The American dream has always been based on belief that everybody from anywhere can make it in society by working hard. This person will in turn become wealthy and rise in the hierarchy of the community to help create the American society‚ a classless society full of wealthy individuals. The American dream is also based on whether that person appears happy and is able to enjoy the newfound wealth. In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald dispels the myth of an American classless society. This is
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How successful has the regeneration of urban areas been given the variety of ways it has been undertaken (40 marks) Urban regeneration is defined as improving an area that has been experiencing a period of decline due to a variety of reasons‚ such as lack of employment‚ lack of investment in the CBD‚ suburbanisation etc. Ways that this can be resolved include property led regeneration‚ prestige project developments and partnership development schemes. These have all been carried out in the UK recently
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Gung Ho" and the Integrated Cultural Framework The purpose of this exercise is to apply the dimensions of the Integrated Cultural Framework to the movie "Gung Ho". Each company is discussed separately using examples from the movie and then summary values provided. United States ICF Dimension Low Moderate High Ability to Influence High Comfort with Ambiguity High Assertiveness Doing/Masculine Individual/Collectivism Individual Time Orientation Present Space Orientation Public
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The movie Gung Ho (a Chinese expression for "work together")‚ demonstrates a cross-cultural relationship between the Americans and the Japanese working together towards achieving the goal of reviving an American car manufacturing plant (Assan Motors) (Definition of Gung Ho). However‚ conflict arises due to the tremendously different cultures and work ethics of the two groups. In the beginning of the movie‚ Oishi Kazihiro is in a training camp for failing executives. He has been a failure in his
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Chapter 2 & 3 Assignment – Gung Ho Case Study Answers Due Date – Oct 14‚ 2011 Points - 50 Possible Points Informal Institutions: Culture‚ Ethics‚ & Norms Introduction: Management Decision Section 1: (10 Points) this chapter emphasizes the importance of informal institutions (rules) – culture‚ ethics and norms that are the foundation of behavior for individuals and firms regardless of country. For managers this suggests that there are two broad implications: A. The institutional
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Te Ching is full of contradictions. Contradictions can otherwise be known as the Yin and the Yang. The village on the sunny side of a mountain may have Yang in the name while a village on the shady side of the mountain may have Yin in the name. The Tao is the way. And the way is literally the Tao. I once read a book called the Tao of the badass. It was a comedic joke about how to be a badass. At the time when I first read the book I didn’t realise the meaning of the word “Tao”. That word has taken
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Miracle Worker: Act III (pages 92-107) Why does James say that it has been a “short” two weeks while Kate says it has been “interminable”? James says that it has been a short two weeks because he has enjoyed the absence of Kate in the Keller homestead. They say time flies by when one is enjoying oneself. The absence of Helen means that the house has been quiet‚ and without ruckus‚ and so he has lived in this span of time in great pleasure and content. This is expressed through “I never thought
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Paper I would like to say that I chose the Tao Te Ching‚ however‚ it chose me. I was first introduced to this text one Christmas morning‚ many years ago‚ and it has been with me (in one way or another) ever since. Due to my lifestyle I was constantly losing my copy‚ and in my attempts to replace it I had the pleasure of owning a multitude of versions‚ and differing translations. Today I will be using the 1988 publication of the Tao Te Ching as translated by author Stephen Mitchell (as my primary
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Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. School access has been expanded by investment in school infrastructure and recruitment of teachers. In higher education too‚ the number of providers continues to rise rapidly. A new law enshrining the rights of all children to free and compulsory education will further lift enrolment‚ bringing closer the government’s goal of universal elementary education‚ which comprises eight years of schooling
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What has been the impact of the concentration of media ownership on media diversity? The term ‘concentration of media ownership’ describes the apparent practice whereby gradually fewer organizations or individuals have direct control over ever-increasing shares of the mass media among public consumers; other terms in relation to this are ‘media consolidation’ and ‘media convergence’. The concentration stems from institutions merging to secure a more stable financial status as well as greater corporate
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