Defining Culture

     It is incredibly difficult to define culture, many people have different opinions on what exactly it is. The definition from our english book that is closest to mine is that of Aime Cesaire in Martinique Writer Speaking To The World Congress Of Black Writers and Artists In Paris (1959) which states that "Culture is everything...the way we dress, the way we carry our heads,the way we walk, the way we tie our ties-it is not only the fact of writing books or building houses."
     I believe that culture includes great works of art, music and buildings, however that's only a very small part of what culture really is. Culture is made up of the everyday lives, customs and beliefs of people. Culture isn't only in the past, its modern and constantly changing. Everything we do represents our culture.The clothes we wear, how we speak to elders or friends even the emoticons we put in text messages.
     I was born in the United States but spent my older childhood and early adolescent years in the Amazon Rainforest. I've experienced two very different cultures and I feel that because of it I have an easier time understanding how truly different many other countries are from the United States. For example here in the United States we wear T-shirts and shorts to class, but in the Amazon they wear jeans aand cute tops. We speak to teachers and elders very casually where in Brazil and many other cutures young people tend to be more respectful and always say yes sir or no sir.
     Every culture in the world is smbolized by the daily actions of it's people.