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 * Please post all the essays immediately (4/1/11). I still do not see the essays and post your brochure as well (4/25/11).**



**Research Paper**

Jean Guy Besso EN 1313 A Iyengar 04/18/11

CULTURE SHOCK Today with globalization, people feel more and more the need for understanding cultural diversity. Under this circumstance, intercultural communication is becoming a global issue and inevitable. As a result, individual ability to adapt to a new culture has also become vital. For example, a change of emotion from cheerful and relaxed to sad and depressed represents a common phenomenon for those who face an unfamiliar culture (Xia, 2009). The purpose of this research paper is to present some specific solutions for //culture shock// by discussing its impacts on individual psychology. However, we might want to know first of all, what the term //culture shock// means, its reasons, and who the victims are. The term //culture shock// was first introduced in the 1950’s by anthropologist Kalvero Oberg, who defined it as a mental illness or disease. In recent decades, further studies lead to a more comprehensive definition stating that //culture shock// is primarily a set of emotional reactions due to the immersion in a culture that is distinctly different from one’s own background or previous experiences (Zaykowski, 2008). The reason for //culture shock// is simply based on the culture, a vague concept that differs from one country to another. When we are away from home and enter a new environment, we come into contact with many new ways of living, values, practices, and at times a new language. So, people may experience //culture shock// when they encounter circumstances that are dissimilar to their former cultural contexts (Xia, 2009). //Culture shock// affects travelers in general, and in particular immigrants (foreign scholars and students, migrant workers, athletes, military personnel, ambassadors…etc). In fact, any individual that intend to establish in a foreign country is a potential victim of //culture shock//. The impacts of //culture shock// are various. Example: the case of an international student. When a student migrates to a foreign country, he loses all familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse including friends and family members. This sense of personal loss provokes feelings of isolation, and frustration. As a result, the student may find it difficult to complete his academic tasks that were once routine to him. Also, when a foreign student struggle to adapt to the new lifestyle, and living conditions in his new environment, change and unfamiliarity may influence his psychological adjustment leading to confusion and discomfort (Xia, 2009). However, long duration in this condition may cause tremendous stress, anxiety, and depression. As a result, the student may develop panic attacks, extreme sweating, irregular heartbeats, high blood pressure, and gastronomical disturbances. First, to solve isolation and frustration problems, foreign students should form new social groups such as friends. People able to develop friendly relationship with local nationals will get more social support easily (Xia, 2009). Second, to avoid or reduce psychological stress, anxiety and depression, and adapt quickly, foreign students should become familiar with the new environment before departing by learning information through books, internet, and other means of communication. Familiarity with a new culture before departure helps people imagine many possible obstacles they will encounter (Xia, 2009). To summarize, //culture shock//, despite its negative impacts, has also positives impacts. It fosters self-development; it helps gain greater understanding of other cultures not just to facilitate the acculturation process, but also to help build bridges between various groups. However, with the flux of immigrants into nations around the world, it is important that mental health professionals acquire the knowledge and skills to work effectively with people experiencing//culture shock//. Schools admitting international students should provide more mental health counseling services able to evaluate new foreign students experience to adjust to the new culture. **References** Zaykowski, H.(2008). //Culture shock.// Retrieved from www.go.galegroup.com. P200-202 Xia, J.(2009). // Analysis of impact of culture shock on individual psychology. // Vol.1 (No2). Retrieved from www.ccsenet.org/journal.html


 *  III - Classification Essay **

﻿Jean G. Besso
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">EN 1313 A <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Iyengar <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">03/29/11

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">TYPES OF FRIENDS

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> I was brought up with an picture of an ideal lifelong friend who is always there when you need. I do have many friends, but still i feel lonely often. Probably because all friends are not same. One thing i have learned is that humans are social creatures, and creatures of habits which make eaach friend different. So, i decided to review my friend's list and categorize them into different types of friends.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> First, there is the "party friend". If you are the kind of person who likes to get wild on an occasion, you probably have a party friend. This is the person you will call when you want to rage because they always know where all the parties are happening and usually have unlimited access to illegal substances. Hanging out with them is a guaranteed "good time" and you invaroably end up doing something insane, which will later lay the foundation of the paper-thin friendship. You like the party friend, but you actually don't know a lot about them. Sometimes you wonder if they do normal things during the day like go grocery shopping or run to the post office. You also wonder if they are actually happy, and if so, how they could live this life style you only experience once or twice a month. Then you just stop thinking about it because it might ruin your fun.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Second, the "sane friend". The sane friend is the person you go out to dinner, have deep talks about relationships, and maybe go to the movies with. The are the anti-party friend, someone you hang out with to decompress, not to get riled up. I mean they give really good advices and are really sweet, but they are also as exciting as a rice cake. Maybe you are even sort of embarrassed to be seen with them in a social setting because they dress weird, make awkward jokes or whatever. You like them because they are normal and grounded in reality and it is almost refreshing to be friends with someone who doen't have any major issues, but if you feel the need to keep a friendship separate you probably shouldn't be hanging out with them in the first place.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> And third, there is the " friend who is not your friend". The friend who is not your is essentially a "frenemy", he is your friend at times, and enemies other times. Eventhough they have never done anything to you, there is an intensive competitive vibe. Ironically, frenemies are usually the friends that are most like you. You have the same goals, taste in significant orders, style, and that is sort of the problem. They are too much like you and it freaks you out, so instead of combining forces and creating a powerful friendship you become at odds with each other. You are fake supportive, pretent or behave unfair when they encounter any kind of success because they are going after exactly what you want. What you should do though is to get over it. Delete your jealousies and insecuritie, and just be real friends. If you can't the lines of communication off. At least then you will be behaving honestly for once.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Meeting different people keeps us on our toes and old friends, no matter what type, provide insight to our past, present, and maybe the future. Friendship can mark a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal;">Jean G. Besso <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal;">EN 1313 A <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal;">Iyengar <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal;">03/03/11
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">II - Process writting Essay **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal;">HOW TO PLAN VACATION <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Vacation is a scheduled period during which main activity is suspended. Most people usually go on holidays only once in a year, so it is important to enjoy every moment of this period. Some people prefer to spend time in a recreational atmosphere (get some rest, having fun…etc), and others see their holidays as a great opportunity to satisfy their curiosity or learning about something amazing around or across the world. Curiously, people do not always make successful vacation as they only focus on how they are going to spend time or because they don’t just know how to plan their vacation. It is important to know that successful holidays highly depend on how we plan them. There are various aspects to consider when planning vacation especially for a trip, just to list some: choose a right location and time, make bookings, contact with a tour guide or get a map, prepare a budget, and make a schedule. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> First of all, you need to choose the right location and time. It means finding a suitable place for the purpose of trip, and the time appropriate in the location. I remember when my friend Yves and I wanted to learn how to fish. We found informations about an island called Kibris where people’s main activity is fishing, and that summer time was appropriate as the sun makes fishing favorable. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Secondly, you make bookings. During summer people travel a lot, so it is wise to book tickets and lodging in advance, as prices vary with period. Also, there will be enough time for changes or cancellation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Thirdly, you may contact with a tour guide or get a map. It is important to easily locate yourself, and be safe during the trip. It is advisable to request a tour guide from a local tourism institution or buy a map. Yves and I could not afford a tour guide, but we did use a map to get directions. Though the map was helpful still we needed a guide to feel safe, and serve as translator because most people in Kibris only spoke their dialect. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Fourthly, you must prepare a budget. Money is vital wherever you go on holidays because you cannot prevent yourself from spending. You will need to eat, shop, use public transportation...etc. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> The fifth point is to make a schedule. This is all about what you will do during the trip. A schedule helps you keep in mind all interesting activities you plan to do, and places you wish to visit in a timely and organized way. My friend Yves and I planned to visit the fishing site the first day. The second day was planned to go shop the fishing equipments, and the third day to try hooking up with some fishermen who speak French or English. Towards the end of the day we found Kemal, a seventy two years old Turkish man who agreed to teach us different techniques of hand-crafted fishing. From the fourth day, we had a new schedule as Kemal ordered to meet every day at the fishing site before 7:00am. After two weeks, Yves and I were able to fish on our own alongside Old Kemal. The jokes, the funny stories, and the experience of old Kemal were creating an exciting atmosphere. At times, we played fishing competition, and organized fish-roasting parties at night, taking pictures. Old Kemal was actually a retired soldier, a solitary man with no kids since his wife’s death. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 32px;"> Back home from holidays in Kibris, I realized how successful my vacation was. Thank God, everything went just fine as planned.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;"> I - Narrative Essay **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal;">Jean G. Besso <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal;">EN 1313 A <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal;">Iyengar <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal;">02/15/11

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal;">MY FRIEND

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Generally, a friend is known to be someone who knows and understands you better than most other people around you, but sometimes these aspects may not be sufficient to consider a person as a real friend. For me, a friend is more important than a brother or a sister. In fact, I do have a friend called Yves who stood by my side many times to help me out from difficult moments. We have been good friends for eleven years now. I do love him like a brother, and at times even more. My friend Yves knows pretty much about me, my family, my origins, and traditions. He has always been there for support and motivation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> I remember when I failed my GCE/OL (General Certificate of Ordinary Level Education). That was one of my worst experiences ever because most of my classmates passed including my younger sister. My parents were so displeased that they cut me off from any allowance during the whole summer holidays as punishment. I was really down feeling bad, and could not even eat. None of my brothers found words for consolation. My parent's blames made me feel as if the whole world was against me except one person, my dear friend Yves. Day and night, Yves was by my side. He was telling me about his own failures, and how he coped. This inspired and motivated me a lot. Moreover, during the summer he shared his little allowances with me by taking me out for fun, so I can get back my smile. From this experience, I realized how much a friend can be a support when we are down or isolated from the family. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Elsewhere, there are tougher issues in life that we face as we are growing up. Then, we need someone who understands our feelings and accepts our choices, but my family always seemed to neglect this aspect. When I was twenty, I was in love with a twenty three years old girl c alled Julie who did not have chance to go to college because of financial difficulties. My family did not welcome her at all. My parents complained how she is too old for me, and my brothers and sisters were saying that she had no college education. The issue has gone so serious that my parents sent me off to a boarding school to prepare for college, as it was my last year in high school. This way, I would be also cut off from seeing Julie again. The first days at boarding school were nightmares, as my heart was broken. Once again, my good friend Yves played a great role in my life as he was regularly coming to visit, and giving me news about Julie. Yves was always willing, and faithfully help Julie and I exchange letters. By then, I knew Julie was a talented singer, and was practicing every Sunday in church with a student choir to multiply her chances to get a scholarship for studies at college. Actually, the choir’s manager was Yves’s mother. Yves told me how his mother loves Julie’s voice, and that she was going to make sure she obtained scholarship for one of the best colleges of Arts in town so she could learn on musical notes, and develop more skills. Two years later, Julie finally got a scholarship to study at college. While I was admitted to attend an undergraduate engineering program abroad. Julie and I kept contact, but she married someone else she thought will best take care of her, and her family. A matured and financially stable man. Unfairness is also a part of life, which is sad, but everything that my friend Yves did in this experience gave me more of happiness. With Yves, I feel so free!..I can talk, ask, and do anything that seizes my spirit anytime. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 32px;"> To summarize, we can feel from these few experiences the existence of another type of “freedom”, the one at the nature state, which I don’t think you can experience with anyone else than your friend.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 21px;">﻿Jean G.Besso <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">EN 1313 A <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Iyengar <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">03/25/11

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Kim **Summary**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">The novel //Kim// by __Rudyard Kiplin__g takes place in India during the British Empire. Kim is a white boy <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">of Irish heritage who has been orphan, and raised since the age of three by a half-cast woman, an opium den keeper, in the city of Lahore <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">in India. His mother died of cholera and His father who was a sergeant in the mavericks, an Irish regiment, died during an assignment. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Kim's ability to blend in many different Indian cultures which he has developed through languages, his great receptiveness, and openness <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">to others. make him gain all admiration around him. The adventures of Kim as a spy for the British army, and his endearing relationship with <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">a Tibetan Lama will be the most interesting parts of this Novel.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 1 **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Kim met buddhist Tibetan Lama who has come to India in search of the holy river that flows from the arrow of the Buddha <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">which promises enlightenment to its believers. The location of this river is difficult to find since very few people know about this river. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Kim learned that the Lama is traveling alone as his servant died in the previous city. Seeing that the Lama is an old man in need of <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">assistance, Kim dressed like a hindu begger child, and agreed to be the old man's new servant to accompany the Lama on his quest. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Kim informed his friend and sometimes guardian, Mahbub Ali, an Afghan horse trader that he will be leaving with the Lama, and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">also agreed to transport some Ali's documents to an Englishman in Umballa as a favor. That same night, two <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">strangers tried to snatch those documents seeming to be of great importance, but Kim was smart enough to handle the situation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">The next day Kim and the Lama departed early for the Road.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 2 **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; font-weight: normal;">On the train to Umballa, Kim and the lama met a Hindu farmer and several other people all representing an array of customs, languages, and religions from all over India. Upon arriving in Umballa, Kim secretly sought out the home of the Englishman whom he discovered to be a colonel in the army, and delivered Ali’s documents. He overheard word of an impending war on the border and realized that Ali’s documents were directly related to this development.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 3 ﻿ **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Kim and the lama went all round Umballa in search of the River, where they accidentally trespass in a farmer’s garden. The farmer cursed them until he realized that the lama is a holy man. Kim was angry at the farmer’s abuses, but the lama teached him not to be judgmental, saying, “There is no pride among such who follow the Middle Way.” In the evening they were entertained by the headmaster and priest of a village. Kim, who loves to play jokes and games, pretended he is a prophet and forsees a great war with eight thousand troops heading to the northern border, drawing on what he had heard in Umballa. An old Indian soldier, who had fought on the British side in the Great Mutiny of 1857, called Kim’s claims to question until Kim made an accurate description of the colonel which convinced the soldier of his authenticity. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">The old soldier, with renewed respect, accompanied Kim and the lama the next morning to the Grand Trunk Road. During their journey, the lama preached to the soldier the virtues of maintaining detachment from worldly items, emotions, and actions in order to attain Enlightenment; however, when the lama went out of his way to entertain a small child with a song, the soldier teased him for showing affection. It is the first evidence of the lama’s truly human struggle with maintaining distance from his human emotions.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 4 **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; font-weight: normal;">The Grand Trunk Road, a fifteen-hundred-mile-long route constructed by the East India Company that connected east Calcutta, East Bengal, and Agra. A vivid, detailed description of the masses of travelers is given, including descriptions of several different religious sects, including Sansis, Aklai Sihks, Hindus, Muslims, and Jains, as well as the various wedding and funeral processions marching along the road. Kim is utterly delighted by the masses of people traveling before his eyes. The lama, however, remained deep in meditation and did not acknowledge the spectacle of life surrounding him. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; font-weight: normal;">In the late evening, Kim, utilizing his cunning and smartness succeed to procure the aid of a rich old widow from Kulu, who is traveling in a royal procession from the northern lands to her daughter in the south. She offered food, shelter, and care for the lama in exchange for the holy man’s charms and prayers interceding for the birth of many future grandsons for her.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 18px;">**Chapter 5**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; font-weight: normal;">While resting along the Grand Trunk Road, Kim came upon an English army regiment, which bears a green flag with a red bull on it. Since he was a young child, Kim had been told by his guardian that his father, former soldier, had said that a red bull in a green field would be Kim’s salvation. With excitement at having found the sign of the bull, he sneaked into the barracks to find out more information, only to be captured by the Protestant chaplain, Mr. Bennett. Together with Father Victor, the Catholic chaplain, he discovered the personal documents that Kim carried with him everywhere, which revealed him to be not a Hindu beggar but an Irish boy, and the son of Kimball O’Hara, who himself had been a member of this same regiment. Seeing that he is white and the Lama is a buddhist hindu, they decided to keep Kim and evict the Lama. Kim quickly felt comfort and refuge with the help proposed by the two englishmen, while the separation between the two friends was so hurtful. Nevertherless, the Lama agreed to go secure a shelter at the widow woman's place from Kulu, as Kim promised him a comeback after he finds his way.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Annie Leonard's demonstration is a kind of warning to drag attention on how we considerably **destruct our planet**.
====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Something really worrying about our planet's future is the impressive rate at which the environment has significantly been deteriorated these past few years.The problematic is based on the **mismanagement** of what Annie calls the **materials economy system**, which are extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal. As people represent the common factor between each material of the system, they are indeed, subjects directly affected. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">Nevertheless, there are still **ways of solution** based on sustainability, for example Green initiatives, also by considering alternative technics of production and distribution of goods, and their disposal after consumption. ====

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">Jean G. Besso

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">NAME GAME - **Mildred Figueroa Rodriguez**
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mildred is from Porto Rico, she and her parents were born there. She has been living in San Antonio
====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">for the past thirty five years, where she graduated from high school and college. Mildred is married, and has two daughters. ====

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">**Mildred** is her first name. It's from an old english origin which means " Gentle strength".
====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">**Figueroa** is her last name. It's a typical Portorican name she took from her father, but she doesn't really know what it means. ====

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Then, **Rodriguez** is her married name. A typical mexican name.
====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mildred does like her name, though, she had a friend who told her once : " You dont look like a Mildred, you look like a Mercedes! " ==== ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">( Mercedes refers to a luxury car's trademark name). Laughing, Mildred responded: " Well, it's a pretty name i would love to consider if i was ====