Culture Review

Today in class we discussed and reviewed culture. We discussed that culture comes from the words cultus which means "to care for". We talked about some of the examples of culture and their differences in different regions or their effect on the area in which the culture is. We talked about how religion, beliefs, holidays, laws and so much more are a part of a places culture. We discussed 9/11 and its effect on our country, and how it changed our culture. Some of the ways in which it is changed is a new department in the government (homeland security), more airport security, and as a result of homeland security, their is more security at sports games, large events, large gatherings, large areas and so much more. We discussed how different regions produce different cultures, especially the differences in the 4 regions of China, in dialect and religion. We finally discussed laws and their differences throughout the world. We focused on the laws pertaining to death, and the certain conditions in which someone would have to commit in order to be accused of murder. Some of the charges include, manslaughter, first and second degree murder, and many more