T.Davis

 What?      Cultural differences can be divisive. They are engrained in the way we move through life: beliefs, symbols, practices, and values. They can be a catalyst for conflict and can call for needing to manage expectations. In certain settings, we will experience that matches the culture to which we are accustomed. Whereas, as we gain experience, we may also have opportunities to develop an understanding of cultures different than ours. Given that people may take their culture for granted (Shwartz), it also seems that we don't even recognize the pillars of our culture until we encounter something different. Institutions functions based on these pillars, orientations, of cultural value (Shwartz). Cultures will fall on one side of a value orientation and gives guidance on how cultures function and people move through their societies. So What?      Culture does not define us, but it does impact us. Cultural values can influence our perception, our act...

  What? I have been asleep. Though you may not have realized it, you may be too. Though it may go unspoken, it may not be so unheard of to be sleepwalking through our moral experience (Novogratz, 2020). As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, between cultures and countries and communities, the disparities between such can quickly become more apparent. When looking onto a scenario, especially one we are far removed from, we can sometimes pass judgement. If every single life is its own puzzle, we can sometimes forget that the pieces from our puzzles do not fit everyone else’s; this is where moral principles meet imagination (Manolescu, 2025). We take the issue of energy poverty for example. Novogratz speaks of her work with d.light, a company whose mission is to bring energy to those without (Novogratz, 2020). When she tries to bring their solar lantern to Bahawalpur, she sees the missing puzzle piece of electricity and assumes the piece that will fit is the solar lant...