... he or she would become visually agitated, but no one ever said anything to me about my conduct. The bus scenario was slightly different. Most people visually showed their annoyance at the pointless intrusion of their space when other seats were available and a couple actually got up and moved to another seat. ... I was shown outright hostility and scorn, several men actually asked if I was gay or a pervert, leading me to conclude that this was the most grievous of space violations I had committed. As I did these things, I feel different, very weird, as if I was doing something totally aga...

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... 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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... 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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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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... I remember defining family "mommy and daddy and we're happy" when I was young. It's plain and simple, mainly because that was the space I was moving in and the parents were the only influences. But as I grew older, the experiences, religion, and probably external influences have greatly altered ... a best friend or a pet dog maybe part of his family. For instance, I acknowledge that I am a part of a family by consanguinity that includes my mom and dad, and perhaps a few cousins and relatives. But because part of growing up is acquiring new experiences and widening social network, this we...

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... , this was a case where the social worker came in and removed a child from the home because they felt that he was not getting the proper nourishment, and that his living space was unfit for him to be living in. After further investigating into this some wonder whether or not this was the right decision on their half, from the Social Workers ... is Community Involvement; this is a big problem in today's society because it is very rare or not even seen. As Marian Edleman said, members of the congregation and community were my extended parents." This is very rarely seen any more in many are...

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... , and how will we know it? What is "real equality", as opposed to equality of opportunity? If you want more than equality of opportunity, the only thing that comes to my mind is equality of outcome. Have we not, in the last few decades, moved beyond demanding equality of outcome? Far from having moved beyond the demand for equality of outcome ... of consumable things and workers' tasks." Quoted from "Beyond Capital: Toward A Theory of Transition" by István Mészáros; Merlin Press, London; 1995; Page 221. There is no space in that for mechanistic quantification or for utilitarian elitis...

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