In many cultures‚ men are higher than women when it comes to status and the roles of men and women are alike. For example‚ men are the providers‚ the head of the household or the family while women are the mothers‚ the caregivers‚ the cooks‚ the cleaners and they are behind their husband. A double standard is enforced in many cultures and that is due to Religion. Religion has a very relevant role in society and certain gender roles are justified through religion. Religion itself is a paradigm that
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Cultures differ in time conception and have different ways of organizing and using time. The time conception of westerners is strong and they really cherish time. They believe time is money‚ so appointment should be respected and adhered to and personal ties must be subject to timetable‚ that is‚ nothing or no one can change the scheduled arrangement. In the daily life‚ they often elaborate arrangement and plan early and formed a good habit for appointments on time. In the English-speaking countries
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Living between two cultures Everyone has their own culture‚ and everyone respects their own culture. But what happens if one has to live between two cultures? It might seem easy‚ but it’s not easy at all. Most people find themselves living between two cultures when they immigrate to another country. Then they belong to their own culture and the new culture which belongs to the country they live in. There are lots of advantages as there are disadvantages. First of all‚ when you first arrive in the
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physical and mental health in different ethnic groups and cultures. The importance of understanding how ethnic groups and culture view mental and physical health can be crucial in therapeutic settings and can be seen as wrong or unusual to us because the lack of understand of their viewpoints. People come from different ethnic groups and the range of diversity varies and varies over time and between different populations‚ the knowledge of knowing the differences of physical and mental health can help to
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Is Another Country’s Educational System Better? Doubtlessly‚ different countries may have different educational systems but who knows which of them is better. I am an international student who came from Malaysia‚ a country which is located in Southeast Asia then came to the United States‚ a country which is far apart from my home country‚ to pursue a higher education. Many of my friends often ask me whether Malaysia or the United States is better but I could not answer them with certainty because
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differences between two cultures There are so many countries in the world. As my grandmother taught me that each country has its own tradition and culture for example Japanese has kimono for its special festival‚ Kungfu is significant symbol of China or Pizza and Spaghetti are the characteristic food of Italia. Therefore when I came to America‚ I decided to search everything about this country. Then after 5 months in there‚ I found that Vietnam and The USA are very different from living style‚ festival
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of foreign individuals. Opinion: I believe that this law has been very successful in serving its purpose. This law makes it easier for federal agencies to track suspected terrorist through technology‚ without having to get many different types of warrants. I think this act may have played a major role in finding Osama Bin Laden‚ through detainees who gave information about couriers‚ and monitored phone conversations. I also think the Patriot Act will continue to help in the fight
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concept of the ‘Two Cultures’. To what extent‚ if any‚ is it relevant today? Introduction: The “Two Cultures” are commonly known to be the arts and the sciences and it is the lack of communication and understanding between the two disciplines which defines the concept of this ongoing debate. It has posed many questions over time in various discussions and publications regarding the education system and the progression of science. In my essay I will explore the extent to which the “Two Cultures” has relevance
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Khoa Nguyen 04/02/2011 Homework A Tale of Two Cultures 1/ As an Asian‚ I think if anyone who owns an international firm were doing business in Asia‚ they should have partly responsibility to those societies where they are trading their products. There are things I would suggest them to ease the tensions in Asian societies. Some possibilities for this may be they should do charity work to help people who suffering economic difficulties‚ financially supporting and giving employees time off to do
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Growing up in two cultures Three religions have influenced Korean culture over the centuries: spirit worship‚ Buddhism and Confucianism. Christianity is growing strongly in South Korea where around 30 per cent of people now follow it. In the communist state of North Korea‚ all religion is banned (Guile‚ 2003‚ p. 7). Buddhism is an ancient religion that originally came from India. It spread through china and Korea and eventually came to Japan in the 6th century. Japanese people believe in the ancestors
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