1. What Cultural or social values, beliefs, etc. Do we share with the society or culture in which the text was written? Why have they endured?
As the general reader of this article, as well as myself, are of American citizenship/culture, it makes sense to assume that our cultural values and beliefs are one and the same. It is correct to assume that every value pertaining to hard word are the same values that are involved within the article. Although the article mentions the Indian culture, the basis of the article pertains to the American business culture and not the Indian.
2. What Cultural or social values, beliefs, etc. do we not share? Why not?
It is hard to see what values we do not share with the culture involved in the article, due to the fact that we are discussing the same culture. There may be different aspects of each value that differ by area of the nation or by personal opinion. However, as a generalization of the culture, we are correct to assume that generally the values do not differ greatly in any way.
3. If the text is written in a culture distant or different from our own, what social beliefs, etc. connect to our reflect our own culture? What social values, beliefs, etc. can we not see in our own culture?
Seeing as we live in the same culture, we cannot fully answer this question. It is important to realize the American business culture is very influential worldwide, but is also very apparent in our own nation.
4. If the text is written in our culture but in a different historical time, how have we changed or developed over time?
This piece was written six years ago. Due to this length of time, culture has changed over time as well as the current situation. Values and beliefs among Americans have remained the same in every sense. What has changed is the current situation. The current job market situation has improved. Many jobs have started to come to the United States, and many corporation like the Snapple Corporation have begun to bring back jobs to America. This has greatly improved the job market for these americans.
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When reading over Hallye's and Swati's analyzations on their assumptions, I was able to compare and contrast many things. When looking at Hallye's piece, i was able to see it from the perspective of a forign culture compared to my own. As for Swati's, I was able to relate to it because my piece also is based of the culture im accustomed too. By looking at Hallye's I was able to see how a foreign comparison should and could look in the context of this analyzation. When Looking at Swati's i was able to see where and how I could make changes to adjust to an article based of the same culture I am from.
I would suggest being a little more specific in your text- what exactly is the text about? Link culture to your exact piece of writing you're analyzing. It makes it easier for readers to follow without having to go back to other blog posts you've written. In any case, it's apparent we can see our own bias. We both come from the culture our text is written in the stand point of, so it makes it a little difficult to see the argument from the other side at some points. I feel more inclined to immediately agree with the author's speech rather than want to take a step back and understand the culture on the other side.
ReplyDeleteI would suggest being a little more specific in your text- what exactly is the text about? Link culture to your exact piece of writing you're analyzing. It makes it easier for readers to follow without having to go back to other blog posts you've written. In any case, it's apparent we can see our own bias. We both come from the culture our text is written in the stand point of, so it makes it a little difficult to see the argument from the other side at some points. I feel more inclined to immediately agree with the author's speech rather than want to take a step back and understand the culture on the other side.
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