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    Cultural Diversity in India India has a history of thousands of years . People have been living in India since the Stone Age. People from different regions of the world came to India. They became one with the Indian culture .From this has evolved the composite Indian Culture. All of us living in different parts of the country are Indians. Though there is a variety in our languages‚ literature and art‚ as Indians‚ we all are one. It is this diversity which has created a sense of unity among the Indians

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    phenomenon resulted in the cultural transformation of entire societies. Bentley specifically sets out to answer the following question: “ to what extent was it possible for beliefs and values to cross cultural boundary lines‚ win the allegiance of peoples from different civilizations‚ and attract converts from alien cultural traditions?” (6). While providing an answer to this question‚ Bentley successfully argues against the popular Eurocentric belief that effective cross-cultural encounters at a long-distance

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    Reyes 1 Christina Reyes 9/26/12 English 1A Mrs. Nelson Compare/Contrast Essay As time continues to pass by‚ our world inevitably changes with it. Generations come and go‚ each having values‚ attitudes and lifestyles within individuals that separate them from other generations. This gap between the old and young people has been slowly growing‚ thus beginning to cause a drastic shift in this modern age. Cultural changes are apparent from generation to generation through the evolution of

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    Social and Cultural Framing in America People build a series of mental filters through biological‚ social‚ and cultural influences‚ and they use these filters to make sense of the world. This is called framing. Framing is so effective because it is a mental shortcut‚ human beings are by nature lazy thinkers‚ and we don’t like to think too much or too hard. Frames provide people a quick and easy way to process information. Diana Kendall‚ a sociology professor at Baylor University has studied

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    Compare and Contrast China and Japan China and Japan‚ both with thousand years of ancient culture and civilization history‚ share numerous similarities and differences. Confucianism is a collectivist based value system which embraces a set of moral codes of behavior designed to regulate the relationships between ruler and subject‚ father and son‚ friend and neighbor‚ husband and wife‚ and brother and brother. Even though both China and Japan employed Confucianism

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    Cultural Differences and Similarities in Food (Assignment C) Upon leaving their home country‚ to travel and live within the United States of America‚ many of those from spanish speaking countries have experienced some form of culture shock‚ whether it be for something small‚ like how people greet each other‚ or something large‚ like what holidays they celebrate. One of the biggest differences that they might have noticed between their home country and America is the food. Times in which people eat

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    Bangla and Desh‚ meaning the country or land where the Bangla language is spoken. The country formerly was known as East Pakistan. Location and Geography. Bangladesh straddles the Bay of Bengal in south Asia. To the west and north it is bounded by India; to the southeast‚ it borders Myanmar. The topography is predominantly a low-lying floodplain. About half the total area is actively deltaic and is prone to flooding in the monsoon season from May through September. The Ganges/Padma River flows into

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    In simple terms‚ cultural diversity can be defined as the level of diversity or difference in a given society. Societies that display high levels of diversity exhibit many differences across that population. Differences can include skin color‚ religious affiliation‚ cultural practices and other ethnic beliefs and customs. Immigration is a major factor in determining the level of diversity that a given society is exposed to. Ever since the dawn of time‚ humans have traveled the globe in curiosity

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    America is greatly influenced and enhanced by the many versatile cultures which inhabit it. Cultural diversity has added to our economy in such a way that it brings innovated ideas and contact structures throughout the world. International cuisines have come to America through subcultures‚ have expanded the food industry‚ and have allowed English Americans to try new foods and flavors. Immigrants have brought with them religious values that greatly differ and vary from those at which were natural

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    Television and Cultural Change Research Paper: 1.Introduction Once considered a complete luxury for a family to own‚ the television has become a stable fixture in British and American households over the past few decades. In recent years‚ it has become unusual for a family not to own a television set and now it is just as uncommon for a family to own just one. In Britain‚ the years spanning from 1955 to 1969 saw an increase from 40 percent to 93 per cent of the population owning a television set

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