We were the only three people on the escalator and
A Cultural Minefield by William Ecenbarger is an article about how common gestures and customs at home have different meanings in other parts of the world. Ecenbarger has been to six different continents and didn’t realize until years later, that he offended or embarrassed his host during that time. For example Ecenbarger in Australia got into a taxi and jumped into the back seat. The taxi driver spoke to him in voice that made Ecenbarger nervous. In the United States it is a custom that you jump into the back seat whenever asking for a cab.
I opened the door and bell chimed. Walking in I could see Adam with somebody in the back and waited for him to come up front. One minute Sam I need to see who’s here said Adam. Sure said Sam I’ll wait. Adam walked up front and when he saw me a big smile crossed his face.
The car squealed to a stop and I jumped out of the dinged up vehicle. I ran on the cement ramp that led me down to the Wilmington Friends Meeting’s undercroft door like I would usually do on a Wednesday evening. Grasping the cold metal vertical bar in my baseball sized fists, right over the left. I yanked, then again and again as the door clanked repeatedly. Realizing the door was locked I twirled around.
Knowing me i decided it would be a fantastic idea to go ahead and wait for the whole crew to come sit down before i introduce my astonishing wacky dare. Eventually the crew sits down and we start having a non-exuberant
There was a tingle that rushed through his entire body when he first touched it. He felt as if he was being watched without him knowing it. He quickly picked it up and tucked it under his armpit so none of the other students would see. He then, with tremoring arms and hands, headed back to his seat. He didn’t care if his teacher asked him about it.
We had stayed at the party for two hours before it was time to go. The party had taken place at a house near the stadium, so it was a quick walk over there. Once we arrived, we suffered through pictures and waited to get in. When we finally got inside, we walked over to the infinite amount of escalators we would have to ride
As we sat there with our parents behind us and brother in front, I started reading the warnings in the car. Don’t stand up at all times, keep all body parts in the car at all times, I thought. All of a sudden the man over the loudspeaker came on. “Please keep your hands and feet inside the car at all times. And please enjoy the ride!”
I arrived at the testing location an hour early, which did not help soothe my nerves at all since I sat there doing nothing, watching the waiting room slowly drain of people. Again, I tried to reassure myself, but it wasn’t helpful. When the waiting room was finally empty, I heard my name. The waiting was finally over, and I walked into the room. The examiner seemed pleasant, although in my head, I realized that he was trained to do that.
Some noticed a sense danger, but the laughter and soft smiles kept us from dwelling on the feeling for too long. It was then that class had begun and I remembered that we should have listened to what our minds where telling us. It was then that
There wasn’t a lot of people in the elevator, we did get some group of five people come in one or two times. The mood of the setting was quiet and friendly, the people inside the elevator did
Through our experiences growing up in a certain society, we form schemas about different situations, and these schemas influence our actions. At first, these societal norms are often thought of as common knowledge, and breaking them is considered “strange” or “weird,” but it is necessary to acknowledge that all of these norms are created by society collectively, and that breaking them is only thought of as unusual because it doesn’t conform to any standards or expectations. While breaking the societal norm of holding the door open by holding it open for a longer period of time, I observed the confused and surprised reactions of individuals who weren’t used to this deviation in behavior pattern. Through observing people’s changes in behavior during the task, it is evident that people’s initial reactions to breaking societal norms is a state of anxiety and confusion. This state of anxiety causes people to immediately make internal attributions about those who break societal norms that they are bizarre.
In the book Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, I believe that Will decides that it is okay to break The Rules and does not avenge his brother’s death at the end of the story. In the story Will has a very strong belief that he has to follow The Rules. One rule is that if someone in your family or friend circle is killed, you have to kill their killer. There is many reasons I believe that Will chose to not follow this rule with his brother’s killer. Here is some evidence to support my hypothesis.
Some of this behavior seemed to be normal while others, I noticed that were different and I have never noticed it before. Some behaviors also bothered me. Public spaces are generally social places where there is open and accessible space to everyone (Definitions.net). In the University Center at Ferris, there is open and accessible space to the public of Big Rapids in the lobby area. There were plenty of people walking around and socializing.
Social norms are rules that have been ingrained in society and people for hundreds of years. These societal rules can be anything from not talking to strangers on the subway to wearing weather appropriate clothes in public. Yet, when these societal norms are broken, the observers, as well as the person who destroyed the norm, are affected. Societal norms play in large role in how a person conducts him or herself when interacting with others. When deciding what social interaction, I would break, I wanted to do something that would be easy for me to fully commit to without facing too much embarrassment.
