Essays on French Culture

29.07.2016

1) 1. French Hip-Hop genre is famous for several names of people, who have made a large contribution to the development of hip-hop culture in France: Dee Nasty, Phil Barney, Bernard Zekri, Jean Karaks, and Sidney. Dee Nasty is a DJ Radio Nova’s producer and a pioneer of Hip-Hop genre in France. He has produced the first Hip Hop record in France in 1980s and soon became world-known. He took part in many DMC World DJ Championships. Dee Nasty is also known for the distribution and development of graffiti, break dance, and funk music in French culture. ...

Canadian French nationalism is a complex issue that has its roots in the settlement of the country by French explorers. It has been a highly emotional issue that has affected the politics of Canada over the years. The eye of the storm is the province of Quebec where 81% of its people spoke French as opposed to the 90% of Canadians who spoke English in the rest of Canada during the early stages of the secessionist movement (Fenwick, 1981). The current Separatist movement has lost power and is no longer the threat to Canadian political and social stability it ...

Globally, people make assumptions, judgments, and decisions about one another or things around them based on responses they receive from others. These assumptions are according to nonverbal communications that people use within their own cultures and how they deal with others. Often, these nonverbal reactions affect the way people communicate with and among each other, which makes understanding these nonverbal cues crucial when developing and maintaining relationships with other people. Do people expect other cultures to adapt to their own culture or are they willing to adopt another person’s culture? Are people expected to compromise or are they ...