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    Beauty Ideals around the World When talking about beauty one must keep an open mind. What one finds true beauty someone else might find outrageous‚ weird or even ugly. There is no such thing as ultimate true beauty because you can not compare beauty. We do not live all following the same standards or principles; we do not have the same ideals. We are different‚ so is beauty. In Asia for example the standards for beauty differ from country to country‚ from culture to culture. In the Far East‚ in

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    Body Language and Gender Communication in the Workplace Ella Sue Duty Everest University MAR 2305-Week 4 Professor Walker Body Language and Gender Communication in the Workplace Body Language Facial expressions‚ head movements‚ body posture and actions‚ clothing‚ mannerisms and personality behaviors are signs of body language. Positive body language in the workplace helps others to perceive you as honest and open to ideas. Usually in the first 30 seconds‚ most people have already formed

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    EXPERIMENT NO. 9 Verbal Appeal and Body Language OBJECTIVE To show that verbal expression and gestures influence social impression RELATED LITERATURE According to an article by Long (2011)‚ deceiving another person with your nonverbal messages is a form of contradiction. For example‚ you may be bored on a date or in class‚ but you do not want to communicate this feeling. So you pretend - you simulate interest‚ by keeping eye contact‚ nodding and sometimes smiling‚ all of which are not truthful

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    How to Read Body Language

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    WHAT EVERY BODY IS SAYI N G An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People JOE NAVARRO FBI Special Agent (Ret.) with Marvin Karlins‚ Ph.D. To my grandmother‚ Adelina‚ whose withered hands lovingly molded a child into a man. —J O E N AVA R R O To my wife‚ Edyth‚ who has blessed me with her love and taught me what it means to be a caring human being. —MARVIN KARLINS CONTENTS Foreword: I See What You’re Thinking Acknowledgments ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX Mastering the Secrets

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    Taboos: Cultures

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    In the world we live in there are multiple taboos. Depending on your culture‚ religion and beliefs many strange and bizarre things are completely normal to some people and even animals throughout the world. Taboos are what people find to be strange and unusual practices or what unique things people may do or eat in different parts of the world. Different cultures would consider strange things to eat as a delicacy in some areas or cultures and wouldn’t even dream of being eaten in other cultures.

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    Yuri Cooley L. Walker English 101 MW5pm 10/6/2011 Education Systems Around The World The United States excels in the creative aspect of schooling whereas Chinese students are much better at receiving direct instruction. Japanese students have very high test scores and a very high university attendance‚ but in Australia more students go into vocational schools or the workforce after high school. (Noel 99‚102‚103)The differences of education systems in the United States‚ China‚ Japan

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    READING BODY LANGUAGE IN POKER Fie‚ fie upon her! There ’s language in her eye‚ her cheek‚ her lip‚ Nay‚ her foot speaks; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body. - William Shakespeare Body language is a part of nonverbal language. It includes things like stance‚ gestures‚ facial expressions‚ and even small things that are barely perceptible like a brief shrug of the shoulder or nod of the head. We frequently communicate both bodily and verbally and an estimated

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    Non Verbal Body Language

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    Body Language. It has been said that actions speak louder than words‚ but‚ what exactly is body language? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as: "The gestures‚ movements‚ and‚ mannerisms by which a person or animal communicates with others. So‚ now knowing this definition the phrase "Actions speak louder than words " starts to make a lot more sense. Even though our body language does not reveal all our innermost thoughts and feelings‚ it does not mean it is to be ignored. It plays a key role

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    The World of Sound Around Us

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    in a world surround by sound Todays world is truly a marvel of its own. We have made extraordinary advances in technology‚ transportation‚ education and engineering‚ but with all the advantages that come with these advancements in the modern world‚ disadvantages come with it also. We have become well informed about diseases‚ psychological‚ and health. Along with this came tons of research on how to be healthier‚ how to eat correctly and how to take preventative measure to ensure that you do not

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    Taboos in China

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    1. Introduction Taboo can be defined as a prohibition that excludes something from use‚ approach‚ or mention. This may be on the grounds it is considered sacred‚ has the ability to inspire fear‚ or is thought to be disgusting or disagreeable. It is not a word indigenous to English. Chinese has their fair share of taboos; some of them are related to the language and culture. It is like any other race. The following three tips of Chinese cultural taboos have been existed through many years for

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