`cosmopolitan’ is often used rather loosely to describe just about anybody who moves around in the world. But of such people‚ Hannerz argue some would seem more cosmopolitans than others and others again hardly cosmopolitans at all. He describes a genuine cosmopolitanism as first of all an orientation - a willingness to engage with the other. The willingness to become involved with the other‚ and the concern with achieving competence in cultures‚ which are initially alien‚ is central. Being on the move is not
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unmatched record of intellectual achievement‚ elegantly chronicled by documentary makers Pollard and Reid. Among the many scientific advances they cover‚ from Euclid and Archimedes to claudius ptolemy‚ perhaps the most illustrative of the city’s cosmopolitanism is human anatomy‚ the Greeks’ limited understanding of which was tremendously aided by contact with egyptian mummification. Throughout‚ the
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BUS 362: Multicultural Marketing Case/Article Outline Fill out the following matrix with thoughtful‚ intelligent statements. Bullet format Preparation for discussion in class |Student Name Hyder M. Alikhan | |Case/Article Name The Cosmopolitan Corporation
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Bishop 1 Quentin Bishop! Prof. Noack ENG 190 1 April 2014 The Gap Year ! Many students assume that after they finish high school they have only 3 options‚ attend a university‚ join the military‚ or go out and get a job. But what they don’t consider to be an option is the gap year. The idea is picking up momentum fast in the UK but is still rather unknown in the United States‚ where on average only about 30 out of every 1000 students take a gap year after graduation (Martin 571)
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"Culturally‚ we are becoming more similar across the globe" Introduction Apart from complicated definitions of the term "globalization"‚ the matter requires focusing on a simple explanation of this concept. Indeed‚ globalization is recognized as an ongoing process that accompanies with it‚ noticeably‚ certain challenges‚ such as a wide range of integrated communities‚ regional economics‚ and cultures‚ through a wide range of communication and trading. However‚ still the argument
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purely Russian. One of Dubinsky’s first mentions of the intense anti-semitism was the death of Solomon Mikhoels‚ who Dubinsky soon found out was presumably murdered by the state. In addition to being murdered‚ Jews were arrested for things like ‘“cosmopolitanism and “bourgeois nationalism” (5).’ Dubinsky compares this discrimination against Jews to the mistreatment of Jews before the Holocaust‚ stating that the Jews were “threatened again by physical destruction. This time not by Germans but by Russians”
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guide for The Village Voice‚ critic Robert Christgau gave it an A rating‚[3] indicating "a record that rarely flags for more than two or three tracks".[16] Christgau stated‚ "he goes for a rugged‚ expansive vigor‚ nailing both come-fly-with-me cosmopolitanism and the hunger for excitement that’s turned gangster hangouts into musical hotbeds from Buenos Aires to Kansas City".[3] Rolling Stone writer Kris Ex found that Jay-Z "has become a better architect of songs" and dubbed Vol. 3... "his strongest
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are many ways in which Achebe "emphasizes female characteristics and critiques [the] inflated sense of masculinity" (Bennett 2). The main character in Things Fall Apart‚ Okonkwo‚ has trouble balancing the femininity and masculinity in his life (Appiah 2). He believes that only masculinity can hold society together. Okonkwo rejects everything that reminds him of being coward-like or feminine. According to Robert Bennett‚ a doctoral candidate at the University of California‚ Okonkwo "is a man out
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Week 1: Thursday September 4‚ 2014 Diversity: Reality‚ Concepts‚ History and Perspectives Concepts and Reality of Diversity Meaning of diversity Mixture Assortment Difference (deviation from the ‘normal’ or ‘expected’) Variety (of something) Cultural heterogeneity Social inclusivenessNote: Commitment to diversity management is important. Reality of diversity A changing world (different groups living together) Aboriginal people’s demands (rights‚ political communities etc.) Quebec’s
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References: Appiah‚ Kwame Anthony. 2000. ‘Thick Translation’ [1993]. The Translation Studies Reader‚ ed. L. Venuti‚ London: Routledge‚ 417-29 Chan‚ Elsie. Forthcoming. ‘Translation Principles and the Translator’s Agenda: A Systemic Approach to Yan Fu’. Crosscultural
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