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La Dénomination de la Réalité: Part 3

Cultural Differences and Language On the other hand, other cultures understate everything. Northern cultures are very renowned for that, along with cultures with a highly coded language. In Swiss, “that hasn’t been too bad” is definitely a very hard-earned compliment. It’s meant in a, ...

 

La Dénomination de la Réalité: Part 2

Cultural Concepts of Friendship The concept of friend is vastly different in different cultures. In English, it’s used for anything south of acquaintance, whereas in German and French there are several levels of friendship. A friend (“freund” or “ami”) is somebody you know for many ...

 

La Dénomination de la Réalité: Part 1

Intro to "la dénomination de la réalité" "The French expression “la dénomination de la réalité” means “the process of giving names to reality”. It strongly implies a notion of what slice of reality I choose to give a name to. Expressed in other words it hints to the categorization ...

 

How to Excel on Final Exams

By now, the fall semester is nearing its end at Bay Area schools.  Many students have received grades on major tests or projects, and finals are just around the corner!  Whether your student is a freshman looking to start high school with great grades or a senior concerned about GPA for the ...

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