Need 2-Part Essay Written/ 500 words each part ---Please read attachment before responding

2 part Essay- 5oo Words each Part

To be completed by 10/29/2014

Writer can use their own experiences to write about

Part 1 Details:

Visit a museum that focuses on cultural history, preferably the history of a certain cultural group, and spend at least an hour observing the exhibits and listening to the guide (if one is available). Observe aspects of culture as they are presented in the museum and also notice evidence of conflict in their history.

Write an essay of 500 words about the experience. Where did you go? Who went with you? How long did you stay? What did you learn about the people and how conflicts have shaped their history? What were the positive outcomes of the conflict? What lingering scars do people carry with them from the experience?

Reflect on how much this experience stretched your comfort zone and how this observation could affect your intercultural communication.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is not required. If you cite, you must use references.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Part 2 Details:

Locate a person who was not born in the United States and who lived a significant part of his or her life outside the U.S, then immigrated to the U.S. (A person who came to the United States as an infant will not meet the requirement for the assignment.) Ask the person's permission to use his or her name and quotations in the paper, and ensure that their name is spelled correctly.

Use the questions the Interview Questions as a guide 1: Intercultural Communication Interview." Find out about the person's experience as an immigrant.

Write an essay of 500 words about the experience. Do not write it as a verbatim account of the interview. Use quotes as needed, but write the paper as an essay. Where did you meet the person? How long did you visit? What did you learn?

Reflect on how much this experience stretched your comfort zone and how this observation could affect your intercultural communication. If you were going to do this assignment over, what could you do that would make it more valuable to you and, perhaps, to the other person?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines. An abstract is not required. If you cite, you must use references.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Intercultural Communication Interview Questions for Part 2

When you are ready to begin, start by introducing yourself and then very politely say something like… “Thank you for allowing me to interview you for my Intercultural Communication class. Please allow me to ask you some questions that will guide our discussion. Feel free to add any information you feel will help me understand your perspective as a person from a culture different than the one I have experienced, living here in the United States for most of my life.”

First, may I have your permission to quote you in my paper? If so, please tell me how to spell your name correctly and tell me the correct title I should use for you.

1. Where did you live?

2. What is the dominant language?

3. What are the other languages spoken, if any?

4. What are some common gestures, sounds, or symbols that the students would need to know if they wanted to communicate in your home country?

5. What is the dominant religion in your home country?

6. What are important customs or celebrations?

7. Are these celebrations based on religion, or were they originally?

8. Do any of these celebrations cause a conflict within you because of your faith? Why?

9. How are families organized in your culture?

10. Does one person take the lead role in decision-making in your culture?

11. How are children, youth, and the elderly treated in your culture?

12. How are decisions made in your culture?

13. Is there a dress-code that you should follow in your culture?

14. How should I dress if I were to visit?

15. What roles do people have in the family or larger society?

16. Are there roles that you are expected to play in your society that you find hard to do?

17. What are things about your culture that are vitally important to you that a foreigner would not understand?

18. What are some things about your culture that you wish other people knew so that they would communicate better with your culture?

19. What are some things that I should not miss about your culture or country if I could visit?

20. What is the thing you miss most about your culture while you are away?

21. What surprised you most about the American culture?

22. What adjustments did you have to make to feel comfortable in this new culture?

23. What do you think you would miss most about this culture if you were to return to your country?