Term Paper Application of Euphemism: Reflection of Cultures Introduction Euphemism is “example of the use of pleasant‚ mild or indirect words‚ or phrases in place of more accurate or direct ones” (Oxford for Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese dictionary page 491). It is also defined as “a kind of expressing method which aims at making people feel less embarrassed by using some words with vague and ambiguous meaning instead of those which may make people feel unpleasant and not respected” in Dictionary
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JPS124 Manga and Japanese Contemporary Culture Individual Essay Hoi Chung Fok (James) 44677472 Due Date: 20rd November‚ 2015 Word Count (include references):1653 Cuteness and Kawaii essentially means childlike; it celebrates sweet‚ adorable‚ innocent‚ pure‚ simple‚ genuine‚ gentle‚ vulnerable‚ weak and inexperienced social behavior and physical appearance. (Kinsella‚ 1995) The word Kawaii was first appeared in the book - Konjaku Monogatari Shyu in the 12 century Heian period
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Lord Gomez DBQ Essay The Ancient Greece culture has made many contributions to western civilization. The ancient Greeks affected the western civilizations math‚ government‚ sports‚ and medicine. They affected the western civilization in a big way. We even use some of these contributions today. A way that the ancient Greeks contributed to our government is that Greece had the first known democracy. As seen in document 3 Pericles had a lot to do with democracy. Pericles had three
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like choirs‚ girls groups‚ and operatic groups etc. I always question how do they become popular in the worldwide music industry. In this paper‚ I will discus the development of boy band history in western countries. Although the term ‘Boy Band’ was yet to be established before the late 1980s in the western world‚ various kinds of male singing groups had existed. They appeared in the form of male choir‚ male a cappella groups and male vocal groups etc. It is believed that ‘Boy Band’ was stem from these
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Things Fall Apart Essay Many societies have beliefs rooted deep in ancient religion. Some beliefs include polygamy‚ polytheism‚ and patriarchy‚ or rule by men. One such culture is that of Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. Polytheism and polygamy are custom in the clan‚ and the role of each family member is very defined. The men are overly domineering. The women and children are treated poorly and often beaten. Life in Achebe’s Umuofia would seem very different to someone living in modern day America
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Chinese Catering Culture in America In human culture history‚ people were born‚ lived‚ and died in a limited geographical area‚ and they never encountering other cultural backgrounds. However‚ in nowadays‚ the world has become borderless. As the world shrinks and counties become interdependent‚ people from different cultures increasingly come into contact on a daily basis. Now‚ people may live far away or just next door to each other‚ so that all people are faced with the challenge of understand
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Many nonindustrial cultures may be influenced or forced to adapt their ways of life because of changes around them or in their environment (H351). When nonindustrial cultures adopt the characteristics of more industrial societies this is known as modernization. The conformity of modernization is encouraged by industrial capitalist societies and the societies who choose to follow their own traditional roots are looked down upon as they are viewed to be more primitive. Modernization consists of four
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The people and culture of Ancient Greece have shaped the way modern civilization is today. Since 800 BC‚ the Greeks were the first to civilize their country and rid of the rule of kings‚ forming a democratic system of government.1 Greek Gods were also anthromorphic‚ but humanized‚ and had their own personalities and conflicts.2 The basic form of literature was developed‚ hence the reasoning for the many myths and stories behind Greek art.3 Exekias’ black figure paintings of Gods on pottery showed
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As it is known for being the core influence of Western Civilization‚ I firmly have adhered myself to the fact that ancient Greece has indeed a lot of say in the development and enrichment of today’s cosmos. It made such a grave mark on history; infusing the modern world with its own classical elements‚ from literature to the arts up to such political system. Even our various beliefs and ideas are possibly brought by the influence of great philosophers such as Plato‚ Socrates and Aristotle. Formulating
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Japan and Western Europe are two countries on opposite sides of the earth‚ yet both had a time period known as the feudal period. Japan’s feudal age (12th century to the = 15th century) is comparable in many ways to Europe’s feudal age (9th century through the 15th century‚ also known as the Middle Ages). Three specific areas that share differences and similarities between these two ages of feudalism are in politics‚ culture‚ and social structure. An area in which the West and Japan are as different
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