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Summary of the book. This should be a brief overview of the book, requiring no more than one page to sufficiently describe. This should include major plot points, particularly those that focus on communication, and characters.
____/25: Intercultural theme. At this point you have learned a considerable amount concerning intercultural communication. You must first pick a concept from the text that we have covered (e.g., ethnocentrism, acculturation, power distance, etc.); this should be a large concept that you can fully explore. Using the text, book, and a minimum of two outside sources, describe how this theme applies to the Troost book. Provide examples from the book and synthesize the information from all the sources as much as possible. This is the largest part of the paper and the most emphasis should appear here.
____/15: United States influence. The final section of the paper needs to explain how the US is influencing the culture of the Kiribati people and how the US is unable to influence their culture. The focus should be on communication aspects; however, other influences may be mentioned. Specific examples should be used from the Troost book to aid your explanation (pop culture, environment, education, politics, religion, etc.). If need be, you may also use reference materials to support the ways in which this influence occurs. This part will require additional thinking by you; there isn’t necessarily a section of the book devoted to this topic, but the main idea is referenced throughout the story.
____/15: APA and Writing. The paper should be free from grammatical errors and typos. The writing should be in the third person, not first (“I”) or second (“you”). The research needs to be properly cited using APA, which requires a reference page and in-text citations. If you do not have an APA style manual, go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/  for assistance OR schedule a meeting at the writing center. There should be a separate introduction and conclusion; the introduction should have a thesis statement. The conclusion should adequately summarize the paper; no new information should be presented in the conclusion.