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Semantics, the study of meanings, is often confused with verbal disputes. Verbal disputes happen when there is questioning over what word to use. Semantic disputes happen when there is debate over what something means. Denotation is the actual meaning of a word. On the other hand, connotation is the feeling someone gets from hearing or using a word. Sometimes people will say a word to show the feeling that words gives off rather than use the word for it’s actual definition. For example, people…

The ethnographic case studies written by Marcel Mauss; The gift, thieving a chance by Rebecca prentice and Tongan women and migratory circuits of wealth by Ping-Ann Addo are all uniquely different, representing different traditions as well as different concepts based on their way of life. However, these three case studies, regardless of the differences in their concepts of culture, all represents similar traditions. These case studies all follow the rule of reciprocity, exchange, gifting and…

Alibrandi” by Australian author Melina Marchetta published in 1992 has identified and addressed a set of underlying cross-cultural communication challenges posed by language, different cultural background, and religion. Through exposing the miserable experiences that migrants suffer and the crippling challenges that they face, our society has gained a…

“Culture” can be defined in many ways. UNESCO has defined culture as the whole complex of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features that characterize a society or a social group. It includes not only the arts and literature, but also modes of life, the fundamental rights of the human being, value systems, traditions and beliefs. Culture related undertakings contribute to an increase in the intellectual potential of populous and the building of a conscious, open and…

Cross country running is a team or individuals running sport which may consist on running through grass, wooded uphill and downhill areas and sometimes gravel roads. This is a sport men or women of all ages can participate in year round. Many cross runners become involved in the sport during their high school years and continue doing it as a way to stay fit over the years. Cross county running has been around since the beginning of time it was referred to as “hare and hound” or “the paper…

Interpretive research strategies cover the diverse elements of research studies is based upon how “human beings experience, define, organize, and appropriate reality (Van Zoonen 131)”. Ethnography enables the globalization of information based upon tradition, culture, geographical location, and a variety of communication meaning and interpretations from cultures and subcultures. The way in which a gender role can be defined varies when viewing the research at an ethnographic standpoint. The key…

Geert Hofstedes is well known for his research on cross cultural groups and organizations. He developed cultural dimensions theory where he describes national cultures along different dimensions. Each person has their own individual personality, history, and interests. But all people share common human nature which is very social. We use language with collaboration and group competition. There are unwritten rules of how things work from human group to another human group. This is called…

Jhumpa Lahiri’s writing of “Interpreter of Maladies” seeks to illustrate both the difficulty of communication and the differences between cultures. In her short story, Lahiri uses her characters to illustrate these themes using motifs of language, interpretation, and understanding. In her story, Lahiri follows the travels of the Indian-American Das Family on their vacation to India where they meet the taxi driver Mr. Kapasi. As their vacation progresses, readers discover that there are various…

anything in life. My parents have always pushed me to be involved in activities and put forth effort in all that I do. As I have grown up, there have been several lessons I’ve learned from cross country that influenced my choices today. My work ethic in all that I do can relate back to the experiences and values that cross country has taught me. In the hope that I would be a star volleyball player, I urged to play in middle school; however, volleyball is a word that should not be in my category…

Tonight's discussion Chapter 1: Discuss what is meant by the tripartite framework and what is the importance of it? The tripartite framework is a model that is meant to help someone to better understanding how a person’s identity is formed at different levels. The importance of the tripartite framework is, it helps in communication, and in understanding why a person does some certain actions that we might think is not normal, but in their culture, it is. The tripartite framework has three…