Cultural Differences between Chinese and English Names The names are common language phenomenon‚ not only because it is a kind of identification code between people to distinguish each other‚ but also because it is a national historical and cultural information carrier.It conveys a language of a nation‚ as well as history‚ geography‚ religion‚ custom‚ social status and other aspects of information. Names have been interpreted in two senses:a broad sense and a narrow sense. The names ‚in its
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The differences between Chinese family and American family Abstract：Family is the basic miniature of the social economic activity‚ and it is the basic unit that constitutes the society. The values of the society rely on people’s family values in a large degree. However‚ due to the difference of geographical and historical background‚ religion and belief‚ different nations have their own family values.A clear and direct contrast between Chinese and American family values can bridge over their communication
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July 14‚2013 By Gwen Lucas Instructor Lewis Lynn Understanding Cultural Differences The United States are made of a large population of millions of people of every race and gender‚ which understanding diversity and cultural differences important. Working out abroad‚ there is a need of understanding culture heritage and shared humanity make a difference in professional success and failure meeting organizational goal (Kaplan‚ 2010). People work in all types of different cultural background.
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Canada better than The United States by on many stands. Canada is better because it has a better geographic location and it is a safer country than The United States. Canada has less people per square mile or kilometer. Canada wins at being the best. It is a better location than the states. It experiences all four seasons‚ living springs‚ comfortable summers‚ beautiful falls and wonderful winters. There is more freshwater here from Hudson’s bay and the northern glaciers. There’s no desert so no
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Major differences and similarities between Islam and Judaism After doing some research on the religions Islam and Judaism‚ I’ve found many links between the two as well as many differences and similarities. Some major similarities are: Both religions are monotheistic‚ meaning belief in one only true God. Both religions believe in a distinct afterlife being either good or bad depending on how a person has led their life according to their religion. Judaism and Islam both have writings with
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Vietnam has a wide variety of religions practiced in their country. Nine point three percent of Vietnams population are Buddhist‚ six point seven percent are Catholic‚ One point five percent are Hoa Hao‚ one point one percent are Cao Dai. Less than one percent are Protestant and Muslim. Even though Vietnam has a lot of variety of religions over eighty percent claim no religion (East and Southeast Asia‚ 2012). Even thought there is a wide variety of religions in Vietnam‚ most of the people who live
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The western and Chinese Dragon The ancient Chinese created a 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac which is represented by 12 different animals. They are rat‚ ox‚ tiger‚ rabbit‚ dragon‚ snake‚ horse‚ sheep‚ monkey‚ rooster‚ dog‚ pig. Dragon is the 5th in this cycle‚ but the most popular‚ and the only mythical creature. The figure of typical Chinese dragon has a long scaled serpentine body‚ two short antlers‚ four lizard legs‚ and chicken claws. They are either flying in the sky or swimming under
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The Symbolic Meanings of Colors Between China and Western Countries Abstract: This bright world is rich in colors. When people are enjoying the beautiful scenery of nature‚ they create many words to express what they have seen‚ the so-called “colors”. People formed a rich association about colors for different colors have different meanings‚ or symbolic meanings. The associated meanings of color words are the result of mapping from one domain to another. Because of the common sense shared
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Social stratification has been a key role affecting the lives of many people in the Unites States. As a country that once allowed slavery‚ the United States has been a place in where inequality base not only in skin color‚ but gender‚ class‚ and ethnicity has always been present. Although we are now living in a country that had abolished slavery and has laws against discriminations‚ inequality still affects the lives of many people. In order for individuals to succeed and socially and intellectually
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associated with expression and what society is used to. Emotions can be varied between cultures‚ and accepted differently. One‚ is seen as normal in and approved‚ whereas‚ another culture may see the same emotion as negative. How one is raised‚ and taught plays a part in how emotions are reflected. In this paper‚ a comparison on how Chinese and Caucasian Americans express their emotions. The covered cultures in this paper will be the Chinese and the Americans. By the Chinese‚ it will include those who
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