Ella receives an email from her coworker Maduca in Japan. Maduca tells Ella that she will not be able to visit her in the U.S. offices as she had hoped to, and includes an emoticon to express her sadness. Which of the following emoticons did Maduca most likely use in her email?

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A) The East Asian focus on the eyes in reading facial expressions is also reflected in their emoticons, the series of characters used to represent or express facial expressions in emails. In East Asian emoticons, the face is right side up, and the differences in emotion are expressed by the eyes. This emoticon expressing sadness shows a face that appears to be crying.

Ella Receives an Email from Her Coworker Maduca in Japan