Coordinate Systems: A point P is described by three coordinates ‚ in cartesian (x‚y‚z)‚ in cylindrical (r‚ ϕ ‚z)‚ and in spherical (r‚θ‚ ϕ )‚ as shown. A point is also defined by the intersection of three orthogonal surfaces‚ as shown. Cartesian Cylindrical Spherical Transformation from Cylinder to Cartesian Coordinates Transformation from Cartesian to Cylindrical: Transformation
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vector calculus‚ as a vector differential operator‚ usually represented by the nabla symbol ∇. Del may denote the gradient (locally steepest slope)‚ the divergence of a vector field‚ or the curl (rotation) of a vector field. The symbol ∇ can be interpreted as a vector of partial derivative operators‚ and its three possible meanings—gradient‚ divergence‚ and curl—can be formally viewed as the product of scalars‚ dot product‚ and cross product‚ respectively‚ of the del "operator" with the field. A.
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CAT- American History X In this paper‚ I will use CAT (Communication Accommodation Theory) to explain how convergence‚ divergence‚ and intergroup contact are illustrated within the film American History X. Convergence in CAT refers to the accommodativeness‚ the process concerned with how we both reduce and magnify communication differences between people in interaction. Talking about convergence‚ people tend to enhance interpersonal similarities and reduce uncertainties. The effect of converging
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Understanding Social Consent‚ Durham‚ NC: Duke University Press. Hollander‚ E. P. (1958)‚ “Conformity‚ Status‚ and Idiosyncrasy Credit‚” Psychological Review‚ 65 (March)‚ 117–27. Holt‚ Douglas B. (2004)‚ How Brands Become Icons: The Principles of Cultural Branding‚ Cambridge‚ MA: Harvard Business School Press. Interbrand (2014)‚ “Best Global Brands of 2013‚” http://www.inter brand.com/en/best-global-brands/2013/top-100-list-view.aspx. Jhang‚ Ji Hoon‚ Susan Jung Grant‚ and Margaret C. Campbell (2012)
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The theory of cultural imperialism in media is where one culture controls another‚ forcing it ’s culture to change to the controlling one . This theory is said to have first developed in the mid-twentieth century‚ and initially it was a response to the changes society was undergoing after the development of improved telecommunications. Various terms such as "media imperialism"‚ "structural imperialism"‚ and "cultural dependency and domination"‚ (L. White) have all been used
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What are the differences between “cultural assimilation” stance and the “cultural pluralist” stance as defined by Ting-Toomey and Chung? Which stance do you subscribe in consideration of immigrant issues? Why? According to Ting - Toomey and Chung (2012)‚ the "cultural assimilation" stance is an attitude towards the adaptation process in which individuals demand that strangers conform to the host environment. While the "cultural pluralist" stance is one that encourages a diversity of values‚ emphasizing
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World Views and Cultural Landscapes Every land has a past and a story behind it that has been built with time. This history is extremely important because if you take the time to analyse a certain land‚ you can realise that it has a lot of interesting things that you can learn. But are some lands more important than other? To characterise a land as a cultural landscape‚ many criteria are demanded. Also‚ a big influence for this kind of land is the world view. Here are two important terms that
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American Cultural Imperialism: Fact or Myth? The phenomenon known as globalization has brought sweeping changes to the world. Forces associated with globalization like the spread of capitalism‚ advancements in communications and information technology‚ and expansion of the media have contributed to these changes. The main trademark of globalization has been an increasing flow of exchange in trade and culture. With this lowering of barriers‚ some people have begun to talk of a global culture
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CULTURAL TOURISM First of all‚ it is important to define cultural tourism as the basis around which the whole research is formulated. It is important to highlight the fact that the experts do not agree on a universal definition because of the wide range of activities it covers. Over the years‚ the definition of this type of tourism has suffer some changes depending on the field of study and one of the most popular definitions is the one stated by Richards (2001‚ p.37) in which the concept of
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Cultural Competency I approached a social worker who works with a charity organization. The organization helps children from different cultural background who due to poverty they cannot afford basic needs such as place to stay‚ education and food. The organization comes to their aid by providing the basic necessities to them. The organization tends to deal with children from diverse cultural backgrounds. As a result a number of challenges are faced when dealing with the children. In order to
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