... noticed. I will also try to give as many additional information as possible. In this study, the following concepts will be used: - Cultural shock - Space and touch - Power distance - Gender roles - Traditions I will also try to connect the different concepts among them in order to make our study easy ... person. Additional information: we cannot forget the reaction of the Latvian guy and what he said. It can be said that what happened to my friend is part of an intercultural phenomenon called "cultural shock" The simplest form of intercultural encounter happens between one foreign indivi...

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... identities. Life on the borders is life in the shadow. The border is where two or more cultures, classes, races, ideologies, et cetera edge or confront each other. There is a space between cultures, classes, races, sexual orientations--call them worlds or world views-- where they meld, where they mix, where they are both worlds/world views and neither world/world views ... . . . . Un leguaje que corresponde a un modo de vivir [a language that corresponds to a way of living]- (Anzald a 895). She writes further that "ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity--I am my language- (A...

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The Future of Chinese Cities Two weeks ago, I went back to my hometown Tianjin. After I got off the train, I caught on a bus. On the way to home, I found that the majority of the ... . There is no road and street because common car has been instead of certain kind of flying machine aero car. People's life has expanded into aerial space. The whole city is equipped with high technology, so on and so forth. However, the issue is this kind of movies is nearly western. They ... economic development. Urban planning plays a significant role in construction and city development. It is productivity,...

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... of women within the household in this Australian context. This text is written in a Patriarchal context, where masculine ideology seemed to be dominant. However, taking Winton's life experiences into consideration "My grandmother was a powerful matriarch who ran the family, a shop- can give us a strong reason to believe that Winton did not experience a house bound by Patriarchal values. He may have seen ... a different representation in relation to the dominant ideology, thus Winton is challenging the Australian cultural identity by representing it is Matriarchal rather than Patriarchal...

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... a countdown on their wrist. I thought the movie was a great concept because it showed how valuable time really is. Another value I take pride in in my life is equality (pg 179). I am so thankful that I live in a country and time when everyone is treated equally and is rewarded with equal opportunity ... an only child so I am very used to having privacy and my own space and it is something I really value. I believe what is worth dying for is my family and some of my closest friends. I have had such a huge support system in my life that I would do absolutely anything for them if it came ....

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... Māori Culture). Even though we live in a society that is so advanced, this is one tradition that I believe won't be lost and forgotten within my people and culture. In comparison to our religious beliefs and rituals, we too also uphold values of kotahitanga (stand as one), whanaungatanga (family-oriented), ... perform Kapa Haka now that I am over here, I still watch videos of my favorite groups that perform and I fall back in love every time I get to watch and listen. The concept of personal space doesn't really exist in my culture. We are breeding machines! I don't know how else to pu...

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... what is culture? Suffice it for now to say that here culture means everything that human beings have created and transmitted socially across time and space." (32) In Culture as Given, Culture as Choice, Dirk Van Der Elst talks about how culture is everything that we are taught, that ... Rowan University serving bugs for lunch, but in another country this is highly acceptable. I pride myself on trying anything once. I grew up in a household where my parents both cooked all the time, and every meal was new and exciting. I learned quickly that as long as you tried what was given to you, eve...

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... leaders in the production of vehicles, machinery, and chemicals. The Japanese are also main leaders in the fishing industry. Why is Japan so successful in their business endeavors? According to my thorough research, the answer to this question lies within the heart of the Japanese culture. The Japanese welcome businesspeople from abroad and take pride in delivering high quality products. They ... result in a long-lasting business relationship. Purpose This report addresses the question of how an American executive can make a good first impression on a Japanese executive upon their first...

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... doors that he had previously only dreamt about. He received a place as one of Gattaca's elite's and after much hard training was offered the chance to navigate a mission to outer space, just as he had always imagined. Upon offer of this he finally felt worthy of his family. I believe that the things that influenced Vincent to achieve this goal was the ... of the people I chose to be friends with. Through this experience I learnt that the only opinions that matter are mine and those that I decide to listen to. When I was younger my mother moved around a lot so I went to many different pr...

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... an ancient text representative of a verbal communication, Mary Louise Pratt implies that the most interesting communication is created through a mix of several voices. She describes the "contact zone" as a "social space where cultures meet, clash, and grapple with each other, often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power." (Pratt 584) Pratt suggests that this highly diverse "contact zone" creates a much ... a level that he would not even come close to approaching if he acted in his ordinary manner. After questioning his difference in attire one day, Darius replied "It's wo...

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... , this person needs to pay back that effort to the another person whenever they need it. "Behanji had to go to work. Her dowry went to pay for my school." (Beaty, 616) In this case Inder's sister, Behanji, had to go to work in order to pay for his education. This is an example of ... can be as important as the couple, inclusive it can be more important. This hierarchy depends on culture. "What do you want me to do? I can't tell my parents what to do." (Beaty, 616) Inder cannot tell his parents if he wants or not to have children, which makes Grace angry because she wants him to ... with...

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... stores, supermarkets, and professional offices. Little Saigon is: an ethnic enclave [that] not only brought new possibilities for imagining community, but it also resurrected the old capital in a new physical space, complete with cultural institutions to foster this imagined community (Nguyen 199). The center is considered a home for many Vietnamese Americans. Started by the refugees in the mid-1970s, Little Saigon ... faces and language, we never feel out of place" (Dizon). Moreover, the presence of Vietnamese people is what makes Little Saigon more noticeable and exclusive. In an inte...

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... for that occasion. By doing this, the new sari symbolizes the new step she is about to . Sumita then goes on to say "The sari was unexpectedly heavy in my hands, silk slippery, a sari to walk carefully in. A sari that could change one's life." In the quote, the sari represents the new life that Sumita is about to step ... symbolizes the new life he wants to give her when they move out of the two room apartment with his parents. Sumita starts to feel crowded and smothered by the space in the apartment with his parents as she says "it seems to me if we all breathed in at once, there would...

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Authenticity and Sub-culture "My Music is a product of who I am and where I came from. I'm made in America. I'm not from Mars or nowhere else". Ice Cube The focal concept of this essay is authenticity as ... lyrics and images of rap stars like Ice-T and Ice Cube anticipated the L.A uprisings, which henceforth became a significant part of the iconography of rap. Rap engages a specific political era and space, showing what is going on in the urban underclass and it's rage with situations. In the postmodern global cultural scene hip-hop has become a dominant cultural form in many parts ... ...

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