CANADA

& NEW
ZEALAND
APPRECIATION TO DIFFERENCES & SIMILARITIES IN
CULTURES

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A  p U R P O S I V E C O M M U N I C A T I O N W I T H
INTERACTIVE LEARNING COURSE 1ST EXAM
(GE2 383)
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
I. BACKGROUND
II. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
III. DISCUSSION OF
SIMILARITIES AND
DIFFERENCES
IV. PICTOGRAPH
V. CONCLUSION
BACK GROUND
In this world where cultural diversity exists, we people in our
native country tend to find something new and different, and
from those particular set of perspectives, it is at most that we
explore countries, travel to different places, and discover
different cultures and practices of people from foreign lands.
With that being said, Canada and New Zealand are where
adventure awaits. These two different countries where one is
about thirty-seven times bigger than the other in terms of size
share the duality of being dissimilar and somehow similar in
when it comes to language, religion, practices, climate, terrain,
and government type. Canada, located east of the U.S. state of
Alaska, despite its great size, is one of the world’s most sparsely
populated countries. Furthermore, Canada is officially bilingual
in English and French, reflecting the country’s history as ground
once contested by two of Europe’s great powers and about
four-fifths of Canada’s population claim affiliation to some
degree with an organized religious faith. But perhaps in
government, Canada can be described as versatile, with that
being said, Canada, formally, is a constitutional monarchy. In
practice, however, Canada is an independent federal state
established in 1867 by the British North America Act. Moreover,
because of its great latitudinal extent, Canada has a wide variety
of climates where ocean currents play an important role and
shaping the landscape of its land.  On the other hand, New
Zealand, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, is so
small that it is not present in some world maps also displays
great features in context. New Zealand is predominantly an
English-speaking country, though English, Maori, and New
Zealand Sign Language are official languages. New Zealand also
has a majority of people of European origin, a significant
minority of Maori, and smaller numbers of people from the
pacific islands and Asia and is nominally Christian, with Roman
Catholic, Anglican, and Presbyterian denominations being the
largest. In addition to that, it has a parliamentary form of
government based on the British model where legislative power
is vested in the single-chamber House of Representatives
(Parliament), the members of which are elected for three-year
terms. Lastly, in terms of terrain and climate, New Zealand is
home to extreme nature, climate is determined by its latitude,
its isolation, and its physical characteristics which turn few
temperature extremes.
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GRAPHIC 

FLAG

POPULATION 37+ Million 4.8+ Million

ENGLISH & ENGLISH &
LANGUAGE/S
FRENCH MAORI
Northern part of Southwestern
LOCATION
North America Pacific Ocean
Mountains, rolling Mostly mountaino
TERRAIN plains, forested us or steep hills,
valleys, rivers volcanic peaks
and lakes

Cold winters, hot Largely

CLIMATE summers, and Temperate
relatively sparse Climate
precipitation

Principal religion Angelican, Roman

RELIGION
is Christianity Catholic and
Christian
Federal parliamentary
GOVERNMENT democracy under Parliamentary
constitutional
monarchy
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“The gladdest moment in human life is a departure into unknown lands.”
in addition to this, travelling to unknown lands introduce you to new culture and practices,
which then turns to appreciation of cultural diversity.
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With that being said, both Canada and New Zealand are home to many cultural practices
not recognized by the world
In New Zealand, When Māori women become
pregnant and give birth to a child. The placenta, or what they called
"whenua", is blessed in the Māori culture and it is custom for it to
be secured at a place of social significance or on their hereditary land, as

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the Māori acknowledges that individuals began from the Earth mother
Papatūānuku, so re-establishing the “whenua” to the land means that respect and
thankful sentiment of regard.
There are numerous practices that
a wide scope of individuals regularly like standards and customs. In the

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techniques for considering a childbirth in Canada. Pregnant women moreover
could pick by also, by their family specialist, Obstetrician or birthing pros. Then

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again, in New Zealand, When Māori women become pregnant. The placenta, or what
they called "whenua", is blessed in the Māori culture and it is a
tradition for it to be secured at a place of social significance or on their
hereditary land, as the Māori acknowledges that individuals began from the

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Earth mother “Papatūānuku”, so reestablishing the “whenua” to the land means
that respect and thankful sentiment of regard.
In parenting, Canadian parents

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ought to help along inside the learning phases of their kids, 16 years of age
and beneath, opportunity is given to the kid after the next years. In the traditional

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part of Maori kids, close family ties are rehearsed up until the extended
families of their folks, some were living alongside their uncles, cousins, and grandparents.
Regardless of the traditional
decisions of the wedding in Canada, outdoor weddings are more of a choice. However, in
Maori, they do weddings in an unexpected way, the visitors should rehearse

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"hongi" (two people pressing their noses together) or inviting them to the new

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existences of the couple, this is
through moving, singing or performing “haka” (a ceremonial dance).Inside
the social graces of Canadian individuals, they practice officially similar with French simply like,
not beginning to eat until the master starts, not lay elbows on the table, and
leaving a brief time in the wake of completing the gala is sufficient.

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While on New Zealand, before you begin eating, holding up until

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advised to sit is very required.
In work ethics, the individuals
in Canada is require to gain proficiency with their neighborhood dialects for efficient
communication and dependability is all the more even watched. While in the

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groups of Maori, they are exceptionally close and practice Asian conventions
like hospitability among visitors.
Lastly, the norm for interment is ground

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burial in ethnically and religiously appropriate cemeteries. Cremation
(reducing the body to ashes by burning) is increasingly common in Canada. While
the customary methods of the individuals in New Zealand, they have this
exceptional way wherein called the Eco-Burial. This is done in a green or Eco
way, the body isn't saved, regardless of the actuality that it may be
refrigerated or treated with oils. It is canvassed in a biodegradable spread or
a carton created utilizing cardboard, untreated wood or strands, by then

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shrouded in a decently shallow grave it is put 60-100cm rather than the
customary 1.8m underneath the ground, this is favored in light of the fact that
there is more natural development to help the act of disintegration. As opposed
to a headstone or plaque, a tree is oftentimes planted over the plot.
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CONCLUSION

“The key to community is the acceptance, in fact the celebrationof our

individual and cultural differences. It is also thekey to
world peace.” M Scott Peck

I believe that it’s important to start from an acknowledgement that there

is way more that makes us similar than
what makes us different but the differences are far more significant than
the
similarities. With that being said, it is crucial for the development of
cultural appreciation that we give respect to each other’s differences not
forcibly
but rather in an appreciative manner starting from being proud of our
own
cultural norm to being understanding and appreciative on others cultural
norms.
Importantly we should realize our insensitiveness or not being reflective
enough
in which we become as blind as bat and blinkered in our appraisal of our
own or
others’ cultural norms. It is in my opinion that cultural diversity should
gain
a whole lot of respect and appreciation from those of which who do not
understand others differences instead of racism, which is basically a
common
thing in the present. With the two nations, I’ve researched about which is
Canada
and New Zealand, It gave me an inspiring insight to other nation as well,
with the
research and all, it becomes possible for the world to have a perspective
of
every nations differences and on the optimistic side of people, it becomes
possible for the society to appreciate foreign cultures and cultural
diversity.
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