the attempt of this organisation to create a coffee culture in T&T. This evaluation will then inform the argument of hybridization by demonstrating how cultures exchange elements with each other thereby creating new‚ hybrid identities. An ethnography study was conducted at Rituals Coffee House (Rituals) located in the city of San Fernando in T&T. The study was conducted between 12:00-1:30pm. Interviews were conducted on five customers to gauge how often they drank coffee and whether they believed
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Playing With Fire A Mini-Ethnographic Study on Life within ------ Fire Authority I had always believed that firemen sit in front of flat screen TV’s watching football all day until they got a call to an emergency. Their job was pretty easy for the most part. Most of their shifts were spent relaxing‚ I was convinced. However‚ as soon as I stepped foot into ---- Fire Authority Station 3‚ all the perceptions I had about firefighters quickly flew out the window and I had a near immediate respect
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Ethnography Project: Cambodian Culture “A person without the knowledge of their past history‚ origin‚ and culture is like a tree without roots.” Marcus Garvey. What do you think of when you hear the word Cambodia? Do you think of the dirty water? The cows? The hard working rice pickers? The poverty? What does being Cambodian mean to you? To me‚ it means a lot. If I never knew that I am Cambodian‚ things would be a whole lot different. There’s a certain way in which we speak‚ believe
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art can be associated with a combination of beliefs‚ rituals and experiences. Throughout the first article by J. David Lewis-William (2012) focus on the religious aspects of rock art known as shamanism. In this text the author uses a system of ethnography to analyze the different interpretation of rock art (Lewis-William‚ 2012‚ p.22). The idea of animism‚ mythology‚ analogy and shamanism were discussed during this investigation (Lewis-William‚ 2012). The foundation of his research suggests that all
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Feeney’s Frozen Yogurt: Small Shop in a Big Industry Did you know that “ approximately 1.53 billion gallons of ice cream and related frozen desserts were produced in the U.S in 20ll” (proquest)? Entrepreneurs across the country have opened thousands of frozen yogurt stores exploiting a nationwide health craze by promoting low fat deliciousness; resulting in a bloodbath of competition and demand. The secret luring customers in by the hundreds are low prices and the fact that the yogurt practically
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Culture can be described in two different perspectives‚ emic and etic. When a culture is described from an emic point of view‚ that means that the culture is being described in a way that a person that belongs to said culture would see it. Ethnography in an etic perspective on the other hand will describe a culture from an outsider’s point of view. In Alverson’s study on the Peace Corps‚ an etic perspective was used. By attacking the research question from an etic perspective‚ he was able to determine
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Food Consumption and Cultural Awareness: An Anthropological Case Study of Consumer Behavior at a Chinese Restaurant Kelly Tian University of Chicago Robert G. Tian Medaille College The United States is a multicultural nation consisting of many people from different nations with various ethnic backgrounds and multiple worldviews. One of the ways people of different backgrounds manifest their cultural values is via the consumption of food at various food service sites. Food consumption is a basic
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It was my freshman year. I had been dancing for about three years when I was selected for our dance competition team. I felt ready. It eventually came my time to show everyone how hard I worked over the past few months. Hands shaking and heart racing‚ I took my first step onto that stage alone. I made it halfway through the performance before my mind went blank‚ forgetting my choreography. Thinking quickly‚ I tried to improvise the rest of my routine. Finally‚ the music went silent. Sitting in humility
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The book‚ The Dobe Ju/’hoansi is a great example of an ethnography. It is a very detailed description of every aspect of the San people’s life. From the environment they inhabit to the food they eat‚ the book goes into great detail on how these people survive. More importantly‚ the book describes their personal relationships with each other and other band level societies‚ marriage and sexuality topics‚ and how they solve disputes. Personally‚ I feel the attention directed towards their interpersonal
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Asian Restaurant - specializes in cuisine from the Asian region Breakfast Restaurant - specializes in providing breakfast for at least 6 days per week BYO Restaurant - Restaurants and bistros which do not have a liquor license Casual Dining - Offer comfortable atmospheres and have mid-range prices. Chinese Restaurant - specializes in Chinese cuisine Coffee Shop - provides daytime only‚ coffee‚ tea and casual meals CONCESSIONS - Operations that generally operate in conjunction with
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