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    Suddenly‚ new experiences seem stressful rather than stimulating‚ and delight turns into discomfort. This is the phenomenon known as culture shock. Culture shock is more than jet lag or homesickness‚ and it affects nearly everyone who enters a new culture – tourist‚ business travellers‚ diplomats‚ and student alike. Although not everyone experiences culture shock in exactly the same way‚ many experts agree that it has roughly five stages. In the first stage‚ you are excited by your new environment

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    from a beautiful culture that Western woman don’t have.” So‚ learning another language will not enrich one’s culture exactly in my opinion. 3. Comment about the clip: That is a funny clip. Beside‚ the author gives us a little story of “culture shock”. The microwave during a voyage from

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    Running head: SHOCK VS. SHOCK Septic Shock Vs. Cardiogenic Shock In APA Style Michelle Webley Rio Hondo College Septic Shock Vs. Cardiogenic Shock Septic shock is an extreme immune system response to an infection that has spread throughout the blood and tissues. Severe septic shock often causes extremely low blood pressure‚ which limits blood flow to the body and can result in organ failure and death. Septic shock is most often the result of a bacterial infection‚ but it can also be

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    Positive Effects of Culture Shock Positive Effects of Culture Shock Thesis Statement: There are many positive effects of culture shock‚ such as meeting new people‚ knowing about personality and increasing the knowledge. Body: 1. Meeting new people a. Public places b. Help to know about new country and culture 2. Knowing about personality a. Be independent b. Own abilities 3. Increasing the knowledge a. New culture‚ history b. Second language

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    International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling 14: 105-119‚ 1991. © 1991 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. C ross-cultural transitions and wellness: D ealing with culture shock MICHAEL KIM ZAPF Faculty of Social Work‚ The University of Calgary‚ Edmonton Division Abstract. Cross-cultural communication has emerged as a major concern for the helping professions in our multicultural society. Much has been written about recognizing the cultural biases inherent

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    The Shock of Enslavement

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    The Shock of Enslavement African rulers began enslaving and selling their own people to Europe and other countries long before there was such a large demand for slaves in the early 1600s. Enslavement started out as punishment for crimes‚ but soon became a booming business for African rulers. English colonists who had a need for cheap labor decided to tap into the slave trade to find affordable plantation workers. Africans were taken against their will‚ tortured‚ and dehumanized in preparation

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    is Culture Shock? I would best describe Culture Shock as a roller coaster ride- fun and exciting‚ yet a little scary and daunting. It happens from Country to Country‚ from state to state‚ city to city and within neighborhoods. Not everybody experiences it in the exact same way. Culture Shock occurs when one enters an unfamiliar place where cultural traits‚ social norms‚ beliefs and customs may not be in line with what they are familiar with. Wikipedia best describes Culture Shock in four phases;

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    Culture Shock Introductory Paragraph: Moving to different country can be an exciting‚ even exhilarating experience. In a new environment‚ you somehow feel more alive; seeing new sights‚ eating new food‚ hearing and foreign sounds of a new language and feeling a different skin against your skin stimulate your senses as never before. Soon‚ however‚ this sensory bombardment becomes sensory overload. Suddenly‚ new experiences seem stressful rather than stimulating‚ and delight turns into discomfort

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    actually a ally. The participants were instructed to give electric shocks to another individual‚ who was the learner‚ the learner was the ally but the participant was unaware of this. Each shock would be increased by 15 volts each time a learner would give an wrong answer to a question. no electric shocks were actually given‚ with the exception of one administered to the real participant to deceive them into thinking the shock machine actually worked. By giving clear suggestions of distress‚ the

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    Critically discuss the experience of “culture shock” as described in 1 Reading by Frances Henry‚ and the Lecture on “Culture Shock”. Plus 1 Additional assigned Reading or Video from the Course Based on the accounts of many Caribbean immigrants‚ it is apparent that each individual experienced cultures shock in different ways. Regardless of their experiences‚ it still remains one of the most common issues they deal with as they arrive and attempt to settle in Canada. Most immigrants struggled

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