Ali's Life

Dear Amir:           I'm very happy for you, having the chance for a fresh start on the States. I care about you like my own son, and that is why I tell you this. You and my son have a good relationship, even though both are differnet in many ways especially in our religion. Let me give you and advice, think that culture define your identity on many positive ways, I think that your identity is a product of your personality Amir in the context of the culture you are in. Your personality is who you are inside, what you are usually calm and not much can anger you, is it easy for you to think logically, are you comfortable socially? These traits will always be the same, no matter where you grow up. This includes your talents. Think of your personality traits as the colours a painter can use. The culture you grow up in is like the medium you paint on. You can apply the same colours to a canvas, a piece of straighten...

Cultural influences have a lot to contribute to our development as human beings, it can lead us to a different perspective of life or it can deteriorate our knowledge. Our development during childhood is very important because were shown how to see people and learn from people that have more knowledge.  Our identity is influenced by our culture because when we are all born, we´re set to follow or learn from that certain culture, and as time goes on we are used to that culture´s features.  Our identity is also influenced by our culture and the way we act around our friends and family because a lot of people don't act the same around friends and family some people usually act quiet and scared while other act happy and excited. Culture helps us go through development and process in life and makes us change the way we think and act throughout time.  behavior can vary, most of the time culture influences don´t affect much on our behavior, it´s mostly a personal probl...