Katakana Essays

‘Awkward…’ Has this ever happened to you while communicating with people from different cultures and countries? This ‘awkward moment’ can be described in a theory called the stumbling blocks, designed by a lady named Barna. Her theory describes the relationship between intercultural people. There are mainly six points she focuses on: Assumption of similarities, Language difference, Nonverbal Misinterpretations, Tendency to evaluate, Stress, and Culture shock. I would be explaining about these stumbling

Japan, having borrowed approximately 7000 English words, forming their own alphabet (katakana) for foreign words, and having an influenced- filled history, Japan is known for their tolerance, and even celebratory attitude of accepting and adapting different cultures into their own. However, the stereotypes and generalizations made towards

Need Language Award. I have been learning the Japanese language since the fall semester of 2017, at Florida International University. The course provided me with the basic, formal, expressions used in Japan, as well as their alphabets: hiragana, katakana, and kanji. I will be joining the Intensive Language and Culture in Kyoto program, taking place in the summer of 2018. It will last approximately five weeks, beginning in May and ending in June. I currently have a GPA of 3.56 and intend to keep

Introduction: The Trilogy of the Rat is definitely one of the most unusual names given to a collection of three books. The first three novels of the famous Japanese writer, Haruki Murakami, Hear The Wind Sing, Pinball, 1973 and A Wild Sheep Chase, have been popularly ascribed by the above name. The primary and most literal explanation of this peculiar naming is that each of the three books has an enigmatic if not metaphorical secondary character called Rat and much of the essence of the novels emerges

“The Progression of Interests” In my late childhood, probably approximately eight to ten years of age, I discovered a long lasting and somewhat all consuming passion of mine: the Ancient World (Particularly Ancient Rome and Greece). History class up to that point was nothing special, not remarkably interesting nor especially boring. One day in the retelling of Roman history, something clicked, or moved into place. The vast world of war, battles, politics, pagan religion, ancient language, art, culture

Japanese way of life and their culture because of the stark contrast that it has with my home country. And for a few years now I’ve been interested in learning their language. Because of this, I began to self-study. I taught myself the “hiragana” and “katakana” alphabets, and I am currently studying Kanji which contains well over 2,000 characters and the true challenge to overcome for anyone that is learning Japanese. To further my journey in my language learning endeavor I have

that titan squeezed any harder this is why he doesn't like using his titan form very often because many die making sure he doesn't get hurt but this is what keeps them all alive.[Teamwork and protection of others] Hidden passages in attack on titan?katakana[a japanese language not used very often but used to spell old woman's names so a lot of people thought it was odd to see a passage about this and i do to because u don't just do that in one of the top books in the world that gets reviewed almost

There are many icons that symbolize a specific meaning. A skull icon is the usual symbol for death, or a heart icon is the symbol of love. Colors also have their own meaning depending on what it is being used for. Red can be the symbol of hot and love, while blue can be the symbol of cold and wet. Tadanori Yokoo, a contemporary artist used these symbols and colors to create meaning in his artwork. He also uses specific people, such as Buddha and Marilynn Monroe to make a story in his artwork. Mixing

Culture is the culmination of a people’s beliefs, attitudes, values, and overall impressions of the world around them, and is not only expressed, but also preserved by language. Japanese culture, however, is especially distinct because during the Tokugawa period from 1603-1867, Japan was essentially isolated from the world, especially from Europe and the West. According to the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, “the Tokugawa period now shines…as a golden age of peace and prosperity and is

The world is made up of a variety of people in different societies with their own meaning of culture but they also share some similarities with others worldwide. Cultures vary in different things such as beliefs, values, tradition, religion and many others. In this brief essay I will talk about Japan, its culture and its people, its great history and one of its conflicts. The Japanese Flag is a white banner whose center contains a red circle; this circle represents the sun. The Japanese flag

There is no doubt that the rise of certain ‘power’ languages such as Mandarin and Japanese have become more popular and desirable to learn. This has led to other languages being ignored in return. There are many minority languages in Japan however almost none of them have received official recognition from the government and many of them are close to extinction. On the contrary, the dominance of the Japanese language is unrivalled in terms of number of native speakers and foreign language learners

Who are we? The concept of identity is extremely flexible and very slippery. Nonetheless, these is an overwhelming, but understandable fixation upon it. Many people need the concept of identity to secure a position in society and to not only feel connected with others but to feel different, special. Identity is socioculturally constructed. Erving Goffman, a famous sociologist, argues that in fact, there is no true self, and our ideas of who we are as individuals are constructed by our surroundings