Immigrants In The Film Cold Water

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very first thing any person would express their feeling about how was their experience to the new culture, a new country, I would guess the answer would be scared. rather I could add the expression anxious to it. My personal exp[eriance to this new country was itself scary at first, and also excited. The movie Cold Water has interviewed thirteen immigrant, mostly students, and asked about their experience. Off which, five are being analyzed as follow.
Every coin has two sides, for the country like the USA, in a major city Boston, it is not necessary for all the immigrant to adjust in the environment. As if in the movie, most of the immigrants are young teenagers, who are certainly all by themselves and if not treated properly, might have to face
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To be explained more, privacy is determined as a negative aspect other cultures; Asian cultures.But in America it all about giving time to yourself and still considered as a positive thing, there's no right and the wrong aspect of thinking here; but, the way one interprets about their feeling. According to Americans, Lifestyle privacy creates a bond for 'shallow friendship'. A person next to me in a bus satrted telling me about his

very first thing any person would express their feeling about how was their experience to the new culture, a new country, I would guess the answer would be scared. rather I could add the expression anxious to it. My personal exp[eriance to this new country was itself scary at first, and also excited. The movie Cold Water has interviewed thirteen immigrant, mostly students, and asked about their experience. Off which, five are being analyzed as follow.
Every coin has two sides, for the country like the USA, in a major city Boston, it is not necessary for all the immigrant to adjust in the environment. As if in the movie, most of the immigrants are young teenagers, who are certainly all by themselves and if not treated properly, might have to face major

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