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For my third artifact, I picked the Dead Sea Scrolls, which are arguably one of the most important Hebrew cultural artifacts ever discovered. The scrolls were found in 12 different caves near the Dead Sea, close to a place called Qumran in Jordan. A couple of years after the first discovery of a cave, archeologists were able to identify the caves where the scrolls had originally been, which are now called the Qumran caves. Later, the Israeli government was granted permission from Jordan to continue searching the caves, where they found more artifacts like clothing, storage jars, and other cultural artifacts. I will be talking specifically about the scrolls, which are a collection of ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple period, which lasted from about 538 B.C. to 70 CE. These manuscripts are extremely important because they are some of the oldest surviving texts from this time period (it seems I say this in every post, because Hebrew and the land of Israel are so old!)…
Read more…I was unable to paste the image I found, so I have included the link here: For this cultural post, I wanted to investigate the Silk Road and its historical significance, as it is a topic I have often heard referenced as incredibly important but have found little specific information on. At first, my search terms were too broad, and most sites I visited did not specify a single artifact but did provide extremely interesting and helpful information on the discoveries of artifacts from various regions and cultures at points along the Silk Road, helping me to understand how archaeologists and historians have been able to gather information about the spread of ideas and goods it helped to drive. Eventually, I decided to look more closely at the significance of silk and how it became so central to expanding trade routes, and I was curious about how early silk production developed and impacted the Chinese economy, society, and trade. Soil samples from a Neolithic tomb…
Read more…My task this period was to investigate Linguistic Relativity, specifically, how the Korean language's emphasis on "Woori" (We) versus "Na" (I) influences my personality. As someone who is already fluent, I’ve noticed I act differently in Korean, and my goal was to document these shifts. I hoped to understand if my "Korean persona" is a natural evolution of my skills or a performance of cultural expectations.I recorded myself describing a recent successful experience (completing a difficult accounting project) in both English and Korean. I then listened back to analyze the difference in my tone, pitch, and the "ego" of the narrative. I asked my community language partner to describe my "personality" using only Korean adjectives. We compared this list to how my English-speaking friends describe me. My partner and I had a very deep interaction regarding the word "Woori" (우리). In English, I say "my house" or "my mom," but in Korean, I must say "our house" (woori-jip) or "our mom"…
Read more…My task this period was to study the linguistic structures of Professional Persuasion. Specifically, I wanted to move away from using direct negations like "Anio" (No) or "Geugeot-eun teullyeoyo" (That is wrong) and instead master the art of the "soft refusal." My goal was to be able to present a counter-argument in a way that preserves the Gibun(mood/feelings) of the listener while still being logically clear.I watched several segments of Sebasi (the Korean equivalent of TED Talks) and focused on Q&A sessions where speakers had to address skeptical audience members. I mapped out the transition phrases they used to acknowledge the other person's point before pivoting. My language partner and I then engaged in a "Mock Negotiation" where I had to refuse a business proposal three times using different levels of indirectness. Their goal was to evaluate if I sounded "too blunt" or "too vague." During our roleplay, we focused on the phrase "-gi-ga jom..." (It's a bit [difficult/early/etc.]…
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