Christine Johnson Mr. C. Bell English 1101 13 September 2006 Cosmopolitan: An Advertiser Playground One glimpse at the cover of Cosmopolitan‚ and a rush of emotions assaulted my senses. To begin with‚ mega pop star Christina Aguilera strikes a bold pose on the cover and superimposed around her are titles like “30 Sex Boosters‚” “Discover the sex fantasy 68% of men have‚” and my favorite‚ “Every guy’s private marriage checklist”. Each eye catching title entices the reader to open up
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Hannerz‚ Ulf (1990) ”Cosmopolitans and Locals in World Culture”. Theory‚ Culture and Society Vol. 7‚ pp. 237-251 (also reprinted in Featherstone) World culture is marked by an organization of diversity rather than by a replication of uniformity. (237) The world has become one network of social relationships. (237) People can relate in different ways to global interconnected diversity. For one thing‚ there are cosmopolitans‚ and there are locals. What was cosmopolitan in the early 1940s
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-Olayinka Joseph What is a diverse society? A diverse society is where people of different races and cultural backgrounds come together to form a community. In most thriving societies‚ the community members are diverse such as Australia‚ Singapore and Canada. In this essay‚ I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of diversity that will affect the society in terms of cultural‚ economical and social development. A diverse society can contribute to the progress of the economic development
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A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TEACHING CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION Paul Kalfadellis Working Paper 34/05 May 2005 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT WORKING PAPER SERIES ISSN 1327–5216 Abstract The ability of managers to interact with individuals from cultures other than their own‚ requires a concerted effort on the part of business educators and academics to ‘train’ and ‘educate’ today’s students and tomorrow’s managers in the area cross-cultural communication. This is not necessarily an easy task
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A cosmopolitan canopy‚ as defined by sociologist Elijah Anderson‚ are public spaces where diverse people gather‚ and feel comfortable striking up sometimes surprisingly intimate conversations. Cosmopolitan canopies are not always as straightforward as Anderson makes them out to be. A party tour boat is a ship that takes its passengers around a river for about an hour and a half and it has a small buffet line of various foods. A party tour boat is a Cosmopolitan Canopy because‚ people from different
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the United States in search for new opportunities. Although many of these immigrants did meet new opportunities‚ their arrival caused cultural tensions within American society to increase. As the number of immigrants increased‚ so did the cultural tensions between the American society and the American Indians‚ as well the cultural tensions between the American society and the Japanese immigrants. To begin with‚ the new immigrants came to the United States in search for new opportunities. Many came
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Cultural Blending Effecting Society In history‚ there are many ways that cultural diffusion effect society. Trading‚ migrating‚ and even wars can bring people of different races and religions together‚ creating the blending of multiple cultures. Mixed traditions can change the way people do things. It can create new religions‚ with fresh and interesting views. It can change the way that governments rule or how people make their decisions. The blended ideas of all the different cultures spread
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INTRODUCTION Differently than most civilizations in Latin America‚ the Brazilian society has some unique aspects that were formed as a result of a very singular colonization process performed by the Portuguese. The lack of political interest‚ social inequality between the black population and the white population‚ the feeling of individualism that prevails on our so called “jeitinho brasileiro” (Brazilian way)‚ are all cultural traces left by a colonization process that was basically only looking forward
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consumeristic society. Sometimes we forget that being in a group setting provides the most beneficial effects on its members. For example‚ I typically push myself harder knowing that other in my same group are doing exactly the same thing. It gives way to a sense of being held to a higher standard‚ as well as getting to make new friends near and far. Getting involved is one of the most important aspects of NSCS. There has been studies that student that are involved in a club‚ society‚ or their community
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Effects of Multi-Disciplinary Approaches There are various ways to approach and solve problems. Such approaches include multi-disciplinary perspectives and strictly disciplinary perspectives. To effectively solve a problem a person should gather an array of information from a series of different sources. When a person takes this approach towards a certain problem or situation‚ they are taking a multi-disciplinary approach. As defined in the Webster’s American Dictionary: College Edition‚ multidisciplinary
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