Do you know what I am doing? (thumbs up to the side – Hitch hiking). When I do this‚ most of you would think it means “good job”. But in the middle east‚ for example in Iran‚ it’s an insult similar to “the middle finger”. Good evening Madam Toastmaster‚ fellow toastmasters and guests‚ tonight let’s look at body language in different cultures. Do you agree that gestures can communicate as effectively as words? I agree. Some might argue‚ it maybe even more than words. However we must be aware different
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of seven debates between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois state election campaign as among the most significant statements in American political history. Douglas‚ the North’s most prominent Democratic leader‚ faced against Lincoln who represented the Republican. Douglas was seeking reelection to a third term in the U.S. Senate. The debates held in seven Illinois towns and attended by tens of thousands of listeners. The sharpest difference between the two candidates
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that has languages is rooted in Latin. French‚ Spanish and or Portuguese would be considered part of Latin America. Because of Latin America‚ Dominican Republic and Bolivia shares the same roots of Latin and they share some similar and differences between them. On one hand‚ the similarity between Dominican Republic and Bolivia is the culture life. Both of the countries shares the same religion belief in Roman Catholic however there is another belief in Christian faiths. The language is spoken
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“a persistent pattern of humiliation that endures for years in a community‚ both the victim and victimizer find ways of obscuring the harm that is being done” (Hallie 6). The difference between the two is that in second‚ the victim and victimizer do not see anything wrong with superiority and inferiority because that is what they believe should happen.
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The Malignant and Malicious Macbeth From a very young age‚ children are taught the differences between right and wrong. Macbeth also knew what the right things to do were but was just blinded by the nefarious figures that surrounded him. Macbeth was manipulated throughout the play by many different characters. He was influenced by the evil that surrounded him that dwelled in the witches and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth was a brave soldier for Scotland who was fooled and forced into killing Duncan who was
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begin with‚ the language is essential when communicating. The Hearing world communicates through the English language by speaking and writing to one another to get their message across. As for the Deaf culture‚ American Sign Language (ASL) is used. ASL can be seen as a language that is capable of expressing abstract ideas. Therefore‚ the Deaf culture uses not only signing‚ but also body movement and facial expressions to communicate effectively. The second big difference between the Hearing world
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earth‚ and fire. Some were even in charge of death. And there were also many other powers that fell into categories between those. But‚ there were two very well known deities‚ Astrapi and Keme.
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Differences between Mandarin and English Mandarin‚ known by many for being one of the most difficult languages in the world‚ is my mother language. Born in China eighteen years ago‚ I was raised in a Mandarin-speaking environment. Both of my parents have been speaking to me in Mandarin ever since I was a child. Mandarin is the language I usually spoke when I was in China and even in here I speak Mandarin with my Chinese friends. Studying the first language is a slow and natural process which is
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been able to differentiate between the two documents‚ or even speak to what they were about‚ I cannot confidently say that I learned about them. The module assigned to us this week in class helped me learn about the differences between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation; in addition to discovering what the Federalists and the Antifederalists stood for. Though the documents‚ and the groups of people‚ shared commonalities‚ their differences‚ rather‚ are what defined the United States
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still able to represent a realistic drawing of the bison and rhino‚ but the drawing has two-dimensional properties with the absence of shading found in the Rhino and Horse piece. Another difference is that in the Shaft of the Dead Man painting‚ a story is being told. The major difference of historic significance between these two pieces is that in the Shaft of the Dead painting the first appearance of a male figure in cave drawing was found. It was the only painting that was found in either the Lascaux
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