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    The document discusses a college course on world cultures that the author took. It aimed to raise cultural awareness and appreciation among students. The course covered the cultures of various countries in discussions and helped the author better understand cultural differences and diversity. It also taught the author about the importance of culture to a country's identity. The author was particularly struck by the differences between their own freedom of expression and the controlled society in North Korea. Overall, the course gave the author a more open-minded perspective on cultural diversity.

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    The document discusses a college course on world cultures that the author took. It aimed to raise cultural awareness and appreciation among students. The course covered the cultures of various countries in discussions and helped the author better understand cultural differences and diversity. It also taught the author about the importance of culture to a country's identity. The author was particularly struck by the differences between their own freedom of expression and the controlled society in North Korea. Overall, the course gave the author a more open-minded perspective on cultural diversity.

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    HUMANITIES

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    Kate Allanigue
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    Robert Alan once said “Cultural Differences should not separate us

    from each other, but rather cultural diversity brings a collective


    strength that can benefit all humanity.”

    World culture was the center topic of this subject since first semester. We
    discussed about the culture of Greece, Egypt, Mexico, France, UK, Puerto
    Rico, India, Japan, China, North & South Korea, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia.
    This was done to raise cultural awareness among the students. This was
    deemed necessary for people who interact with other culture, for people who
    viewed other cultures inappropriately especially those who patronized
    racism, for people who were lacking respect and appreciation towards other
    culture, and for people whose culture can be assimilated into another
    existing culture.

    Culture was and would always be vital to the identity of each country.
    Culture is the way of life of people, our social heritage, and a treasure we
    leave for the future generations.

    Throughout this course, I had learned a lot and I would say I was very much
    satisfied to take up this course. Not only it expanded my knowledge about
    the culture differences, it also allowed me to somehow feel like I first
    handedly experienced the cultures through the discussions of my
    classmates. Also, it taught me how to appreciate my own culture and value
    my freedom upon learning that not every country values democracy and
    freedom of expressing one thyself.

    I also got the chance to learn the do’s and don’ts of other countries and a
    glimpse on their way of living. For a student who was planning to go abroad
    someday or who wanted to work abroad, the knowledge would be a
    necessity. And for a person who wanted to comingle with a lot of people
    inside and beyond the country, such knowledge was definitely vital for
    socialization.
    As an aspiring accountant, the talk about the economy somehow intrigued
    me. For instance, I got to learn how China was able to make a name for
    herself. Same goes to other countries whose economies were blooming and
    dominating. This somehow inspired me to think of new ideas and
    contributions on how to improve my country someday.

    The most impactful topic for me throughout the months was probably the life
    of Koreans who were living in North. Why? It’s simply because my way of
    living was the exact opposite of theirs. I could enjoy expressing myself and
    voice out my feelings if I felt that the government, for example, was doing
    unlawful or unethical things on social media. But for the Koreans, they
    worship their leaders. They were sentimental when it comes to their leaders
    and their secluded to their information. People couldn’t voice out their
    opinions, they were limited to their styles, heck, and even the
    communication level was controlled. It was really saddening for me but I
    have to pay respect on their way of living. It was what that made their
    identity. It might be too much for me, but perhaps, for the people living
    there, it was an act of grace and mercy.

    Besides all these mentioned above, I learned a lot more. Just like the quote
    of Robert Alan, it’s not our differences that should stop us from aiming the
    peace we all deserved. If we could all work our differences, it might work. Of
    course, there would be retaliations in reality but it’s a process. We aim to
    make a better future where everybody could benefit. After all, we might be
    all different, but we are brothers and sisters.

    Thus, not only this course was interesting… it was also somehow point-of-
    view changing. If we would only allow ourselves to learn from one another
    we can be achieving our goals. For together, if we all strive in unity… we
    become successful!
    PHILIPPINE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
    ADMINISTRATION
    Manila

    HUMANITIES
    2
    WORLD CULTURE

    Submitted By:
    Allanigue, Kate Jorley C.

    Submitted To:
    Ma’am Lualhati Macapagal

    Date:
    November 18, 2019

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