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    1. Discuss any differences in cultural values or nonverbal communication that you are aware of between your culture and your friend’s culture. Culture is defined as the complex whole that includes knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ law‚ morals‚ customs and any other capabilities and habits acquired by humans as members of society. Now‚ we look at the meaning of nonverbal communication. Non-verbal communication means communication without the use of spoken language. Nonverbal communication includes gestures

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    Most think that cultural appropriation only happens to African Americans‚ Asians‚ or anyone that isn’t white. But that’s highly untrue. In fact‚ the LGBTQA community is often misrepresented in the media. Maybe not as often‚ but‚ they are. For example‚ this article on the Huffington Post‚ Jules Horowitz‚ a transgender himself‚ explains that transpeople need to be involved in telling trans-stories. Hollywood has only really put one famous Transperson in the centre of the media when it comes to acting

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    Big Trouble in Little China --It is more than just a film “Big Trouble in Little China” starts with a white American character called Jack Burton‚ who delivers his cargo to a small town and during some free time plays card games in a Chinese market. After beating everyone at the game‚ he is proposed a bet by his friend Wang‚ and wins. Wang‚ not having enough cash to pay himself‚ convinced Jack to pick up his girlfriend Miao Yin at the airport‚ promising after which he would pay what he owed.

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    the language‚ beliefs‚ values‚ norms‚ and behaviors‚ is around us everyday‚ all the time. To understand culture‚ social facts are necessary to know. Social facts are patterns of behavior that characterize a social group‚ which includes values‚ norms‚ and sanctions. In the movie‚ 12 Angry Men‚ the jury as a group is an example of a culture in which social facts can be described. The values of the jurors in 12 Angry Men seem to be along the same lines. Most of the men value that the way they dress

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    Being raised in a Vietnamese American household I was taught to value respect over everything else. This quote by Chinese philosopher Confucius helps to embody this idea‚ “Without feelings of respect‚ what is there to distinguish men from beasts.” However‚ having to experience this culture of formality firsthand as a child of two refugees‚ I discovered that not only is this completely false but that Confucius was nothing more than an old fool. The idea that a family‚ or society for that matter‚ must

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    countries are a country filled with many interesting things‚ such as their culture‚ their beliefs‚ and their values. Everything that these three countrieshave to offer‚ from the culture to the geography‚ attracts many tourists‚ therefore making it one of the most adored countries in the world. One of the aspects of the Thailand that everyone adores is their cultural values. Thai people have a very strong belief in Buddhism.Thai people think that if they go to the temple receiving

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    Vietnamese school culture deeply values maintaining social and academic impeccability. The struggle to appear competent and successful in work life makes expressing vulnerability in personal life a taboo. In high school‚ this cultural expectation has even influenced relationships with my parents and close friends - my interactions even with my own mother have for years been formal and polite‚ even indifferent. For example‚ I have never quite felt present around the family dinner table‚ always feeling

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    In this essay I am going to deal with the two epic texts called: "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and Homer’s "Odyssey". For both texts‚ I will discuss the cultural value of "heroism" In order to make a good analysis of both texts we have to know what "Epic" means. Webster’s defines it as "a long poetic composition‚ usually centered upon a hero‚ in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style" (Webster’s Universal College Dictionary‚ New York: Gramercy Books‚ 1997). In each

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    a lifetime and it is formalized by a wedding ceremony. At any time‚ the wedding is the beauty in the minds of the Vietnamese people. Let’s see how Vietnamese people hold one. Depending on habits and customs of different ethnic groups in Vietnam‚ there are various procedures of a wedding ceremony‚ but in general‚ there is an important ceremony: the Wedding. The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of a set of ceremonies: The first is the procession to receive the bride. The groom has to come

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    American values and beliefs as they are reflected in the American character. If you asked most Americans what the cultural values in the US are‚ you might get some blank stares‚ or a statement of some basic beliefs. The question may seem simple‚ but the answer is quite complex in a society as highly diverse as the US‚ there is likely to be a multitude of answers. American culture has been enriched by the values and belief system of virtually every part of the world. Consequently‚ it is impossible

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