curious of their surroundings. Mary Louise Pratt describes this as creating a contact zone where parody‚ critique‚ and unseemly comparisons create social disruptions in which students are challenged. In her essay “Arts of the Contact Zone‚” she proposes that classrooms should take up this style of educating. What would a contact zone in a classroom perform like? Out of all the elements that are capable of creating a contact zone‚ parody is one of the more familiar choices that would behave well in
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Under the Wolf’s Skin “The wolf is carnivore incarnate and he’s as cunning as he is ferocious; once he’s had a taste of flesh then nothing else will do” quotes Angela Carter‚ in her reimagining of the classic fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” in her short story “The Company of Wolves.” The original tale by Charles Perrault served as a thinly veiled cautionary tale for young women to suppress their sexuality which comes in the form of the wolf‚ and submit to the servile situations‚ or else they
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Meanwhile‚ African Americans tend to be somewhat more aggressive and mean exactly what they are saying when communicating. In this essay we will discuss and explore the differences in these two cultures with specifics on the appropriateness of eye contact. What is considered as respect to one culture can easily be misinterpreted as disrespect to another. Often time’s ethnocentrism can lead to controversy amongst different cultural backgrounds. The feelings of what is the norm in one culture can really
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one’s skin because it is more important to seek knowledge‚ admiration and appreciation toward various skin tones. It is important to know more about the variety of skin tones by gaining knowledge on each one. Each culture around the world has its own unique skin tone depending on where they are from and who their parents are.
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Language Borrowing and the Indices of Adaptability and Receptivity Bates L. Hoffer Trinity University Introduction One of the most easily observable results of intercultural contact and communication is the set of loanwords that is imported into the vocabulary of each language involved. The field of cultures and languages in contact (Weinreich 1953) has grown a great deal over the past fifty years. From the early studies‚ a ’Scale ’ or ’Index of Receptivity ’ has been posited for languages which more
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making enough eye contact with their listeners. Either they aren’t practiced presenters or they are underestimating the importance of making eye contact. Why is making eye contact so important? There are several reasons. For one thing‚ think about when you’re having a conversation with another person. If that person never makes eye contact with you‚ you might begin to think of him or her as “shifty” or not trustworthy. Your audience may think of you that way if you don’t make eye contact with them often
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Week 8 Final Draft Contact Sports ENG 112 June 21‚ 2012 Contact sports have been a part of school age children’s life for a long time in America. Whether it be football‚ soccer‚ lacrosse‚ wrestling‚ or the recent addition to American sports‚ rugby. Millions of children in middle school or high school have worked hard and enjoyed playing. In recent news articles contact sports have been deemed bad for children. Doctors have been studying the statistics and have come to the conclusion that
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common types of the metamorphic processes-contact(thermal)metamorphism‚ and regional(dynothermal) metamorphism occur within different sets of circumstances‚ as well as form different rocks as a result of each. The main difference between contact metamorphism and regional metamorphism is that in one case(contact metamorphism) the main factor and cause is temperature‚ whereas in regional‚ both temperature and pressure are involved. High temperatures during contact metamorphism occur at relatively shallow
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THE CONTACT PROCESS By: Kabeer Ali Teacher- Mrs. Sankar Class- Lower6 Science 2 INTRODUCTION The Contact Process is the name given for the manufacture of Sulphuric Acid (H2SO4(l)). There must also be specific conditions of temperature‚ pressure and catalyst for the reaction to occur effectively. I will also look at the effect of temperature‚ pressure and catalyst on the composition of the equilibrium mixture‚ with respect to Le Châtelier’s principle. THE PROCESS Firstly‚
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In The Skin of a Lion Essay Vanessa Kidson English Advanced Mark: 18/20 In your view‚ how have narrative techniques been used to reveal memorable ideas in Michael Ondaatje’s novel In The Skin of a Lion? “The Bridge goes up in a dream.” Ondaatje’s fictionalised re-telling of the historical events circling the construction of the Bloor Street Viaduct reveal themes of Authority & Power‚ Rebellion & Freedom‚ and Love & Loss that continues to illuminate throughout his novel
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