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    Cultural Workbook: The Luo- Kikuyu journey It is always interesting to talk about culture. To be able to learn how other cultures live and the zeal that makes them unique in one way or another. Similarly‚ digging deeper into my culture is an interesting and exciting affair. It helps me to cope with the challenges of life on the backdrop of my culture. In this cultural exploration‚ I am seeking to understand two of the most prominent cultures in Kenya‚ one being my own and the other being of my friend

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    Pros and Cons Essay Wonder what is like living during Mao’s Cultural Revolution or even Pol Pot’s Year 0 vision? Millions of people had lived through either one of them and it was a horrible time. During the Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Pol Pot’s Year 0‚ both of these dictatorships has the power to lead and easily to get young children to follow and can think for themselves whereas people cannot say anything against Mao and Pol Pot. Mao was trying to get rid of all imperial China‚ emperors

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    adaptation problems with the physical and social environments. (Rodrigues pg. 264) This holds especially true when these environments are especially at odds with those of the expatriate’s home country. We have an advantage in sending our expat‚ Israelis cultural dimension similarities outweigh their differences‚ this will make it easier for us to understand their negotiating style before arriving. Some expatriates feel separation anxiety and isolation (culture shock) when they are working in countries

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    United Kingdom: Cultural Leadership Style Assignment 2 Cultural Leadership Paper A wise Professor named Geert Hofstede established one of the best studies that put into account a countries culture and how values in the workplace can affect them. Today I will look at a particular country that is quite similar to the United States. The country I have chosen is the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom encompasses England‚ Wales‚ and Scotland (which combined make up Great Britain) and Northern

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    Cross Cultural Communication Deanndra Johnson HCA/230 September 20th‚ 2013 Phyllis B. Phillips There are six principals in cross-cultural communication. The first principal states that the greater the cultural difference the greater the chance is for the communication ti break down. The second principal says that when communication breakdowns occur during cross-cultural encounters‚ the breakdowns are most often attributed to cultural differences. The third

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    a Dutch expert in cultural studies [GHW]. Hofstede (1980) surveyed 88‚000 IBM employees working in 66 countries and then ranked the countries on different cultural dimensions. His research resulted in four dimensions (power distance; individualism versus collectivism; uncertainty avoidance; and masculinity and femininity). In the beginning‚ China was not included in this study but later Bond and Hofstede looked at Chinese values. From this research they included a fifth cultural value dimension called:

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    “Intersex” is a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male. For example‚ a person might be born appearing to be female on the outside‚ but having mostly male-typical anatomy on the inside. Or a person may be born with genitals that seem to be in-between the usual male and female types—for example‚ a girl may be born with a noticeably large clitoris‚ or lacking a vaginal

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    Ashlyn Blocker was born with a condition called congenital insensitivity which leaves her feeling absolutely no pain. The disease is caused by two found gene mutations which cut off the pain signals that are sent to Ashlyn’s brain. Her doctor’s name is Dr. Roland Staud who is a pain expert and professor in the University of Florida‘s college of medicine. There are only 20 documented cases of insensitivity to pain in our entire country which makes Ashlyn’s health issue “one in six billion”. Ashlyn

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    these short stories that argues for its ongoing relevance to a contemporary reader in Singapore. Cultural identity in Our Trusty and Well-Beloved‚ and its relevance to contemporary readers in Singapore This essay wishes to argue how Clifford’s Our Trusty and Well-Beloved still carries a vital relevance to contemporary readers in Singapore today‚ through the problematization of a fixed cultural identity. This is brought out by Clifford’s dramatization of the tension between the self and the other

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    Motivational aspects of using gamified mobile applications in cultural tourism This paper is about motivational aspects and the role of gamification in using travel applications. The phenomenon of cultural tourism will be examined in a context of educational activities. An important role will be assigned to determine user’s motivation and how gamification may increase the interest of different groups of tourists. With the growth of the Web it has become possible to find the information about any

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