in online newspapers frequently and have never ceased to be an endless source of inspiration. I, like these teenagers, have dreamt of studying abroad for such a long time, and it has become a lifetime purpose that I am determined to fulfil. In my essay, I will illustrate my study-abroad desire as well as my effort and resolution to make my dream come true. My dream of studying abroad has been with me since I was in 5th Grade, which originated from a very
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 and problems. I understand
World War II, one controversial issue has been whether the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki should have been dropped. On the one hand, In his polemic essay, Thank God for the Atom, Paul Fussell argues that the atomic bombs were a necessary evil to end the war quickly. On the other hand, Michael Walzer in his response to Fussell's essay, contends that the bombs were an act of terrorism and immoral. I agree that the war needed to come to an end somehow but the means were inhumane. Thousands
(2002), globalization can be viewed as a process of “harminizing different culture and beliefs” (cited in Yusuf). Globalization, to some extent, has created a “ubiquitous and complex context” for the study of interculteral communication (Sorrells, 2012). Interculteral communication competence is one way or another daily necessity in the present circumstance, especially for travellers to a new destination. On the light of this essay, a variety of intercultural communication related concepts would
As this act was proceeded, the Tokugawa Shogunate made it illegal for Japanese merchants to trade with the west. As a result of the Act Of Seclusion, a huge barrier was created between Japan and the west for the next two hundred years. (The Columbia Encyclopedia) The main reason why the Act Of Seclusion was released
Uzawa & Cumming, 1989). Kobayashi and Rinnert (1992) asked 48 Japanese university-level students to report on how much Japanese they thought they were using in their minds while they were writing directly in English. On average, 48% of the students reported using 50-75% Japanese, 27% of the students felt they used 25-50% Japanese, and 17% students reported using more than 75% Japanese while only 8% reported using less than 25% Japanese. Manchon, Roca, and Murphy (2000) collected the think-aloud data
Wave off Kanagawa is one of the most iconic works in the history of Japanese art. Presumably created in Japan around 1829-1832, the woodblock print was part of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series which featured ravishing sceneries of Mount Fuji. Being the first print in the series, The Great Wave off Kanagawa was a phenomenal success. Hence, Hokusai added ten more designs into the collection. Before the emergence of Japanese printmakers such as Katsushika Hokusai, woodblock printing technique
Although I am Chinese, I am writing this essay in English. In fact, I spend most of my time communicating with others, expressing myself, and learning new knowledge in English. Regardless of my race, I, similar to many people across the world, use English as a primary language in my daily life. Most will agree that English is the international language of the world. To this day, English has been the most widely spread language around the globe. It is the official language of over 50 countries and
2008, the Chinese state has to maintain China’s place on the international scene, as well as dealing with popular nationalists claims. This casts doubts on the idea that nationalism is still an essential source of regime legitimacy today. In this essay, I will demonstrate that if the Chinese Communist Party benefits today from a certain legitimacy inherited from
This essay will be focusing on the statement made by John E. Vollmer, “Cultural authentication in dress is a process of assimilation through which a garment or an accessory external to a culture is adopted and changed. With this change, over time, the artifact becomes a vital, valued part of the adopting culture’s dress”. In this argument, will look at this process with three examples. There will be three different example: ear and facial piercings in the current world for aesthetic purposes, a fashion