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For this paper I will examine Vietnamese culture according to the five essential questions all cultures must answer (according to Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck). I will then take those answers and compare then to out culture here in America. I realize that some might argue that using North American culture as a starting point is an attempt to simplify this writing, but I believe that any initial examination of something new is most effectively done in comparison to what one already knows.
The first essential question Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck ask is “how do they view human nature?” (Obilade 2008).
The predominant view of human nature in Vietnam is deeply rooted in Buddhist thought. Buddhism teaches that humans are born to suffer through successive lives, that such misery is the direct result of hedonistic pursuits, and that true peace cannot be achieved without being released from the bondage one places himself or herself in by following said pursuits. To break this down......

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