(Slide intro) ED 636 English for Graduate Students Professor Birte Bolte-Chuychunu Topic: Reducing ethnocentric belief and increasing intercultural communication Ethnocentric beliefs does not cook rice‚ nor does it boil potatoes‚ neither steams up noodles‚ nor simmers corn. However variety does spicy up life. Think of your ethnocentric beliefs as a take away meal. After consuming it throw away all the packages. Your body only needs the nutrients and disposes the waste material.
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South German art in the Renaissance‚ like all styles‚ embodied its own characteristics and intentions. Attributes such as religious authority were portrayed within the skilled‚ meticulous manner in which many paintings and sculptures were produced. A sculpture‚ entitled Virgin and Child‚ created by a follower the Master of the Dangolsheimer Madonna‚ exemplifies the popularity of religiously based artwork of the time‚ particularly of the Virgin Mary and the child Christ‚ as well as the shared techniques
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Worldview Assignment Chelsea Fryer Apologetics 104 Part One: What is a worldview? A worldview is like a pair of glass lenses which distort or taint our vision altering the way we perceive the world around us. Our worldview is formed by our education‚ our parental values‚ the culture we live in‚ the books we read‚ and the media that we absorb. For many people their worldview is simply something they have absorbed effortlessly and unconsciously from their cultural surroundings and influences
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John Quincy Adams once said‚ “ If your actions inspire others to dream more‚ learn more‚ do more and become more‚ you are a leader.” This quote describes how Colin Powell become a successful four star general after many years in the U.S army. Colin Luther Powell was born on April 5‚ 1937‚ in Harlem‚ New York. Powell was the child of Jamaican immigrants Luther and Maud Powell‚ and was raised in the South Bronx. Powell was educated in the New York City public schools‚ and graduated from Morris High
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demonstrates that Henry was more than a man of the times‚ because he acted unpredictably while continually learning to harness different skills‚ through which he then became a smart military leader and effective ruler. His impatient youth gained humility and his strategy within the political and military field became gradually perceptive. As a king who built himself a new reputation and made two countries of people come
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to forgive their enemy‚ LeNoir. Another life principle demonstrated in Ralph Connor’s The Man from Glengarry is Honesty. The character‚ Ranald Macdonald‚ illustrated this virtue in one specific situation that could have cost him a great amount. Humility was another of Connor’s greatest Christian attributes demonstrated throughout this wonderful
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His thirteen virtues were temperance‚ silence‚ order‚ frugality‚ industry‚ sincerity‚ justice‚ moderation‚ cleanliness‚ tranquility‚ chastity‚ and humility(Franklin 92). Franklin developed those ideas at the age of 20 and kept practicing in the rest of his life. In his opinion‚ those virtues will bring great success and happiness. In his autobiography‚ Franklin said that “ I hope‚ therefore‚ that some
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Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. Her commencement address was very moving to me. One reader commented that “she masters the skill of communication being “autobiographical” in her presentation‚ making use of humor‚ self criticism‚ and humbleness. Ms. Rowling’s speech deals with various issues‚ not only with enriching effect of failing‚ rebuilding and restarting‚ but also with imagining other realities and people’s lives. She stresses the responsibility of those who have the power of knowledge
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In our daily lives‚ we strive to be valuable people in society and contribute to society’s need. Some people take it farther and devote their life to only taking care of others or even to God. St. Philip Neri was one of these people as the life of a normal business person did not fit his way of living‚ and he devoted himself into God. St. Philip Neri was born in the poor section of Florence on July 21‚ 1515. As a young boy‚ he befriended and was taught by the Dominicans at St. Mark’s. In 1532 at
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itiCharacteristics of a Gentleman A gentleman is polite‚ decent and known for his courteous conduct. He is a man of principles. To look at the characteristics of a gentleman‚ Today‚ we use the word ’gentleman’ very casually‚ without understanding the depth in its meaning. Any audiences‚ large or small‚ are addressed by the terms ladies and gentlemen. On looking at the real deep meaning of the word ’gentleman’ we realize how carelessly we use it. The word ’gentleman’ has evolved over a long time
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