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    According Anderson L‚ (2012). Cultural competence and respect for others are mainly important in the nursing practice since we are patient advocates.The advancement of cultural competence in the nursing practice primarily need nurses have the recognition of the that there are other beliefs systems that in our our society. Most often‚ the nurse practices of patients may look odd and incomprehensible but with conscious effort made to know about these diverse lifestyles ‚ beliefs‚ language‚ religion

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    CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT Study on McDonald’s Corporation India & US culture “Food is the oldest global carrier of culture.” Submitted By ShyamJS Introduction It is sometimes amazing how different people in other cultures behave. We tend to have a human instinct that ’deep inside’ all people are the same - but they are not. Therefore‚ if we go into another country and make decisions based on how we operate in our own home country - the chances are we’ll make some very bad decisions. With

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    Cultural Practices and Traditions Culturally‚ Mexican Americans have a beautiful array of unique traditions and values. Spirituality plays a large role in many Mexican American families. At 61%‚ the majority of Mexican Americans are Christian and belong to the Roman Catholic Church. (Pew Research Hispanic‚ 2015) Another major aspect of Mexican American culture is the emphasis placed on the extended family. Due to the fact that Mexican Americans are a collectivist and interdependent group‚ the extended

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    Cultural Voices and Representations in EFL Materials Design‚ Pedagogy‚ and Research Phaisit Boriboon B.A. (English)‚ M.A. (TESOL) A thesis submitted in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to Linguistics and English Language School of Philosophy‚ Psychology and Language Sciences University of Edinburgh July 2008 Copyright 2008 by Phaisit Boriboon All rights reserved. To My Parents‚ ปอบุญมา แมคําปน บริบูรณ‚ in Heaven Abstract This study

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    people. There are two kinds of representation for a congress person‚ which are sociological and agency. Sociological is type of representation‚ in where representatives have the same cultural background or traits as their constituents. For example‚ if a congress person has the same ethnic as their constituents‚ the people will feel that they are well representative at national level. The second principle is called Agency representation‚ which is a type of representation where the constituents have the

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    When it comes to disability‚ society is often oblivious to the struggle many people face. Despite the progression and modernisation disabled people’s private lives have undergone in the aftermath of political and medical progress‚ there has been no evolution of their public image (Riley‚ 2005). This is undoubtedly been a result of the misrepresentation of disability in the media‚ regardless of the fact as many as one in every five people in the world is disabled (Riley‚ 2005). There are few examples

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    What is art one might ask? Art can be seen as expression‚ form and representation. Art as representation is related to mimetic theory (Stremmel 2006). Mimetic theory comes from the Greek word "mimesis‚" which means imitation and representation (Hall 1997).Representation of art began with early ideas of Plato and Aristotle. Plato viewed art as an ‘imitation of nature.’ Due to this‚ art had no knowledge and therefore had no intellectual value. According to Plato‚ art was a copy of a copy thus barely

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    ------------------------------------------------- Assignment Two: ’Photojournalism and Representation’ Thomas Hoepker‚ Magnum Photos‚ 2001. Stuart Hall (1978) stated that ’the media define for the majority of the population what significant events are taking place‚ but‚ also‚ they offer powerful interpretations of how to understand these events.’ This quote is relevant to this photograph as it both reflects and challenges Hall’s claim in regards to the power of media representation‚ and can be applied to this example of photojournalism

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    Media Representation 1 Objective: * To understand the mature of representations and stereotypes * Bea able to apply concepts learned to the relationship between representation and ideology as the apply to gender * Socially constructed : We construct the social Representation * Communication is achieved through shared signs and symbols e.g. language * The media communicate with their audiences through a process of representation by using familiar signs and symbols. * The

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    Comenius University in Bratislava Institute of European Studies and International Relations Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences The Political Representation: Meanings and Implications Political Representation: Past‚ Present‚ and Future Khaliun Magsarjav European Studies II Bratislava‚ 2013 Today‚ in countries which choose representative democracy as a form of

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