When I first moved to Missouri in August 2000, one of the first things I noticed was that Missourians held opinions to themselves. So I did a little digging. I found that our history as a so-called neutral state in the Civil War (1861-1865) had a profound effect on local communication. In those …
TOPIC: Drop by, Drop in, Drop Everything
Cultures are notorious for change. One of the huge change factors is technology of course. Who would know that the cell phone would change our patterns of visiting and development friendships. This topic covers this phenomenon. As always the exercises here help you with reducing an accent for our …
“Culture”
Culture can be considered the complex system of knowledge, belief, art, morals, customs, and habits of individuals as a member of a society(1) Any aspect of culture may: -be learned and reinforced by the community surrounding the individual -take on a unique nuance at a particular time in …