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    My First Horror Movie

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    movie world. My mom always told me they were real people dressed up‚ just like we did for Halloween. We would talk about how they created the special effects. Scary as it was‚ there was always some creative ketchup idea that covered the blood and gore. It became very interesting to me and I began to watch more and more horror movies with my mom. I was unaware that some of these movies were based on real accounts until I got older. When I was about nine years old I watched my first horror movie

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    High Context/ Low Context

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    High/ Low context culture by Hall International Business Cross Cultural Communication Teacher responsible for the course Yijie Wang Tsang Siu Ki Jaakko Soini Christian Fritz Philipp Gatzemeier Assessment Date Grade Teacher’s signature CONTENTS 1 EDWARD T. HALL .................. FEHLER! TEXTMARKE NICHT DEFINIERT. 2 GESTELAND.............................................................................................................. 3 3 TROMPENAAR...................................

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    My First Trip Home

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    My First Trip Home I am originally from Moldova‚ a country in Eastern Europe. My country was a part of Romania and for a longer period a part of Soviet Union. Since I was seven years old I knew that I would live abroad‚ because all my three older brothers were living in Europe and I got information from them that Europe has many developed countries. Who does not want to live in a developed country? Everyone wants to live in a developed country‚ where people can achieve their dreams‚ and be successful

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    The importance of the desire to belong can be seen in the texts‚ Romulus My Father by Raimond Gaita‚ Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin and Fiddler On The Roof by Norman Jewison‚ all which explore potential barriers to affinity. These barriers can be described as the inability to make connections due to a different cultural background‚ physical isolation and conflict caused by differing ideals‚ which frustrate one’s

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    My first car accident

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    Narrative Essay-Personal experience “A blessing in disguise” My first car accident Once you get your driver license in Germany at the age of 18‚ your Mum might tell you from the date before leaving by car “Fahre nie schneller‚ als dein Schutzengel fliegen kann.” It is a German saying and it means that you should never drive faster than your guardian angel can ever fly. I remember that I always answered “Yes‚ yes- nothing will ever happen to me‚ Mum. Calm down”‚ closed the door

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    My First Day in School

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    Today also when I recall my old memories of school I become delighted and happy. First day of my school when I admitted in class I. When first time I entered in my school numerous felling were aroused in my mind and i was felling nervous and bit tensed. Although I was not a brilliant student not knowing even alphabets my teachers helped me in learning the alphabets That was the time when my first class began Manisha Ma’am entered in the class room every student stood up and greeted

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    ‘Romulus‚ My Father’ is an autobiography/memoir that’s all about having connections to people: family‚ neighbours‚ and friends. Connection to place is also evident; Romulus to Europe and Raimond to Australia. It is “... an original meditation on life itself: character‚ conversation‚ friendship‚ morality and the terror of insanity.” It is a reasoned‚ calm and sincere recount that has the power to bring one to tears or make them grin or laugh as they read a certain part‚ like the antics of Jack the

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    Character Study * Romulus Romulus achieves a sense of belonging to his community through work. It is clear that Romulus feels the way to belong to a community is through hard work and through proving his ‘worth’ to that community. 1950s rural Australia tolerated immigrants‚ however rarely accepted them as individuals and respect usually had to be earned. This understanding of belonging develops Romulus a ‘reputation’ in his community; “his work became admired and his business prospered” (ch

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    I have to say the death of my dad had a great impact on who I am now. My dad’s name was Elmo Lee he was about 35 when he died. He left behind 5 children my brothers Elmo‚and Emerion and my sisters‚ Tiffany‚Teja‚and myself. I was never told what killed him or how he got it. It was over 3 years when he first started to get sick and become hospitalized‚ but i was not informed until it got worse. I was always a quiet child always stayed to myself. Just the vibe of being near people made me nervous I

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    Do unresolved relationships with our parents have the power to haunt us till the end of time? “Forgiving my Father” by Lucille Clifton illustrates a character‚ whose parents have passed away‚ whom is being haunted by unresolved anger filled arguments.  The poem is used to portray the unimaginable complications that poverty puts on family relationships. The disputes that were constantly had with her parents were broken down by speaker throughout the poem resulting  in the end her realizing that the

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