Gestures and Cultures For regular people who travel at the first time to a foreign country‚ it would be difficult to communicate in gestures. You may say humans share the same gestures‚ so they can understand each other; however‚ they may understand gestures but unfortunately with the false meaning. They would misunderstand you since they have other meanings for gestures. Therefore‚ gestures are the same as languages. They are different from culture to another. First‚ to hold two fingers like
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Organizations around the World Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ‘One Vision‚ One Identity‚ One Community” History ASEAN was preceded by an organization called the Association of Southeast Asia‚ commonly called ASA‚ an alliance consisting of the Philippines‚ Malaysia and Thailand that was formed in 1961. The bloc itself‚ however‚ was established on 8 August 1967‚ when foreign ministers of five countries – Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ and Thailand
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Cameron Cultural Anthropology 11 November 2013 Totem and Taboo In the book Totem and Taboo by Sigmund Freud he brings together four essays to explain psycho analysis and its application to social psychology. Freud states that his two sources for Totem and Taboo were William Wundt and Zurich school of psycho-analysis. Wundt’s work centered on non-analytic psychology while Zurich school focused on social Psychology. In his book Freud looks at the life of primitive man and uses psycho-analysis
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“Insignificant Gestures” Insignificant Gestures is a short story written by an author named Jo Cannon. It is a story about a young doctor who is stationed in Africa where he tells about all the horror he experienced. At his time in Africa he relates to his servant‚ Celia‚ a young African girl‚ who as the doctor shares a common love for drawing. After returning from Africa‚ the narrator retrained as a psychiatrist. “I never wanted to smell blood again. Or the sweet nail-varnish odour of starvation
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The World of Languages Languages may not be the most important thing in the world‚ but without them people like us would not be able to communicate with each other. Many jobs require more than on languages to communicate with customers‚ most of these jobs are well paying jobs. Those who speak more than two languages are more likely to get a better paying job than one just knows one language. Many students may not agree that High School may have to require students to take two years of a second
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In human society taboo is a strong prohibition (or ban) related to certain behaviors and habits‚ declared as "sacred and forbidden". Breaking a taboo is usually considered a repulsive thing and censured from the community. The term is derived from the Tonga and is present in many Polynesian cultures. In these cultures‚ a taboo also has religious significance. The term taboo is precisely the condition of people‚ objects and actions isolated and prohibited because of the danger represented by their
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Anti Religion Today we have many different cultures‚ societies‚ and religions spread around the world. Most of these cultures and religion originated in the past‚ ancient world to us. The religions and cultures were spread through different ways by each country or religion‚ some used teachings and education‚ while others used violence and enforcement of religion. Religion in cultures and society is made important‚ of its effects of teaching morals‚ values‚ spirituality‚ and a guided path of life
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Non-verbal Communication: Filipino Style Not all cultural gestures are unique; some gestures may be the same with other cultures. However‚ there are certain gestures that we can identify as very Filipino. As I observed the people around me‚ there are a few gestures that I noticed that I was not even aware that we do but actually do quite often. I come to realize that conversations and situations would be bland without these gestures that we have become accustomed to one way or another. Nothing
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Insignificant gestures “If I could peel back time‚ I would do things differently. But you don’t get second chances”- insignificant gestures (ll. 11-12). One wrong decision can haunt your mind for life – especially those decisions you take at a life-threatening point. These wrong decisions can be the cause of a long-term damage like Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome and because of the emotional consequences; it can change our lives and personalities completely. That is the main theme in Jo Cannon’s
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Body Language in Business Communication Body language is a non verbal form of communication that is widely used by people in everyday environment. Alone‚ or in conjunction with the words‚ body language has a big influence on how we communicate to others. In business world it can cause both positive and negative results in communication. If used properly‚ body language can help create a friendly atmosphere in any conversation and can significantly enhance your verbal message. It can help win the
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