PERCEPTION OF GESTURES IN DIFFERENT CULTURES RESEARCH REPORT CLASS: Research techniques YEAR: 2011/2012 STUDENT: Ida Sotlar Hvalec‚ 506428 RESEARCH REPORT CLASS: Research techniques YEAR: 2011/2012 STUDENT: Ida Sotlar Hvalec‚ 506428 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………….………..2 2. HUMAN COMMUNICATION…………………………………………………….…………2 3. DEFINITION OF GESTURES…………………………………………………………………..4 4.1 MEANINGS OF THE SAME GESTURE AMONG DIFFERENT CULTURES……
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Christine Soriano Speech 1A-002 2 November 2011 Professor Wongprasert Advertisement Essay In this magazine ad (courtesy of Nylon magazine) we have 3 young girls posing for a clothing brand. The credibility or ethos we can rely on is the company Buffalo by David Bitton. Since it is a well-known brand‚ people can trust that this company has goodwill and character. Plus‚ it is an advertisement from a magazine called Nylon which is among one of the popular fashion magazines that are distributed throughout
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The powerful writings of Christine de Pizan‚ in her works such as “The Book of the City of Ladies‚” have created much debate on the nature of her writings and her‚ as an author. Shelia Delany in “’Mothers to Think Back Through’: Who Are They? The Ambiguous Example of Christine de Pizan” analyzes how Christine de Pizan‚ by the standards of her time‚ is mislabeled as “a reformer or proto feminist” when she rather seems “at best a contradictory figure”(Delany 315). Although Pizan may display opposing
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Genius – is always recognized. Genius – is never ignored. Genius – is never silenced. Christine de Pizan was/is a remarkable person and a genius that transcends all epochs of Time. She is immortal through the words‚ works‚ and love she has given to everyone everywhere. Oh‚ what she could have accomplished in this modern world of mass communication! As a young girl‚ Christine’s father recognized the unparalleled gift within his daughter and gave her what was usually reserved for only the men of her
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Freedom Writers Perceptions and ideas of belonging‚ or of not belonging‚ vary - Eva feels connected to her Latino gang just like the people in her class feel a sense of belonging to their gangs - However these kids do not belong to this class‚ the school and more importantly the education system as they are seen as hopeless cases - Mrs Gruwell feels a sense of disconnection towards the class as she is automatically seen as a higher class than the students by what she wears on the first day
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You Have a Friend in Me Everyone has friends but every friend is different. You have your friends with families‚ the “let’s go out every night” friends‚ and last but not least‚ your long distant friends. Yes they are all friends but each one lives a different life style and has their own unique personality. They have a special place in your heart through thick and thin. Friends are loving‚ caring‚ loyal‚ and honest. Friend’s seal your deepest darkest secret with a “pinky swear” and a hug. Which
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Have you ever wondered; what would you do if someday you win the lottery? Well‚ I have always thought about it and the idea of having millions of dollars in my bank account just make me think about one thing; building my dream house. First‚ I have to pick the perfect place to build my masterpiece. It has to be a place with the perfect climate‚ perfect landscape‚ and perfect people. I was raised in Honduras‚ and one day I visited Roatan which is an island in the northern part of the country. I was
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Charitable Gesture Giving (verb): to freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone); hand over to. When one gives to someone or does something special for someone‚ it is a win-win situation. In fact‚ the feeling of happiness is always mutual in those cases. No matter how big‚ small‚ concrete‚ or abstract the act of kindness is‚ it will go a long way nevertheless. The winter season - that is‚ the season for giving - is approaching‚ and it is a great time to “kick off” the amiable gestures for
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The setting for The Diary of Anne Frank is in a “Secret Annexe” in Amsterdam‚ Holland. Anne and her family are not the only people that are hiding in the “Secret Annexe‚” the Van Daans live with them also. Anne draws a map in the book to show you a layout of the “Secret Annexe.” It’s pretty large‚ although with eight people living there‚ it’s quite crowded. The plot for the story was for Anne and her family to hide from the Germans until the war was over. Hiding was hard for the Franks
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The Meaning of Gestures in Other Culture Nonverbal communication‚ such as the use of gestures‚ helps to complement and reinforce meanings of verbal messages. However‚ when communicating with people from cultures that are different from your own‚ it is important to understand possible contradictions in the meanings of gestures such as finger signals and head movements. Finger signals in different countries have different meanings. Raising one hand with fingers extended upward‚ and palm facing outward
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