He respected the older people "

4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first
encounter is with an iced drink. What happens? he got stomchache but he feel bad
But at the beggning he felt good 

5. First encounters with a culture can be shocking – Todd sees crowded streets with
cows, noise, and a man urinating in the street. But how does his host describe the
city?  Bombay is Terrible , But here is very clean

6. Even though the host Puro speaks English, Todd uses American slang a lot
without thinking. So as not to insult Puro, what does he say the meaning of
Schmuck is? means like a nice guy "Good man"

7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he comes to a boarding house.
What is the reason he gives Todd? That Todd will be lonely in the hotel 

8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that
Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?
1 - What does your father do , 2 - Are u married  - 3-Do u have a Girlfriend
9. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are
they? He ate with his left hand .

10. The Golden Rule says do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That
means his Indian hosts and friends are trying to make him comfortable the way
they would be comfortable. How does this apply when the servant is preparing
tea for Todd? She poured the tea for him and even put sugar just the way they do

11. How does Todd figure out why one does not eat food with the left hand?
there was an old man explained to him by showing him " Sign languege "

12. What is ethnocentric about his statement "You need to learn about America"?
He thinks america is better than India

13. Why do they disagree on how a "native" speaks English?
They pronounce the words differntly from them 

14. What doesn't Todd understand about the Indians' response to the "cattle brand"?
He was talking about it in an insensitive way without knowing how sensitive and holy cows are in India
15. What is Todd's reaction to "You need to learn about India"? What stage of culture
shock might it represent? He was shocked and didn’t understand why Aysha said that. High-context culture

16. He calls home several times. Why? What stage of culture shock might provoke
calls home? Because he is homesick.

17. What mistakes in language usage are represented in the recording of the call about
"a rubber"? Rubber means eraser in English – British accent, as it doesn’t mean the same in the American English. It means condom

18. Why is he so eager to go to McDonnells?
Because he was craving his homeland’s food.
19. Todd doesn't understand bargaining. How does the Indian respond to this?
 He thought that Todd is barging and started barging back immediately without even paying attention to whats Todd’s actually saying as it’s a very common habit in india
20. What does I.N.D.I.A. stand for?  I never do it again

21. What advise does his fellow American have for him?
That once he gives in and stops resisting he will do much better.

22. When Todd develops the incentive system, he has begun to adapt to India. How
has he adapted? Holy day / he celebrated the color festival with them

23. When he looks at the cow in the office the second time, why is his reaction so
different? He got used to it and thought of it as a good luck charm

24. Explain the difference between American and Indian cultures when Todd and
Puro discuss how often he visits his family and why he doesn't live with them.
american family each lives separately from each other and rarely they visit or see each other, while Indians they live with each other visit them everytime.

25. What cultural values are involved in the exchange between Aunti Ji and Todd
about ironing his underwear?
It shows the difference of how the mother works in America and India on chores 
26. How well does Todd handle himself when he is invited over the wall to an Indian
home for a meal? He showed some passion and enjoyed it

27. In what ways does he show he has adapted? He ate as the same way as them, The old lady was happy from him. 

28. When the call center floods and they are shut down, Todd finds an "Indian"
solution. What is it?
He brought the Indian friend to help with the electric connections.

29. When Todd comes home, there are several signs that his Indian experience has
influenced him. Name three ways he has become more "Indian".
He called his family to visit them and he adapted the Indian cultural.
He has the third eye that will look after him.

Portfolio Exercise #8b

Exercise #8b part 2:

Cultural Dimensions in Outsourced

As you watch the film, answer the questions and write down any examples of different cultural dimensions. This will help you with your reflection.

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Low-context culture	Todd	Class
High-context culture	Aisha	Class ( aisha )
Individualism	Todd	He wanted to stay alone
Collectivism	aisha	Family pictures
Low power distance	Todd	Talking to his boss
High power distance	Puro	always ask to talk to the boss
Uncertainty tolerance	Todd	Cursing hiss boss
Uncertainty avoidance	Aisha	Asking every time he want to talk
Task orientation	Puro	Manager
Social orientation	Aisha	Good Talker