Our Subculture

Within every culture there are subcultures that have specific aspects that makes them stand apart from all of the others. Our school has certain traits that make it unique from other schools and make it a place that other schools look up to and want to visit. The values specific to our school shape every student and allow us to stand apart from kids that go to different schools. Our material culture, taboos, language, and more are all unique and things that mainly only we can associate with, since we are submerged in this subculture 5 days a week. One subculture that I am a part of is my religion: Judaism. Being Jewish sets me apart from many other people who have a different religion than I do because all religions believe different things and have their own traditions and practices. Being a Jew means that unlike Christians, I have been taught that "hell" doesn't exist. Many people might not know this belief of Jewish people but it's an interesting fact when you compare it to other religions that strongly believe your actions can send you to such a place in the afterlife. This fact alone doesn't define me, but being Jewish and sticking to my religion has shaped me differently than people of other religions, since religion is something that most people are always surrounded by.