The city of Leesburg is located in Central Florida, United States. Leesburg influenced my character, separating myself from negativity, relocating for college, and pursuing my career on and off the court at the next level. Leesburg is a small town. Parks, recreation centers, and schools in a radius of at most five miles of each other. Majority people spend their time fishing and at the main park, Venetian Gardens. While others spend, their time playing basketball at the Leesburg Recreation and Parks Sports Complex. Several events and sports competitions are located at this facility year-round. I have connections with many cultures, mainly because of how I was raised. I grew up in the church and was taught to love and respect all. My environment, my personality, my race, my ethics helped make these connections possible. Even though there are many cultures that don’t generally take time to get to know one another for many reasons. Tradition, beliefs, financial background, and peer pressure are just a few reasons why people isolate or exclude themselves. Different cultures only communicate in school when its needed. For example, in my Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 class my junior and senior year we had culture day. Everyone was broken down into groups and assigned to a specific …show more content…
There are so many negative and positives to take from it, but the key has been finding your place. Learning to stay in your lane. Balancing athletics, academics, and social life in this community was a struggle at times. I allowed myself to get distracted going to parties knowing I had homework due, or getting influenced to do things I knew weren’t right. Taking a step back to see how quickly my peers fell prey to the negative culture, I made the decision that I was going to work twice as hard to balance my life, dedicate my time to be successful, and achieve my life
Located approximately ten miles west of Nacogdoches, Texas, Lake Nacogdoches is continuing to provide beautiful real estate for Texans and Texas newcomers alike. Covering over two thousand acres, Lake Nacogdoches is known for its beautiful lakefront properties, as well as well as lakefront outdoor activities. In purchasing on or near the lake, there is much to see and do in the area, as well as in surrounding areas.
Located in the heart of Brandywine Valley, Wilmington Downtown is near all the things to do in Wilmington DE and central to the area's cultural and business centers. Relaxing and charming, the historic Brandywine Valley leaves city life where it finds it... just a short drive away. Visitors come here to enjoy the cultural treasures, the beautiful scenery, the food and country casual way of life. Historic mansions, museums and beautiful public gardens are just a short drive away; plus, the excitement of downtown Philadelphia is only 24 miles from our
May-June 1863 Vicksburg. This battle was also a big deal for both sides. It was the main transport way for supplies, food, water, and troops. It is the North’s way to win the war if they win the fort. If we lose the fort we would lose are main transport way and would start breaking down. We would start slowing down and loss a lot of hope. If the Union takes the fort they will control the Mississippi, and use it against the Confederates so they don't get food, water, and supplies.
Day 2: How does your culture contribute to the way that you interact with your social world? Culture is one of the primary reasons we act the way we do. There are many types of cultures like professional, national, religious, family, and educational. Your family culture is the number one type of culture that affects you in your adult life. It shapes the foods you enjoy, the activities you like to participate in, and specific belief systems you take part in. Additionally,
North Dallas is an upmarket bedroom community located north of downtown Dallas. Whether you live in the area or are just visiting, you'll find things to do and places to go year-round. Among the many North Dallas highlights are the renowned Dallas Children's Theater, wildly-popular Zero Gravity Thrill Park, informative Dallas Heritage Village and the shopping Mecca of NorthPark Center.
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a timeless novel that has been both accepted and refused by many readers. To Kill a Mockingbird took place is a town called Maycomb. It is narrated by a young girl named Jean Louise Finch, otherwise known as Scout, who learns how to deal with many things in her life. While learning to deal with racism, injustice, and criticism, she also finds courage being showed by many of her role models. The theme courage is best depicted through Boo Radley, Scout and Atticus.
Culture is not a fixed phenomenon, nor is it the same in all places or to all people. It is relative to time, place, and particular people. Learning about other people can help us to understand ourselves and to be better world citizens.
With the pass of years, I grew up knowing persons with a different cultural background. I got used to the physical and cultural differences, and the fact that there was always one thing in common.
Being born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, I was exposed to many different cultures. A few of which were Hispanics and German. They both had different languages and customs. My mom would take us to a festival in San Antonio yearly that was called the “Texas Folklife Festival”. There, our family would experience many different cultures with singing, dancing, food, art, and language. Our family enjoyed learning about the different places others came from and how they celebrated their heritage. Learning to appreciate where others came from and their back ground, gave me a better appreciation for differences.
everyone can relate to, when everyone keeps their culture it is harder to have a
For many years I have struggled with a career choice. I have known for quite some time that I wanted to do something with animals but I wasn’t sure what that was. When I began my freshman year in college I was on the line of whether I wanted to be a full on Veterinarian or get a degree as a Veterinary Technician. Now, with the end of my freshman year approaching, I have decided to be a Veterinary Technician. Although some believe that a career as a Veterinarian is better, I believe a career as a Veterinary Technician is good because salaries are decent, it doesn’t require as much schooling, and helping animals is very satisfying to animal lovers like
People who interact with different cultures find that their values and interest are similar and began to see themselves as mates forging an intercultural relationship that turns into marriage.
Culture plays a significant role in defining our identity and worldview. For newcomers, culture is the primary frame that shapes their interaction with other newcomers and with established residents in their new community. This interaction can occur anywhere and
Persona: I am an explorer whose life is very adventurous. I have found this ancient journal and have deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphs to discover a young Egyptian trip on the Nile, starting from Abu Simbel.
This paper is meant to cover is meant to cover the Sociology of Music. Ever since the 5th grade, music has been one of the channels I've used to express myself and relate myself to. I regularly listen to music in most all occasions such as: in the car, walking to class, in the shower, in the morning, and most of my leisure. Personally, I don’t have a kind of genre that I prefer and I listen to most genres from Country to Jazz and Underground Rap. I'm always open to listen to other peoples music to help create a wider variety in the music I listen to. Taking into consideration of the impact that music holds in my life, I feel propelled to start a sociological study on people's interest in music from a sociological aspect.