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Alice （程爱琴） Mrs. Carry Ann Vincent Applied English 132 5 June 2015 Research Project General Topic: culture Restricted: Chinese and American culture More Restricted: Chinese and American eating culture Topic Chosen: The difference eating culture between China and American Outline I. Different country have different eating style A. Chinese 5000years history 1. Long history result interesting eating culture B. America 200years history 1. Short history result healthy eating culture

Values and Cultural Assumption in China The people in China are rich in culture just like other Asian countries. Therefore, to be involve with Chinese people in China for business, undertsanding their values and culture are very important. The first important thing to understand about Chinese is their devotion to collectivism. Chinese is trained from very early to consider himself as a dependent segment of a group, which is also called totalitarianism. It is helpful to think of the notion of family

Medieval Japanese Cuisine Diet in Japan was very different for each person. For example, peasants and the lower class ate vegetables, rice, and fish (Lozza 1). On a normal day they ate two times. If they had a bad day, they ate almost nothing (Lozza 1). Samurai and warriors had more food than peasants and the lower class. Their diet mostly included: rice, beans, fruit. Soy products, vegetables, seafood, and different types of meat (Lozza 1). The upper class included the emperor, shogun, daimyo

to be an American. In Okita’s poem she is a fourteen year old girl who lives with her family and has a messy room and goes to school with her best friend she lives a normal American lifestyle. She also says she feels funny using chopstick, which is very different because they are very popular with the Japanese culture. She also likes hot dogs which is very

In Okita's poem the narrator says that ''I have always felt funny using chopsticks and my favorite food is hot dogs.'' The chopsticks are an utensil commonly associated with Japanese culture and the hotdog is what people typically call 'American' food. The girl is basically saying that she has a stronger connection to America than she does Japan. Cisneros's

China and America are both diverse and have a fascinating history. American and Chinese cultures both have similarities. For example, both cultures prefer to dine with family and friends. Dining with loved ones brings joy to both American and Chinese society. Another similarity is that American and chinese cultures tend to engage in conversations while eating. They talk during meals to socialize and talk about the events that happened during their day. Both countries also prefer to have a wide variety

Findings of ancient culture of Japan date back as far as two hundred thousand B.C... Based on archeological evidence, between thirty-five thousand and thirty thousand B.C., homo-sapiens had migrated to the islands from eastern and southeastern Asia. Tools, human fossils, and inhabitation sites from this period have been discovered throughout all of the islands of Japan. Japan’s culture, religion, dining, and their philosophy of life in general, are all very unique and they differ from the cultural

In Okita's poem american is the topic American identity comes from merging cultures. In Cisnero's story family relationships is the topic supporting one another is important to family relationships i'm going to go in to detail about both. In Okitia's poem the topic was American identity American identity comes from merging cultures. In Cisnero's story the topic was family relationships supporting one another is important to family relationships. Okita is a 14 year old American girl who parents are

Hey! I've been in North Korea for a few weeks now, I have been researching its cultural, political, physical and economic geography. The main down side to the whole trip is that the plane ride took 13 hours. Recently it has been very packed in North Korea its density is normally 61% but lately its extra high because it is near the celebration of Kim Il Sung's Birthday. He was the founder of the Down-With-Imperialism Union. His birthday is on April 15, that is only a few days away. Yesterday I went

“Response to Executive Order 9066” is more direct. Okita states, “I am a fourteen year old girl with bad spelling and a messy room. If it helps any, I will tell you I have always felt funny using chopsticks and my favorite food is hot dogs”. Hot dogs are associated as a very American food, and chopsticks are associated with Japanese culture. When the narrator says she likes hot dogs, it shows that she is trying to relate more with Americans.