issue207 清凉夏日小组3组作业

cpuliuwenUID: 2203373

TOPIC: ISSUE207 - "Rituals and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them, societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are."

What is the definition of culture? Different people have different opinions on this issue. Generally speaking, Culture is the interior or exterior manifestation of people's behavior modes. Of course, it includes many aspects of people's life. In my point of view, we can study a culture through rituals and ceremonies which can help define it. I fundamentally agree with the assertion that people will have a diminished sense of who they are without rituals and ceremonies.

To begin with, different countries have different cultures, therefore, different countries have different rituals and ceremonies since they are one of the most important aspects which help to define a culture. Usually, an individual can live in the atmosphere of only one culture in that he/she just can live in one country at some period of his/her life. During this period, he/she is influenced by the country unique ways of life including the rituals and ceremonies. We can easily distinguish a person's nationality through the rituals or ceremonies he/she participates. Take the ceremony of wedding for example. A typical Chinese wedding have complicated procedures. Before the formal wedding ceremony begins, the bridegroom must take the bride-price to the bride's mother's home to take the bride to his own home. On the wedding, bride and bridegroom have to drink a lot of wine with their relative. Besides, people who attend the wedding usually make fun of them to achieve a climax of the wedding. Situation is quite different when it comes to the wedding in western country such as the United States. In America, the wedding is quite simple. During the wedding ceremony, what the bride and bridegroom need to do is just going to the church, promising the belief in their marriage under the guide of priest, and have a dinner. From these two distinct ceremony we can see the different cultures of two country.

Moreover, the rituals and ceremonies can give people a sense of belonging. Only when people are classified into certain group and at the same time they take part in  some rituals or ceremonies can they feel no longer lonely and have a clear sense of who they are. For instance, during the dragon boat festival in China, Chinese people in many places hold a match for dragon boat and throw some dumping made of glutinous rice into the river in memory of the ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan. On that day, all the Chinese will get a deeper comprehension of Chinese culture and feel more sincerely that we are the descendants of the same ancestor. Also, even when a Chinese goes abroad for study or some other purpose, he/she will not forget to celebrate Chinese festivals in a traditional way when they can not return home. It is a method to miss his/her homeland to which he/she really belong.

In conclusion, not only rituals and ceremonies help define a culture, but they also make people aware of what belong to and who actually they are.

seakoUID: 2223371

What is the definition of culture? Different people have different opinions on this issue. Generally speaking, Culture is the interior or exterior manifestation of people's behavior modes. Of course, it includes many aspects of people's life. In my point of view, we can study a culture through rituals and ceremonies which can help define it. I fundamentally agree with the assertion that people will have a diminished sense of who they are without rituals and ceremonies.

To begin with, different countries have different cultures, therefore, different countries have different rituals and ceremonies since they are one of the most important aspects which help to define a culture. Usually, an individual can live in the atmosphere of only one culture in that he/she just can live in one country at some period of his/her life. During this period, he/she is influenced by the country unique ways of life including the rituals and ceremonies. We can easily distinguish a person's nationality through the rituals or ceremonies he/she participates. Take the ceremony of wedding for example. A typical Chinese wedding have complicated procedures. Before the formal wedding ceremony begins, the bridegroom must take the bride-price to the bride's mother's home to take the bride to his own home. On the wedding, bride and bridegroom have to drink a lot of（觉得这个两次用得很别扭，换成a great deal of 怎么样） wine with their relative. Besides, people who attend the wedding usually make fun of them to achieve a climax of the wedding. Situation is quite different when it comes to the wedding in western country such as the United States. In America, the wedding is quite simple. During the wedding ceremony, what the bride and bridegroom need to do is just going to the church, promising the belief in their marriage under the guide of priest, and have a dinner. From these two distinct ceremonies we can see the different cultures of two countries.例子举得很不错。但总觉得写中国的那段有点怪，就是我自己的感觉哈。而且不是所有美国人都在教堂举行婚礼，应该是基督教徒吧。
Moreover, the rituals and ceremonies can give people a sense of belonging. Only when people are classified into certain group and at the same time they take part in some rituals or ceremonies can they feel no longer lonely and have a clear sense of who they are. For instance, during the dragon boat festival in China, Chinese people in many places hold a match for dragon boat and throw some dumping made of glutinous rice into the river in memory of the ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan. On that day, all the Chinese will get a deeper comprehension of Chinese culture and feel more sincerely that we are the descendants of the same ancestor. Also, even when a Chinese goes abroad for study or some other purpose, he/she will not forget to celebrate Chinese festivals in a traditional way when they can not return home. It is a method to miss his/her homeland to which he/she really belong.

In conclusion, not only rituals and ceremonies help define a culture, but they also make people aware of what belong to and who actually they are.结尾有点弱，至少一句话好像不行，使这从别的方面总结一下。其实我的结尾写得也不好，总觉得没话可说。


总的来说，论证之分两段觉得有点不太充分，反正我一般都竭尽全力找三个分论点，即使是在想不出来也要硬想。但是每一段的论证都很充分，例子举得也很不错。但是我总觉得举例子的时候最好不要总是有倾向性的说中国，说也可以，至少不要让人读文章的时候很容易就判断出来作者是中国人。因为我觉得参加g考试的人来自世界各地，题目的设置总是会说一些大的道理什么的，我们应该站在世界的角度分析，而不是仅仅局限于自己的国家，尽管这是我们最熟悉的。以上个人意见哈。
用到的例子：1中国婚礼和美国基督教徒的婚礼的区别
            2龙舟节对中国人的意义