Assets of Global Visions: Human Universals and Cross-Cultural Exchange in Modern Society
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This essay examines the universal similarities in human nature that transcend cultural, religious, economic, and geographical divides. It argues that despite unique cultural identities, humans continuously borrow from their past through innovation and cross-cultural exchange, demonstrating how historical influences shape contemporary practices and artistic expressions across societies.
What this essay covers
- Introduction establishing universal human nature despite cultural differences
- Discussion of historical continuity and how the past influences modern practices and political ideologies
- Analysis of cross-cultural exchange and multi-culturalism through the Ecuador Manta musical example
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Multiple factors, including religion, education level, economic prospects, lifestyle, culture, and geography, create a divide among humans. The universal similarity of human nature cannot be understated. Despite our unique cultures, basic desires, connection to the life cycle, and the inherent need to be heard and respected cuts across the human race (Leonie & Naylor, 2012). Module 5 of unit two discusses the influence of histories and how frequent the past influences the future. Historically, humans have continued from where their ancestors left, only that it is done in a more sophisticated manner. For example, our territories and frontiers remain intact. Besides, many countries have modernized the political ideologies of their founding fathers.
Additionally, multi-culturalism and cross-cultural exchange are believed to be the least emphasized features of modern institutions. Often, humans teach and continuously learn others people’s identities by their race or nations while increasingly isolating life experiences and educating subsequent generations within a narrow scope. People continue to adventure into one another's spaces. They listen to others people’s language, copy their inventions, and their artistic impressions by perpetually changing the hybrids and ultimately getting recycled back. As such, it is evident that we continuously borrow from our past through innovation.
In the video titled "Learning by comparison: Ecuador Mantor," the narrator says that many musical groups in Bolivia and larger Latin America have always travelled throughout Europe and America to earn a living and support their families.