December 11‚ 2012 Section 1: Who is the one to delineate fault for a miscommunication and misunderstanding between two cultures? In Anne Fadiman’s novel‚ The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚ she begins the novel as an attempt to allocate responsibility for the mistreatment and exacerbation of Lia Lee’s epilepsy. The tension between the Hmong and United States medical culture exemplified the strain in America between a foreign culture dependent on rituals and society’s norm. As the novel progress
Free Culture Cross-cultural communication
How do you respond to Gerald in An Inspector Calls? How does Priestley make you respond as you do by the way he writes? (30 Marks) The character of Gerald in An Inspector Calls is one that produces different responses; this is due to Priestley’s writing style. During the start of the play Gerald takes a low level status but by the end of the Play he is defiantly trying to save himself and the family. How does Priestley make us feel like that? Well it’s all down to the stage directions and how the
Premium An Inspector Calls
What Do You Really Want from Us? 你们究竟要我们如何做才能满意？ When we were the Sick Man of Asia‚ we were called The Yellow Peril. When we are billed to be the next Superpower‚ we are called The Threat. 当我们还是东亚病夫时，你们称我们为黄祸， 当我们被舆论宣传将成为下一个超级大国时，你们又视我们为威胁。 When we closed our doors‚ you smuggled drugs to open markets. When we embrace Free Trade‚ You blame us for taking away your jobs. 以往我们闭关锁国，你们走私鸦片来强行打开我们的国门， 现在我们拥有自由贸易了，你们又责骂我们抢走了你们的饭碗。 When we were falling apart‚ You marched in your troops and
Free Communism Capitalism Hate speech
In ‘When the Wasps Drowned’ it ends on a highly disturbing enigmatic note‚ to which you aren’t surprised by because‚ of the oppressive and enclosed atmosphere throughout the story which may of lead to the withholding of information about the girl at the end. There is a lack of resolution at the end of the story which seems to be the reason why the writer seems to be looking back at a past memory‚ perhaps to relieve the guilt she feels towards her actions now that she didn’t feel before. ‘We stepped
Premium American novels English-language films Truth
Do you agree with the view that the Conservatives were certain to win in 1979? Thatcher offered different and better ideas for the country and government which many people believed an improvement‚ gaining her a lot of popularity amongst the public but before the Conservatives were in government with Thatcher‚ the Labour party had a few difficulties (such as the winter of Discontent) whilst in power‚ which is possibly why the Conservatives won the General election. However this win could be purely
Premium Margaret Thatcher Labour Party Conservative Party
Paper 1 How do you ensure that pupils understand explanations ? The purpose of this essay is to look at the ways in which a child retains information‚ how that information is processed and the possible barriers involved. There will be some focus on the theories of learning and the strategies and practices employed in the classroom. At this juncture it must be stated that ‘ensuring’ may be an ambiguous word‚ and that ‘enabling’ the understanding may be more precise‚ as no matter how vociferous
Premium Cognition Knowledge Understanding
The 3 Things You Must Do‚ Before Starting Anything New Nobody is a bigger proponent of getting underway than me. I thinking planning in general–and business plans in particular–are extremely over-rated. You want to get out into the marketplace as quickly as can and let your customers–and potential customers–decide if you are on to something. That said‚ I still think there are three things you must do before starting anything new. Neglecting them will make your life far more difficult than it
Premium Economics terminology Idea Source
26‚ 2013 How do you say it? Alberto Alvaro Rios writing is very compelling. He makes statements that give you a sense of wonder. Meaning that he makes certain statements that make you think about what he’s talking about‚ because his statements are so powerful and he has a sense that tends to make you respect what he his saying. Seeing how I am bilingual‚ I have a sense of understanding of where Rios is coming from when he tells his different experiences. “Language is more than what we say – it’s
Premium Teacher Language Education
1. How many points have you earned this semester? What was your class average? During this semester‚ I have earned 545 points. My class average is 96%. 2. How would you judge your “attendance” in this class? (how often did you log into Blackboard and/or check your email)? In this class‚ I believe my attendance was very excellent. Over the course of this semester I logged into Blackboard almost every day to check the announcements and assignments listings for this class. As well as my email‚ I check
Premium Learning English-language films Study skills
NYRR Short Answers 12. Do you consider yourself an athlete? Why or why not? An athlete is an individual who actively engages in sports‚ which I rarely do. Although I am aware of the benefits of exercise‚ it is not a large component of my lifestyle. The only time I am actively exercising is during my physical education class at school during Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Badminton and volleyball are the only sports I am fairly good at. However‚ I do not have the time or equipment to engage in these
Premium Health High school Exercise