helps to communicate and associate with other people or peers. Cultural Literacy by E.D. Hirsch’s and Literacies of Power by Donaldo Macedo’s view points in being literate are important. The means of how to be educated differs between E.D. Hirsch‚ who favors Western Culture‚ and Donaldo Macedo‚ who favors the underlying causes to get the truth and nothing but the whole truth out. Donaldo Macedo explains the reason why E.D. Hirsch’s Cultural Literacy is not right for us. Hirsch’s aim is to enhance the
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Cultural growth in the twenty-first century has heightened the emphasis on interpersonal communication in an intercultural setting. As our world grows‚ expands and becomes increasingly more interconnected by various technological advances‚ the need for effective interpersonal communication among differing cultures has become quite clear. Due to the advancement of technology in today’s world‚ a world in which some businesspeople are involved in transactions with other businesspeople
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In Book VII‚ Aristotle describes the three states of goodness‚ continence‚ virtue and superhuman virtue or the three states of badness‚ incontinence‚ vice and brutishness. Specifically‚ his first argument involves the concept of incontinence. What is incontinence? The continent person chooses to follow their conscience while the incontinent person allows something else to make that decision‚ ending up making a wrong decision. According to Socrates an individual can’t act against knowledge because
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August 24‚ 2014 Cultural Heritage as a lot to do with one’s traditions‚ culture‚ ethnicity and the ways you perceive your life. Heritage his what differentiates one individual‚ families and communities to another. Every individual practice and follow their heritage based on one’s ethnicity‚ religion and cultural background. Heritage his defined as “the range of contemporary activities‚ meanings and behaviors that we draw from them” (UMASS Amhert‚ 2012). Cultural heritage his the ways of
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the results of an action‚ while Kantian ethics is focused about the moral duties‚ Virtue ethics on the other hand place an emphasis on the development of a good moral character. Unlike the first two ethical theories‚ virtue ethics is not a theory about what makes an action right. It answers the question‚ “What kind of individual should I be?” and “What kind of characters are necessary to live a virtuous life? Virtue ethics can be tracked back from the ancient Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle who was the
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Nathan Whittingham Professor Mariana Philosophy 120 12 October 2014 The Fallacy of Cultural Relativism The diversity of beliefs and ways of life is a conspicuous phenomenon that occurs within the human race. For example‚ what Satanists find right and reasonable is damnable to Christians‚ and vice-versa. Additionally‚ the ancient Aztecs practiced human sacrifice for reasons that today‚ we find totally illogical. And just as we‚ in America‚ now look back upon our history regarding slavery with
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Plan Introduction Chapter 1. General survey of cultural diversity 1. Motivation of cultural diversity 2. Type of cultural diversity Chapter 2. Practical application of cultural diversity 2.1 Cultural diversity in USA. 2.2 Cultural diversity in Europe 2.3 Cultural diversity in Kyrgyzstan Conclusion Bibliography Introduction The theme of my course paper is “Cultural diversity”. I have chosen this topic because I am interested in this theme in
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Cultural Background Summary The term culture refers to a way of life – traditions and customs – transmitted through learning‚ which play a vital role in molding the beliefs and behaviors of the people exposed to them. According to Tylor (1871)‚ a British anthropologist‚ culture is that complex whole‚ which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ arts‚ morals‚ law‚ custom‚ and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. These influences are conveyed from generation to generation
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Aristotle divides virtue into two components: intellectual and moral. Intellectual virtues are about learning to be the best you can be by understanding the world and achieving goals. Moral Virtues are about doing the greater good and being a better person‚ we can reach moral perfection by learning from our mistakes and doing what feels right naturally. According to Aristotle‚ happiness is our ultimate end toward which all our actions are aimed. Furthermore‚ Aristotle suggests that we might discover
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Report on the Cultural Adaptation on the PG Students in Middlesex University Executive Summary: When new students attend university in a new culture from their own culture‚ behaviors and expectations change. According to Zhou at el (2008)‚ traditionally researchers thought that culture shock was only about medical conditions. Historical theory has changed to contemporary theory of acculturation. This theory contains of cultural learning‚ stress and coping and social identification. We found
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