Sacred texts such as the Quran, or the Bible are based on personal interpretations of the texts. Strong personalities can influence the perspective of others and their interpretations of these sacred texts. ... Personalities and cultures both influence each other, along with many other outside forces such as other cultures, observations, interpretations, personal life choices, or the environmental circumstances. ... Keeping cultures other than American in mind, religion is a strict way of life and the majority of people in that culture must conform to those beliefs with little personal choice....

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Intercultural communication is a symbolic, interpretive, transactional, contextual process in which the degree of difference between people is large and important enough to create dissimilar interpretations and expectations about what is regarded as competent behaviors that should be used to create shared meanings (Koester, at el. 93). ... For example, "In Saudi Arabia, due to strict Islamic laws, women are raised in a style that is bound to influence how people in that culture will perceive one's sea. ... Intercultural communication is a symbolic, interpretive, and contextual process in...

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Lola Olowude ENG 101/034 10/31/03 DANCES WITH WOLVES: CRITICAL INTERPRETATIONS Dances With Wolves is the story of the "transformation" of Lieutenant John Dunbar, a Union Army Officer, to Dances With Wolves, a Lakota warrior. ... This study aims to compare and contrast the two interpretations, evaluate the common ground between them, as well as areas of conflicts. Both writers attempt to collate reviews of the movie and present a number of positive and negative interpretations done by supporters and critics likewise. ... He claims that the strict attenti...

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On the other hand, in his interpretation of education, he tried to be guided by the laws of nature and co-ordinated all the physical actions of human beings by the very simple laws of "number and reason".[3] In spiritual or moral training, he regarded the human being as the most sacred and responsible of all orders, unable in reason to do anything base. ... This education, however, needed to be strictly controlled by the government, and was not something to be given equally to all. ...

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