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  • So What Is Culture Really?

    So What Is Culture Really?

    The word culture is originally derived from the Latin term colere which means to cultivate. In general the word culture refers to "patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, human activity." (Wikepedia.com) From an archaeological standpoint culture is defined as "a set of learned beliefs, values and behaviors the way of life shared by the

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Steve
  • What Is the Predominant Culture at Present and How Can It Be Changed to Meet Cultural Goals of the Organization?

    What Is the Predominant Culture at Present and How Can It Be Changed to Meet Cultural Goals of the Organization?

    What is the predominant culture at present and how can it be changed to meet cultural goals of the organization? Introduction In the following report I will answer the two questions �What is the predominant culture at present and how can it be changed to meet the culture goals of the organization?’ I will explain how the current family culture works and explain what deficiencies it consist of and I will also explain how they

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Victor
  • A Southwestern Indian Culture Among Us Today: The Hopi Indians

    A Southwestern Indian Culture Among Us Today: The Hopi Indians

    A Southwestern Indian Culture Among Us Today: The Hopi Indians xxxxxxxxx Axia College Did you know that the Ancient Indian people of the Southwestern United States have dated back to the year 10,000 BC? First appearing toward the end of the last Ice Age, they were the first “Americans.” (Noble, 1998) When Christopher Columbus arrived in the America’s in 1492 and seeing the people of this land for the first time, he thought that he

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    Essay Length: 2,116 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Fatih
  • The Culture of the Umuofia Society Before the Colonial

    The Culture of the Umuofia Society Before the Colonial

    The culture of the Umuofia society before the colonial infiltration, may be hard to understand but we are forced by Achebe to realize it has traditions and customs that make it work. Although, looking at it from our Judaeo-Christian point of view we may be appalled by some of their practices. We also have to realize that they have strengths. Things Fall apart is the idea of balance and interdependence, earth and sky, individual and

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Problem Solution: Building a Culture for Sustaining Change

    Problem Solution: Building a Culture for Sustaining Change

    Introduction Telecommunication companies have been under tremendous pressure to keep up with the rapid and frequent advances in the telecommunications industry. There is an abundance of competition amongst local, long-distance, and international markets. Cable companies, as well as other telecommunication companies, have saturated the market by offering complete solutions that encompass computers, televisions, internet, and plain old telephone service (Gibbs, S., 2006). Telecommunication firms are finding themselves in constant turmoil trying to stay competitive in

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: July
  • Economic Systems in Copan Compared to Other Ancient Cultures

    Economic Systems in Copan Compared to Other Ancient Cultures

    Economic Systems Throughout history there has been a common theme of progression towards more complex societies. The advent of agriculture enabled population sizes to increase, and allowed permanent settlements to arise. As extensive cultivation of farmland progressed, a surplus of food was created that enabled some people within a society to be non-food producers. These people who no longer were required to farm in order to survive were able to develop marketable goods that they

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Mike
  • Culture of Film

    Culture of Film

    At this point in my life I am finally able to appreciate many different films that in the past was not mature enough to understand. It has been a long journey getting to this point. My entire life nothing has made me as happy as going to see a movie in a theater with a big cherry coke. As a consumer I am open to seeing almost any film, because no matter what you see

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Artur
  • Rock and Roll Culture

    Rock and Roll Culture

    Rock and Roll ain’t noise pollution Abstract Rock and Roll. Someone mentions it and you instantly have an image in your head. Whether it be the title quoted AC/DC or the King Elvis Presley, there is a form of rock for everyone. Rock has made huge changes over the past several decades, always being whatever the musician wanted it to be. Some hade described rock as a way of life; a movement. Some have said

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Artur
  • Everyday Use: Today’s View on Culture and Heritage

    Everyday Use: Today’s View on Culture and Heritage

    “Everyday Use”: Today‘s view on Culture and Heritage In “Everyday Use,” Alice Walker tells a story of a mother’s conflicted relationship with her two daughters. At face value the story tells of “Mama” gradually denying the superficial values or her elder, more socially accepted, daughter “Dee,” and begins to favor the more practical views of her less fortunate daughter “Maggie.” As clear a story as this may seem, there are many undercurrents open to a

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • African-American Studies

    African-American Studies

    In 1954-The U.S Supreme Court announces school segregation unauthorized in the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling. In 1955-Rosa Parks refuses to move to the back of the Montgomery , Alabama , bus as required by city ordinance; boycott follows and bus segregation ordinance is announced unconstitutional. Federal Interstate Commerce Commission bans segregation on interstate trains and buses. In 1956-Coalition of Southern congressman calls for massive resistance to Supreme Court desegregation rulings. In

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Steve
  • The Soldiers of the First Culture Revolution

    The Soldiers of the First Culture Revolution

    “The Soldiers of the First Culture Revolution” The end of World War two brought upon conformity and a conservative mindset. The majority of young people’s priorities were to marry, move to suburbs, and be financially successful. However, their was a young group of men who were strongly against the “American dream” that the rest of society was working for. These men were Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Neal Cassidy. They were a

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • Traditional Clothing of the Hasidic and Hawaiian Cultures

    Traditional Clothing of the Hasidic and Hawaiian Cultures

    Traditional Clothing of the Hasidic and Hawaiian Cultures Clothing can tell many things about a person. Bright colors can give the hint of an outgoing person, while dark colors can signify seriousness. Some of the clothing choices are purely personal choices, while others are based on religious or cultural beliefs. Walking through the streets of any Metropolis clothing styles can vary like the leaves of a tree during fall. Gangs today use clothing to

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Culture Invasion

    Culture Invasion

    Culture Invasion A screeching yell ripped through the house that Wednesday evening, "Ahhhhh, we're being invaded!". My mother rushed into the living room. I pointed to the flickering television screen. "Look," I whispered in disbelief. A few seconds of silence followed. There they were, the words I never thought would appear on our 29 inch Sony screen: "Sizzlin' Hot Country". The appearance of American country music on the Kenyan airwaves was the latest sign that

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Cross Cultural Negotiation

    Cross Cultural Negotiation

    Cross Cultural Negotiation Michal Zieba Bookmark Page Download PDF Print This Page The impact of international business in domestic markets compels us to ask a question: “How can we survive in this global playing field, and what can we do to run our businesses more effectively?” Nowadays, businesses of all sizes search for suppliers and customers on a global level. International competition, foreign clients and suppliers may become a danger, but they may also create

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Jon
  • Cultural Revolution

    Cultural Revolution

    The Cultural Revolution brought a negative change that put China in a time of civil disagreement and instability. Mao Zedong, chairman of the communist party, led the Cultural Revolution against his own Communist party in order to secure Maoism in China. In August of 1966 Mao passed a bill that declared death for all intellectuals and imperialists. In this aspect the Cultural Revolution was bad because it discouraged intelligence. It did, however, create more workers

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Hollywood's Blockbuster Cultural Colonialism

    Hollywood's Blockbuster Cultural Colonialism

    Aaron Christopher Edwards World Cinema Spring 2005 Hollywood's blockbuster cultural colonialism The corporate Hollywood presence led by international multimedia conglomerates such as Viacom, Time Warner and Disney not only dominates moviemaking worldwide, a process capitalized in the 1980s, but also employs a colonialism-style of storytelling that may aggravate cultural relations with other nations, rendering the US a further isolated and internationally non-excepted super power. Particularly since the days of Ronald Reagan (a former actor and

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Corporate Culture

    Corporate Culture

    Introduction Corporate culture is the shared values and meanings that members hold in common and that are practiced by an organization’s leaders. Corporate culture is a powerful force that affects individuals in very real ways. In this paper I will explain the concept of corporate culture, apply the concept towards my employer, and analyze the validity of this concept. Research As Sackmann's Iceberg model demonstrates, culture is a series of visible and invisible characteristics that

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Top
  • My Family History (culture Diversity Course)

    My Family History (culture Diversity Course)

    I was born on the Indian Reservation in North Carolina in 1967 to the Cherokee Tribe of Native American Indians. My parents were both full-blooded Cherokee and I was being raised to speak both my native tongue of Cherokee and English. Tsalagi (Tsa-la-gi) is an Iroquoian language and is spoken by 22,000 Cherokee people. The Tsalagi language in North America is at a great risk of becoming extinct. There are some government policies that were

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Crash: Culture Shock and Race

    Crash: Culture Shock and Race

    The movie Crash incorporates aspects of anthropology such as ethnocentrism, race, and differing roles in society. Each of these aspects is revealed through the lives of different people colliding with one another and according to biases and personal prejudices. The title Crash metaphorically represents the culture shock we experience when we “crash” into people of different nationalities. Ethnocentrism, the belief in the superiority of one ethic or racial group over another, is an evident theme

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Janna
  • Examine the Ways in Which Hollywood Cinema Has Conventionally Represented African Americans.

    Examine the Ways in Which Hollywood Cinema Has Conventionally Represented African Americans.

    I will be examining some of the ways in which Hollywood cinema conventionally represents African Americans with relevance to the film Trading Places. Trading Places (1983) is a good example of how Hollywood cinema represents African-Americans because it does so in different ways. It is a typical black and white �buddy’ film in which it has paired together an African American star with a white star in order to attract both audiences, however, not bypassing

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Yan
  • Drawing on Appropriate Theory & Examples (i.E. Published Research, Case Studies and Personal Examples) Discuss the Extent to Which Managers Can Influence the Culture of an Organisation?

    Drawing on Appropriate Theory & Examples (i.E. Published Research, Case Studies and Personal Examples) Discuss the Extent to Which Managers Can Influence the Culture of an Organisation?

    Culture is a term that is used in workplaces discussions but it is taken for granted that we understand what it means. In their publication In Search of Excellence, Peters and Waterman (1982) drew a lot of attention to the importance of culture to achieve high levels of organisational effectiveness. They made use of over 100 years of theory and research in cultural anthropology and folklore studies to inspire and legitimise their efforts. This generated

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Mike
  • Cultural Competency in the Workplace

    Cultural Competency in the Workplace

    Cultural Competency in the Workplace Today’s management in the workforce is composed of all types of people verses thirty years ago when white males held a majority of upper-management positions in companies. These positions are now held by a mixture of ethnic back grounds and women who hold just as many if not more management positions then men. Just by looking at the changes in management demographics shows how important it is for people to

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Monika
  • Picasso: African Art Influence

    Picasso: African Art Influence

    African art has touched and inspired not only artists around the world, but every day people throughout history. African art has been interpreted by different artists and used in many different time periods. One of these periods that was highly recognized is during the Cubist period. Many if not all cubist artists are credited with getting their ideas from that of African art. One of these artists is Pablo Picasso who is not only credited

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: David
  • African American Stereotypes

    African American Stereotypes

    For many years the entertainment industry has been heavily criticized, particularly by groups representing various minorities, for the way ethnic groups have been portrayed in films and television programs. Although considerable progress has been made in the fight against unfair and unflattering portrayals based on false information, nevertheless the mass media is often still guilty of insensitivity in this area. African Americans as a group have been primarily stereotyped as animalistic brutes in American culture:

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Freedom in the Hindu Culture

    Freedom in the Hindu Culture

    Freedom in the Hindu Culture Over the past three years in America we have been bombarded with the word freedom as a call to action or a word to persuade us to follow a specific view. Although our society was born on freedom as an idea, its meaning has been used in many ways. Hinduism is also a religion and a culture that places a lot of meaning on freedom but they give a different

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Mikki