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Capitan Phillips is an exciting thriller/drama based on the true events of a sea Capitan that was help hostage by Somali Pirates. Capitan Phillips was a great movie from the beginning to the end. It always had some sort of action or emotional thriller happening on screen to keep the audience entertained and tuned in. But where the movie really shined was with how accurately it portrayed real life. Another thing that this movie did very well was have nice combination of action and suspense.…

“cool” to us, and these characteristics are most evident in trends related to clothing and fashion. Clothing functions as not only a social necessity, but also a versatile mean of self-expression and cultural identity. The beauty of the traditional Chinese garment has caught the eye of many modern designers who look to incorporate the traditional aspects of the Cheongsam, also known as the “qipao” into contemporary designs. The works these designers have created has caught…

Lee and Volpp Reflection In the article Enforcing the Borders: Chinese Exclusion along the U.S. Borders with Canada and Mexico, Erika Lee asserts that Chinese immigration and exclusion had created transnational disputes about illegal immigration, race, citizenship, immigration laws and international affairs. She also defines and explains the significance of the Chinese Exclusion act. The Chinese Exclusion Act marked the first time the US restricted immigration due to race and class. It also…

Mimi grew up in China and is able to speak both Mandarin and a local dialect. The fact that Hathaway Jones is opening up stores in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou her ability to speak these two languages could be highly beneficial as much of the business sector in all of these cities speaks Mandarin. Mimi has also successfully relaunched two different company brands, which Hathaway and Jones is in the need of doing in the near future. In addition to this she worked in the West Coast Regional…

“Wo Jiao Lin Lan.” I learned this sentence last year in Chinese class. Me knowing Chinese was one of the reasons why I wanted to make Hong Kong my stopover for my return to Japan. I was also encouraged by the fact that my friend Natalie will come with me to Hong Kong. I was able to learn the Hong Kong culture and lifestyle. On this trip, I really enjoyed the sightseeing locations. On the first day of Hong Kong, I was lucky enough to ride on a double decker bus that took me on a night tour…

to reconcile with their Chinese heritage when surrounded with western influences. Even though…

In 1862 Morrill Act was passed by congress in an attempt to keep polygamy from altering or hindering the very fabric of American Democracy (Abrams, 2015). That act was put in place because Mormons and Chinese immigrant had a different view that was hostile to the growing democracy and federalism implied by congress that perpetuated certain family norms not to be polygamous (Abrams, 2015). In September 24, 1890, the Church of Latter Day Saints bowed to the government and withdrew from the…

their favourite celebrities. • Fashion Style The fashion style of both UK and China are very different as Chinese people prefer low key dressing while Britons like bold, colourful and trendy dressing. One of the main reason is that ASOS in China was not localised and offered western style clothes rather than what Chinese people desire to wear. It has also been noticed in ASOS Weibo which is Chinese Twitter where people shared their view of not bringing in more of backless and V neck designs…

I may be a white male according to my government because that is what I was born as and I can not really change that. Now let’s say I want to learn chinese culture because I have the choice to. I can easily change my ethnicity by choice , whereas my race can not be changed. The fluidity of ehtnicity versus the hard fact of race is one major difference. Also people rarely judge based on someones ethnicity…

the writer Tegan Smyth is half-breed of Hakka Chinese and Australia. She writes about languages, culture, and humanity, etc. This poem has illustrated that language plays an absolutely necessary and important role in awaring cultural identity as expected. Lots of expressions and characteristics of the two different places were frequently used to represent the difference between Hong Kong and Australia. From her words, it was spotted out that languages could bring out the function of bridging the…