<u>Answer:
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One common theme that can be noticed in all three Hispanic stories is the proximity to nature.
<u>Explanation:
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- The description of the settings in which the stories have taken place sets up a mood which takes the reader close to the idea of nature.
- The association of the background with the stories of the characters helps the readers imagine the scenes in a better way and guess the atmospheric essence of the incidents.
The Big Five personality traits are apparent in every culture.
Option D
<u>Explanation</u>:
Human behavior is similar across different types of cultures according to cross culture psychology. The five personality traits that are called openness, conscience, extraversion, agreeable behavior and neuroticism has indeed become the most extensive study model of personality. Researches suggests that the big fiver personalities are prevalent in all the cultures across different countries. More than 50 cultures are reported to have the same personality traits. Although, there are also some controversies related to whether each and every culture has the same big personalities or not. The unclear idea is quite robust.
<span>China's spectacular economic growth-averaging 8% or more annually over the past two decades-has produced an impressive increase in the standard of living for hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens. At the same time, this economic development has had severe ramifications for the natural environment. There has been a dramatic increase in the demand for natural resources of all kinds, including water, land and energy. Forest resources have been depleted, triggering a range of devastating secondary impacts such as desertification, flooding and species loss. Moreover, poorly regulated industrial and household emissions and waste have caused levels of water and air pollution to skyrocket. </span>
Answer:
<em>See explanation below.</em>
Explanation:
In an scenario where I am an American exchange student that has just arrived to China, some of my - new - role expectations in this country (according to research) could be:
- In America, people have freedom of speech and tend to say what they are thinking in a more free way, while in China, as a student, the expectations could be to have more respect and think carefully before speaking as China is known to have strong censorship.
- In China, exams are taken extremely seriously. Therefore, as a student I would be expected to be on time, have studied a long amount of time, have excellent results. Perhaps, in America, teachers could be more understanding if you fail. For instance, in numerous American and European universities, teachers understand if you suffer from exam-related anxiety and are able to re-schedule your exam, while in China this could be unacceptable.
- In China, teachers would expect my behavior to be impeccable as discipline is extremely important. While discipline is important in America, it is not as formal as in Chinese schools.
- In contrast to American schools, Chinese schools don't usually accept visitors. Therefore, they would expect me to not receive visits; whereas in American schools it is normal to receive friends or family and access the school.
