Take what you have learned about the cultural iceberg and apply it to your own culture and answer the following questions: Describe Chinese culture in two sentences. Name 3 visible components of Chinese culture. Name 3 less visible components of Chineseculture. Name 3 not visible components of Chinese culture. When finished, please respond to two of your classmates with a minimum of 150 words each. Please do not reply with comments like, “Me, too!” or “That’s awesome.” I know conversations on Canvas can be limiting, but please give it your best try. If you are struggling with conversation topics, here are some suggestions: Discuss something that is similar and something that is different about your classmates’ icebergs and yours. Talk about an experience you had sharing another person’s culture for the first time (and obvi link it to a component of their culture). Share an experience a friend of yours had when they discovered something in your cultural iceberg for the first time. 1.The American/ Western culture that I live in, is individualistic and promotes selfgrowth, meaning that a person should develop into their own being and become more than just a human being. In my family and upbringing, we were have certainly been influenced by the Mormon ways of life as none of my family drinks alcohol or coffee for that manner but from time to time we do drink tea. The first visible component of our culture is where we live, for me I live in a house, my family has their own set of land. This shows that we enjoy the individualism that western culture promotes. Next is the entertainment that we enjoy, I like fantasy and science fiction forms of entertainment whether that be books, movies or TV shows. Every culture in the world has legends and myths and other forms of entertainment, however in Western Entertainment the main point of most of these productions is good vs evil or the will of the human spirit, this can be seen in movies such as Avengers Endgame as they find a way to go back in time to reset the universe. YouTube and the internet, on YouTube and the internet you can find almost anything that you seek, I have used this to my advantage to keep myself entertained and learn more about the world. The first less visible component of our culture is the power dynamic, in western culture, there is a smaller power dynamic between authority and the average citizen as the average citizen can still question authority without being horribly punished, this is a double-edged sword as it takes away anxiety from the average person but lets the Karens come out to play. Next is cultural norms, in western society, most people are expected to be clean-cut in public meaning that they must be appropriately dressed for the situation that they are in. Lastly, the American Flag is a less visible component of our culture as many people rally to the flag to unite, however in recent times it has been more of a divider than uniter as people have shown different feelings towards the flag that have made others mad, but it is still the symbol for our country and a uniting force in times of anguish. The first nonvisible component of our culture is religion, western culture is primarily dominated by Christianity and Christian values have been infused with our society, for example, Laws such as no stealing or killing people are a part of the ten commandments of Christianity. Second Holidays in The U.S. there are many holidays that the U.S. celebrates by themselves such as independence day, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, and Martin Luther King day. Although other countries have different forms of these holidays the U.S still holds these days true to their hearts and celebrates them annually. Lastly, freedom, in the U.S freedom is everything to its citizens, since the very beginning of The U.S. freedom has been the driving factor for life in this country and drives people to go further than where they were. 2. My culture growing up in Southern California with a predominantly white ethnicity is not very rich on its own, but I know a lot here is composed of traditions and norms from other cultures. As for me, I am a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl from the city of Orange and that’s what I’ll be exploring. One visible component of my culture is the Orange Circle Street Fair. Every year on Labor day weekend, the roads are closed off and there are vendors and booths set up selling food from all different countries as clearly labelled by signs that are hung along the streets. Additionally, there are souvenirs and little knick-knacks for sale, life music, and school sponsored booths that act as a fundraiser for a particular sports team or club. I have gone every year that I can recall and it’s a huge event that goes all weekend and draws crazy crowds. Another example of visible culture would be the style here. Though Orange is more inland, when I take a 20 minute drive to beach town, it’s flip flop city! Personally, I don’t love wearing flip flops, so that’s something that’s even a little different for me having not grown up in a beach city. In Southern California many of us had the opportunity to have a senior night or grad night at Disneyland! Obviously, if you grew up in another state, you’d be much too far from Disney to do that, so that’s a tradition that would differ between cultures. One less visible component is that when I’m walking through my neighborhood, I always say hello to people I pass by or who are sitting on their front porches. I know that this friendliness doesn’t transfer everywhere and it might confuse some. Another component is that there are frequently shows at the ends of streets or at houses hosted by late-teens and young adults who just want to play their music. For these shows, you just have to know where to look and who to ask, so you wouldn’t really know on the surface. Another less visible component is the way relationships are defined. Such as dating and someone being your partner, as well as how long is socially acceptable before you kiss or declare you love someone. I think it is relatively short from most encounters I’ve seen and had. It holds less weight for me than others. The invisible components of my culture are harder to think of. One is that every firstborn daughter on my mom’s side has a J name. There’s me, my mom (Jackie), my grandma (Jennifer), her mom (Josephine), and so on. Another is that even though I was not raised religious and I honestly don’t know or believe in it, every time we eat dinner at my grandma’s house and she says grace, I fold my hands and lower my head and respectfully listen, because I know it makes her happy. One more is that I was raised to be accepting of everyone, no matter what, since you don’t know their background. I know this seems like a given, and I wish that it was, but some places are less accepting of certain behaviors and lifestyles, but I aim to be inclusive and positive towards everyone’s decisions. Purchase answer to see full attachment Explanation & Answer: 150 words Tags: the cultural iceberg components of Chinese culture social morals in the society visible elements of Chinese culture form of marriages User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following our company’shonor code & terms of service.

MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics

Guidelines for referring to the works of others in your text using MLA style are covered throughout the MLA Handbook and in chapter 7 of the MLA Style Manual. Both books provide extensive examples, so it’s a good idea to consult them if you want to become even more familiar with MLA guidelines or if you have a particular reference question.

BASIC IN-TEXT CITATION RULES

In MLA Style, referring to the works of others in your text is done using parenthetical citations. This method involves providing relevant source information in parentheses whenever a sentence uses a quotation or paraphrase. Usually, the simplest way to do this is to put all of the source information in parentheses at the end of the sentence (i.e., just before the period). However, as the examples below will illustrate, there are situations where it makes sense to put the parenthetical elsewhere in the sentence, or even to leave information out.

General Guidelines

• The source information required in a parenthetical citation depends (1) upon the source medium (e.g. print, web, DVD) and (2) upon the source’s entry on the Works Cited page.
• Any source information that you provide in-text must correspond to the source information on the Works Cited page. More specifically, whatever signal word or phrase you provide to your readers in the text must be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of the corresponding entry on the Works Cited page.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS: AUTHOR-PAGE STYLE

MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author’s last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page. The author’s name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase, but the page number(s) should always appear in the parentheses, not in the text of your sentence. For example:

Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (263).

Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth 263).

Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

Both citations in the examples above, (263) and (Wordsworth 263), tell readers that the information in the sentence can be located on page 263 of a work by an author named Wordsworth. If readers want more information about this source, they can turn to the Works Cited page, where, under the name of Wordsworth, they would find the following information:

Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. Oxford UP, 1967.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS FOR PRINT SOURCES WITH KNOWN AUTHOR

For print sources like books, magazines, scholarly journal articles, and newspapers, provide a signal word or phrase (usually the author’s last name) and a page number. If you provide the signal word/phrase in the sentence, you do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.

Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as “symbol-using animals” (3).

Human beings have been described as “symbol-using animals” (Burke 3).

These examples must correspond to an entry that begins with Burke, which will be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of an entry on the Works Cited page:

Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. University of California Press, 1966.