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end up voting for one of their two major political parties. Individualism leads to privacy, which Americans see as desirable. The word privacy does not exist in many nonWestern languages. If It does, it is likely to have a negative connotation, suggesting loneliness or forced isolation. It is not unmon for Americans to say, and almost to believe: amp。If I donamp。t have half an hour a day to myself, I go starkraving mad!amp。 Americans take credit only for what they acplish as individuals. They get no credit for having been born into a rich family but pride themselves in having climbed the ladder of success, to whatever level, all by themselves. In an Englishlanguage dictionary, there are more than 100 posite words that have the word amp。selfamp。 as a prefix: selfaware. selfconfident, selfconscious, selfcontented, selfcontrol, selfcriticism, selfdeception, selfdefeating, selfdenial. The equivalent of these words cannot be found in most other languages. It is an indicator of how highly Americans regard the selfmade man or woman. Many other countries have developed subtle, sometimes highly ritualistic, ways of informing others of unpleasant information. Americans prefer the direct approach. They are likely to be pletely honest in delivering their negative evaluations, and to consider, anything other than the most direct and open approach to be amp。dishonestamp。 and amp。insincereamp。. Anyone in the . who uses an intermediary to deliver the message will also be considered amp。manipulativeamp。 and amp。untrustworthyamp。. If you e from a country where saving face is important, be assured that Americans are not trying to make you lose face with their directness. As a matter of fact, the major American Value is distinct from Chinese. We ought to accept it when we municate with Americans. Thus, we need make ourselves think globally and act locally. 高中英語(yǔ)演講稿:堅(jiān)持不懈到達(dá)成功彼岸 高中英語(yǔ)演講稿(4) the prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the beginning。39。 the ant who devours a tiger。 the slave who builds a pyramid. i will build my castle one brick at a time for i know that small attempts, repeated, will plete any undertaking.