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• Soccer As A Space of Social Interaction – I received a unanimous answer in terms of soccer being the most significant and one of the very few spaces where the Indians bonds with the Germans and vice versa. My field work overlapped with the soccer World Cup 2014, that gave me an opportunity to witness this myself. While they would not hang around after work otherwise, the Germans and Indians would be enthusiastic in grabbing a beer over the soccer games. In Munich, this sentiment, as a matter…

He paid attention to small details. The only thing we found redundant was the mixing of both Hindi and English in dialogs. We would have rather he stuck to one language, Hindi preferably to capture the true essence of the plot. He could have just made the actors use English in times of communication with foreigners. Simon Beaufoy, the screenwriter of the movie wrote the screenplay…

When I came to the United States, I was educated and spoke English. It was British English; the pronunciation, spellings of some words and some of the grammar were completely different. When I enrolled in middle school, everybody made fun of me; all the students thought I was not smart because I could not communicate with them in American English. However, it was not just hard to communicate with other men, but it was also hard to communicate with women because I am a man. I believe that there…

George E. Pickett Kallee Hinton George Pickett was born on January 25, 1825 in Richmond, Virginia. When George was born he was the oldest child of Robert and Mary Pickett. At the age of 17 George received an invitation to the United States Military Academy and graduated last in his class. After graduation Pickett was immediately asked to go into the Mexican-American War. After the war Pickett continued to serve in the US Military, and he was assigned to the Washington Territory. During the…

and the choir stayed very still throughout the song. “Ave Maris Stella” was a required piece, but the choir did it well. They performed it at a slow tempo, and sang the entirety of the song without the conductor. Finally, the song “Barso Re” was in Hindi, and was very fast paced. The students in the choir seemed to enjoy “Barse Re” the most, as they moved more for that song. The acoustics in the church were incredible, and the choir wore long black dresses.…

Indian vs. American Culture Cultures something seemingly superficial the changes across borders. I have grown up looking at the differences between indian and american cultures and living between two orders. Both societies have similarities associated with religion and family. Nevertheless, American and Indian societies have many differences when dealing with family, food, and diet. American and Indian culture both have strong religious beliefs. Many people in the Indian society share the same…

I had just returned from a 4 hour flight from Texas. I was there to visit my uncle’s family. My two year old cousin was diagnosed with Autism. Raised to be a bilingual, he was able to speak both English and Urdu/Hindi by the time he was two. After talking to his parents I learned that he had demonstrated some signs of speech and language impediment. While this change alarmed his parents, everyone else thought he was craving for attention. However, over the next few months his behavior regressed.…

Both Zarqa Nawaz and Sarah Macdonald represent non-western religions within western popular culture formats (a television sitcom and a travelogue). You are to write an essay comparing and contrasting these two representations and consider how they address, resist, combat or reproduce orientalism. The portrayal of orient as distinct from the oxidant is evident in both the representations. Both the representations, i.e. the travelogue and television sitcom are creation of oxidants (Zarqa Nawaz and…

Rock’s Rugged Whisper What took me to Arcot, the city of Nawabs, was the photograph of a Rock Cut temple at Vellore Museum. Though not at par with Ajanta and Elephanta Caves it was a beautiful sight and reminded me of Bagh Caves. Flanked by a carpet of green grass it seemed to represent the romance of ancient nomadic-spiritual life. Finding it was going to be difficult. First, the caption hardly gave any idea about its exact location and second, I didn’t understand Tamil. The problem…

Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It was established by the British in 1788. It is a centre of business, and the centre of transport in Western Sydney. Parramatta is the oldest city in Australia. It consists of many important historical buildings and places such as Cumberland Hospital Museum, Harris Park Heritage Walk, and it is the home of education, and has many schools as Arthur Phillip High School, which was built in 1960. Parramatta has many celebrations, and events,…