Did you ever wonder why it is difficult to communicate with a person from a different country or culture? Well, Laray M. Barna writes of the 6 distinct things that hinders or obstructs intercultural communication in her essay “Stumbling Blocks in Intercultural Communication.” We watched three videos, each expressing one or more of the stumbling blocks in a real life situation. The videos showed how one person’s misconception of the new culture that he finds himself in, leads to misunderstandings
One thousand-seven hundred years ago the Maya, Aztec, and Inca thrived. Although a commonly asked question is do they count as a civilisation. In this essay I will be saying why or why not they do based on three criteria one: do they have full time specialists, two: how they plan their cities, finally three: art, architecture, and scientific achievement. MAYA Even though the Maya did have farmers and hunters not all their jobs were based around agriculture. They had many other jobs such
It was my first real excursion without the company of my family, I left home with ten pounds of luggage, three of my closest friends, a stomach full of nervousness and excitement and got on a plane. I had been on dozens of planes before, but something about this plane was different, as I stepped into that airport, passport in hand, I was leaving a piece of me at home, but I was also gaining a new piece. I could go into extreme detail of every beautiful aspect of the background
INTRODUCTION: Many of the workers across the globe are exposed to risks at their working places that resulted disability or ill health. Hazardous conditions like handling heavy loads, breathing in dusts, being exposed to noise, vibration, using of different chemicals and working with animals cause different occupational health problems for many. Sometimes symptoms can take years to develop and in other cases this can result in premature death. Many of those in the industry do not consult their