to believe that one’s ethnic or cultural group is centrally important‚ and that all other groups are measured in relation to one’s own. The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture THE PROBLEM: Ethnocentrism leads us to make false assumptions about cultural differences. We are ethnocentric when we use our cultural norms to make generalizations about other peoples’ cultures and customs. Such generalizations -- often made without
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1.|So far as we know‚ the first person who claimed that natural phenomena could be described by mathematics was| |A) Copernicus. B) Pythagoras. C) Aristotle. D) Ptolemy.| |Ans: BSection: Chapter 2‚ Introduction| 2.|The ancient Greek thinker Pythagoras held the view that| A)|triangles do not exist.| B)|natural phenomena are wonderful to watch but cannot be described by mathematics.| C)|the Sun is at the center of the planetary system.| D)|natural phenomena can be described
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Sierra Gardner Professor Broxton European History 11/5/2014 Galileo Galilei and the Scientific Revolution Galileo Galilei‚ also referred to as the father of modern science‚ a man far beyond his years‚ only to become one of the world’s most renowned physicist‚ astronomer‚ and philosopher. An abundance of titles for a man who was born in a society of people who still believed that the heaver an object was the faster it would reach the ground‚ a world not yet in tune with modern science. Galileo’s
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PART A: Brief History of Brazil Pedro Cabral first discovered Brazil in 1500‚ under Portugal sponsorship. After being ruled under Portuguese power for over three centuries‚ Brazil finally gained independence in 1822. The country preserved a monarchical system of government until 1888‚ the year in which slavery was finally eliminated. As the country prospered through Brazilian coffee exporters‚ Getulio Vargas soon rose to power and ruled the country in 1930. Based on the history of Brazil‚ there
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In this essay I will be discussing how the Romans high regard for the arts‚ learning‚ and law as well as being an open minded civilization lead to their political advances and achievements through out their time period. I believe that Rome’s high regarding of the arts and learning lead to them being a strong civilization because it taught them how to be more open minded as well as to give them an insight into what their people want in their government and how they want to be lead. Rome’s
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constant violence in Iraq. The information that we absorb everyday from news reports adds to our biases and enhances our negative opinions of Iran as a country. Through the help of the media‚ people of our culture stereotype the Iranians based on an ethnocentric viewpoint without developing a clear sense of understanding or the reasons behind their beliefs. In the graphic novel Persepolis‚ the author Marjane Satrapi‚ provides a viewpoint of the Iranian society far different from the widely perceived stereotypes
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was open to a new way of thinking‚ when in reality‚ I found myself being very ethnocentric in a numerous amount of cultural
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POLYTECHNIC OF NAMIBIA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT DEPT. OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (RMA411S) ASSESMENT 1 Student name: Rachel N. Nuukunde Student number: 201030020 Lecturer: Dr. Geoffrey Nambira Due date: 10 March 2012 at 10h00pm Table of contents Pages 1.1 Topic of the study 3
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"This datum‚ designated as NAD 83‚ is the new geodetic reference system. NAD 83 is based on the adjustment of 250‚000 points including 600 satellite Doppler stations which constrain the system to a geocentric origin." (Geodetic Glossary‚ pp 57) c. In your own words‚ what is on-the-fly projection? On-the-fly projection is designed for displaying data sets that are based on different coordinate system. ArcMap attempts to rectify differences
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Cultural relativism is a process involving the examining and understanding of a culture‚ /different from your own‚ without discrediting their beliefs. Understanding differing cultural beliefs can be acquired by considering functions of practices‚ behaviors‚ symbols‚ traditions‚ and morals within a society. The initial concept of cultural relativism was created to turn people away from ethnocentrism‚ which is the belief that your cultures beliefs are authentic and all other cultures beliefs are
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