... their own lives. They don't live for others, but work out their own destinies. Moreover, the ability of Americans to be independent is stronger, and they reach independence earlier than Chinese. Most young adults live apart from their parents in the U.S. Some of them pay their parents rent to stay at home. Almost all of Americans work a job during college and ... they want to be economically independent of their parents. Unlike Americans, those conditions rarely happen in China. Most of Chinese live with their parents until college graduation, unless they go to different cities or countr...

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... . Steadily, people living in China, India, the Middle East, and Egypt developed complex civilizations. You can see the relationship of history and geography in many different cultures. Here are just a few that show it. In China geography is important to history because if they didn't have the Himalayas as one geographic barrier between China and the rest of the world then they ... wouldn't have made some of the great discoveries and find ways to use new technology. By this I mean, the Chinese not knowing about the other side of the world and ... from invaders, it was the Nile that allow...

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... idioms to discuss the cultural effects. From the above definitions, we can see that idiom is a kind of social agreement on language or culture specific expressions. Both English and Chinese have a long history in their development, so it is quite natural that the two languages are abundant in idioms. These idioms are usually concise, humorous, implicative and vivid, thus making our language ... living environment Idiom creation has a close relationship with people's labor and life. Britain is an island country, whose navigation was once in the leading position of the world in history, wh...

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How We Chose Our Topic Seeing as how the National History Day theme is Rights and Responsibilities in History, my partner and I were thinking about the rights and roles that other cultures and countries play besides the United States. First we made a list of different nationalities that ... we went through a process of elimination. Since Diana had previously done a project on China and its communist ways, we thought that this topic would be perfect for our history fair project. How We Conducted Our Research Our choice for our project was to make an exhibit, so we split it in half. We decided...

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... to see films very much. Since they can give me a lot without going there in person. Through a film from a country, I can learn their nature, history, customs, society, and all aspects of life . Usually with the background of some special environments, such as a urban city or a farm ,I can learn the ... method of life of those people; Also, with a background of a war, a influential historical event , I can acquire a lot of knowledge of their history. For example, I watched a very famous American movie named Gong With The Wind. It's a beautiful love story that shocks me very much. But apa...

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... of keeping outsiders away, they seem suspiciously symbolic of a different kind of wall that surrounded both of these cultures for years to come. Both China and England are considered by history to be insular societies. England's cultural insulation can primarily be attributed to is relative geographic isolation from the European continent. This kept the renaissance from reaching England almost until the ... 16th century. The Chinese were not so much geographically isolated as they were politically isolated. For thousands of years the Chinese would not allow any foreigners into their bor...

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... people to increase their knowledge of the world. It is a good thing since it brings benefits to every society. People can enjoy eating different types of cultural foods, for example Chinese foods, and learn different kind of perspectives from other people. So then kids learn to grow up in this environment where they accept different perspectives, values, and behaviors without any ... world, and maybe he's just like any typical American who think their country and culture is above everyone's. In contrast, there's a book named A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America by Rona...

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 Janelle Anne D. Caylo SOCIO304 BSPsych-1 Reaction: Culture and Development in the Philippines Way back to the history of our country we can witness that our country is a truly a westernized country. Colonizers such as the Spain, colonize us for more than 300 years and the Americans for nearly ... already forgot the true culture of what we had. I felt guilty upon knowing these things because most of us Filipinos buy their products not only with Americans but also the Chinese products. As what I have learned, if continue to recognize or love their products, it has a great effects for us to...

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... . First, I believe America has the widest worldview in the world. America consists of immigrants from all over the world, as we know from its nickname - the melting pot. Through the history, they keep accepting the new immigrants and melting together. It makes them open-minded to the world, I think. Second, America plays the important role in the internationalization in reality. America ... , my teachers each person has the unique background. I only knew the Japanese just five months ago, but now I have Scottish-American host mother, African-American friend, Arabian-American classmate, an...

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... states his definition of an American. He says, "An American is English or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan (Ferrara, par 3). Americans come from all different descents and backgrounds, originating and living in very different parts of the world ... about people who are diverse. According to Mr. Ferrara, "Americans welcome people from all lands, all cultures, all religions, because they are not afraid. They are not afraid that their...

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... an English learner, Ikegami couldnt speak English fluently at that time. He could only use some easy words, simple sentences, body language and some Japanese characters that are similar to Chinese characters to communicate with his girlfriend. Therefore, language had created a gap between them. "We were sitting in a cafeteria and facing each other without saying anything," Ikegami recalled the ... our cultures," Ikegami said. Compared with Eastern and Western cultures, the discord between Japanese and Taiwanese are obviously smaller. The two countries have in fact influenced one anothe...

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... it seems like I was brought up to be very superstitious, and I find them very interesting. I really like the culture of my heritage. I find it most extravagant to research about. The history of my people is what I am interested the most about because it informs us of how people act nowadays due to the teachings of back then. We should value the ... countries aren't able to do so, and what I value more is that I am able to communicate through more than one language, giving me an advantage in life. If I never learned Chinese, I would've never been able to understand the true meanings of t...

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... acquisitions gave Shiseido an opportunity to build on something strong already in the American markets.# 3. The recent acquisition of American cosmetics company Bare Escentuals is the largest in the company's history. It is what will hopefully be Shiseido's launch into e-commerce and television network retail. The move underlines Shiseido's push to gain a presence in the U.S. market, # Shiseido participates in the different ... at a public school in upper Manhattan.# 3. Shiseido hires multicultural "faces" for it's brands. Jennifer Connelly, an American actress, is the global spokespers...

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