directness is sometimes seen a good thing in international business meetings. Why do you think this is?

International business deals not only cross borders, they also cross cultures. Culture profoundly influences how people think, communicate, and behave. ... Applying this framework in your international business negotiations may enable you to understand your counterpart better and to anticipate possible misunderstandings.

the turtle carries new life, oat seeds, over to the other side of the highway and plants them there.

the main character of "the secret life of walter mitty" retreats into a false pretense as a means escape from his mundane reality -- this is a flagrant issue seen in societies abroad, typically found in young adults and it is robbing our youths of their childhood.

explanation:

a thesis -- a well developed, formal thesis is required to be one sentence long. there are many themes in "the secret life of walter mitty" and i had resolved to give you one of the simpler ones while still honing it with class.