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At Risk African American Male Learning and a Discussion of Cognition and its Cultural Influences

2004). "The majority of reporting states-26 out of the 46 responding to the latest survey-have dropout rates ranging from 4.0% to...

Cultural Images in the Media

The broader version promoted by Hall is that a "text" of any kind - "be it a book, movie, or other creative work - is not simply p...

Personal Essays and Cultural Backgrounds

Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) was a Russian novelist who passionately portrayed the ongoing class struggle between the peasantry and t...

Mayan Technological, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Development

Mayan culture (Brady, 1995). There appears to be little differentiation in individual wealth levels as can be determined from exa...

Cultural and Economic Overview of Colombia

The population of the country is 42.9 million, and the median age of the population is about 26 years (CIA Factbook, 2005). The gr...

Different Cultural Applications of American Management Concepts

If we want to examine this we can use Hofstedes model of cultural diversity to show areas of difference. Hofstede, looking at cult...

Mappings, Feminism and Cultural Geographies of Encounters by Susan S. Friedman

cultures" (Friedman 5). This is what Friedman attempts to offer her readers in this text. Part I focuses on the encounters betwe...

Families, Gender, and Cultural Roles

paper, well examine the structural-functional paradigm and determine how it pertains to the role of gender in the family. Well the...

Understanding the Cultural Aspect of the Obesity Epidemic Among Children in America

food, something that is very important and relevant in the United States. This author notes, "Technological change (e.g. industria...

Cultural Fashion Interpretation in Pants Saggy and Baggy

clothes, the noshi, and clothing worn during hunting, the kariginu were both made up generous jackets coming to the hips and pants...

Cultural Role of Religion in Egypt and the US

time again (Cairo, 2006). During the Christina era, the bishops of Alexandria were always guarding against heresy and the institut...

Pakistani Lesbian 'Joy' Interviewed in an Example of Cultural Diversity

felt separated from the American culture at times, even though I was born American. Joys view about homosexuality, though, goes a...

Cultural Influences Exerted by the Life and Art of Robert Frost

other poets of the time by rejecting modernism. As this poem demonstrates, Frost frequently drew his imagery from nature. While m...

Cultural Production and Liberalization of Trade

(Galperin, 1999) as to whether it is appropriate to include them in trade liberalization agreements in the same manner as other ty...

1960s Cultural Revolution

(increases in drug use) (Garrett 288). A prominent feature of the decade is that young people became alienated from the traditiona...

Cultural Diversity and Staff Development

he will work well "with individuals and groups from a variety of cultural backgrounds and communities"; he will develop "a greater...

Cultural Change Needs Total Quality Management Programs

perfectly compatible with the needs of each side. When performing an operational analysis that addresses TQ and organizational cu...

Cultural Violence and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

against Mrs. Hutchinson, and they only wanted to get through quickly so they could go home for lunch" (The Lottery: Shirley Jackso...

American Cultural Contributions of Elvis Presley

latter, which was written by singer/songwriter James Taylor, became a staple of Elviss extensive musical ensemble, performed at vi...

Cultural Values in History

the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....

CrysTel Communications' Simulation on Sustaining Change Through Cultural Construction

no longer relevant. Rather, it is more likely that the literature reflects the need to relate "new" information and these standar...

Cultural Dimension of International Business by Gary Ferraro

business. The topic of cultural competence is rather overwhelming as there are thousands of cultures throughout the world. Ferraro...

Cultural Variatioins on Death and Dying

death. For some families extreme suffering is something to be avoided even if it means that they resort to extreme measures such ...

Cultural Practices For Memory and Learning

an adult and include conceptual reasoning" (Piaget, 2001). During all of these stages, the child "experiences his or her environme...

4 Cultural Topics

America, by contrast, embraces a decidedly more individualistic notion of cultural behavior by virtue of its capitalistic existenc...

Jazz Age and Cultural Developments

was quickly transitioning from an agrarian lifestyle to one which centered around the cities. Lounges became favored places of en...

Peasant Village Life and the Effects of China's Cultural Revolution

to rid the Chinese Community Party of all of Maos rivals and enemies and to take control of their country through his leadership (...

American Revolution and Cultural Interactions

its many treasures. Not only were their cultures tremendous varied, so too were the various regions that they called home and the...

Globalization and its Economic, Organizational, and Cultural Impacts

the poorer countries are only able to produce the raw goods. These are then exported. Often from countries that need the goods for...

Cultural Identity and Intercultural Communications

what African American men cannot do, rather than what they can do. 4. Bill experienced White stereotyping of Blacks, and offered ...