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High-context :vs: Low-context

August 23, 2017 Today we were talking in class about the High-context and Low-context cultures. The high context culture are more likely to be intuitive and contemplative, such as those in China, Japan, and Arabian countries. They may not take words literally. Based on what I read on chapter one and we talked in class, … Continue reading High-context :vs: Low-context

August 23, 2017

Today we were talking in class about the High-context and Low-context cultures. The high context culture are more likely to be intuitive and contemplative, such as those in China, Japan, and Arabian countries. They may not take words literally. Based on what I read on chapter one and we talked in class, I think I am more into the low-context side. Low-context cultures tend to be more logical, analytical, and action oriented. In other words, when there is a problem we go straight to the point. We do not like to waste peoples time or our time. They take words literally.

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First day in English 209 class.

August 21, 2017. The first day in English class was interesting. I liked how we did the pasta and marshmallow activity to “brake the ice”. To me when you are having a competition to see who is faster and who makes the tallest tower, the activity obligates you to communicate with other people that you … Continue reading First day in English 209 class.

August 21, 2017.

The first day in English class was interesting. I liked how we did the pasta and marshmallow activity to “brake the ice”. To me when you are having a competition to see who is faster and who makes the tallest tower, the activity obligates you to communicate with other people that you just met in the classroom. I may not always like the first day of school, but I did liked that activity.

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In Class: Requesting letters activity.

Benjamin Ekimura, Wanda Hanson, Alyha Kline, Shelia Smith, and Spencer Sonoda. ENG 209 Lance Uyeda October 4, 2017 Dear Mr. Malanga, It has been my pleasure to have been employed with 808 bounce for the past 5 years. During the majority of that time I have worked every weekend as required. I respectfully request the … Continue reading In Class: Requesting letters activity.

Benjamin Ekimura, Wanda Hanson, Alyha Kline, Shelia Smith, and Spencer Sonoda.

ENG 209

Lance Uyeda

October 4, 2017

Dear Mr. Malanga,

It has been my pleasure to have been employed with 808 bounce for the past 5 years. During the majority of that time I have worked every weekend as required. I respectfully request the upcoming weekend off to attend my graduation. I will be receiving my associate’s degree from Windward Community College on May 12.

If any supporting documentation is required, I can provide a letter from the WCC Vice Chancellor, Amy Rozek. I look forward to receiving authorization for the requested time off by May 1.

Respectfully,

Your Dedicated Employees

Dear City Mill,

I am requesting personal time off to attend my eight year old son’s school performance on Saturday October 7 at Windward Community College’s Ho’olaulea. I understand the department’s need for customer service coverage and Spencer has agreed to cover my shift. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Ben

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” The Spaghetti Factory”

Dear Sally Consumer, The Spaghetti Factory is a family owned and operated restaurant which has been voted number one in customer satisfaction for the last five years. We appreciate your loyal patronage and apologize for any inconvenience during your recent visit to our restaurant. Our company policy offers meal replacement of equal value. We hope … Continue reading ” The Spaghetti Factory”

Dear Sally Consumer,

The Spaghetti Factory is a family owned and operated restaurant which has been voted number one in customer satisfaction for the last five years.

We appreciate your loyal patronage and apologize for any inconvenience during your recent visit to our restaurant. Our company policy offers meal replacement of equal value.

We hope to see you soon,

-Management

Comment from the first week:

I know, me to Wanda! I had I little bit of a hard time trying to figure out how to post a blog. Even though the books where different editions, both are really informative and good to help us do the homework.

Alyha’s blog

Hi guys, today I want to talk about the feeling of having a blog for the very first time. The idea of having a blog was a little strange to me, because before when I thought about blogs I used to think that it was a site where people used blogs to bully others or … Continue reading Alyha’s blog

Hi guys, today I want to talk about the feeling of having a blog for the very first time. The idea of having a blog was a little strange to me, because before when I thought about blogs I used to think that it was a site where people used blogs to bully others or hacked them. Having a blog has changed my opinion about blogging. Now I think about it as a way of communication, a way to interact with my class mates. I think its really cool how we can comment on each others blogs, and share our opinions and thoughts about the class discussions or homework.

Alyha’s blog

First blog post

This is the excerpt for your very first post.

Hi guys, just like Wanda I notice that the books are different editions, but even though the edition was different the first chapter of the 8e was really helpful for the homework. We learned the differences between high-context and low-context. High-context is when some people are intuitive, contemplated, they take longer to make decisions. People communicate with facial expressions, posture, gestures and voice inflections. Low-context people are more assertive, they are logical, analytical and action oriented (they get down to business).