In Unit 1, you learned that culture is a complex term in the Humanities. Culture is a presentation of the arts and other manifestations of human achievement collectively ‘and’ culture is the
collective customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people,
or another social group. In other words, culture can be ‘vast’ as in popular cultures, such as a
music icon, or it can be ‘intimate’, such as a street performer playing a stringed instrument.
For this first assignment, you will research aspects of any culture that has influenced your life directly in a positive and uplifting way.
Then, you are to create a PowerPoint presentation with images that explores the culture you
chose in these 5 specific areas:
Society (this can include customs, holidays, government system)
Geography (include the location in the world and topography information
(mountains, oceanfront, metropolitan city, etc.)
Fashion
Climate
Cuisine
Topic examples: Some students were or are a part of the military and have been deployed to
places all over the world. Perhaps you spent a winter in the snow-covered German mountains or lived with a view of Japan’s Mount Fuji, and the experience gave you deeper insights into
yourself, your life goals, etc.
Format:
Title slide that provides your name, course name, date, and names the culture being explored (Slide 1)
Content slides that state the cultural component, include an image, and state key points in
bullets or in the ‘notes’ feature. Aim for 3 relevant bullets per slide ‘or’ provide a
well-developed paragraph in the ‘notes’ feature (Slides 2 – 6)
Reflection slide: in a well-developed paragraph, share the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ this culture
impacted your life. (Slide 7)
Reference slide: for images/sources used. (Slide 8)
If you use source material, please be sure it is academically credible and that you validate any sources used by creating in-text citations and references in APA format.
THE AFRICAN CULTURE
