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Your Topic Learning foreign culture is good experience.
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Thesis Statement
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I believe that... Learning a foreign culture is a satisfactory experience.
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Your Subtopics
Topic Topic Topic Introduce about superb
Making fiends. Knowing more
1 2 3 Korea.
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2. Topic 1 Making friends.
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Making friends regardless of region, gender, age and color helps to realize that the
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world is wider.
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I still keep in touch with my friend, suma who lived in Bangladesh. When I went Bangladesh to
Support #1 do volunteer service with my Korean friends, we met together. I stayed her house for 2 days and it
was really special memory for me.
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Once she told about her religion: Islam and I could learn lots of things about Islam which I did not
Support #2 know about. And also she made their traditional cook to us. I could learn more about Bangladesh
not by reading books or information but by making great friends.
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Every time, I try to discuss and try to know other's culture not only minor issue but very profound
Support #3 topic with Suma and other foreign friends who I met through the Internet. By sharing thoughts, I
could realize wider world naturally not like a big fish in a small pond.
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transition into the next Moreover, I can perceive the difference between our's culture and other's.
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3. Topic 2 Knowing more about foreign culture.
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By learning their culture, it can be possible to understand different living style,
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history and etiquette.
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When I went to Turkey to do missionary works, I could stayed Turkish people for 3 days. I found
Support #1 the different things between Korea's culture. They made all things what they need by themselves.
And Turkish people were so religious that when the sing is heard from a temple they prayed to
Allah five times everyday . Also Turkish women must wear chador which is a large piece of cloth
that covers a woman’s head and upper body. So that only the face can be seen. At first, it was so
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awkward to me to wear, but it was special memory and experience.
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In Turkey, there are Kurds. They are an Ethnic-Iranian ethnolinguistic group mostly inhabiting a
Support #2 region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. I
became to know about Kurds specifically and understand how they want to have own their nation.
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_people
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Not only history and culture but also I could learn other people's etiquette. When I was in
Support #3 Bangladesh, I was so shocked because of their culture. They do not use spoon when they eat.
Using their right hand, they can eat their meal. At first, I could not even try to eat something with
my hand but fortunately,I just used to do it and enjoyed my meal. Those were all the amazing
experience and that I even try in my country
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Another advantage of learning foreign culture is to feel proud of own's
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country.
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4. Topic 3 Introduce about superb Korea.
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Going to other countries and introducing about Korea give a chance to recognize
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the superiority or my country.
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The Samsung Group is the world's largest conglomerate by revenue, headquartered in Samsung
Support #1 Town, Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's largest company which includes Samsung
Electronics, the world's largest electronics company, Samsung Heavy Industries, the world's
second largest shipbuilder.
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung
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The LG Group is also South Korea's third largest conglomerate that produces electronics,
Support #2 chemicals, and telecommunications products and operates subsidiaries like LG Electronics, LG
Telecom and LG Chem in over 80 countries.
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG
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I see lots of people having a 'Samsung' or 'LG' cell phone. Every time I try to explain that those
Support #3 phones are made in Korea, but nobody understands. It is hard for me to explain in a different
language but I did because of the pride that I feel for the products we made in my country. That
also makes me to imbue a mind with new patriotism.
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5. Introduction Paragraph
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Imagine your reader knows nothing about your topic. What background information could I give my reader about my
topic?
Why should the reader care to know this information?
What is it you are trying to prove?
Attention Getter
Can you remember the time when you were a child, parents read stories in the bed?
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Background Information
When I was young, everyday my mom read different and interesting stories
- Introduce your topic, but not from all over the world for me and my sister. One day, she read fascinating
your thesis story and I still remember beautiful buildings and people in that book that were
- Provide insider details that totally different. Those were very marvelous things for young child who had
would help your reader better never seen different colored or white people and culture. Since that time, I was
understand your topic, but not curious about other cultures and always wanted to go other countries and
information you are discussing in experience different culture.
your support.
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Why should your reader care?
At last when I was 14 years old, I could visit Australia alone for two month.
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During that time, I had learned a lot of things without my parents help which I
could not expect. And I still like learn other cultures from different countries.
It is important that you read
this essay because...
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Thesis Statement
(paste the one you already I believe learning a foreign culture is a satisfactory experience.
wrote on page 1)
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6. Conclusion Paragraph
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Include a brief summary of the paper's main points. Evoke a vivid image
Suggest results or consequences Wrap it all up for your reader
Leave a lasting impression
Restate your thesis in
a fresh, new way
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Summarize /
Reflect / Give Final
thoughts on Topic 1
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thoughts on Topic 2
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thoughts on Topic 3
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Final Thought
-Contains vivid language
-Compound or Complex sentence
-Leave a lasting impression
-Sums up your essay in one
incredible sentence
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- Background Information - Support 1 - Summarize/Reflect/Final - Topic 1
- Why should we care sentence - Support 2 - Summarize/Reflect/Final - Topic 2
- Thesis Statement - Support 3 - Summarize/Reflect/Final - Topic 3
- Transition - Strong Final Thought
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Paragraph 4 - Body Paragraph 3 Final page - Bibliography
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- Support 1 - Topic Introduction - Titled - Bibliography
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- Transition - Support 3 - Alphabetized
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