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  • Deafness as a Culture

    Deafness as a Culture

    These past couple of weeks, I have been thinking about deafness in its cultural context and in its biomedical context. I know that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 provides special services such as interpreters. However, I recently started thinking that the fact that the act itself is named a “disabilities” act requires that the individuals receiving these services acknowledge either a physical or an emotional disability. This, to me, seems to cause

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    Essay Length: 453 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Steve
  • Bless Me, Ultima: The Cultural Distress of a Young Society

    Bless Me, Ultima: The Cultural Distress of a Young Society

    Lytvyn Roman Eng. 320 Pr. Tolchin Bless Me, Ultima: The Cultural Distress of a Young Society An answer to the discussion question of whether or not there is a defined border culture would need a great number of years in field research, but we can also observe a few of the characteristics of such border culture just by looking at scholastic essays and books related to the topic. Within the research that I did,

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    Essay Length: 3,352 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Modern Urban Culture

    Modern Urban Culture

    MODERN URBAN CULTURE What is urban culture? According to the Encyclopedia Britannica (1), urban culture is any of the behavioral patterns of the various types of cities and urban areas, both past and present. Urban culture is basically the culture of cities. Cities around the world, past and present, have behaviors that differ from the rural areas. In today’s modern world, urban culture refers to a city’s sense of fashion, music, and way of life.

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    Essay Length: 1,271 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • Cultural Analysis of the Coldest Winter Ever

    Cultural Analysis of the Coldest Winter Ever

    The Coldest Winter Ever Born Lisa Williamson in 1964, Sister Souljah is a hip-hop artist that burst to the forefront of mainstream media in 1992 when she was criticized by then Presidential candidate Bill Clinton for saying “If Black people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people?” Clinton was trying to prove to other Democrats that he did not sympathize with the organization that Souljah was a member

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    Essay Length: 1,627 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Steve
  • Analysis of Violent Culture: The Media, The Internet, and Placing Blame

    Analysis of Violent Culture: The Media, The Internet, and Placing Blame

    Analysis of Violent Culture: The Media, the Internet, and Placing Blame The author, Darren Beals, did not modify my opinion on the topic of violent culture but he presented evidence from several point-of-views. The media, internet, parents, and television all could be part of the problem Beals did not choose a side he just elaborated on their involvement in the "Kipland Kinkels's shooting spree." In 2004 "Students age 12-18 were victims of about 88,000 violent

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    Essay Length: 616 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Fatih
  • An Analysis of the Structure and Culture of Strategic Mining Solutions in the Context of the External Environment with Respect to Future Challenges and Recommended Changes

    An Analysis of the Structure and Culture of Strategic Mining Solutions in the Context of the External Environment with Respect to Future Challenges and Recommended Changes

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Strategic Mining (SM) is capable of converting challenges into opportunities, as evaluated in the context of the company expanding its operations into Africa. The company promotes a participative management style which greatly benefits communication at all levels. The Directors of SMЎ¦s Board are technically and managerially highly skilled and are therefore in a position to manage company resources efficiently and unambiguously. A co ЎV operative culture exists in the company. This feature is

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Analysis of African American Culture

    Analysis of African American Culture

    Running Head: Analysis of African American Culture Analysis of African American Culture Abstract The African American society is filled with many negative attributes which make it unsuitable for one to desire to be a part of it. These negative attributes are as follows: decades of unwed mothers, poor educational background, violence, gang activity, drug abuse, poor work ethic, high numbers of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, lower morals and standards, and poverty-stricken. Many research

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    Essay Length: 3,908 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Latino Americans Assimilation into American Business Culture

    Latino Americans Assimilation into American Business Culture

    America is one of the most diverse nations in the world. The backgrounds and ancestry of the citizens of this great nation are far reaching and wide spread. The Latino American population is no different in this regard. Coming from regions such as Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, and South America has provided this diverse population with the challenge of assimilating into American culture. There are many important aspects of the Latino American population’s history that are

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    Essay Length: 1,054 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Janna
  • Nature and Popular Culture

    Nature and Popular Culture

    As artwork has become more accepted in popular culture, we begin to see more and more creative artists portray their opinions of what is really going on in today’s society. By the rights granted to us based on the foundation of this country, there is the right to release opinions of how the world is viewed. A major part of this is what goes on in the atmosphere of which we live. The environment plays

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    Essay Length: 440 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Influence of Organisational Culture Versus National Culture

    The Influence of Organisational Culture Versus National Culture

    The Influence Of Organisational Culture Versus National Culture Within The Global Group of Companies Author: Paul RB Kelly Date: 12th March 2004 Course: Organisational Behaviour Table of Contents: Executive Summary Page 3 Company Background Page 4 Research Analysis Page 6 Recommendations Page 13 References Page 15 Appendix (Survey questionnaire attached as a separate document) Executive Summary: Research (1) indicates that national culture has a greater impact on employees than does their organisation’s culture and

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    Essay Length: 2,771 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Victor
  • Chinese Culture

    Chinese Culture

    The communist government thought that the liberation of women, who make half the population of China, was necessary for China to have complete freedom (Heng). Child weddings were banned, concubines were outlawed and brothels were closed. Women were allowed to hold real jobs. Some went to night school, or worked at the factory (Wudden). Laws were passed that equalized women under the law. The major ones were, The Chinese constitution of the early which 1950s.

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    Essay Length: 377 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Mike
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Amy Lynn Shipley University of Phoenix MBA500 Shelley Pumphrey Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper In the medieval society, morality was dictated by the simple laws of the church. As John Menadue (2000) reminds us, “The church believed business was basically immoral. Those who worked in 'trade' have often carried a moral or social stigma. If one wanted to live a virtuous life, one should be like the

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Clashing Cultures - Walker and White

    Clashing Cultures - Walker and White

    Clashing Cultures There are many similarities when comparing Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” and Tom white’s “Blue Winds Dancing”. In each story particular ethnic and social behaviors were described by the authors through the characters action and thoughts. Different cultural experiences determined how the conflicts in each story were to be resolved. The main similarity throughout both stories was the conflict of clashing cultures. In Walker’s, “Everyday Use”, the character Dee adopted the Islamic culture and

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    Essay Length: 338 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Anna
  • Culture of Entreprenurship

    Culture of Entreprenurship

    Culture of Entrepreneurship Developing a culture of entrepreneurship within an organization can be a very important factor with the potential growth in an organization. There are many factors that can be accomplished by having a state of the art internal entrepreneur system established. One is obviously the development of new ideas. The new ideas that come along can be a turning point for the whole organization. If there is one good idea it could set

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    Essay Length: 787 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Edward
  • African Cultures

    African Cultures

    Peace It seems quite safe to assume that all human beings desire peace. What is not always very clear is what each person means by peace and how it can be attained and maintained. Religion and peace in an African culture have been almost natural companions in the minds of humans in different periods of history and in different cultures of the world. This is because, although far too many adherents and leaders of the

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    Essay Length: 667 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: David
  • Familiarity in the Unfamiliar. Friendship as the Key to Cultural Adaptation

    Familiarity in the Unfamiliar. Friendship as the Key to Cultural Adaptation

    Familiarity in the Unfamiliar. Friendship as the key to Cultural Adaptation Living abroad for a time has come to be an accepted, if not expected, part of the life of the modern enlightened person. The reasons for such a journey are as varied as the people themselves. Although the difficulties they inevitably face, and the underlying reasons for them, show remarkable similarity. The difficulties associated with living abroad partially to do with a change in

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    Essay Length: 445 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Navajo Culture

    Navajo Culture

    Navajo Culture I was able to interview a co-worker of mine about the Navajo culture. Nic Hooton served an LDS mission on the Navajo reservation in the four corners area. Because he has witnessed first hand what cultural aspects lie both inside and outside of the reservation I concluded that he would be a perfect candidate for interviewing. Between class lectures and the movie presented last week it seemed that a big concern for the

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Top
  • Teenagers and Culture

    Teenagers and Culture

    Teenagers and Culture In today’s culture teenagers undergo a lot of unnecessary stress. Young adolescence lives are a lot more complicated than they use to be. Everything that happened use to be so understandable and it always had a reason but in today’s ever changing culture it nothing like that now. I am a young adolescence trying to make it in this world and it is very hard and I hear it will only get

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    Essay Length: 362 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Kevin
  • What Is Organisational Culture and How Can It Be Managed Effectively?

    What Is Organisational Culture and How Can It Be Managed Effectively?

    What is organisational culture and how can it be managed effectively? Organisational culture is defined as the shared values, norms and expectations that govern the way people approach their work and interact with each other. Organizational culture is different from world cultures, those tapestries of shared histories, languages, beliefs, and foods, which are the source of our identity. Our personal culture affects how we marry, how we raise our children, how we celebrate events, and

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    Essay Length: 602 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Yan
  • 3com to Fix Cultural Communication Within the Corporation

    3com to Fix Cultural Communication Within the Corporation

    3COM To Fix Cultural Communication within the corporation In this paper I will be making proposal/suggestions to the 3COM Corporation as if this was a new company. I will try to alleviate the cultural communication differences. This proposal hopefully will furnish the company with ways to communicate with their employees from different region of the world effectively. I also will be using the four elements of effective business communication; audience, content, delivery and comprehension. The

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    Essay Length: 562 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Yan
  • Alternative Popular Culture

    Alternative Popular Culture

    Alternative Popular Culture Alternative popular culture is basically the opposite of everything that is popular. Simply put, it is those elements outside the effective dominant culture are described as either alternative or oppositional. The distinction between them is that the former has no desire to impose its values on the general society while the latter does. One place to begin that is suggested by the deficiencies in popular culture as described above, would be the

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    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Hip-Hop: A Culture, an Expression, A Language

    Hip-Hop: A Culture, an Expression, A Language

    What is hip-hop? Many believe hip-hop is synonymous for rap music, but it goes beyond that. Hip-hop is a form of art and culture, style, and language, and for many, a way of life (Fernando, 1994). The graffiti you see on bridges, the dances you see in the clubs, the hardened attitude that the boy who sits behind you in film class has, the slang you here kids yell at the park, this is hip-hop.

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    Essay Length: 1,673 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Jon
  • Unique American Culture and Blue Ridge Folk Music

    Unique American Culture and Blue Ridge Folk Music

    The Unique American Culture and Blue Ridge Folk Music Class:Regional American Culture When we define American culture, we use “Melting pot” which describes unique characteristic of American culture. Many people from diverse countries are living in America. As they have lived together, they made distinct culture that all of culture each people have is conflated. Above all, the conflated culture makes new culture which has ever existed before so that we regard American culture as

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    Essay Length: 1,253 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: July
  • Music and Culture

    Music and Culture

    In today's modern world, music encompasses almost every form of media. It is everywhere; it is played outside and inside stores, on the television, at the movies, on the computer, in elevators, and can also be heard coming from around the heads of most teenagers. This is not a bad thing per say, but it can very easily be. A growing amount of music now features many themes that are far from favorable. In times

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    Essay Length: 434 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Mike
  • Cultural Heritage of India

    Cultural Heritage of India

    Cultural Heritage of India India with its centuries old civilization is perhaps one of the few nations, which has a cultural heritage that is rich, diverse and unique. The richness and diversity of the Indian culture has its roots in its history. The history of India is testimony to the fact that foreign invasions influenced the polity and culture of India. Right from ancient times when Alexander invaded India and brought with him Greek influences

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Mike

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