11 Schenkelberg Friday November Second Positive Cross-Cultural Encounters When you decide to encounter another culture‚ you could be surprised to find out that they are not that much different than you are. You may even develop close bonds. The books “My Sojourn in the Lands of my Ancestors” and “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” show both positive and negative examples of cross-cultural encounters. To get to know another’s culture you must first accept them‚ and treat
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values to have in order to overcome barriers and face challenges are persistence‚ citizenship‚ and integrity. Persistence is valuable when facing challenges because it allows you to push through and continue facing challenges even after you may want to stop. Citizenship is a valuable value to have because it allows you to build others up and encourage them to overcome their own challenges and barriers. Integrity is an important value to have because‚ if you stick to what you believe‚ then others will see
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Mona Lisa Smile takes place in 1953 and tells the story of a feminist teacher who studied at UCLA graduate school and left as a first-year teacher from Oakland State University. She also leaves her boyfriend behind in Los Angeles‚ California‚ to teach at Wellesley College‚ a conservative women’s private liberal arts college in Massachusetts‚ United States. Katherine Ann Watson tries to open her students’ minds to their freedom to do whatever they want with their lives. She encourages her students
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Thomas Francalanza An Encounter That Changed My Life It’s been three years since that ghastly night‚ it shaped me into what I am now‚ not being comfortable around the countless people in the street had become a part of me‚ from a simple walk from my work place to my house makes me unusually un-ease knowing that even though you might have done nothing wrong‚ there might be someone out to get you. Somebody should have told her‚ right at the beginning of her life‚ that she would die so young‚ so that
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Synopsis: After a mysterious re-appearance of World War II era fighters resurface in Mexico‚ cableman Roy Neary has a strange encounter with a glowing light during a routine service call. He chases the light‚ almost causing him to hit a small child with his car. The boy’s mother‚ Jillian Guiler‚ found the boy’s room empty and came to find him. After the incident‚ Roy is sunburned from the mysterious light‚ and is plagued by images of a mountain and the sound of the same 5 notes. Roy’s town is cleared
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What does one expect to gain from a conversation while snapping beans on a back porch in a rural setting? What can an individual expect to occur during such a simple discussion that is introduced by the singing of gospels hymns? In “Snapping Beans”‚ Lisa Parker demonstrates a usage of the speaker relaying thoughts to the audience in her work. This reveals a character’s confession of struggles with an edited version of the other involved character in the conversation. Lisa Parker further concludes
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began to colonize what would become the United States in 1492‚ and Britain in 1607. Spain first started colonizing Puerto Rico‚ Florida‚ and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the intent of having them become “New Spain”‚ followed by present-day Arizona‚ California‚ New Mexico‚ Texas‚ Guam‚ and the Northern Mariana Islands. However‚ Britain’s colonization was centered in Virginia and Massachusetts‚ where Jamestown and Plymouth were established. What characterized these early encounters between Europeans
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This leads to the question‚ should there be limits on technological advancements? Although issues could arise with constant technological development‚ I believe that research should be limited only when an issue arises and ethics are questioned. There has never been a period where humans stopped trying to better ourselves. By applying a restriction
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Romans had many architectural and engineering achievements‚ but the perfections that the Romans had on the arch and dome were astounding its time period. The Romans improved the arch by now allowing the arch to support large amounts of weight. The Romans improved the dome by increasing the size and distance of a dome. These achievements on the arch and dome were extraordinary feats at that time period and to this day are still used by many architects and engineers. The Roman arch was an architectural
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Why did Apa have to leave and travel to the United States? 3. Name or list several cultural images the author weaves into the story. 4. Why did Juana‚ Abuelita Elena hate Ama (Lupe)‚ Juana’s mother? 5. Why does Don Elias keep pestering Ama for the money Apa owes him? 6. The curandera‚ Dona Martina gave Juana instructions after Martina stopped the hemorrhaging. What did she tell Juana? How was this similar to Juana’s relationship to her baby sister Anita? 7. What happened
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