Arts of the Contact Zone Q2R#3&4 In “”Arts of the Contact Zone” Pratt gets the point across that cultures should recognize the “contact zone.” By giving examples like Poma’s writing and a homework assignment that her son had‚ Pratt defines the contact zone as the “meeting of cultures with asymmetric power.” (p 487) The word “cultures” refers to every type of group in my eyes‚ groups such as sports teams and even classrooms. A classroom can be defined as a contact zone because the Teacher and
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known as blue zones – geographical areas that are known to inhabit people that live substantially longer than the global average. During their studies‚ they found some common denominators within each of the cultures they examined. In an effort to educate the general population with tips on how to live longer‚ Buettner and his associates reveal their findings to us through a lecture transcript called “How To Live To 100+.” We can apply the principles found within the blue zone cultures to my
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The term of “contact zone” seems pretty simple to understand at the first look but what does it truly means? Mary Louise defines this term as “… social spaces where cultures meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other‚ often in contexts of highly asymmetrical power” (Pratt 575). In a “contact zone” a person meets with two different cultures‚ going through a struggle to maintain a certain identity. As for me‚ I have faced this contact zone when I left my country to study abroad in United States. I have
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study guide to “Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death” by neuroscientist Adrian Owen. It is a supplement to the original book‚ to make its main ideas easier to understand and put to practice. The “gray zone” is the twilight region between full consciousness and brain death. People with sustained brain injuries or victims of strokes or neurodegenerative diseases‚ such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are often in the gray zone. Many of them are oblivious to
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TED Talk of How to Live to be 100+‚ he teamed up with National Geographic and the National Institute of Aging to cover three main areas where he was able to find a large population of centenarians; he called these areas “Blue Zones” (Buettner‚ 0:33). In these three Blue Zones Buettner was able to come down to nine common denominators that have helped contribute to such a huge boost of longevity in the population. Of the nine the most important three and most commonly covered by Buettner are diets
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Escape the Friend Zone Oh no! You are in love. But the object of your affection thinks of you as more of a brother or sister than anything else. What should you do? Maybe the following points will help you. ------------------------------------------------- Break the nice guy or sweet girl stereotype. Most guys and girls who find themselves in the friend zone are usually susceptible to many of the characteristics of the nice guy or sweet girl stereotype. Where you are romantically attracted to
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Zone of Proximal Development Developed by Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky‚ the zone of proximal development (ZPD) refers to a metaphorical area between material a learner has mastered‚ and material that goes beyond a learner’s ability. This ‘middle-ground’ represents “potential learning” that can only occur through interactions with a ‘more advanced peer:’ teachers‚ parents‚ more capable classmates. Building upon a student’s previous knowledge‚ a teacher working within the ZPD uses scaffolding
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Hot Drinks - Vietnam Euromonitor International : Country Market Insight March 2011 Hot Drinks Vietnam List of Contents and Tables Executive Summary .....................................................................................................................................................1 Healthy Growth Despite Global Economic Crisis ........................................................................................................1 Hectic Lifestyles Drive Demand
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Hot b. Being at a high temperature. 3. Causing a burning sensation‚ as in the mouth; spicy: hot peppers; a hot curry. a. Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery: a hot temper. b. Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager: hot for travel. a. Informal Arousing intense interest‚ excitement‚ or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic. c. Violent; raging: a hot battle. 7. Slang Sexually excited or exciting. a. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
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of you like hot sauce? I’m sure that at some point you all have tasted a little bit of it. One of the oldest hot sauces known to man and of course‚ one of the most sold in the market is Tabasco sauce. I’m guessing everyone has tasted or at least heard of this famous sauce. Well‚ today I bring you my very own homemade Volcanic Spicy Hot Sauce. The best hot sauce you will ever taste. Once you have it‚ you won’t want any other. Thesis statement: Many companies have developed great hot sauces‚ of this
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