Identity and Attribution in Intercultural Communication Please read the following article about identity and attribution and respond to the content. You can find a direct link in this week’s Reading a

Identity and Attribution in Intercultural Communication Please read the following article about identity and attribution and respond to the content. You can find a direct link in this week’s Reading a
Who are we? An evolving sense of identity is changing the socio- political scene, writes Clarence Tsui Abstract Translate Top of Form Bottom of Form Of course, it’s not as if there weren’t efforts to galvanise a “Hong Kong spirit” before that – who could forget the government’s ill-fated “Hong Kong for Sure” campaign in 1999 to secure the hosting rights to the 2006 Asian Games, or former financial secretary Antony Leung Kam-chung’s cringe-worthy rendition of Below the Lion Rock in his budget speech in March 2002 to conjure public sympathy for his initiatives? The most glaring example was in April 1999, when the then Secretary for Security Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee declared that up to 1.67 million mainlanders would come to Hong Kong if a court ruling giving right of abode to mainland-born children of Hong Kong residents was not overturned. Branded by human rights activists as a “scare tactic”, Mrs Ip’s remarks inadvertently shaped mainlanders as a marauding mass hovering at the gates. The transformation of mainland arrivals to Hong Kong in the past two years – from poor cousins to moneyed tourists – reveals the conflicting sentiments Hongkongers have in terms of how they see the “other” and themselves. “On the one hand we want to earn their money, but on the other we still want to see them as backward people who couldn’t compare to our sophisticated selves,” says Sze Lai- shan, a social worker with the Society for Community Organisation who has worked since 1996 for the rights of mainland immigrants. And in this lies the schism within the Hongkonger: an identity that remains in flux, whether Queen’s Pier remains or not. Less Full Text Translate Top of Form Bottom of Form 0:00 /0:00 Having appeared at the forefront of ill-fated campaigns to save Queen’s Pier and Wan Chai’s Wedding Card Street – not to mention the fame he attained four years ago as the youngest-ever candidate in district council elections – Chan King-fai is a veteran in fielding media questions these days. However polished as he might be, he recalls one particular question that really annoyed him a month ago. “It was this television journalist who was interviewing me for, well, one of those handover anniversary specials,” he said. “And after all the deliberate questions, he said he had one final question he had to ask me: whether I feel I’m Chinese now. So after all the discussion that went on about our work, it boils down, again, to such a simplified view of things.” It’s easy to see the source of his ire: for someone who fronts a group called Local Action – comprising activists whose major objective is tee it) or concealed, so long as they abide by other restricted places such as bars, stadiums and businesses that have put up signs saying they do not want guns in their building.  This is all for handguns, rifles can be carried by anyone over the age of 18 with no license.

“Constitutional carry” has been fiercely debated during the legislature and the objective was to eliminate the need for everyone to go through the process of getting the LTC.  Texas’ constitution says that Texans have the right to bear arms, but the state can regulate this “with a view to prevent violence.”

The question: Should Texas have adopted “constitutional carry” of firearms?  Does the law at least attempt to prevent violence, or is it an unreasonable restriction on Texans right to bear arms?  What will the ramifications of this law being passed, if any?

To help see this article on the bill being signed into law in 2021:  Governor Signs Constitutional Carry into Law (Links to an external site.)

Also, if you are unfamiliar with the old and new law, check out the Texas State Law Library page on the carry of firearms (Links to an external site.).

2.Some people love Texas and others love to make fun of her.  According to some, we all ride horses, shoot guns, dodge tornadoes and execute people on a daily basis.  Tell me about your favorite Texas stereotypes – here are some ideas:  What have you heard from people outside of the State?  If you are from Texas – are you more proud to be from Texas or from the US?  What do other states and countries think of Texas and Texans?  What are the positive and negatives about living in Texas (other than the heat – we all know it is hot)?  What is the most boring state in the union and why?  These are just some of the idea of things to write about – you can write about more.

The rules:  Remember, this needs to be at least one page of solid, thoughtful material in order to even be considered for full credit.   Students receiving full credit usually turn in papers of at least 1.5 pages.  Have some fun with it, but remember this is an academic paper.  No cussing or slang, use proper grammar and proof-read before sending, use the spell-checker, do not end a sentence with a question mark (you are supposed to answer questions, not ask them), et cetera.

Type your paper in MS Word and uploaded in Canvas using Turnitin.  This will allow your paper to be checked for plagiarism. Your TurnitIn Score must be 15% or less to receive credit for this assignment.