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Are You a Victim of Culture Shock?

From country to country, people find many disparities in different cultures other than their own.  Consequently, these differences may effect a certain person in manners unprecedented to them before the encounter. The state of frustration involved in this case is referred to … Continue reading

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Are you Americanized?

When I first arrived Bucknell I was excited because everyone else was excited. Upperclass men wearing orange t-shirts jumping up and down, while screaming “Charles Yang from California is here!”  A new environment, new people,traditions and rules, I have to … Continue reading

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Culture Shock

Studying abroad is definitely an idea as crazy as it can be, not to say traveling after a 13-hour flight from China in East Asia to a different world in North America. Language has been the greatest barrier for me … Continue reading

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College Culture Shock

Freshmen encounter massive amounts of culture shock when they head off to college. My experience at Bucknell so far has been no exception. I came to Bucknell early through a pre-orientation trip and that is when the “Honeymoon” phase of my … Continue reading

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Cultural Shock

The very first moment I’m in Bucknell, it was a relief. With 24+ hours of flight and 5 hours of the shuttle bus, I just want to have a rest on my new bed. When I got off the shuttle bus, … Continue reading

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My Dear Culture Shock

It was a super sunny day when I arrived at Bucknell in August. I had not  seen this kind of blue sky with white clouds before in China. There are so few people on the road so the road looks … Continue reading

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Can you Wordle?

The most noticeable words on this picture are Bucknell, students, diverse, learning, intellectual, programs, and liberal. Some subordinate words are deep, future, unique, and virtue. In terms of the mission statement, I believe Bucknell puts an enormous emphasis on the … Continue reading

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How We Do Things With Wordle

A lot of the dominant words in Bucknell’s mission statement are Bucknell, intellectual, learning, and students as shown above in the Wordle. Other words like size and virtue are less abundant. This visual represents that Bucknell puts a lot of … Continue reading

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The Dominance of Words

Wordle’s are interesting visuals that show the usage of words. The bigger the word in the image represents more usage. To the right is a wordle made of Bucknell University’s mission statement. In Bucknell’s Mission Statement, some of the most … Continue reading

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Language Game

Bucknell’s Mission Statement The picture below is the word cloud for Bucknell’s mission statement. As we can see, “Bucknell” and “students” are dominant words. “Intellectual”, “residential”, “liberal”, “learning”, “programs” and “diverse” are subordinate. Since the visualization is based on the … Continue reading

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