How does ethnocentrism cause conflict?

Ethnocentrism can cause a lot of conflicts depending on the way one culture ‘sees’ another. If one culture does not accept another culture and the differences between them, then there would be alot of conflicts that could sometimes lead to civil war or other such things. For example, in the movie, The First Australians, the British saw the Aboriginals as wierd because of the way they talked, dressed and acted. Instead of accepting the ways the Aboriginals lived, the British tried to change them. At this point, the Aboriginals found the British as evil people because they were taking over land and ordering for changes to happen to the way the Aboriginals lived. The British treated the Aboriginals like animals as they chopped down crops, ordered their soldiers to take away the children and sometimes even kill family member, mostly women and children. Because the British were treating the Aboriginals this way, the Aboriginals tried to resist them and because of this, most of them were taken away from their familes and made to work for the British. If the British and the Aboriginals had both taken the time to understand each other, there wouldn't have been war or hatred between these two countries.

How does ethnocentrism cause conflict?

Ethnocentrism can cause a lot of conflicts because of the way one culture sees another.

For example, in the movie, The First Australians, the British saw the Aboriginals as wierd

because of the way they talked, dressed and acted. Instead of accepting the way the Aboriginals

lived, the British tried to change them. At this point, the Aboriginals found the British as evil people

because they were taking over land and ordering for changes to happen to the way the Aboriginals

lived. The British chopped down crops, ordered their soldiers to take away the children and

sometimes even kill the women and children. Because the British were treating the Aboriginals this

way, the Aboriginals tried to resist them as they didn't understand each other. If they had both taken

the time to understand each other, there wouldn't be any war between these two countries.

Portia and Brutus

Context:

Portia has noticed that Brutus is troubled from something and she asks him if she may know what it is. He says that he is sick, but Portia doesn't believe him and demands to know what is wrong. She tells him that she is strong enough to take in the truth and that she won't tell anyone about the matter.

Meaning and Significance:

This scene shows that Brutus is uneasy about killing Caesar that he can't even tell his own wife about it. It also shows Brutus as someone who listens and understand his wife.

Quote:

Enter PORTIA 



PORTIA

Brutus, my lord! 



BRUTUS

Portia, what mean you? wherefore rise you now?

It is not for your health thus to commit

Your weak condition to the raw cold morning. 



PORTIA

Nor for yours neither. You've ungently, Brutus,

Stole from my bed: and yesternight, at supper,

You suddenly arose, and walk'd about,

Musing and sighing, with your arms across,

And when I ask'd you what the matter was,

You stared upon me with ungentle looks;

I urged you further; then you scratch'd your head,

And too impatiently stamp'd with your foot;

Yet I insisted, yet you answer'd not,

But, with an angry wafture of your hand,

Gave sign for me to leave you: so I did;

Fearing to strengthen that impatience

Which seem'd too much enkindled, and withal

Hoping it was but an effect of humour,

Which sometime hath his hour with every man.

It will not let you eat, nor talk, nor sleep,

And could it work so much upon your shape

As it hath much prevail'd on your condition,

I should not know you, Brutus. Dear my lord,

Make me acquainted with your cause of grief. 



BRUTUS

I am not well in health, and that is all.



PORTIA

Brutus is wise, and, were he not in health,

He would embrace the means to come by it.

BRUTUS

Why, so I do. Good Portia, go to bed. 



PORTIA

Is Brutus sick? and is it physical

To walk unbraced and suck up the humours

Of the dank morning? What, is Brutus sick,

And will he steal out of his wholesome bed,

To dare the vile contagion of the night

And tempt the rheumy and unpurged air

To add unto his sickness? No, my Brutus;

You have some sick offence within your mind,

Which, by the right and virtue of my place,

I ought to know of: and, upon my knees,

I charm you, by my once-commended beauty,

By all your vows of love and that great vow

Which did incorporate and make us one,

That you unfold to me, yourself, your half,

Why you are heavy, and what men to-night

Have had to resort to you: for here have been

Some six or seven, who did hide their faces Even from darkness. 



BRUTUS

Kneel not, gentle Portia.

PORTIA

I should not need, if you were gentle Brutus.

Within the bond of marriage, tell me, Brutus,

Is it excepted I should know no secrets

That appertain to you? Am I yourself

But, as it were, in sort or limitation,

To keep with you at meals, comfort your bed,

And talk to you sometimes?

Dwell I but in the suburbs

Of your good pleasure? If it be no more,

Portia is Brutus' harlot, not his wife. 



BRUTUS

You are my true and honourable wife,

As dear to me as are the ruddy drops

That visit my sad heart

PORTIA

If this were true, then should I know this secret.

I grant I am a woman; but withal

A woman that Lord Brutus took to wife:

I grant I am a woman; but withal

A woman well-reputed, Cato's daughter.

Think you I am no stronger than my sex,

Being so father'd and so husbanded? 


Tell me your counsels, I will not disclose 'em:

I have made strong proof of my constancy,

Giving myself a voluntary wound

Here, in the thigh: can I bear that with patience.

And not my husband's secrets?

BRUTUS 



O ye gods,

Render me worthy of this noble wife! 



Knocking within

Hark, hark! one knocks: Portia, go in awhile;

And by and by thy bosom shall partake 


The secrets of my heart.

All my engagements I will construe to thee, 


All the charactery of my sad brows: 


Leave me with haste. 



Exit PORTIA

Partners with Anya

Learning profile

A gestalt learner with an L profile.

Profile L is thought to be Albert Einstein's profile as well. As a gestalt learner, I learn best when I am sitting in the front row or table of the class. I learn best through moving around the classroom and sometimes I have to talk my work through with a teacher or someone else in my class. This will help me get more ideas and I am able to concentrate better.

I am at a great disadvantage when I am under stress as my mind goes blank and I have trouble communicating, listening and sometimes seeing. When I'm relaxed, however, I can more easily see, hear and communicate the details of a piece of work and I do a better job on the piece of assignment.

Some things that would help me in class and outside is sitting somewhere where there is not much noise around me and somewhere where I can move without disturbing others and vice versa. Sometimes, however, depending on the kind of assignment given, I prefer talking in small groups of people that I work well with and discussing the piece of work and also getting ideas from those people. Some activities that would help me concentrate in class are Lazy 8's and the Thinking Cap from Brain Gym. I also concentrate better when there is music on. I, also , work best when I am seperated from my friends even though I do tend to always go toward my friends.

I want my teachers to know that I am trying my hardest in class and on homework even though sometimes I don't get the grade that I want. I also think that my teachers have to know that I get nervous to talk in class in front of the class and to ask questions when in doubt and this is what I have to work on for the rest of the year.

Art Blog Entry

The Art of Painting by Johannes Vermeer is a famous 17th century oil painting. It was painted on canvas. I think that this was painted during the Renaissance because the painting includes a lot of examples like anatomical accuracy, body movement and realism.

I think this painting mirrors society because during the Renaissance new knowledge in music and education was discovered. This is proved in the pictures the lady is carrying a musical instrument and there is a map of the Netherlands in the background. During the Renaissance, people went out and explored the world, found out new information and invented new technology like the printing press. The book in the lady's hand shows that more people could get access to books as they were made faster through the printing press. There is a map of the Netherlands in the background and it tells me that scientist have explored and used new technology like the compass.

This picture mirrors society because a lot of new technology was being discovered and this was the way people were living at that time.

Driving force of the renaissance

I think the most important force that changed the Renaissance was trading and banking. Without trading and banking, people would have no knowledge. Trading and banking also made people want to have better things than other countries as when one country saw something that another country has, they would always want to find out more which gave them new knowledge.

This I believe

June 1st 2010

When I first joined my current school, I was very, very excited about coming to a new school, new environment and meeting new people. I was also very excited as I had found out that this was an International School so I knew how good this school was. Very, very good. This school had many more facilities than my previous school. But my excitement didn't last too long. During the first few days of 5th grade, I found out that I was almost a computer illiterate. And while the other children in my class knew what to do, they were very good at it, while I struggled to figure out how to use the vast choice of applications.

Also coming from a British system,I did not understand anything anyone was saying. I was in a world of my own. It took me a while to settle down and try to get into the system of education that I am in now. The teacher was very friendly and very supportive, giving me guidance and encouragement. But that was not enough to boost my confidence. In the first few tests that I had, I must say that I didn't do as well as I had expected. Even though I was getting discouraged, wondering if I was putting enough work to get things right, I was getting very frustrated. My parents were very supportive of me and they told me to be patient and I would soon get the hang of things. I told myself that I can't let this go on forever. I decided that I should do something to make things right. I started reading a lot and my dad got me a Mac laptop for me to improve my computer skills.

After a few weeks or so, there was a bit of improvement in what I did at school and gave my life a new perspective. With a lot of encouragement and my determination, I began to love school. By the end of the year, I began to make friends and my grade improved a lot.

Now, I think, if I had lost confidence during 5th grade, I would never be happy being in this school. I know it is not easy getting used to a new school or environment. It's easier said than done when people say 'go and adjust to it and everything will be good'. Those few days or rather a few months, only I have gone through the situation where I am in a nutshell and everyone surrounding me were all strangers. My dad told me that I should believe in myself and only then can I achieve what I really want to. So with that determination I decided, I should go forward and that made me push on. Self-confidence, self-encouragement, self-esteem and determination, in this I believe.