Essays on Heritage

What is your Ethnic Heritage? This is a difficult question for most people. An instant response of the country of one’s residence is not uncommon. However, such a simple response does not take into consideration everything that makes up our ethnic heritage. One’s race or…

Introduction Hierarchical systems exist in many places on this planet. One of the most prevalent hierarchical systems is the world happens to be on the island, Hispaniola. The hierarchy on the island places Haitians on the bottom due to their self-proclaimed African heritage, while Dominicans…

The Canadian Canoe Museum is a unique place that tells the story of a fundamental component of Canadian heritage. This national heritage centre was established in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1997. The museum allows people to understand how the canoe has a lasting significance to the…

This paper discusses my French heritage. It reviews the homeland, immigration and arrival in the United States, The U.S. today, Culture, and my experiences having French heritage. Immigrants came as individuals or families seeking change or economic opportunity. The lack of group movement was due…

UNESCO World Heritage Center is dedicated to identify and recognize places of cultural, historic, scientific or physical importance to humanity all around the world. In order for a place to be established as a UNESCO World Heritage site, it must be of outstanding universal value…

India is a country with a lot of diversity in social as well as environment. This diversity can see in their food, dressing, festivals and so on. We see people speak different languages and different religion lives together under one roof. You may have heard…

The story of “Raisin in the Sun” asks the question of an American identity and honoring your heritage. The author Lorraine Hansberry points out many times the stark differences between Walter and his sister in regards to cultural identity. Walter being the symbol of the…

When looking at music that has been produced in Celtic countries throughout, it is important to note the cultural influence on said music. Throughout history music with links to Celtic influence has been able to thrive globally, while still maintaining roots to the Celtic heritage…

When one first reads Mexicans Begin Jogging by Gary Soto, the reader sees Soto working in a factory when the border patrol shows up and his boss tells him to run away before they find him. Soto attempts to tell his boss that he is…

We all love our parents. This is a love that we have for them in childhood itself but many of us don’t have capability to understand why do we love them at that stage. As we grow, we understand of hardships our parents undergo in…