In the book Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas‚ there are five concepts from our textbook‚ Lives Across Cultures: Cross-Cultural Human Development by Harry W. Gardiner and Corrine Kosmitzki. Three of the concepts are components of Firoozeh Dumas’ developmental niche such as the psychology of her caretakers‚ the customs of her child care‚ and the social settings of her daily life growing up. The other two concepts are individualism and ethnocentrism. Dumas’ developmental niche is apparent throughout
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Such is the mystery of God. Accident is accident. There is no explanation for it. It is God’s monopoly. Accident may be minor or major. It may leave you with slight injury; it may take away your life; or it may hurt you grievously. The accident that I met: Once I happened to meet an accident. It was a street accident. I caused me serious fracture at my backbone. My skull was also greatly wounded at its right side. I was completely senseless just after the accident occurred. When I got back my
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I guess it was bound to happen one day‚ but I really never thought it would happen to me. No one wants it to happen‚ but it came at the moment where I least expected it. Was it a near death experience? No‚ it was my first car accident. “Be careful and pay attention when you’re driving.” Said my dad. He always worries about things. I said‚ “I will‚ don’t worry I have everything under control.” I sort of chuckled in my head‚ thinking what’s the worst thing that could happen? I was only going down
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car had slammed head on into a green van right in the middle of the large intersection. Shattered windscreen glass was strewn all over the junction and the passers-by crowded round the scene. I saw one girl rushing to the telephone to report the accident. For a minute or two‚ nothing happened. Then‚ a man got out of the green van. His van was completely smashed in on the side of the collision. He looked shaken and furious. He walked over to the yellow car only to find that the driver was unconscious
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rather than another.” (Blithe 2009) Humour has become a mainstay of advertising campaigns and has proven to be one of the most effective methods ever devised for selling products and creating a positive brand image (Clayton n.d.). That is because Funny advertisements are a way to make sure they provide something different to the eyes of customers to stand out in the crowd of products of services (SloDive n.d.). Advertising is defined as a paid insertion of a message in a medium‚ and it is probably
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Funny Memory New Year is coming; many of my friends have made a plan of where to go and what to do. Some go to Taipei attending the countdown party nearby Taipei 101. Some go home to enjoy the delight wither their family‚ and so do I. It seems that everywhere is full of joyful atmosphere. However‚ I got a bad news recently that my mother told my father’s company asked him to be on a business trip to Indonesia for three weeks. I think it is pity that I cannot share the happiness of the New Year with
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The Accident It was 8:45 pm‚ a typical Friday night and the phone kept ringing. My daughter Khadra answered at the same time that I was entering the living room‚ I asked her who it was‚ and she said‚ “It is Long Beach Memorial Hospital; they want to speak to Mr. or Mrs Azza”‚ I grabbed the phone‚ “Hello‚ yes this is Mrs. Azza‚” the lady on the phone responded‚” We need you to come to the hospital as soon as possible; your son was hit by a car”. I couldn’t speak‚ but I forced myself to ask the
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A funny incident A funny incident occurred when I was in the 8th standard. It was a normal day at school. Our dramatic competition was not far away. I had to help prepare the props for our house‚ the blue house. Initially everything was going fine and our props were being painted really well. The fourth prop was being painted red. I felt very thirsty and went to my classroom to drink water. When I came back the had almost finished painting this prop so I sat down next to my friends to see
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An Accident A few years ago I received my dream car‚ a dark blue 1967 Ford Mustang with a 302 V-8 engine. Every time I turned the key I was able to hear that engine purr just like a kitten resting on your lap and could feel the glass packs‚ upgraded mufflers that cause the engine’s sound to amplify‚ rumble the seats and just add to that lovely sound that could be heard up to a mile away‚ which I’m sure the neighbors didn’t like. The best feeling I could have was when I was on the back roads far
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Justin Barney Psy 41 Professor Strahan Funny in Farsi Analysis The focus of this paper is an analysis of the book Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas using concepts from the Lives Across Cultures textbook. Ten concepts are identified and defined from Chapter readings. Following definitions‚ examples from the novel of these concepts are shown. Ethnocentrism is defined as the tendency to judge other people and cultures by the standards of one’s own culture and to believe that the behavior
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