Assignment #2.3

Everyone on the face of this planet has a culture that they were raised in. That culture in many ways affects everything that we do. Culture is an extremely important thing. In class we have learned that a culture can be many different things. For the purposes of this survey I will focus on the culture that pertains to the way that an individual is raised.
I am Haitian American and my parents are Haitian. Because of this I was raised in the Haitian culture. In regards to the survey we were raised to give firm handshakes and greet our elders with a kiss on the cheek if you are a woman or with a handshake. There are many things in my culture that I do not approve of but none the less they are a part of my culture. One of those things are the fact a person with money is very important in the culture and should be automatically looked up to. I feel that there is much more than money that deems a person worthy to be a role model.
With the example that I gave in the second paragraph, you should have culture but not become your culture. We have learned in class that culture is an extremely important part of whom a person is but that is what it is, a part of the person. When someone becomes their culture they are closed off to other cultures. This class has taught us to accept all cultures and no culture is superior to another. The knowledge I have gained will help me become a better educator.