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  • Hum 105 - Cultural Heroes

    Hum 105 - Cultural Heroes

    Cultural Heroes A cultural hero demonstrates cultural values. A cultural hero faces and overcomes struggles. A cultural hero is famous. A cultural hero may be living or dead, though more often dead. Often after their death, mythologies are developed embellishing their positive features. Herakles and Joan of Arc are examples of classic cultural heroes. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is a modern cultural hero. All three a well known and are remembered for their character and accomplishments.

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    Essay Length: 1,573 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Culture Shock

    Culture Shock

    Culture Shock I grew up in a wealthy villa it Italy. I had a large family and even larger circle of friends. I went to pre-school following with first and half of first grade and surpassed everyone in my class which to me was an enormous achievement even for a six year old. Also, joining the swim team I had medals and articles in the local paper being such a great young swimmer. I had

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    Essay Length: 1,011 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Cross Cultural Management - Dancom Case Study

    Cross Cultural Management - Dancom Case Study

    Drawing on theories of both cross cultural management and motivation, discuss the factors influencing the contrasting behaviour of both the hosting insiders and outsiders at Dancom. What could be done to help the outsiders become more involved? To understand the case we have to first understand the theories of cross culture management and motivation.... we would be later on moving to the introduction and issues at Dancom. The last but not the least would be

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    Essay Length: 2,086 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Intersect Investment Services Corporation

    Intersect Investment Services Corporation

    Problem Solution: Intersect Investment Services Corporation In order to maintain competitiveness in an ever-changing market, a company must be aware of external and internal forces which affect the company and rapidly respond to those forces. According to Kreitner & Kinicki's Organizational Behavior, 6th Edition (2003), external forces of change include technological advancements, market changes, as well as social and political pressures such as war, values, and leadership (673). Some of the internal forces of change

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    Essay Length: 1,750 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Monika
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Values are “the central beliefs and purposes of an individual or society” (Values, 2006, ¶ 2). In other words, values and ethics are the right and wrong way of behaving, in the eyes of the in beholder. Individuals develop values based on lessons taught and reactions to situations. Societies as a whole create what qualifies as normal or acceptable behavior. Personal, organizational, and cultural values influence decisions and may

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: regina
  • Culture - Power Distance

    Culture - Power Distance

    Culture - Power Distance This is a determinant basic to all societies that Hofstede has named. It is describing the distribution of "power" among individuals and groups in the society, and how inequalities in power are dealt with in these societies. Inequality of power is a basic fact of life. It cannot be 100% eliminated. Iit is impossible to have _no_ power distance, because this means everyone is exactly equal (skills, actions, genetics, etc) unless

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Max
  • Enzone Petroleum Corporation

    Enzone Petroleum Corporation

    CASE CONTEXT: • Formed in1924 with the merger of several formerly independent firms operating in the oil refining, pipeline transportation, and industrial chemical fields. • All computations were based in 19 data PROBLEM: • Determination of a minimum acceptable rate of return on new capital investments in 19. • Should the company adopt a system of multiple cutoff rates? FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS: • WACC • Return on Assets • Cost of Common stock equity ANALYSIS:

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    Essay Length: 411 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Artur
  • Definition of American Culture

    Definition of American Culture

    Definition of American Culture Throughout American history we have had acknowledged many different traits on culture that no other foreign country or culture might have. Our unique ways of handling ever day life differ from any other culture in the whole entire world; many of these traits can be terrible things and some not as bad. Most Americans of society have shown that we are so far in common with each other and the traits

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    Essay Length: 1,057 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jack
  • Risk Assessment

    Risk Assessment

    The Information Technology Department (ITD) was asked to assess current information technology systems, outline potential security risks and provide likely solutions to maintain JMZ Adventure EcotoursпїЅ (JMZ) organizational integrity and to promote healthy information exchange company wide. Technology that is available today can help to support JMZпїЅs business practices and promote future growth in protection of current assets through the assessment of existing system vulnerabilities. The JMZ ITD currently maintains all voice and data systems

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    Essay Length: 291 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Cultural Norms for Wal-Mart

    Cultural Norms for Wal-Mart

    Wal-Mart emphasizes low prices, not sales and unlike competitive flyers, they use professional models. Wal-Mart focuses on ordinary people including their associates. The flyers also devote an inordinate amount of space to community oriented and patriotic topics. Unraveling the symbolic puzzle presented by the distinctive elements of Wal- Mart flyers draw our attention to the importance of retail and retail symbolism. Published research offers many reasons for Wal-Mart’s success in the US market. Its exemplary

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    Essay Length: 410 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Geeks & Pr0n - a Study of the Culture Behind the Underground Realm of Cyber Pornography

    Geeks & Pr0n - a Study of the Culture Behind the Underground Realm of Cyber Pornography

    Geeks & Pr0n: A study of the culture behind the underground realm of cyber pornography. The spawning of the public Internet as we know it today provided a brand new type of communication, virtually unrestricted, and naturally, as with nearly every other form of communication, has been exploited by pornography. This newly-invented category of pornography, to be called “cyberporn,” would not only revolutionize its own industry, but also help to speed the development and growth

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    Essay Length: 1,646 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Black Elk's Cultural Displacement and His Relationship with Nature

    Black Elk's Cultural Displacement and His Relationship with Nature

    In Black Elk Speaks, John Neihardt depicts the tragedy of a culture that can no longer support its traditional ideals. In their own terms, the Sioux have lost the sacred hoop of their nation. But they did not lose it through a lack of faith or other internal weakness; they lost it, almost inevitably, to the forces of economic greed when white Americans expanded westward in search of more land and more goods. Their

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    Essay Length: 911 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Monika
  • Circuit of Cultural Analysis - Portrayals and Effects of Gender Roles in Today’s Culture

    Circuit of Cultural Analysis - Portrayals and Effects of Gender Roles in Today’s Culture

    Circuit of Cultural Analysis: Portrayals and Effects of Gender Roles in Today’s Culture Representations of gender are portrayed as essential norms in today’s culture, creating standardized myths and sexism within society through the media. The normative portrayals of gender in society consist of stereotypical roles and images that are created through media devices such as, film, television, popular fiction, music and advertisements. Judith Butler draws on the idea of gender performativity and explains how

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    Essay Length: 4,490 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jon
  • Casino / Resort Financing Report for Seaside Corporation

    Casino / Resort Financing Report for Seaside Corporation

    Running head: CASINO / RESORT FINANCING REPORT FOR SEASIDE CORPORATION Casino / Resort Financing Report for Seaside Corporation Prepared by LRGS Project Management Associates Introduction The following report is prepared by LRGS, Project Management Associates on behalf of Tom James, CFO for Seaside Corporation. Mr. Jones contracted with LRGS to provide an assessment of financing options available as well as recommendations for financing the $600 plus million, 2,000 room casino / resort that Seaside hopes

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    Essay Length: 1,392 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Yan
  • Japan’s Culture of Suicide

    Japan’s Culture of Suicide

    Japan's Culture of Suicide In American society, if a child is murdered or dies of an unknown cause, the unfortunate situation is hardly considered honorable. In Japan, however, they pride themselves on belonging to a culture where self sacrifice for one's country or family is though to be more honorable than dying at the hands of another man, or living a life full of regret or shame. The glorification of killing oneself is an aspect

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    Essay Length: 1,776 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Weed and Soil Assessment for the Parking Lot Islands at Central High School

    Weed and Soil Assessment for the Parking Lot Islands at Central High School

    Weed and Soil Assessment for the Parking Lot “Islands” at Central High School Jackie Doughty, Bridgette Minor, Akya Rice, Kendra Robinson, Jessica Scott, Lakita Scott and Kristy Tippey ABSTRACT: Part A of this lab was performed to determine the extent to which an assortment of weeds have encroached in the parking lot “islands” at CHS since the school was built two years ago, when there were virtually no weeds present. Six quadrats of samples were

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    Essay Length: 1,288 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Enron Corporate Compliance Benchmarking Paper

    Enron Corporate Compliance Benchmarking Paper

    Enron Corporate Compliance Benchmarking Paper Many companies are involved positive and negative risk that it takes. Enron was a company caused by poor corporate governance. It has also triggered a flood of legislative and regulatory changes and codes of conduct across the developed and emerging worlds to improve systems for ensuring that public companies are run properly in shareholders' interest (Good practice boost performance. Euromoney, [serial online]. September 2003). The situation Enron faced as a

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    Essay Length: 687 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Vika
  • Pop Cultural Elements of Military Cadences

    Pop Cultural Elements of Military Cadences

    Pop Cultural Elements of Military Cadences "HUT, TWO, THREE, FOUR...HUT, TWO, THREE, FOUR..." What do a bunch of grunts calling out raunchy marching cadences have to do with pop culture? There's more to the cadence then just keeping soldiers in step, there is a deep sense of pride, patriotism, unity, motivation, and nostalgia, which can be found within these songs. The Military cadence is used to motivate, inspire, and foster company cohesiveness while keeping soldiers

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    Essay Length: 1,132 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Vika
  • Leadership and Org Culture

    Leadership and Org Culture

    Abstract Culture permeates all aspects of any society. It acts as the basic fabric that binds people together. Culture dictates tastes in music, clothes, and even the political and philosophical views of a group of people. Culture is not only shared, but it is deep and stable. However, culture does not exist simply as a societal phenomenon. Organizations, both large and small, adhere to a culture. Organizational culture determines how an organization operates and how

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    Essay Length: 424 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Victor
  • Uae Cultural Analysis

    Uae Cultural Analysis

    United Arab Emirates Country Notebook Cultural Analysis Executive Summary United Arab Emirates is a country that is built of several different emirates located on the peninsula of the Persian Gulf. The country was occupied by Great Britain up until 1971. After the removal of the British government the seven Sheikdoms became independent and formed the UAE. The country has a typically desert climate with ocean access on both sides of the country. Located in

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    Essay Length: 3,500 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Edward
  • Why Do Humans Have Cultures?

    Why Do Humans Have Cultures?

    To answer this elusive question it is necessary to define the term culture (there is not a static definition), "Culture means the total body of tradition borne by a society and transmitted from generation to generation. It thus refers to the norms, values, standards by which people act, and it includes the ways distinctive in each society of ordering the world and rendering it intelligible. Culture is...a set of mechanisms for survival, but it provides

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    Essay Length: 1,153 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Steve
  • Culture Influences Through Mass Media

    Culture Influences Through Mass Media

    Culture Influences through Mass Media Our culture is highly influenced by mass media by promoting celebrities and ordinary people who do astonishing things into a stereotype that we base our lives on. Society as a whole is represented in the mass media and impacts our culture and how we relate on a daily basis. As much as we would like to believe that we have control over our own lives, the mass media impacts

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Cultural Aspects of "the Bonesetter’s Daughter"

    The Cultural Aspects of "the Bonesetter’s Daughter"

    One’s cultural background can affect the way they speak, live, and for an author, the way they write. Amy Tan’s works are direct reflections of this impact. As an Asian-American author, Tan uses the cultural values of Chinese women in American culture in her novels. In order to fully understand Tan’s writing I believe one first needs to understand not only Tan’s personal background but, the Chinese culture of which she is a product. Chinese

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Bred
  • The Microsoft Corporation

    The Microsoft Corporation

    The Microsoft Corporation has been around for many years now, and for many years, they have provided the leading operating system to consumers and businesses alike. Throughout the years Microsoft has not been able to rest on their laurels while consumers and businesses invest billions of their dollars to purchase their software. For as many years as MS-DOS and Windows have been in existence, Microsoft has seen competition from many different computing giants. Some

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    Essay Length: 1,279 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Corporate Stategy

    Corporate Stategy

    First of all, in this paper will take critically discuss the approaches to developing strategy. Strategy is the direction and scope of an organisation over the long term, which achieves advantage for the organisation through its configuration of resources within a changing environment and to fulfil stakeholder expectations (Johnson, G. & Scholes, K.2002, p.10). Defining strategy as intended and conceiving it as deliberate, as has traditionally been done, effectively precludes the notion of strategic learning.

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    Essay Length: 2,768 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Stenly

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