... norm was in an elevator. I used the elevator that is located in my dormitory's building. After trying to decide which cultural norm to experiment with, I came to the conclusion to invade someone else's space. The plan I created was to move closer to someone, in the elevator, than the normal space required, while communicating with this person. It was real difficult to engage in ... . When I first began to move closer to the person they performed no reaction. They showed no look that they acknowledge my changed behavior. After noticing this I decided to move even closer to the person. Thi...

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... 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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... people I pass walking around campus. I burst into laughter at mundane moments. I ask strangers odd favors like a ride home. I pick up hitchhikers. I invade the personal space of people I talk to. I talk to the man in the next urinal. I hug strangers. I carry groceries for people. I buy coffee for strangers. I hand ... space. Another social norm I frequently break is extended eye contact. In our society there is an unwritten code of conduct that informs us that eye contact should be brief. This social cognitive thought of long look is staring and its some thing bad has been a view we were....

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ORDER IN A SEATTLE SHOPPING AREA The area that I decided to analyze for my final student directed field assignment was a square block in downtown Seattle that stretched from Pike to Pine and from 6th to 7th Street. ... ritzier shops and the look of the built environment and believe the overall built environment is structured for the wealthy. But that is not the case. Through my observations I have come to the conclusion that people from all walks of like come here not only to shop, they come to sight see, go our ... the shops, going in and out of the stores, watching the entertainers, carryin...

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... penalty. I feel that the death penalty should be carried out. I have many reasons why the death penalty should be carried out. My reasons will back up why I feel that the death penalty should be enforced. I feel after listening to my reasons you will probably feel the same way that I do about the death penalty. First of all if we give the criminal ... the death penalty, so he would not be able go out and commit the same crime and so this would guarantee no repeat of the crime that was commited by the same criminal. Second it would save jail space ... in jail. We always here that many c...

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... is. My life experiences depict America as a "space of colonial encounters, the space in which peoples geographically and historically separated come into contact with each other and establish ongoing relations, usually involving conditions of coercion, radical inequality, and intractable conflict (Pratt 180)." My encounters with different people have shaped my opinions of ... school was a whole new experience for me. It was here that the concept of the contact zone was truly manifested before me. My high school basically consisted of Asians and Whites. There were a few African-Americans,...

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... not always put themselves first, but instead to consider the needs of others. Are you emphasizing the virtues of empathy and kindness with your child? 4. Seriously, ask yourself, "Am I raising my child to be self-reliant and fiscally capable?- One of our biggest jobs is to help our kids learn to live successfully on their own. Doing so means they will ... on campus whether the campus's or societies gave many varied results. 69% of the males and 36% of the females disagreed that it was ok to park in a handicap parking space that was open, even if they were running late for class. However...

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... there aren't too many things that I could recommend. Recommendations for Myself (Discuss FIRO B Assessment) There are a few things that I would change to improve my impact on the group. Although we had a cohesive group, there was still a side to me that felt inferior because I was the youngest and had least ... been working very well together. For our second assignment, The Celina Case, I was responsible for the group development portion of the case. My original input stated the things that Dr. Deming suggested when grading our papers such as identifying that Celina's group was stuck i...

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... my parents because they now know better. I moved last month. Since then, I find myself regularly that I can be difficult for the spirit out how a school day for me in that dorm room looked. Where the tea stood, and where my favorites book was. So obvious was my daily routine. My room was a small space ... of practical use hung together. I can remember that my desk was very full, filled and was busy. But what I could find, I only know ... plant. All signs that make you aware of the self-evidence of actions. Simple actions that are often forgotten quickly. And yet the dates of my actions ...

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... education? When I think of upper class, what types of words pop into my head? I compiled a list of a few things that I would expect to find at Smith College based on my ideas about class. These included such things as prestige, comfort, space, attention, power, money, influence, competition, independence, opportunity, luxury, leadership ... in-progress $35 million fine art center renovation) the architecture looks relatively aged, giving the place a sense of history. What really took my breath away was the nature surrounding the houses. Students can sit by the pond and walk through the b...

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... education? When I think of upper class, what types of words pop into my head? I compiled a list of a few things that I would expect to find at Smith College based on my ideas about class. These included such things as prestige, comfort, space, attention, power, money, influence, competition, independence, opportunity, luxury, leadership ... in-progress $35 million fine art center renovation) the architecture looks relatively aged, giving the place a sense of history. What really took my breath away was the nature surrounding the houses. Students can sit by the pond and walk through the b...

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... to people of various cultural and social backgrounds who are part of the same general community. In addition, there is a large amount of public space (that is, land or buildings that are not open exclusively to a single social or cultural group or family). Because of these and other ... who choose to modify their bodies do so for this reason, and many do not consciously modify their bodies as a rite of passage. My interest in the motivations of individuals who modify their bodies, especially in cases where the modification may not be culturally acceptable, has led me ... evidence that ...

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... the occasional foreign accent. I was now the foreigner. I never before had experienced anything different than I had been taught; now I got to see with my own eyes what a world there is out side of the United States. I had never experienced culture shock before, or for that matter ever really understood ... casual around each other. Upon greeting and saying good-bye to some one, they give a kiss on each cheek. I noticed the concept of personal space, which people did not take much notice of. People got real close, sometimes a little to close for comfort. There is an incredible difference ...

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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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... , disease, deforestation, pollution, depletion of the ozone layer, and coastal flooding. The last issue Mr. Feagin writes about those issues of social inequality and injustice. Mr. Feagin notes " I only have space to note briefly such major societal realities as racial and ethnic oppression, patriarchy, homophobia, bureaucratic authoritarianism, violence against children, and discrimination against the aged and the disabled" (Feagin 2001). The ... . Feagin's speech and applaud his efforts to bring forth not only the positive but also the negative aspects of the past, present, and the futu...

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... individual who is a part of it. Thus it assigns him role making him aware of his social standing and finally providing him with a certain conscience as if limiting his acting space. In A Doll's House we find two types of spirtual laws, two kinds of conscience, one in men and a quite different one in women. They do not match each other but ... her saying things like: "Nora, Nora just like a women. She is almost considered to be a property of her: " May not I look at my dearest treasure? At all the beauty that belongs to no one but me-that's all my very own?" Here is a Nora who was a play...

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