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Question 1
“To impose a value judgment from one’s community on the cultural practices of another- without understanding how those practices make sense in that community.” This line is special to me because it gets me thinking and even seeing clearly how cultural behaviors differ from culture to culture, but the sad thing is how ignorant some people can be. One should not judge a person’s way of life-based on their culture because none is superior. The phrase took me back to my history knowledge where I understood better the reason as to why Europeans went on colonizing other territories in America, India to Africa. One of the reasons for colonization was to bring civilization to the local people because they considered their culture superior and civilized. Ethnocentric is wrong, and people should be aware of other people’s cultures and reasons they act the way they do.
Question 2
“Schooling modeled on European or North American schools spread throughout the former colonial empires to “raise” people out of poverty and ignorance and bring them into “modern” ways.” This line got me thinking, as much as we criticize Europeans and the white people of viewing the culture of the colonies as barbaric or uncivilized what if there is some truth in it. It is clear behold doubt that the world is where it today as a result of education. What would happen for example if those countries in Africa and other developing countries of Asia did not discover the modern day education system? As a result of education, there have been employment opportunities, education bridges the language barrier gap and brings about modern day technology. If it were not for school exploitation levels would be very high because people would not be aware of their rights. The world as a global village would also be a concept and not reality.