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USA | Sunday, 22 December 2013 | Views [83]
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- Culture is defined as characteristics of a particular group of people that take part in certain language, religion, food, social habits, music, and arts specific to their area.
- Many traditions in South Dakota are related to the Native American and western roots. Much of the South Dakota artwork is reflective of the Native American tribes and land. Because of the geographical location of South Dakota, we rely greatly on the Native American influence. As far as literature goes, one popular author, Laura Ingalls Wilder, writes about her life on the prairie. Agriculture is dominant in South Dakota, which influenced Wilder to write about growing up on the prairie. Many of the festivals and celebrations around South Dakota also involve Native American roots. For example, every summer there is a hike to the top of the Crazy Horse monument. Pow wows are prevalent across the state throughout the year for Native people to gather and celebrate.
- My assumption about the Ecuadorian culture is that it will be of mostly Spanish influence. My guess is that most people will speak Spanish. Also, I think most will practice the Roman Catholic religion. I’m assuming the food will be Spanish like, a lot of rice, vegetables, and bread of some sort. The music will be of Latin influence. I also think that family will be very important to their culture, and not just intermediate, but grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles etc. All of my assumptions come from general, broad knowledge of South America and also from movies, history class, and reading online prior to this trip.
- Health care is very affordable in Ecuador. The health care is pretty accessible especially in the bigger cities. They have plenty of hospitals and clinics with operating equipment, qualified doctors, and specialists. Many of the doctors in the major cities speak English as well. The costs of care are drastically less expensive than that of the US even though most of the doctors received training in America. Insurance coverage is also much more usable and affordable for Ecuadorian people. One man at the age of 60 said he would be paying a monthly fee of $1,200 in the US, whereas in Ecuador he pays roughly $66. Latin America’s biggest insurance company pays 80% of doctor’s visits, 60% for all medications, and 100% of hospital fees and visits. The Ecuadorian people are fortunate to have affordable health care and insurance and it seem as if it is improving over time.
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