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Artifact 1 | Body Language<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Body language varies greatly throughout the world, so it’s not safe to say the dominant body language suggested in the video translates in a positive manner universally. Some countries use body language more than others. Some countries use louder voices than others. The body language suggested in the video to “fake it until it becomes you” may be perceived as positive in the U.S., but. perhaps would not be as appreciated in Japan. Keeping in mind the culture you are in and honoring their code of nonverbal body language is vital to not looking willfully ignorant over and over again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I tend to keep to myself and take up little space. So much of the chair is untouched. As the video noted this is not uncommon for women to do.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I chose this as my number 1 top artifact, because nonverbal communication is crucial to interpreting language as a whole. Even for those who can’t speak, sign language is an inevitable by-product. And, even yet for those who can’t speak or use sign language. a gentle touch conveys words that don’t need to be said. Pets and animals and humans communicate. The sky even communicates, for example if it’s going to storm. Language is universal, and in essence, I chose this one as the top artifact because I feel its the most important.
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Artifact 2 | Hofstede’s Country Comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I chose to compare the U.S. to China. When I tutored a young boy from China, the owners of the language institution where also Chinese. There was a language barrier some of the time, but the difference between how I or another American instructor would view things, for example classroom dynamics, was very different from how the director of institution view classroom dynamics. It really piqued my curiosity as I navigated these differences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshot of the bar graph comparison of China and the U.S. There is a major contrast in most categories and others are about the same<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hierarchies in China seem to be the norm, and that showed with classroom dynamics, and a higher score in Power Distance on the Hofstede’s 6 dimension evaluation. Another difference I noticed was the difference in opinion of how to spend time, which reflects in a low Indulgence score for China. I found this artifact very interesting, and it made it to the 2nd overall top artifact because of a new hindsight I can reflect on my experiences.

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Artifact 3 | Relate to Childhood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The monumental childhood experience I chose for this artifact is when my family adopted our first dog. We had finally moved into a house, and I pleaded even harder to get a dog. Finally (finally!<\/em>) my dad took my brother and I to the local animal shelter, where we adopted a sweet beagle and named her Sheba (I chose the name, I was so honored). She was so small and fragile, I honestly didn’t even know what to do with her at first. I was 12 years old then. Over the 11 years of her life, I learned how take care of someone else. I learned unconditional love, responsibility and compassion, that if I had never adopted her, I would not have learned from anyone else in my immediate circle during crucial years of my life. She played a vital role into shaping me into the “self” I am today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the picture I drew of my most significant experience. I don’t have paper…so I drew it in my iPad and took a screenshot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Caring for Sheba helped shaped my moral reasoning as a preteen and teen, again playing a vital role in my developmental stage, which according to Piaget’s Theory, would have been the formal operations stage. The text is about cross cultural psychology, but the topic of development by itself really resonated with me. I chose this artifact as one of the top 5 because I had always know that taking a care of a pet played a big role in the shaping of self, but putting it into the context of the development chapter, it helped me understand even more profoundly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Artifact 4 | Happiness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ultimate question to life is “What is happiness?” Is there a universal definition of happiness or is it as subjective and unique as the person who experiences it? If you ask me, happiness is being content with life just as it is. We can only control our thoughts and actions, beyond that is out of our control and that’s okay. The textbook notes that subjective well-being is not completely reliant on materialism, which is a relief. My cats make me the happiest, as they are just little stinky and incredibly goofy fluff balls of unconditional love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My cats, Totoro (L) and Muto (R) cuddling together and being absolutely precious. The bond that we have and thinking about the journeys we’ve survived makes me happy and grateful.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I chose this artifact because it’s nice to share what makes one happy. It makes for a great discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Artifact 5 | How Long Can You Wait?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n