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 Jan 20 2005, 10:39 PM
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 Senior Member  Group: Member Posts: 5,585 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,082  |
My essay is due tomorrow and I'm like..brain dead. What I have so far is so..crappy. -.- Stupid argumentive essay.
Anyway, could anyone think of a couple ideas or reasons why people should learn other people's cultures instead of just staying to their own? So far, I have that they could learn from each other. And that's it. Help please!! |
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Jan 20 2005, 10:40 PM
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Brie Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,172 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,548 |
You'll become more exposed and more open to other cultures if you show some interest in them.
That's all I can come up with.. =/ |
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Jan 20 2005, 10:41 PM
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 ShAdOwKiNg Group: Member Posts: 115 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,033 |
id say it would lower the level of ignorance and racism in the world
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Jan 20 2005, 10:42 PM
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 A.K.A. Simplicityxx Group: Member Posts: 1,878 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 56,813 |
You will be more open about other races.
Less racism and stuff. ^ |
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Jan 20 2005, 10:42 PM
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 NO. I'm not 13. or 14. or 15. or 16. Group: Member Posts: 4,616 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 30,577 |
people can be more respectful of others and more knowledgable (sp) about others and their cultures.
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Jan 20 2005, 10:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 5,585 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,082 |
Thank you so much. I used them! I don't care if my essay sounds crappy. I need a page. eehhh. -.-
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Jan 20 2005, 10:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,746 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 52,931 |
well, it's important to the individual. i mean, exposure to other cultures, opinions, values, etc. opens up the mind.. allows you to develop new views. and it's important for progress! many developing nations are beginning to value education and women's rights because of globalization and exposure to western culture. also, it makes people more tolerant. just listed some reasons; you can expand on it yourself. afterall, this is your essay.
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Jan 20 2005, 10:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 5,585 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,082 |
QUOTE(perplexism @ Jan 20 2005, 10:43 PM) well, it's important to the individual. i mean, exposure to other cultures, opinions, values, etc. opens up the mind.. allows you to develop new views. and it's important for progress! many developing nations are beginning to value education and women's rights because of globalization and exposure to western culture. also, it makes people more tolerant. just listed some reasons; you can expand on it yourself. afterall, this is your essay.  Omg, that rocks even more! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Jan 20 2005, 10:50 PM
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NO. I'm not 13. or 14. or 15. or 16. Group: Member Posts: 4,616 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 30,577 |
yeah, mindy's smart. hahah =]
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Jan 20 2005, 10:51 PM
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 define our lives for us. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 11,656 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,293 |
If this helps.. okay.
[I think I did an essay on this before in 5th grade.] You should learn from other;s peoples cultures because it's like expieriencing [sp?] a new challenge and something new. It makes you understand someone else who is the same culture. You can understand that person more. You'll defintly expierience some cool new stuff and learn a lot. You can learn interesting junk and so and so. yeah, corny, but that's all I could think of in 5 mins. |
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Jan 20 2005, 10:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 5,585 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,082 |
No, that works also! I'll just expand it a bit more to try and make it to one page. Thank you!
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Jan 20 2005, 10:57 PM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
remember that "expand" doesn't mean repetition so try not to repeat one idea over and over again. teachers hate that.
you could put examples to "expand". maybe research something about another culture and explain how some traditions of that culture help to enrich our understanding of their way of life and, in the process of learning, we may improve ours. |
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Jan 20 2005, 11:03 PM
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 WANTED..for sexyness Group: Member Posts: 1,050 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 77,290 |
To learn a new way of life.
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Jan 20 2005, 11:08 PM
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My name is Jason, not imafreakinazn D: Group: Member Posts: 2,008 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,432 |
i think it should be so they won't be so stereotypical.
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Jan 20 2005, 11:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 5,585 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,082 |
QUOTE(imafreakinazn @ Jan 20 2005, 11:08 PM) i think it should be so they won't be so stereotypical. Could you provide an example with that? :D |
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Jan 20 2005, 11:10 PM
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to hell with you Group: Member Posts: 2,547 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,506 |
so you can steal their ideas.
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Jan 20 2005, 11:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 5,585 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,082 |
QUOTE(aznxdreamer @ Jan 20 2005, 11:10 PM) so you can steal their ideas. Lol, are you serious? :P |
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Jan 21 2005, 01:20 AM
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 i'm susan Group: Official Member Posts: 13,875 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,029 |
They could learn something new from them. Also they could learn some languages for the future use. It's great to know about their cultures because they can relate something with each other?
Hm... I'm usually good at essays, but I can't really think of one. Mostly I have to write it to get all the ideas. But I won't let you cheat haha. |
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Jan 21 2005, 01:31 AM
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 I can rot your brain ;] Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,160 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 42,261 |
While expanding your horizons and views of different cultures, you're developing many skills along the way. You're developing social skills as well because as your mind expands to different ideas and different perspectives, you can correlate those ideas to withstand any given issue. Issues such as discrimination. If you're only set to your own culture, you wouldn't be able to understand this concept clearly, and would be ignorant to the fact that this still precedes to affect our society in many ways. However, with the knowledge of other cultures, the obtained input on these issues can serve for a better basis for our society, while providing you knowledge of current events that have been masked with other issues such as politics.
Issues such as politics have been adapted with different cultures. They get involved with international affairs and politicians [although some more close-minded than others] have to understand the crisis of other countries in their cultural perspective. For example, when the country of Nicaragua was offered aid by the US to overcome a crisis that they had since they were in deficit, this shows that the knowledge of the cultural issues, such that this is a third-world country, helps elevate the important issues that surround us. Without knowledge of these issues, and other cultures, we'd be close-minded and subjected to following a redundant routine of blandness and ignorance. :] Hope that helped...whoa I got inspired. x_X |
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Jan 21 2005, 01:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 2,541 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 44,332 |
Well, because you'll understand other cultures and their traditions! You might like them!
Gosh, I opened my mind to the Asian cultures, and I haven't been the same.. |
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Jan 21 2005, 03:04 AM
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 yskulmate Group: Member Posts: 187 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 64,014 |
to learn something new, avoiding ignorance. and for example, you met someone from other nation, you know their cultures then you can get along with that person better and he or she will also treat you nice.. you can also gain friends with that.. hope that helped... =)
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Jan 21 2005, 09:28 AM
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QUOTE(sweetdreamsx3 @ Jan 21 2005, 3:10 PM) Could you provide an example with that? :D negative connotations such as asian are bad at driving... germans like sausage...  koreans eat dog...  think of something smarter... |
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Jan 21 2005, 06:10 PM
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 We are the cure. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,936 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,456 |
QUOTE(AzNbUbZ @ Jan 21 2005, 9:28 AM) negative connotations such as asian are bad at driving... germans like sausage... koreans eat dog... think of something smarter... You mean they don't eat dogs? |
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Jan 21 2005, 06:27 PM
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 durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
QUOTE(AzNbUbZ @ Jan 21 2005, 6:28 AM) negative connotations such as asian are bad at driving... germans like sausage... koreans eat dog... think of something smarter... .... And how would this post help her??? .... ... Anyways, I agree with uninspiredfae, when she said "you could put examples to "expand". maybe research something about another culture and explain how some traditions of that culture help to enrich our understanding of their way of life and, in the process of learning, we may improve ours. " Figure out how other cultures have helped developed ours.. Don't try to focus on every little detail and all cultures--there'd be too much. Research particular cultures that have influenced us and how they've influenced you. Don't just talk abuot the world.. How has learning about a different culture AFFECTED YOU? Although you may just be one person, you could still be affected and whatnot...  Good post, Mindy! :D
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Jan 21 2005, 08:17 PM
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it helps built better self-esteem and makes life easier.
example ...... people make rubber they make bike tire out of rubber now they move on to advance tech. they started make tires out of rubber. rubber at the buttom of the shoes rubber for the play ground so kids doesnt get hurt.. all the basic ideas carries over and it becomes more better and advancer |
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Jan 22 2005, 12:31 AM
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 Happy Person Group: Member Posts: 1,729 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,674 |
I think the essay was already handed in o.O check the dates:
Posted: Jan 20 2005, 10:39 PM |
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Jan 22 2005, 05:34 PM
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 tower over me Group: Member Posts: 1,190 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 77,717 |
if you go to foreign countries you know more about their lifestyles.
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Jan 22 2005, 05:39 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 2,746 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 17,125 |
I think you can get at least a page down by breaking up how they learn. For example they can have a better understanding of other cultures, they can learn to appreciate other races, they can study foreign industries and improve their own lives by adapting to them and starting markets. There is an endless amount of possibilities. Also, you can basically make something up and it would probably work. Just be able to argue it. I use this trick all the time. Good luck.
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Jan 25 2005, 09:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 5,585 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,082 |
Thanks for all the replies. I haven't gotten back my essay yet, but I'm sure it was great. Thank you very much for all your replies.
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Jan 25 2005, 11:43 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
Oh, please tell us how you did on it! No matter if it's good or bad, I think your feedback will serve as encouragement for us all to continue on helping.
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Jan 26 2005, 12:12 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 5,585 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,082 |
Sure thing! I'll do so whenever she decides to pass papers back. <333 Once again, thanks much for all the comments and help!
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