trends in globalization and transnationalism. For example‚ the disparate communities that constitute religious missionaries‚ corporate employees
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people debating the merits and benefits (or lack thereof) of the pipeline such as money‚ jobs and increased traffic in areas along the pipeline. I will analyze the keystone pipeline under the ethical theories of Utilitarianism‚ Duty/Rights Ethics and Virtue Ethics. Merriam Webster defines utilitarianism as “a theory that the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number”. Looking at the pipeline from this perspective‚ the
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The Cultural Pluralism: CP 1 Sun Mi Hong West Coast University Abstract Cultural pluralism class has changed my view of people I see every day. As a student who is studying nursing at West Coast University‚ I will have patients from different nationalities. This class made me open up my mind to everyone I will treat later on in an equal and fair manner. Choosing to go to Japanese American Museum opened my mind to see how they have settled in United States and how difficult it was for them
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life due to immigration or a visit to a new country‚ or to a move between social environments‚ also a simple travel to another type of lifeOne of the most common causes of culture shock involves individuals in a foreign environment. Stages of cultural shock- Stage 1 - Excitement The individual experiences a holiday or ’honeymoon’ period with their new surroundings. They: . Feel very positive about the culture . Are overwhelmed with impressions . Find the new culture exotic and are fascinated
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understand their culture which will help me in my future career. Cultural Differences The first exchange of culture is the hand shake‚ in terms of time period and firmness‚ there is a bit of variation but it is not significant. The first sentence that we exchanged with each other is name and countries. Names are probably the hardest to deal with‚ people find it hard to pronounce and remember names that are not familiar with. For example‚ it is a challenge for me to remember African names. In order
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V IR TU ES ‚ V IC ES A N D H A B ITS O F H EA LTH C A R E P R O V ID ER Virtues – It is a behavior showing high moral standards. Virtues are traits of character or habits of disposition to think and act in ways that are good; to do what is morally right. Vices – is considered immoral‚ depraved or degrading act to all the members in a society. It comes from the Latin word vitium which means “failing or defect”. Vice is considered the product of a repeated sinful act. Habits – a settled or
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Application Paper #5 In a world where crossing boundaries is routine‚ cultural intelligence (CQ) becomes a vitally important aptitude and skill‚ (Earley & Mosakowski‚ 2004‚ p.139) especially for today’s leaders who will more than likely encounter someone from another country‚ generation or perhaps occupational background where there are unique behaviors. As Earley and Mosakowski (2004) point out‚ cultural intelligence is related to emotional intelligence‚ but it picks up where emotional intelligence
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MANASSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Cultural Diversity Essays Manassas City Public Schools Providing an innovative‚ engaging‚ inspiring and challenging learning environment for all students 2010-2011 School Year Cultural Diversity Essay Contest Grade 4 Topic (Local) Describe the changes that immigrants have brought to the cultural landscape in Manassas and Virginia. Virginia Studies Specific Standards of Learning: VS.4b The student will demonstrate knowledge of the life in the Virginia
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In her 1964 book Virtue of Selfishness‚ Ayn Rand mentioned that her ideal form of capitalism is one which is “a full‚ pure‚ uncontrolled‚ unregulated laissez-faire capitalism—with a separation of state and economics.” Indeed‚ this Objectivism viewpoint has been used by many conservative policy makers‚ such as Malcolm Fraiser ‚ the former Prime Minister of Australia‚ and esteemed economists such as Alan Greenspan and Martin Anderson to craft policies that reduces the intervention of the government
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My Reaction Paper on Virtue Epistemology We were given an opportunity to listen to the lecture of Prof. Samuel P. Vera Cruz M.A about virtue epistemology. I wasn’t able to finish the whole lecture since I have to attend the following subject but I was able to gain additional insights regarding it. At the beginning of his lecture‚ he mentioned different names of philosophers‚ each having different views about philosophy. By this‚ I came up with the conclusion that each of them
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