Nadira A Quraishi Writing assignment- Testing the Principle of Proxemics Submitted to – David Hewes 3rd April 2011 I went to a Tim Horton set beside a woman. I set in a casual distance of 2.5 to 3 feet next to her without talking. She looked at me and smile. Without talking I started observing her. She had a quick and careful glance at me‚ a suspicious look. She seemed scared and not normal. By looking at her face‚ I felt that probably she takes drugs. Without saying anything‚ she just walked
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The term “proxemics” was coined in 1966 by anthropologist Edward T. Hall. The term is used to describe the study of how people perceive the proximity of others. Hall developed the idea of a set of expanding circles‚ which he called reaction bubbles. These describe how humans manage the space around them. The following is a list of terms he used to describe these spaces: 1. Intimate space‚ which is reserved for those we are closest to (measuring about 6 to 18 inches). 2. Personal space‚ which
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Moldova State University Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature Specialty: Anglophone studies The French loans in English cuisine Gheorghiu Natalia Master degree course Group 111 MP Chișinău 2013 Table of content Introduction.................................................................................................................................3 Methodology and Data used in the Study.................................................................................
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Ethnic and cultural diversity in Canada‚ in which different cultural groups were expected to maintain their distinctiveness rather than subsume it to some larger national culture‚ which is the historical effect of the English-French biculturalism built into the Canadian confederation‚ means that national symbols in Canada tend to be either somewhat superficial or regionalized. There are‚ however‚ certain symbols that are deployed at both official and unofficial events and
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they are being shown to. When comparing the French and American car commercials‚ it is easy to see how differently each culture views the issue of safety. In the French ad‚ safety was to be seen as an abstract issue. On the other hand‚ in the United States it was clearly laid out. In addition‚ the French ad used cultural food to symbolize a car rather than actually using cars. The American commercial features a father and his family. The German beer commercial focuses highly on drinking a beer
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The Social of the Nobility in England: The British divided themselves into three social classes‚ the lower (working)‚ the middle‚ and upper classes. Both middle and upper classes always lived in luxurious. But for the lower class‚ it was different. The poor families‚ they had a hard time. They had to work very hard and hunger was very common for them. The cities were often crowded and the people had to live in a very dirty environment. Sickness and disease were also very common. The most famous
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Adam Rucker honesty five paragraphs 2012-07-25 Honesty is very important in any friendship relationship or marriage. There are many reasons that honesty is important in all of those such as keeping your friends believing your friends trusting your friends and keeping a good friendship. There will be reasons about why all of those are important in honesty friendships. Keeping your friends is done by being honest and not lying. You keep your friends by not lying to them. No one wants to
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families” (Cloud‚ Genesse‚ & Hamayan‚ 2009‚ p. 102). These materials are intended for a lower level English and German bilingual elementary classroom. I have chosen bilingual children’s books at different reading levels in an attempt to include students of varying literacy levels. I have made sure to include some books that were originally written in English and some that were originally written in German. A student can read a book in his/her stronger language first in order to get an understanding of
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Proxemics Experiment: Doing the Unexpected! This exercise provides students with the opportunity to test a communication theory in an everyday context. Specifically you will design an experiment to test the accuracy of Edward Hall’s Theory of Proxemics‚ that is‚ in his words‚ “the interrelated observations and theories of man’s use of space”. Keeping in mind the anthropological adage “we don’t know who discovered water‚ but we’re pretty sure it wasn’t the fish”‚ you must construct your experiment
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in the dimensions Power Distance and Uncertainty Avoidance. It is clear that French culture accepts and welcomes a relatively big power gap. This means that it is hirarchical country where power and the flow of information is determined much more by hierarchy then in America‚ where this gap is less accepted by people with less power. The other big difference is France’s hight level of uncertainty avaoidance. The French would like to control the future as much as possible‚ they are not risk takers
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