Summer Program Blog » Cultural Differences http://chungun.aecweb.net Hyundai Chungun High School Summer program at Portland State University Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:19:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comparing Parenting http://chungun.aecweb.net/2010/07/29/comparing-parenting-in/ http://chungun.aecweb.net/2010/07/29/comparing-parenting-in/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:56:08 +0000 JiWon http://chungun.aecweb.net/?p=2123 Parenting in America & Korea

By Jessie and Chu

Introduction

Every country has their distinctive parenting methods. For example, Korea is very famous for their strict way of raising the children. However, USA has a little bit loose methods than our country does. So, now we’re going to talk about the differences between

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By D.J, Luke, on July 15th, 2010

     Fashion! I am sure that it is the most interesting topic for teenagers all over the world. Although it is the appealing topic in common for everybody, the fashion in South Korea and America is different. So why don’t we check out the differences between the two countries?

    

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By James and Jim, on July 15, 2010

      Are you fond of music, especially rock music? Since the Beatles, rock has been one of the most favorite genres to people all around the world. Have you heard of bands like Muse, Boys Like Girls, Queen, or Greenday? They are famous rock

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Ji seo Kim, Sunggee Byun

      Introduction 

     Have you ever seen the wedding march in Korea or the U.S? If you have, did you find any differences between both of those countries? Maybe, you couldn’t. That’s because both marriage customs are getting similar. While they have a lot of similarities, there are also

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    The Sports of Ulsan and Portland

  

 

 

by Paul (WooKyoung Lee), IgJu (IgJu Jeon)

 

 

Introduction

     We chose the sports as a topic because we are interested in sports. Sports always attract the attention of many people. And in

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Intro

     Arts  and Crafts  are common all around the world, and are very important for a happy life. Especially, Portland is famous for many  kinds  of  arts, However, there are differences  every where .   By that point, arts  and  crafts  of  Korea  and  Portland  have many  differences,  and  we  will  try to find  out  those

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 All the countries have their own holiday. It has their Holiday of each country contains its history, characteristic, and many important things.

So, we decide to compare and contrast the holidays of both countries to know about the each country more.

 

American Holiday

New Year’s Day January 1st Martin Luther King Day The Third Monday in January Washington’s Birthday The Third Monday in

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First, Americans

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As we have stayed in Portland for quiet a long time, everybody must have seen a lot of street people.

Then have you paid attention to…

a person like him??

This man was actually stumbling, smoking, and was trying to find a cozy spot to take a nap… He looked like a homeless person or a beggar.

And

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Many Americans enjoy decorating their houses. Here are some pictures of my host family’s house. Aren’t they pretty? American decoration has some special aspects. First, They usually recycle old stuff. That’s why there are many garage sales and antique shops in America. Americans buy furniture, plates, dishes, carpets and toys in

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