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    Axtell‚ Roger E. Gestures: The DO’s and TABOOS of Body Language Around the World. Jon Wiley & Sons‚ Inc‚ 1998 -- Rev. and expanded edition.<br><br>Over the past decade the author has been presenting seminars‚ speeches and workshops around the United States on the subject of international behavior. This book is the result of accumulation of more than ten years of research on the subject and it includes research on his travels to England‚ Germany‚ Thailand‚ Malaysia‚ Indonesia and the Philippines.

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    Gestures Around the World

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    Gestures Around the World General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my audience of the different meanings of specific gestures in certain countries or cultures. Central Idea: The thumbs up‚ v sign‚ and other gestures common in western culture may be offensive or not depending on where they are used. Method of Organization: Topical Introduction Imagine 20 years from now and you have finally achieved your childhood goal of becoming President of the United States

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    Body Language and Gestures

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    BODY LANGUAGEGESTURES Aarti Takawane BODY LANGUAGE • only as less as 15% is expressed with words‚ more than 50% is expressed through your body •Sense organs in play • Left and right brain •Subconscious signals BODY LANGUAGE - FACE & EYE • Feelings‚ attitudes & emotions- more than body • Sarcastic comments/ sincere • Eyes- lying • Establish bond • Involve EYES (AS YOU SEE THEM) Eyes - upward to the right (their left). Trying to recall memories. Eyes - upwards

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    Taboo language: FUCK Is it no longer obscene? All languages have words that are considered taboo – words that are not supposed to be said or used. Taboo words or swearwords‚ can be used in many different ways and they can have different meanings depending on what context they appear in. Another aspect of taboo words is the euphemisms that are used in order to avoid obscene speech. This paper will focus on the f-word which replaces the word fuck‚ and as the study will show it also have other meanings

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    Language and Taboo

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    am writing this letter to complain about the episode 3 from the Season 13 of Modern Family where the small girl Lilly uses the f-word over and over again. This is unacceptable and inappropriate! I as a parent don’t want my child to hear the vulgar language on TV. TV programs have a special kind of effect on the children. This is so because they find the TV actors to be their role models. They want to wear the same clothes‚ act the same way and even talk the same way – basically live up to them. That’s

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    Censorship Taboo Language

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    may alter that society’s morals and values but the underlying idea is that within a society there are shared morals and values. In America it is taboo to use profanity in public family settings. Our society does not openly accept all language usage equally. There is a time and place for every thing. It would not be socially accepted to use fowl language at a nice dinner‚ or for the president to make a public speech that contained any type of profanity. So why does our society so strongly support

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    Gesture of the world‚ Spanish Language is a competent tool of human kind for expressing thoughts or inner feelings. There are over 5‚000 languages spoken in the world presently. Of all the language‚ Spanish is recognizing as one of the major language. Thus‚ I perceived that it is necessary to understand the profound of Spanish‚ the use of language in the current condition‚ the diffusion of Spanish throughout the world and various things to know. In order to be familiar with Spanish language‚ its

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    Body Language

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    Body Language Whether we realize it or not body language is used in our day-to-day lives. Body language is a form of non-verbal communication consisting of body posture‚ gestures‚ and eye movements. Humans usually send and interpret such signals unconsciously. Every day we respond to some sort of non-verbal communication or give off some sort of non-verbal communication ourselves. Scientific research on nonverbal communication and behavior began in 1872 with the publication of Charles Darwin’s

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    Body Language

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    Abstract This research examines how men and women communicate using body language and why does it matter. Studies from various psychological and medical centers have shown that your body moves can tell more about someone than the words he or she speaks. People never realize the movements they make and how the people around him or her would interpret those moves. Lately‚ body language has been a topic very important psychologically and how it affects somebody emotionally and in other areas. Through

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    Around the World

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    The modern world changes very quickly because people want to make it better for themselves. Since the end of the XX century people in many respects depended on electricity and cars. In it there are also pluses. First our life became much more comfortable than ever‚ in - the second any information which can be necessary for us is available and we can receive it irrespective of time and much quicker than earlier. We without fail carry the Internet to number of such conveniences. The world wide web unites

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