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Assessment 2: Comparative Analysis and Reflection
Directions: Use this template to complete your Comparative Analysis and Reflection.
Section 1: Describe Your Topic and Artifacts
1. Identify the topic you chose for this assignment. Provide some insights on why this topic interests you.
2. Describe the artifacts you selected on which you will conduct your cultural analysis. Be sure to identify the cultures.
3. Explain how learning about this topic can help you develop a better understanding of the cultures represented in the artifacts.
Section 2: Complete the Comparison Chart
Direction: Complete this comparison chart to showcase similarities and differences between cultures as they relate to how your chosen topic is depicted in the cultural artifacts. Refer back to Week 5 where you completed a comparison chart to analyze the similarities and differences between cultures.
Comparison Chart of Two Cultures
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Culture 2:
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Section 3: Write Your Comparative Culture Analysis
Your analysis of the artifacts should inform us of how you perceive the cultures from the two aspects. Include relevant course readings and pre-assignment work to support your analysis. You may also include findings from your Comparison Chart.
Only respond to the prompts for your chosen topic.
· If you selected Topic 1, click Topic 1: Cultural Views on Making Decisions .
· If you selected Topic 2, click Topic 2: Cultural Views on Customs and Traditions .
· If you selected Topic 3, click Topic 3: Cultural Views on Heroic Qualities .
Topic 1: Cultural Views on Making Decisions
Directions: Complete this page only if you selected Topic 1.
Make sure you identify the cultural artifacts selected for this analysis. Your analysis of the artifacts should inform us of how you perceive the cultures from the two aspects. Include relevant course readings and pre-assignment work to support your analysis. You may also include findings from your Comparison Chart.
Analyze the artifacts to inform how the depicted cultures approach the cultural views of your selected topic.
4. Making decisions and/or resolving conflicts. Discuss two similarities and two differences in approaches used by these cultures.
5. Cultural values and beliefs. Explain what your analysis suggests to you about the cultural values and beliefs of each culture and how they approach decision making and/or problem solving.
Topic 2: Cultural Views on Customs and Traditions
Directions: Complete this page only if you selected Topic 2.
Make sure you identify the cultural artifacts selected for this analysis. Your analysis of the artifacts should inform us of how you perceive the cultures from the two aspects. Include relevant course readings and pre-assignment work to support your analysis. You may also include findings from your Comparison Chart.
Analyze the artifacts to inform how the depicted cultures approach the cultural views of your selected topic.
6. Customs and traditions. Discuss two similarities and two differences around the customs and traditions of these cultures.
7. Cultural values and beliefs. Explain what your analysis suggests to you about the cultural values and beliefs of each culture related to customs and traditions.
Topic 3: Cultural Views on Heroic Qualities
Directions: Complete this page only if you selected Topic 3.
Make sure you identify the cultural artifacts selected for this analysis. Your analysis of the artifacts should inform us of how you perceive the cultures from the two aspects. Include relevant course readings and pre-assignment work to support your analysis. You may also include findings from your Comparison Chart.
Analyze the artifacts to inform how the depicted cultures approach the cultural views of your selected topic.
8. Qualities of the hero story. Discuss two similarities and two differences around the customs and traditions of these cultures.
9. Cultural values and beliefs. Explain what your analysis suggests to you about the cultural values and beliefs of each culture regarding what makes a hero.
Section 4: Reflect on Your Analysis
Direction: Complete the prompts below.
10. Summarize two main takeaways about the cultures reflected and the insights you gained. Describe what you learned about the cultures reflected and explain how the insights you gained of these two cultures can be used to widen your perspective.
11. Explain how understanding the cultural similarities and differences that exist between your own culture and these cultures can benefit you in your personal, academic, and professional life. Describe at least two similarities and/or differences between your own cultural values and ideals and that of the one of the cultures you chose for this assignment and explain how these insights can be used to support your professional, academic, and personal endeavors.
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