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Researching Language Across Cultural Lines

to this perspective is the fact that external forces also impact the linguistic development of a region, and as a result, linguist...

Nursing and Cultural Diversity

a strategic factor in a broader movement toward social transformation that stresses social equity (Downey 249). This transformatio...

Indian, Chinese, and Japanese Cultural Development

about three or four percent of the population with either Buddhist, Daoist or Muslim at one or two percent ("China," 2005). Japa...

Taking a Deliberative Approach to Cultural Conflicts and Its Advantages

fundamental operations of a given community, not the least of which includes issues of law, politics and economic strength. In sh...

Importance of Cultural Intelligence

that agents deal with people and therefore: "maturity and a keenness to human nature as...

Cultural Variations Between Islam and America

Texts of the Worlds Religions" presents Islam as a religion which stresses that an individuals submission to Allah is what is most...

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...

Medieval Cultural Influence of The Apocalypse of St. John and Illuminated Glory

survive from this "last and most extraordinary expansion of the medieval Apocalypse cycles" (Lewis, 1995, p. 1). Illustrated Gothi...

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...

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...

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...

Cultural Differences and Management Issues Affecting Mexico

a business traveler in Mexico must be cognizant of cultural differences and attitudes in order to be successful. Whether one is br...

Cultural Ideals and Plays of Chikamatsu

giri. Osan says, "I could see that you were drifting towards suicide. I felt so unhappy that I wrote a letter, begging her as one ...

Cultural Differences and Nonverbal Communication

the head in such societies might be confusing, at best, and misconstrued, at worst. Among the Taiwanese, in addition (whic...

Cultural Differences Between How Japanese and Americans Communicate

in which: "most of the meaning is either implied by the physical setting or presumed...

Cultural Icons of Russia

In three pages this paper examines Russia's rich cultural history in a consideration of its dancers, artists, composers, and write...

Native American and European American Cultural Interaction

of the Native Americans, inasmuch as the settlers had no desire to include the indigenous people in their progressive plans. Rath...

Cultural Significance of the Miniseries 'Shogun'

for the Japanese to thrust their manhood into their enemys face in order to assert their inner strength and claim ultimate power. ...

China's Cultural Revolution in Red China Blues by Jan Wong and 1984 by George Orwell

In five pages this paper discusses how Orwell predicted the Cultural Revolution of China in his 1948 novel as described in Wong's ...

Cultural Diversity and Human Communication Theories

In seven pages this paper discusses immigrant issues in an examination of human communication theories which includes self social ...

Cultural Traditions Contrasted

In eight pages various cultural traditions are contrasted so as to gain a better insight into their influence on history. Six sou...

Cultural Understanding and Social Anthropology

In five pages this paper discusses how culture and society can be better understood through studying social anthropology. Three s...

Television's Cultural and Ethnic Stereotyping

of television talk shows. Whatever socially redeeming qualities contemporary television talk shows may have, they have not made t...

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...

Five Cultural Dimensions Model of Geert Hofstede

workings of cultural reality, however, there are grand variances that separate one era from the next - and even one community from...

International College Students and Cultural Adjustment

with a focus on studies that relate problems of acculturation, cultural adjustment and counseling in higher education. These stud...