Language family

along the Mediterranean Sea, where my dad immigrated at the age of eighteen. He arrived in a country where he barely knew the language, had no family, and only the money my grandparents gave him. My father graduated from Marquette University with a bachelor’s degree in computer science while juggling two jobs at the time. The value of hard work and persistency in my family is powerful due to the struggle my father overcame. The realization of how difficult my dad’s immigration was, inspires me…

one or more people. My example connects to social influence because Michael changes the lives of Tuohy family. The movie shows the cultural and racial differences between Michael and Tuohy family where there are misunderstandings and how Michael and Tuohy’s overcome those differences. In the movie, Sandra Bullock states, “he is changing our lives.” And because of that, in the movie the Tuohy’s family decides to adapt Michael, regardless of the racial and cultural differences. Cinderella:…

others it may cause unintentional personal or family concerns. While some of these challenges may be problematic it is possible to have a successful marriage if one can be understanding and patient. It can be rather enlightening and joyful to marry someone from another country; however, language barriers, differences in culture,…

plan is to become a Speech Language Pathologist and be able to provide communication skills and tools for those that have speech and language impairments. At the present time I am working on my Associates in Arts with the goal of transferring to University of Houston to work on majoring in Communication and Language Disorders.…

In this six panel comic, I will share a view of my journey as a refugee resettling in the United States of America. From being a refugee to a naturalized citizen, I experienced refugee, language barrier, blended identity, and bilingualism. All four concepts that I have learned and found similarities from the reading of Stealing Buddha’s Dinner by Bich Min Nguyen, We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo, and Race and Ethnicity in the United States by Richard T. Schaefer. Moreover, I will in depth…

explore the country in its entirety, I will examine its arts, religion and other aspects of it cultures. I will also examine how cultural beliefs norms and practices influence communication in India. India’s capital is New Delhi and the two main languages are Hindu and English. The population accounts for about 1, 029, 991, 145 of people according to the World Explorer. There is a 52% of Literacy rate which includes 65.3 % of males and 37.7% of females. Other than Hinduism being the main…

participating in classroom activities in his high-quality daycare center. His initial assessment and evaluation suggests a language impairment. This result seems to be in agreement with his current language abilities that are in the two-word utterances stage and a low-average score in his understanding of language. The family stressors (limited finances, traveling away for work and a family member living at home with a terminal illness) probably contribute to a lot of the physical and…

Some in a language that is their norm, others in languages that they learn throughout their life. Other people speak multiple languages believe it or not, the amount of diversity in a person’s language can impact their identity. According to the article, “Development of Ethnic Identity in Young Adults from Immigrant Families: “I Want to Hold Onto My Roots, but I Also Want to Experience New Routes”, they made an analysis…

conception, when people started to trickle in from Britain and other European countries. However, a seniority complex, a hierarchy based on the amount of time a family has been in the country as compared to another, has defined American culture as well. This social setting constantly obstructs the incoming generation of immigrant families who leave their homelands only to encounter a society unconcerned with their fate. Aleida Rodriguez experienced this tendency firsthand, and in her excerpt…

raised, my family origins would fit in the pluralistic communication pattern. My family has high conversation orientation and low in conformity orientation. When decision-making occurred everyone in my family would state their opinions, but in the end my parents have always let me decide on what I thought was best. They strongly believed in order to learn how to decide wisely, I have to live through my mistakes. I still am very close with my family as well as very close to my own little family I…