Cultural Object Analysis

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CULTURAL OBJECT ANALYSIS
Societies attach various objects and artifacts with their beliefs and culture. Some objects
are held with varying importance across communities. Such objects tend to be termed as cultural
objects. A cultural object refers to anything that has been created by people and which has
culture as the core motivation of its creators and audience or users. Cultural objects and artifacts
are commonly found in subjects like sculpture, architecture, textiles, music, painting and
photographs among others. They can also be found in the digital media, despite that they are
vulnerable to being created in any activity or discipline. The key objective of this work is
distinguishing and discussing an object with relation to its relevance in our culture.
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I choose and will analyze a cultural picture and the reasons as to why the photograph as a
cultural artifact portrays a crucial aspect of my background. In the work, I will also include a
short description of the beliefs in which I was brought up. This will capture my descriptions of
my family customs, religious and ethnic cultures, as well as any cultural influences that have
contributed in shaping the unique person I am. In this work, I will largely focus on what I can see
in the photograph as a means of summarizing the core beliefs and values, which form a part of
my individual global-view due to cultural forces that have been established in me.
I have gone for a picture that is in the Smithsonian Institution Archives (National
Museum of African American History and Culture) under the title “Mule Train Leaves for
Washington, Poor Peoples March.” In my view, the name of the picture describes itself, yet it
also leaves one to thing what is really happening. By assessing the picture, I see individuals from
my culture practicing their newly accorded rights. Rioting was a risk that the people of color
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dared to take in the 1960s. The photograph presents a sheet draped over a carriage with an
emblem “I Have A Dream” on it. According to me, this picture was captured after August 28,
1968, a day when Dr. Martin Luther King spoke the words. The photo represents my culture in
multiple ways since I have been taught by leaders in my family and society that it is important
and a necessity to work and go what you want or feel is rightfully yours.
The speech on “I Have A Dream” was a tool applied in the efforts to end inequality and
racism as it entailed freedom and employment, therefore the name of the photograph. The people
from my community were poor and in most cases are still impoverished. The picture is a
representation of a crucial aspect of my culture and life since my life is established on the
principles of working, bringing kids up and training them on the same standards that were
instilled in us. This facilitates preservation and continuity of my beliefs. As a native from
Alabama, the speech on “I Have A Dream” and the picture have hit home for me.
Describing my family, society and cultural background would imply the discussion of
low income, poverty and poor education results. This explains reasons why education, making
savings and facilitating change and difference in the society are important. I have acquired a
chance to plot the path in which I trend in my entire life. I am out to create and facilitate
opportunities for others in the community. This is due to the fact that I have come to learn
through experience and wise advice how to make differences. Exercising my rights, voting,
education and working are all avenues of making a change.
In my culture, we believe that it takes a society to bring up a kid. This implied that I
cannot bring my kids up singlehandedly without any assistance from my culture, family and
society. This is similar to my way of growth. Religion takes on a crucial role of what we do in
the community. In the society, we believe in and trust God that he directs our paths. The present
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cultural inspirations are of critical help to my community members in reaching the decisions they
make. By taking to consideration the fact that they are black, it is my belief that they ought to be
more cognizant of their environments and take to regards how they handle fellow humans. Kids
in my community demand respect because other fellow members demand respect too. They are
quite aware of the reality that they should work hard and get education for them to succeed.
With relation to the picture, the people from my community did not merely have “A”
dream, rather they had a lot of dreams. These are visions of anything they could imagine in the
period in the community (1968). The picture and time duration of my custom has assisted in the
definition and shaping of the person I presently am. Despite that I know some of the kids in the
community will grow old enough and got on their own paths, it is quite unlikely for them to
forget whatever they have learnt and seen, the experiences they have undergone, and apparently,
the concerns that the world has which they have seen firsthand.
The cultural inspirations which have assisted in my growth and formation and in the
shaping of my society have come true by witnessing the first African American President of the
United States. This has given me the courage to always tell others in my community that they
have the power and capacity of becoming any person and doing anything they desire in their
lives as long as they focus and work hard to achieve it. When I was a young kid, I hardly
believed or even imagined that there would come a time the United States would have a black
president. This is largely because, our community was not programmed as so in this era and the
thought of having a black president would be bewildering. Instead, my society was programmed
to the Jesse Jackson’s and Al Sharpton’s airing of their views. With assistance from other people
in my family and society becoming prosperous, my customs and beliefs also changed and
became prosperous.
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This makes the whole difference from the customs and beliefs in which I was brought up.
The things I got to learn regarding cultural diversity is that as a community of many customs,
beliefs, religions and wishes, we have the capacity and should make an effort of at least
facilitating differences and changes in the society. Supporting and assisting the next generation
or group will make it a habit and norm amongst all generations and groups not merely for a few
generations and teams that appear to be tolerating each other for the time being. Besides, this
entails the politics from all sides of the aisle. It is crucial for us to bring up our kids in a
community that shows concerns and issues, but most significantly, a community that portrays or
presents a peaceful means of looking into these concerns and issues.
What I assess from the picture as a means of summarizing the core beliefs and values,
which are a component of my individual opinions and customs is that individuals can come
together at ease for the culture. By taking a closer look into the photo, one can note a white man
assisting with the carriage. This is a proof to my point that people can all come together for
sensible cultures and which matter. In 1968, no one believed in what was taking place in the
African American society. Therefore, the black society had to fight for their cause.

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CULTURAL OBJECT ANALYSIS

education and working are all avenues of making a change.

presents a peaceful means of looking into these concerns and issues.

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