Assignment on Study Tour in USA
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Added on 2020-04-13
Assignment on Study Tour in USA
Added on 2020-04-13
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Running head: STUDYING IN THE USASTUDYING IN THE USAName of the Student:Name of the UniversityAuthor Note:
STUDYING IN THE USA1Goals and expectations for the study tour to USA:Setting goals for studying in an abroad country because ids makes me clear what Iwant to get out of my trip in the USA and makes me sure whether I am capable foraccomplishing my goals.Advancement for future professionUtilizing scope for studying with preferred subjectFacing challenges for living as well as studying in USADesire for expanding my own horizonsExperiencing an exotic placeLearning other languages and culturesKeeping up with other students Hoping for the new settingAvoiding uncertainty and pointlessness and finding a new wayMy assumptions, knowledge and perspective about the USA:My concept about the culture and behaviour of the USA is largely based on the news,movies, TV shows and friend living in the USA. I believe that the country is rich with diverseculture as people from different section of the world visit America. It also has immigrantswho stay in the county for profession and research works. Some of them must have loved theculture and could not return back to their native land. Therefore, it seems to be very difficultfor defining a typical American. From the American history I came to know that currentAmericans are largely from European decent therefore, I guess some of the cultural traits willbe familiar with my Australian culture.
STUDYING IN THE USA2Most Americans I believe lover of various sports. As they work throughout week,they look forward for entertainment in the weekends. I guess they spend recess watchingsports in stadiums or TV.American influence on Australian culture:Until WWII Australian culture was mostly bore the influence from Britain. Most ofthe population was decent from Britain or born in Britain. After war they came to Australiaand started living here. Therefore, many people considered the country to be a British colonyand nothing more than that. Our national identity was similar to that of Britain and its effectwas far reaching. The Briton culture effected our food, fashion, entertainments, sportingculture including social values as well as attitudes.After world war, our culture stated to change significantly. As the USA has becomethe economic power, they also started to dominate cultures all over the world throughTelevision shows, movies and music (Salisbury, An and Pascarella 2013). During post-warera, people of Australia were becoming affluent and taking advantages of technology as wellas communications, which enabled transmission of products and ideas from Americaseamlessly. We even use the American spelling as major computer companies use suchchanged spellings. American shows, media and movies have also influenced our generalknowledge and society.Learning in the USA:I believe USA has always been an allure and drawing talents like magnet. Studying inthe USA will allow me for valuable academic, personal as well as professional development.It will definitely open up innumerable career opportunities after my completion of studies.The country has the reputation for famous higher education programs and half of theworld’s best universities are located in the USA. I believe that small size of the classes,
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