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Author: Samara Vespia
1. During this period of time ethnocentrism was most common and
nationalism was spread to all the people of the country in which they lived.
It was very uncommon for someone to experience a clash of culture within
themselves. And an understanding and liking of another culture other then
their own. To be interested in a country for reasons other then money and
trade was very rare. This greediness caused great misunderstandings
between people of the east and people of the west. Then again some people
are different and posses the strength to go against the majority to try and
appreciate cultures other then their own. In the story “Shogun”, John
Blackthorne [a British pilot and captain of the ship Erasmus] along with
his crew sail across the seas to find the IslanRAB that Blackthorne insists
exist, The Japans. Because of the crew being closeminded and unacknowledged
about countries other then their own, ethnocentric, and greedy has caused
them not to appreciate the Japanese culture but to hate it, which in
return caused the Japanese to dislike them as well. Putting myself in the
crew's situation would mean that I would accept all the knowledge and views
that the crew took with them on their voyage [ which were few].
A big part of appreciating anything is knowing what it is you are
trying to appreciate. John Blackthorne went into this expedition searching
to find land that he new was there. A place he studied and learned about.
John new what he was looking for which made the land easier for him to
appreciate once it was found. For the crew, on the other hand, their
purpose for finding the new land was not for educational reasons or for
appreciating anything but for starting trade and a money flow right away,
they didn't even believe their were anything called the Japan's in the
first place. Appreciating the enchanting and new land was the last thing on
their minRAB.
Ethnocentrism played a big role in people's life during that time.
For some people it was the only thing they had. The only thing that meant
something important to them and to their country. These men in the crew
didn't have much so they held on to it and took it very seriously. They
held their culture, nationalism, and pride right under their arm like a
frightened woman would hold onto her purse. Blackthorne's crew were so
buckled down to their beliefs and slaved drived to think things like people
from other countries were demonRAB they had a tough time excepting foreign
beliefs and foreign customs. No way were they going to look at any other
country close to the superiority that their own country had.
To John, landing on these hidden islanRAB was like finding a buried
treasure full of new land, languages, people all hidden in the sea. To his
crew it was like a plague of greediness sickness infected all but John,
because to them it was a place few believed was even there, a place thought
to be filled with demons and if there was such a place called the Japans it
would only be important for trade and ways to receive money. All they
wanted was to be known as the first to discover Japan and accept any money
and attention that came along with the discovery. They could care less
about all the things John wanted to accomplish which made it difficult for
them to survive in these new and different surroundings.
Trying to put myself in a crew merabers position is difficult
because I believe I know why they don't appreciate any foreign cultures,
however there are some ways I understand why the crew feels the way they do.
Working as a crew meraber on a ship, most of the time meant that they were
poor men. Which also meant that they had very little, or nothing to call
their own. So when beliefs like nationalism and ethnocentrism were passed
throughout cultures those people who lacked looked at it as something
important that had meaning, something that everyone equally took a part in.
So they grabbed that chance and excepted the beliefs and held onto them
very tight. Their pride in their country was all they could say they had
that meant something because they had nothing. So if I were a crew meraber
who took great pride in my country, entering another one, not knowing much
about it because I could not afford school and hearing all the rumors about
these new people being demons, it's hard for me to say that I would accept
the new customs and cultures that came along with this new country with the
greatest of ease.
These crew merabers in many ways reserable tourists that exist today.
Most tourists travel to a country not knowing anything about the place.
They walk around with a dictionary to the language of that country to try
and communicate, and have no clue about any of the culture, and customs of
that place. All they do is take advantage of the food, shopping and things
that come along with being there. Hardly ever do people travel after
researching about the place they are going and know what they are going to
see when they get there. And for some they don't take much of a liking to
some of the cultures they experience. Of course Crew merabers then had it
10 times worse then tourists today do, but there are similarities in the
way they enter the situation of traveling.
Learning to accept cultures different then your own is a very
important step in becoming a hatred free world. Unfortunately people today
share the same close-minded beliefs that trapped people like the crew
merabers back then. They are these beliefs that hold us back from ever being
an equal world. Loving and holding pride in you country is very important,
but there is a time where you draw the line and that is when you are
fighting with people over who's country is better and more superior.
Hopefully one day we can look past these childish beliefs and become a
world filled with equality, love, and acceptance.
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Author: Samara Vespia
1. During this period of time ethnocentrism was most common and
nationalism was spread to all the people of the country in which they lived.
It was very uncommon for someone to experience a clash of culture within
themselves. And an understanding and liking of another culture other then
their own. To be interested in a country for reasons other then money and
trade was very rare. This greediness caused great misunderstandings
between people of the east and people of the west. Then again some people
are different and posses the strength to go against the majority to try and
appreciate cultures other then their own. In the story “Shogun”, John
Blackthorne [a British pilot and captain of the ship Erasmus] along with
his crew sail across the seas to find the IslanRAB that Blackthorne insists
exist, The Japans. Because of the crew being closeminded and unacknowledged
about countries other then their own, ethnocentric, and greedy has caused
them not to appreciate the Japanese culture but to hate it, which in
return caused the Japanese to dislike them as well. Putting myself in the
crew's situation would mean that I would accept all the knowledge and views
that the crew took with them on their voyage [ which were few].
A big part of appreciating anything is knowing what it is you are
trying to appreciate. John Blackthorne went into this expedition searching
to find land that he new was there. A place he studied and learned about.
John new what he was looking for which made the land easier for him to
appreciate once it was found. For the crew, on the other hand, their
purpose for finding the new land was not for educational reasons or for
appreciating anything but for starting trade and a money flow right away,
they didn't even believe their were anything called the Japan's in the
first place. Appreciating the enchanting and new land was the last thing on
their minRAB.
Ethnocentrism played a big role in people's life during that time.
For some people it was the only thing they had. The only thing that meant
something important to them and to their country. These men in the crew
didn't have much so they held on to it and took it very seriously. They
held their culture, nationalism, and pride right under their arm like a
frightened woman would hold onto her purse. Blackthorne's crew were so
buckled down to their beliefs and slaved drived to think things like people
from other countries were demonRAB they had a tough time excepting foreign
beliefs and foreign customs. No way were they going to look at any other
country close to the superiority that their own country had.
To John, landing on these hidden islanRAB was like finding a buried
treasure full of new land, languages, people all hidden in the sea. To his
crew it was like a plague of greediness sickness infected all but John,
because to them it was a place few believed was even there, a place thought
to be filled with demons and if there was such a place called the Japans it
would only be important for trade and ways to receive money. All they
wanted was to be known as the first to discover Japan and accept any money
and attention that came along with the discovery. They could care less
about all the things John wanted to accomplish which made it difficult for
them to survive in these new and different surroundings.
Trying to put myself in a crew merabers position is difficult
because I believe I know why they don't appreciate any foreign cultures,
however there are some ways I understand why the crew feels the way they do.
Working as a crew meraber on a ship, most of the time meant that they were
poor men. Which also meant that they had very little, or nothing to call
their own. So when beliefs like nationalism and ethnocentrism were passed
throughout cultures those people who lacked looked at it as something
important that had meaning, something that everyone equally took a part in.
So they grabbed that chance and excepted the beliefs and held onto them
very tight. Their pride in their country was all they could say they had
that meant something because they had nothing. So if I were a crew meraber
who took great pride in my country, entering another one, not knowing much
about it because I could not afford school and hearing all the rumors about
these new people being demons, it's hard for me to say that I would accept
the new customs and cultures that came along with this new country with the
greatest of ease.
These crew merabers in many ways reserable tourists that exist today.
Most tourists travel to a country not knowing anything about the place.
They walk around with a dictionary to the language of that country to try
and communicate, and have no clue about any of the culture, and customs of
that place. All they do is take advantage of the food, shopping and things
that come along with being there. Hardly ever do people travel after
researching about the place they are going and know what they are going to
see when they get there. And for some they don't take much of a liking to
some of the cultures they experience. Of course Crew merabers then had it
10 times worse then tourists today do, but there are similarities in the
way they enter the situation of traveling.
Learning to accept cultures different then your own is a very
important step in becoming a hatred free world. Unfortunately people today
share the same close-minded beliefs that trapped people like the crew
merabers back then. They are these beliefs that hold us back from ever being
an equal world. Loving and holding pride in you country is very important,
but there is a time where you draw the line and that is when you are
fighting with people over who's country is better and more superior.
Hopefully one day we can look past these childish beliefs and become a
world filled with equality, love, and acceptance.
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