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Influence of Rock and Reggaeton in Teenagers of This Era. free essay sample

The one that makes us who we are, he one that makes us happy, the one that completes our life. Since more than a thousand years ago there had been the presence of music in peoples lives. In every generation there have been different genres that are the most that people hear and enjoy. In Puerco Rice when our parents were teenagers they heard salsa and rock. These were the two major genres that they heard in that time. These were very different genres and people fought and made harsh discussions because of these very different types of music. But still they stick to it and they danced to it and went to concerts and all that.These differences, then they went out because then other genres became more popular. But still, they hear it and like it because thats the music that they grew up listening to and liked it. We will write a custom essay sample on Influence of Rock and Reggaeton in Teenagers of This Era. or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Therefore we can see that music could harm us because it works in our brains. We know this because music can make us sad or happy. If we are sad we want to hear music that cheer us up and so that we can feel better. Likewise, when we feel happy and we hear music that is sad we began to feel sad and people sometimes cry. Moreover, rhythm is very important in the aspect of music. The body has woo responses to music when it passes through our brains. These responses are (1) the actual hearing of the rhythm and (2) the physical response to the rhythm (Laurence ODonnell). When we hear music we like to hear the rhythm of the music so we can dance to it. In addition, in health its proven that fast music can increase your heartbeat and also your breathing. 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This is when the music becomes a great part of their behavior of ruling the world. There they begin to go out with certain types of friends that like the same music that they hear. Some teenagers listen to rock music, when others listen to regnant. These two extremely different genres are the ones that are the most listen at right now in this era. The rock music is the kind of music that just certain people like. This genre was really popular in 1 sass when Elvis Presley sang rock roll.This kind of sic is a way of people to express everything they have inside of them. Is a Way to get everything bad out Of you System and Scream On the top of your lungs so that everything is out and said. This became a rebellious point in some teenagers lives. Still, in this time period some teens listen rock music not just because they like it, they also do it because they are rebellious with their parents and that is the only way they have to get that anger out of their minds. Furthermore, rock music has its own style. Now the adolescents that hear this music they began to dress different that they used to when they ere kids.They began using color black and pink. They had all this black make up that even parents dont like and sometimes thats why teenagers do it. Also they do it to fit in with this group of people that listen to rock music. They want to be like them because now these people are they role models for now on. They, again, change their way of talking and how they refer to people. Sometimes is good for them because now they have friends and they have their own identities, but on the other hand parents are not fine with it and they mostly dont know what to do with their children.Then the results are that parents began to ground their kids and this is worse for them and then they become more rebellious with their parents because now this are who they are and they cant change that. At the same time in the genre of regnant there is a similarity. In regnant there is this rhythm that many adolescents like because they like to dance to it. For this reason many teenagers listen to thins type of music. Some teens began to her this music because of the rhythm that it has. Other teens hear it so that they could fit in with certain people that they think they re cool and they want to be part Of them.Many of them think that by hearing that music they are cool, but what they really have to do is listen to it closely so that they could hear what the music is really about. The influence of the music of regnant on teenagers is not really good. This is because of the content that the lyrics have. If you listen closely you can hear that many songs denigrate women and even women hear it and they dont care. They are at the point that they dont care about what the song says. They just sing it without thin king what they are singing.Also, when some guys hear the lyrics they want to do those things that the song says like: Enter al quarto, sbell el volume al radio, queue Nadine SE enter De 10 queue vamoose a hacker shah! Calla, m ©tell clients, condo et Mira al espies dime com et sinter (Alexis y Fide). So there you can see that the music doesnt have lyrics that are good for a teenagers mind. They want to do those things knowing that they are not right. This songs influence in a teenagers life greatly because then they want to prove their friends that they can do all that stuff that they are really men.But after all that they learn from it and in the long run they begin to know what they are doing. Being a rocker or being a cacao they are still teenagers that have to learn from their mistakes. They both have similarities which are that they are undergoing an identity crisis that has to be resolve by their own experiences. 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Chinese New Year Foods

Chinese New Year Foods Introduction Culture can be defined as the way of life of a given people. It entails how people behave and perceive different life issues. It includes aspects like religion, ethnicity, customs, language, beliefs, and food among others that define a people.Advertising We will write a custom essay sample on Chinese New Year Foods specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More Culture varies from one place to the other depending on the circumstances surrounding a place, for instance, climate and environment as well as how people perceive different things. Chinese culture is unique in its way and stands out distinctively among other cultures through different cultural aspects such as foods taken on different occasions. This piece of work will give an in depth discussion of Chinese culture with the central focus being on the Chinese New Year Foods and its relationship with the changes that have been experienced in the Chinese Cultures. How the cultural production or cultural producer struggled to change the boundaries and meanings of what can be said or done will also be discussed. To have a clear understanding of the concept in question, it is advisable to give some background information. Chinese New Year is a concept that has received a lot of concern among different people. It has been celebrated for more than 4000 years. In China it was a holiday that was initially meant to mark the end of winter and the beginning of spring, which was deemed to be the start of a New Year (Flanagan, Zhurkina, Labbo 7). It is one of the most significant holidays in Chinese traditions that is celebrated all over east and South-East-Asia. A lot of importance is attached to this celebration to an extent of influencing the overall Chinese culture to a large extent. Most things done during this festive are clearly seen in carrying out of different Chinese cultural aspects. What the Chinese New Year Foods reveal about the changing and contested natu re of Chinese cultures and how this cultural production or cultural producer struggled to change the boundaries and meanings of what can be said or doneAdvertising Looking for essay on cultural studies? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More Chinese culture is a unique one. It is considered to be one of the world’s complex and oldest cultures. The Chinese culture is portrayed in a relatively large geographical region of eastern Asia. Although there exists some differences in the customs and traditions among different cites, towns, and provinces some cultural aspects are usually maintained. These include traditional food, cultural celebrations, music, martial arts, literature, and visual arts among others (Davis 10). Just like any other aspect, culture is subject to changes with passage of time. Although Chinese culture has been perceived by many to be static, the reality is that no one culture is absolutely static bu t rather undergoes some changes no matter how minor they may be. The modern civilization that emerged from Europe and America is one of the factors that are linked with the changes in the Chinese culture. Modern Chinese culture has been invaded by other external cultures especially from Europe and the United States of America. Over the past 20 years, the Peoples Republic of China has been observed to be adopting western culture and technology in a rapid rate. A good example to support this statement can be seen in their extensive acceptance of a lot of aspects such as cell phones, fast food as well as the American television (Kleinman Tsung-Yi Lin 4). The Chinese New Year’s festival has had a lot of influence on the Chinese culture as a whole. This is more so due to the significance that has been attached to this festival. This can even be seen through the number of days it is given on the lunar calendar as compared to other holidays. Some of the beliefs associated with the Chinese New Year festival have been maintained up to date while others have undergone some changes over the years. The Chinese New Year festival or the spring festival is still the largest celebration in China.Advertising We will write a custom essay sample on Chinese New Year Foods specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More Despite the fact that Chinese New Year occurs on dates that usually vary from between mid January to mid February, it is strictly observed among different Chinese populations. During this time, people are involved with various activities, for instance, a thorough cleaning of houses to signify a new start and giving of the children money packaged in red envelopes as a sign of good luck and attainment of happiness in the coming year. This occasion is also dedication in honour of the ancestors and activities such as fireworks and parades with dancers who are smartly dressed are common during this function. The Chinese New Yea r festival is considered to be a significant part of China’s culture. As stated earlier, Chinese New Year is the most regarded festival in China and therefore it is highly celebrated not only in China but also in countries and territories with a considerable number of Chinese populations, for instance, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Singapore, and Mainland China among others. Among the reasons behind the aspect being considered to be Chinese and to form a large portion of the overall Chinese culture is the fact that it started in China, that is, it has its roots in china. Despite the fact that the Chinese New Year festival is celebrated in different parts of the world, its origin is in China. Consequently, the festival is practiced mainly by the Chinese populations and it involves China’s cultural aspects including the foods that are prepared and served during this time. To show how important the festival is perceived in China, Ch inese New Year is the longest holiday in the country’s calendar taking a total of 15days. The Chinese New Year Foods is a significant element in the entire festival. Food is given noteworthy importance in the Chinese culture. Traditional Chinese food is prepared way before the beginning of the New Year since according to the Chinese culture, the people are not supposed to prepare and cook food within the first five days of the year.Advertising Looking for essay on cultural studies? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More This is however somehow tricky due to the fact that as opposed to other holidays that have some fixed calendar dates, the date of the Chinese New Year changes each and every year based on the lunar calendar. The Chinese people stay prepared at around this time to avoid any form of inconveniences. Some of the traditional foods include savoury dumplings, nian gao also known as sweet sticky rice cake, turnip cakes, Yusheng, taro cakes, noodles, mandarin oranges, fish and Buddhas’s delight among others. All these foods offered during the Chinese New Year are extremely delicious and deemed crucial to the Chinese people. Each type of food carries along a symbolic significance. For instance, serving a whole chicken during this festival is a sign of family togetherness. For this reason, all family members are expected to come together and celebrate in union. The noodles on the other hand are a sign of long life and should be prepared and served without cutting them. The sweet steamed cakes also have a symbolic meaning. The sticky rice cake, for example, stand for a wealthy sweet life that is full of good things for the coming year. This is represented by its sweetness and layers (Chiu par 12). Back from the early days, a lot of importance has been given to the traditional Chinese New Year food. They are for example taken as a symbol of opulence, good health, long life and good luck in general life for every individual who partake it. Apart from offering physical satisfaction, the food is associated with some old Chinese beliefs that keep the Chinese people going to present moments. For instance, most of the foods are expected to wish the people good things in the coming year. The Chinese cultures are portrayed by the different activities that the people engage in. Research shows that even though some concepts have been maintained to today, there are some cultural changes that are quite evident. This can even be seen through the Chinese New year Foods. These cha nges can be attributed to changes in times and cultural beliefs about some issues due to exposure, for instance, through technological innovations and developments. Gleason (12) asserts that years ago, on the New Year’s eve, Chinese people would take baths with mint leaves in the water with the believe that this practice would make them superfluously clean. It was as well believed that it was not right to wash during the New Year’s Day since by doing so people would wash away their good luck for the coming year. Although some of these beliefs still stand among some individuals, there are some other cultural aspects that have been adopted in today’s world among the Chinese people. For instance, there is a tendency of many people getting their haircut and buying of new clothes before or on the eve of the New Year’s Day as a sign of being fresh and leaving the past. Colour red is preferred by many for the clothing due to the fact that it is associated with h appiness and thus it was believed that putting them on the New Year’s Day would bring happiness to the people throughout the following year. It is also a belief that change of appearance through new haircuts and clothes is a way that is expected to put off the evil spirits that disturbed them in the past year as they would not recognize who they were, after the change. Another issue that is linked with the Chinese New Year festival and culture is the fact that people have believed that they ought to do away with or finish everything that had been started over the past year. For instance, people are expected to pay back any money they owe others as well as settle any form of discrepancies that could exist between their families and friends before the begging of the New Year. The children are also expected to catch up on their schoolwork. In a nutshell, the Chinese culture requires that everything should be in a perfect condition for New Year’s Day in an effort to make t he coming year a success; filled with good things (Gleason 13). Looking at the Chinese New Year ceremony and all the issues that surround it, including the food taken and the significance attached to them, it is clear that it has played a great role in shaping the overall Chinese culture. There are various do’s and don’ts that are stipulated in regard to this ceremony with respect to what ought to bring good luck to the people and what could be a source of bad luck in the coming year. The Chinese New Year celebration stipulates what is supposed to be done and said among the Chinese population all over the world not only during this season but also under normal circumstances, for instance, when doing business. Amazingly, the practices of the Chinese New Year have been seen to influence the overall Chinese culture in many ways. One good example is on the changing culture and etiquette. From the Chinese New Year festivals, a lot of cultural aspects can be learnt most of w hich affect how the Chinese people behave and how they expect those they come across, irrespective of their origin, to behave. The understanding of several key cultural concepts associated with the Chinese culture is helpful in carrying out both individual as well as business related activities in China. It is therefore advisable to have some basic knowledge of the socio-cultural, historical, political, and economic situation in China before entering the country for any purpose. The cultural differences are also essential. They include the verbal and non verbal communication styles and the issues surrounding the Chinese etiquette, for instance, proper banquet behaviour and giving of gifts. All these aspects can be drawn from the Chinese New Year festival and hence its importance in the overall Chinese culture. Conclusion From the above discussion, it is evident that the Chinese New Year food and the entire festival have an extremely critical part to play in the cultures in China. Th is is more so because a lot of importance is attached to this issue and a lot of activities are done in preparation to the big day and it is celebrated for a relatively long period of time (15 days) as compared to other holidays. Over the past decade, there are some cultural traditional concepts that have been maintained year after year while some concepts and beliefs have changed for the best of the communities. All in all, a great percentage of the cultural concepts that were present long before have been maintained up to today; an aspect that contributes much to the value that is attached to the Chinese New Year festival. However, it is clear that no single culture in the world is absolutely static but rather it undergoes some changes no matter how minor they may be. China’s culture is therefore not an exception and it has experienced a revolutionary rate of change. External factors play a great role in facilitating cultural change in different parts of the world, for inst ance, expansion of international trade and mass media as well as massive human population increase. Chiu, Lisa. â€Å"The History of Chinese New Year.† About.com. 2011. 19 Oct. 2011. https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-chinese-new-year-687496 Davis, Edward, Lawrence. Encyclopaedia of contemporary Chinese culture. New York: Taylor Francis, 2005. Print Flanagan, Alice., Zhurkina, Svetlana., Labbo Linda. Chinese New Year. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, 2003. Print Gleason, Carrie. Chinese New Year. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2008. Print Kleinman, Arthur., Tsung-Yi Lin. Normal and Abnormal Behaviour in Chinese Culture. New York: Springer, 1981. Print

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Employee Training in Domtar - Research Paper Example Their training would enhance them with skills in the way that they can make efficient strategic goals and how to implement the goals. The employees should be organized according to their levels or ranks in the company. The different groups should be trained differently (Bari, 2000). The learning objectives in Domtar Company would be to cut costs. The costs will be cut if the processes of the company are efficient. The other objective would be to maintain a positive customer relationship. The customers should be considered before the company makes any decision and their satisfaction should be the source of any decision made. The other objective of the training should be to make feasible decisions that will ensure the prosperity of the business.The organizational constraints that may be incurred in the learning process may include; finances. The learning process is an expensive process, hence the cost factor must be considered. The company may not be willing to invest a lot in employee training and that should be avoided. The other constraint may be the time constraint. In the course of the training, the operations of the company must also continue, that means that time available will be minimal. The learning should be organized in a way that the sessions will be accommodated in the normal working schedule of the company. The other constraint that may exist will be resistance from employees. The constraints can be addressed by the employees been told the importance of the training. The other way the constraints can be addressed would be by the company providing resources that are useful in the training.