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Assignment: Rewrite academic essay as an e-mail to your friend or family member who is going to move to Canada and is concerned about one issue ( The Cultural Barriers of Immigrants).

Tell your friend or family member that there are possible solutions to that issue while here in Canada.

Your e-mail is NOT an academic essay, so your choice of words, style, and tone should change to fit the new audience and purpose of communication.

Transfer skills include your being able to change your writing in terms of tone, genre, and mix of rhetoric in order to suit your purpose and audience.

Requirements:

Elements for writing an email (subject line, introduction, etc.)

Use of logic, emotion, and credibility to establish a persuasive argument.

Effective organization of ideas

Counterargument

Use of evidence from one course reading and one credible article

Two citations only. One direct quote from a course reading and one direct

quote from a outside credible article from your argumentative essay.

Proper citation method(hyperlink).

Transfer skills displayed.

The Cultural barriers of ImmigrantsEntering a new dynamic world with little to no knowledge of the culture can befrightening and uncomfortable. First, the honeymoon phase will settle, next, comes theculture shock with frustration and isolation but after the waves will calm, the adaptationand acceptance will fall into place. The are various cultural barriers for immigrants. Theycan be overcome with the help of society and the community.For refugees, adjusting to a new culture can be a challenge. It becomes difficult to keepeveryone in both cultures happy if they do accept this new culture and begin tore-establish and find their identity. However, communication, acceptance, and inclusionare hampered by a lack of cultural adjustment. The fact that everything is brand-newand different makes it so challenging for refugees to adjust to their new culture. Realitycan sometimes be disappointing for Canadian refugees who arrive in the country withidealistic expectations. It can be hard to adjust to a new environment, culture, and way of life, and it can make one feel like they don't belong anywhere. "Remember that manynewcomers have survived very difficult circumstances through their own resilience.Helping newcomer patients to identify and tap into their own strengths can facilitateimproved health and adaptation." Canadian Paediatric Society (2022) Upfliting oneanother and building a community. In addition, the families of the majority of youngrefugees do not want them to completely forget their native culture for them to integrateinto Canadian society. This dichotomy makes it difficult for them to adjust to their newlife because it is difficult to strike a balance between their new and old cultures. It isnearly impossible for them to adjust to the new culture if they remain too much in theircommunity and do not participate in their new town and school. The fact that someCanadians do not want refugees to enter their culture and world is another factor thatmakes cultural adjustment difficult for refugees. Stories in the media reinforce refugeestereotypes.Having major culture shock and having to adapt can be unpleasant to some. Thedifferences in beliefs and cultures can cause major clashes if no one is open-mindedand accepting. "The A is for acceptance. And that goes two ways" said David Lam(1995). Stereotypes cause huge barriers, between individuals. During the Canadianimmigration process, many individuals may experience feelings of isolation from theirfriends and family because of homesickness, which can take time and effort toovercome(Green Tech Resources 2022). Feelings of loneliness and isolation can resultfrom adjusting to a new culture while being far from family and friends. It takes time tobecome accustomed to a new location and feel at ease there. Locals also need time toget used to you and reach out to you. Canada has a different populace and significanturban communities have numerous networks from a wide range of nations. These arethe best places to settle in Canada because they have community organizations thatcan help each other.

4Schools can encourage multiculturalism and provide cultural exchanges between peers,like the Canadian friend program. To lessen the amount of culture shock experiencedupon arrival, organizations that work in refugee camps can enhance orientation beforearrival. Cultural orientation sessions can be more in-depth or tailored specifically torefugee youth by resettlement agencies. They can try to assist with intergenerationaldifficulties associated with adjusting to a new culture. They can encourage refugees toget involved in the community as well as local cultural and ethnic community-basedorganizations so they can adjust to their new culture while practicing their nativetraditions. Positive messages about refugees and resettlement can be conveyed by themedia. Citizens of Canada can learn about other cultures and work on accepting them.Interfaith celebrations and cultural festivals can be held in towns and communities topromote acceptance and integration. "I believe in multiculturalism because it adds to ourstrength," said David Lam (1995). Multiculturalism is a step towards unity.