Have you ever thought about if your culture informs the way you view others and the world… always, sometimes, or not at all? I believe that many people’s cultures do inform the way they see others and the way that they view the world. I have various examples and reasons why. Culture sometimes informs the way a person views others and the world.
Some may believe that culture does not have any effect on the way that people view others and the world. Frida Kahlo Self-portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States. She sees the United States as all machinery and pollution. On the Mexico side, she has flowers and representations of life and how she’s living. According to Frida Kahlo, “Self-portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States, tan 37. This represents my claim because Frida sees the U.S. differently than most people would see it, just like people would see Mexico differently than she does. She has a different way of showing how she sees the two places differently. However,
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In this story written by Alice Walker, there are three girls Maggie, Dee(Wangero), and Mama. Dee had found two quilts that she wanted but Mama had promised them to Maggie when she got married to John Thomas. Dee then proceeded to say that Maggie would not appreciate these quilts and that she would put them to everyday use. According to Alice Walker, ”Everyday Use” tan 81 and 82. Dee was upset because Maggie was promised two of the quilts and claimed that Maggie did not understand her heritage. She also said that if she kept living the way she and Mama do, that Maggie would never make something it of herself. This does support my claim, just because Dee lives differently that Maggie and Mama don’t mean she won’t make something of herself. After all, not everybody views everything and everyone the same. I believe that we all have to come to that