an essay on the following topic: "Discuss cultural differences as they exist in American and Vietnamese culture and suggest some ways to overcome them." CONTENT The difference of culture impacts so much to the way to living‚ the way of thinking and the way of doing business. America and Vietnam have a big difference in culture‚ religion and business. However‚ we live in a world where it is called flat world‚ where there is no restriction between countries. It requires us to integrate in order to
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Jake Shawver Cultural Anthropology Elmhurst College Fall 2012 Turkey and Modernity Turkey has always historically been a region of economic and/or military importance. Whether it was under Roman occupation‚ or as the independent Ottomans‚ this region has always been one of vast importance‚ and this trend has continued into the modern era. Starting with the earliest traces of civilization and extending well beyond the democratic reforms of their beloved commander Ataturk (which literally means
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The old-traditional way of life has vanished for ever. Today only villages and some small towns remind us of this kind of life‚ and as time passes‚ more people choose to abandon traditional way of life‚ to move to the "big city". Modern way of life has nothing in common with the traditional one. Human habits‚ values‚ norms have changed. The most important of these social changes can be observed in human relationships‚ family economy‚ education‚ government‚ health‚ and religion. To be able to examine
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The age of modernity is normally characterized by the development of innovative transportation‚ technology‚ and communication in the early 1900s‚ but it is better defined as the transformation of literature from revolving around the "American dream" to exploring the depths of human nature and existence. This change‚ however‚ did not evoke an alteration to the expectations that an audience brings to a literary work. People who read novels and plays have a desire to be presented with a parabolic creation
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taken on a literary journey to a Nigerian tribe‚ the Umuofia‚ to experience first-hand the struggles of a warrior named Okonkwo. At first glance‚ the novel appears to be written for a very specific audience: scholars familiar with Nigerian history‚ traditions‚ and culture. However‚ upon further examination the novel reveals itself to be a striking chronicle of human experiences‚ universal themes‚ and timeless struggles that appeal to every human‚ regardless of familiarity with Nigerian culture. Taken
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What is Modernity? ‘Modernity typically refers to a post-traditional‚ post-medieval historical period‚ in particular‚ one marked by the move from feudalism (or agrarianism) toward capitalism‚ industrialisation‚ secularization‚ rationalization‚ and the nation-state’ (Barker 2005‚ 444). Hall (1995) explains how a modern society can be identified by four main characteristics based on cultural‚ political‚ social and economical changes. These include an economy based on the production‚ distribution and
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The 1920s was a decade of tremendous tension between forces of tradition and modernity‚ and with it came a difficult struggle for Americans between modernization and “traditional” values. Women began moving up in the world‚ bad habits started to form‚ and a more organized sense of racism was building. Americans started to establish a constant conflict within and between themselves on which metaphoric path they should take. After World War I‚ American women began to see themselves in a new light
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Modernity and the Spaces of Femininity was written by Griselda Pollock in 1988‚ and later published in The Expanding Disclosure in 1992. Griselda Pollock is an art historian‚ and writes this article for fellow art historians. This is an article written to show the different approaches to femininity in the late 19th century‚ mainly dealing with the field of art. This article shows how during this time period there were women artists‚ but due to the gendered ruled ideas attached to art history‚ these
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Modernity is a concept that affects us all‚ it is always present and continually changing. The beginnings of modernity can be traced back through diverse stages of history and social change. This essay will define modernity and discuss the Enlightenment period and the French and Industrial revolutions. These stages of history were witness to unprecedented social change and it is in these periods that the early stages of modernity originate. Modernity is a condition that we all experience (Berman
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Hoàng Hồng Thủy – LQT40A THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Those people who complain about the difficulties of learning German‚ don’t know how lucky they really are - they only have one language to master. Admittedly‚ there are regional differences of dialect in German-speaking countries‚ but the non-native speaker who has learned Hochdeutsch (high or standard German) should have no problems in making himself understood by citizens of Germany‚ Austria or Switzerland
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