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Ethnocentrism

1. During this period of time 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 ...

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[ 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 minds.
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, ...

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Added: 1/11/2007 02:42:10 AM
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