The Czech

Republic

Charlotte Krency 5 March 2012 Sociology—Six

Mr. Bunner

Colombia

Czech

Republic

-Red~ hardiness, bravery, strength & velour

-White~ Peace & Honesty

-Blue~ vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice

The Czech RepublicBasic Facts

• Capital—Prague• Language—Czech • Religion—Roman

Catholic, Protestant and Atheist

• Population—10,212,000 • Located in Europe

Map

History • 1993 Czech Republic

founded after the split of Czechoslovakia

• Václav Havel was elected its first president.

• They have developed into a centralized state system and a free market economy.

Subculture• The Silesians

– Some might speak Silesian Language

– 12,231 currently reside in the Czech Republic

– Considered to share a lot of culture with Poland .

Values, Beliefs and Norms • Family is most important to most Czech people

– Fathers are involved with their children • Most people don’t attend any church• They expect children to be well behaved and

socially gracious . Elders are not happy when children do not behave. – All children are taught a saying from a young

age and are expected greet others with it. – "Dobrý den“ It’s like ‘good evening’ in

English

Economy

• Industrialized and Stable • High Iron and Steel production • Some agriculture products (potatoes and

wheat) • Ceramics, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals • They go to the theatre and spend time in the

outdoors for entertainment– Numerous playgrounds for kids.

My Opinions

• I liked that everyone was very involved in family life.• I didn’t like how judging people can be when

children are not well behaved. • I think I would like to live in the area, it’s beautiful

and has a great economy. I think living here wouldn’t be too hard to adjust o because it has similar culture to America.

The Czech Republic

Live Here…Or not.

• I don’t think I would like to move to The Czech Republic, however I would love to visit. I think that the land and architecture is absolutely gorgeous. If I had to move it wouldn’t be bad, I just think I would be more comfortable in America.

Colombia

Yellow- sovereignty and justice

Blue- Nobility, loyalty, and vigilance

Red- Valor, honor, generosity and victory through blood shed

Adopted November 26, 1861

Colombia Basic Facts

• Population- 46,039,000

• Capitol- Bogotá• Located in South

America • Language- Spanish • Religion- Roman

Catholic

Where is it?

History

• July 20, 1810- Declared independent from Spain• After, Thousand Days Civil War

– Establish Panama

• Between 1940-50 La Violencia – A time of public violence

• In the late 1980’s drug cartels overwhelmed the government • 1991 The new Colombian Constitution was passed

– Guaranteeing rights for all people. – Current government keeps public safe.

Values, Beliefs and Norms • 93% literate- Education is valued.

– Everyone must attend school • Families are very important• Religion is thought very highly • They eat ‘Spanish Style.’

– They eat lots of fresh fruits and beans. – They eat light breakfast and dinner and a substantial

lunch. • They have enormous carnivals that nearly all people par

take in. – Ibagué Folk Festival and Bambuco National Folk

Festival, Carnaval de Negros y Blancos, and • They highly respect thier elders.

– Older poeple are thought to be wiser.

Subculture • Colombian Culture is divided into three sub groups.

• The Interior Group – Eat meat and eggs mainly – Most proper

• The Countryside Group – Catholic practices have been influenced by Spanish and African cultures – Less concerned with social graces

• The Coastal Group– Eat mostly seafood– Trusting and carefree

• The three groups only unite for political elections, sporting events, and beauty pageants.

Economy • Manufacturing and Agricultural

exports – Power generators and industrial

machinery – Bananas, fresh flowers, sugar and

coffee beans– Mining exports such as coal, silver

platinum and copper

• There are very few jobs available now.

• The government has a “hands off” policy that has allowed for only a 3% growth in the economy

Current Events

• They have a huge drug problem. – The presidents of Latin American countries,

including Colombia are meeting with Vice President Joe Biden over the Mexican and Latin American Drug Cartel.

• Discussing legalization of drugs

My Opinions.

• I love how much emphasize they put on education because I think it is very important.

• The culture is very similar to ours, the only thing that I would not get along with well is that I am not Catholic so I would be a bit of an outcast there.

Colombia

Live here…Or not.

• I don’t think I would like to live in Colombia. They are slightly behind us in technology and way of life. I think the country is beautiful and they have nice weather, but I don’t think I would like it to live there.

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q=columbia+south+america+map&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&rlz=1C1AFAB_enUS464US464&biw=1280&bih=709&tbm=isch&tbnid=5Mpf7mcnoi5_LM:&imgrefurl=http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/samerica/co.htm&docid=6KQ8V35kv4AUFM&imgurl=http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/samerica/cosa.gif&w=320&h=350&ei=RRdUT7CaHerb0QHIufHQAQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=378&sig=109797080636319548375&page=1&tbnh=154&tbnw=139&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=90&ty=76

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