Chopsticks

Introduction Taiwan is a small island located in Southeast Asia, right next to Japan and the Philippines. As of 2015, the population of this country is about 23.4 million, across an area of 13, 972 square miles. Taiwan is predominately Chinese making up most of their population. Thus, their official language is a Chinese dialect called Mandarin, also known as Guoyu. About two-thirds of Taiwan is covered by mountains, including the tallest mountain in northeast Asia known as Jade Mountain…

There were many famous people who were known for their great adventures and their great discoveries of other countries. Yet Marco Polo is most definitely one of the most well known travellers and traders that had Ever lived, His sense of travel did not occur overnight as his Family was a merchant one it was unavoidable that Marco will follow the footsteps of his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo and join them in their trading business.In this essay I will analyse the processes that lead to Marco…

and how they look. After a time here I realized the change in food was worth trying. I like the small family owned restaurants and love Italian food. I had never had this type of food back home. Also, since being here I have learned how to use chopsticks by my Step Father who likes chinese food. Overall foods…

The aftermath of World War II (WWII) on Earth showed the reality and the selfishness of humanity. Large events in history such as the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki along with the Holocaust shows evidence of the terrible things that mankind has done simply because of stronger forces influencing them. The bombing of Hiroshima was America’s plan to drop an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, and Nagasaki. One of the reasons for this was to get some sort of revenge for the bombing of…

On 10 September 14, 2016, I sat down with Jannine Clare Sazon Mendioro in a Starbucks and spent 45 minutes interviewing Jannine about her food culture. Jannine is a recent immigrant to the United States, she immigrated with her mother about 7 years ago in 2009. However, her father and brother immigrated few years earlier than she did. Jannine is Filipino and her religious affiliation is roman catholic. According to Jannine, her religious affiliation does not affect her food habits too much. In…

mother prepares her family to reside in the internment camp. Quietly, the mother accepts her family’s fate and submits to the American government’s request. During the packing scene of the book, the mother places items from Japan, like a set of ivory chopsticks her mother sent her from Kagoshima into boxes and transports them to the sunroom. The packing scene represents how at least temporarily, the family must hide their Japanese heritage. The day after her husband was detained by the United…

If Life Were Different I grew up in a small family. There are 4 of us: me, my mother, father, and brother. I have 2 dogs as well. I would say I had a pretty simple life and I love it. I couldn’t ask for better parents or a more supportive brother. My family situation is amazing. Because of my family, I can do things now that in the past I may not have been able to think of doing. I have so many opportunities available to me because of my family. My parents work so hard and are the best things…

Animal rights groups have estimated that over 100 elephants are killed everyday by poachers. Poachers are bringing the elephant population close to extinction, the population has decreased by 50% in the last 35 years. Poachers are illegally killing elephants in Africa and Asia to use their ivory for objects such as piano keys and billiard balls. In 1989, an international ban was put on the ivory trade. The ban made it legal to trade in one’s own country, but illegal to export the ivory to other…

diverse student body, community, and work environment. Some of these experiences were great, such as working with foreign exchange students from Japan that opened my eyes to a whole other way of living. I learned everything from how to eat with chopsticks correctly to being exposed to the Shinto belief system. Another great experience I have had in regards to diversity and education is seeing teachers that incorporate the diversity of their class into the…

Embodied cognition is the possibility of unification of neural networks in our brain and direct interaction with the physical world. The body contains, regulates, and shapes the nature of mental activity. Arthur Glenberg argues that our brains guide the body for interacting with the social world (1). When a situation arises, one must analyze and produce a solution given the abilities that the body can perform. For example, when a human is threatened by violence, they do not have a shell to…