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Lebanon: A Brief Cultural Overview
Lebanon: A Brief Cultural Overview Lebanon's rich history has been shaped by many cultural traditions, including Phoenician, Greek, Roman, Islamic, Crusader, Ottoman Turkish, French, and recently American. The resulting culture is distinctively Lebanese, a combination of East and West, past and present. Music Folk music and dancing have a long tradition and are very popular. The national dance, the dabke, is an energetic folk dance that has influenced many European and American folk dances. Classical
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American Cultural Imperialism: Fact or Myth?
American Cultural Imperialism: Fact or Myth? The phenomenon known as globalization has brought sweeping changes to the world. Forces associated with globalization like the spread of capitalism, advancements in communications and information technology, and expansion of the media have contributed to these changes. The main trademark of globalization has been an increasing flow of exchange in trade and culture. With this lowering of barriers, some people have begun to talk of a global culture. Others
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Music Influences
Music is a prominent force in adolescent lives; according to the American Medical Association, American adolescents spend a total of four and a half hours a day listening to music and watching music videos. Parents are increasingly weary of suggestive, violent, lyrical content in popular music. A University of California study recently showed that 48% of Americans, including the younger generation, say that violence in popular music should be regulated. In Paducah, the affect of
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Nature Vs. Culture
The history of global conflict can be explained by examining the beginnings of interaction among men and what has caused them to behave in this way. The arguments of nature and nurture are typical argumentative factors that may determine whether or not violence and the tendency to engage in war is an inherent trait of men. Although the argument that nature is responsible for determining man’s conduct, the cultural values of men is a better
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On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers
On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers Friedrich Schleiermacher, a Protestant theologian, philosopher, and educator, who wrote On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers (1799), ventured into Christian dogmatics in a non-conventional yet avant-garde manner. His new approach to critically analyzing religion signaled the beginning of the era of Protestant Liberal Theology whilst simultaneously placing his book among the “classic” substantive works that speaks to “religion and Christian faith” (Schleiermacher vii). Schleiermacher, sometimes called the
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Cultural Comparison of Russia
Gender roles in Russia have dramatically changed since the fall of the former Soviet Union and the fall of communism. It is hard to look directly at the constitution of Russia seeing as though the drafting and redrafting of their constitution is still underway. However, looking at the constitution of the former Soviet Union, you can see it is clearly stated that: “Women and men have equal rights.” It is very clear that in
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The Economic Impact of Rising Oil Prices in Automotive Industry
The Economic Impact of Rising Oil Prices in Automotive Industry The rise in the oil prices plays a major role in the automotive industry. “The world consumes over 82 million barrels of oil per day (BPD), with the united states taking roughly 20 million BPD” (McFarlane). Oil provides 97 percent of the transportation fuels that helps to run the cars, trucks and other vehicles in the nation’s highway (Heinberg). Thus, when the price of the
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Le: Incentive Sytems & Culture
Lincoln Electric Incentive System Cultural implications for the Netherlands 1. Company Background Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LE) is a publicly held company founded in 1895 in Ohio, USA. LE is the world leader in designing, developing and manufacturing welding and cutting products and systems, reporting net sales of almost 2 billion dollars in 2006. Headquartered in Cleveland, the firm has 30 manufacturing locations in 18 countries, of which one is located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Incredible Indie Influence: Tim Kasher
What comes to mind when you think of Omaha, Nebraska? More than likely the image of a small, cattle town comes into your head; a place with little to offer in the area of musical development. And if you would have said this about 15 years ago, you would have been right, essentially. However, these days if you ask someone familiar with the indie rock scene you would get a completely different answer. You would
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The Unity of Culture; the Separation of oneself
“It was called the Earthboy place, although no one by that name (or any other) had lived in it for twenty years.”(166)James Welch in his fictitious allegory, “The Earthboy Place,” presents the idea of how assimilation has caused many Indians to stop continuing with their lives as a native. Consequently, they leave their homelands to earn a living in another “world” which shows adaptation to the Westerners’ culture; likewise to the writing of McNickle’s.
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The Rise and Fall of Innocence: The 1960s
The Rise and Fall of Innocence: The 1960s If the 1950s can be compared to a child taking over a playground and alienating all of their friends, than the 1960s can definitely be considered the early teenage years, full of rebellion and constantly asking questions. The 60s is a very important decade because at the beginning, the American people are so full of hope and there is an aura of pure innocence that surrounds everything
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The Religious World of Amish Culture
The Religious World of Amish Culture Many tourists are fascinated by the Amish people and their culture. People from all over the world have gone to places like Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, trying to catch the meaning and the reason behind the Amish way of life. Throughout the 19th century Amish people have encountered some difficulties in practicing their religion and living they way they desired to. Disagreements did not only generated between the Amish people
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Culture and Society in "the Odyssey"
Homer’s epic poem, “The Odyssey” reveals many aspects of ancient Greek life and culture through character and plot. Through each of the tales circling the life of Odysseus and the Greek people, Homer depicts the history, legends, values, and merits of the ancient Greeks. Greek culture is known to be one of the most flavored and thorough in history, and each facet of it—from religion to ideology to mentalities and beliefs. The Greeks valued intelligence
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Does the Rising Rate of Chabitation Mean That We Are Witnessing an End of Marriage?
DOES THE RISING RATE OF COHABITATION MEAN THAT WE ARE WITNESSING AN END OF MARRIAGE? SOCIAL CHANGE IN CONTEMPARY SOCIETY SOCI102 In today's society cohabitation is an increasingly popular trend amongst couples. Trost’s 19 study hypothesized that cohabitation would decrease marriage rates, with Sweden and Denmark providing empirical support for his hypothesis. We now see that this is indeed the case in both America and the United Kingdom. It is important to understand the
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The Influence of Grammar on Meaning
According to Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, grammar is "the study of the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and relations in the sentence." After studying grammar, however, it is apparent that grammar also creates, maintains, and communicates meaning during interaction. Thus, one must look more deeply at individual words as well at whole pieces of a work or conversation in order to truly understand their meaning. Most people are aware of the denotative meanings
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France and It's Culture
France and it's Culture France, located in the center of Europe, contains a population of around 58 million different people. Most of these people reside in urban areas; 73% to be exact with Paris being it's largest city. Within France, the cafй is a very big part of their life. So much so, France literally shuts down for two and half-hours during lunchtime so everyone can eat at their favorite cafй. Since it is one
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Organizational Culture
Organizational culture influences many aspects of workplace life. A workplace with strong beliefs, values, behaviors, ideas and expectations define an organization. Well-communicated beliefs, values, ideas and expectations influence employee’s behavior and determine how employees communicate with others throughout the organization, thus defining the organization’s culture. Over the years, the topic of organizational culture has been studied in many disciplines from anthropology to sociology. A prominent theorist of organizational culture, Edgar Schein (2004), provided the following
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The Most Important Reason Why Tsarist Rule in Russia Ended in 1917 Was the Influence of Rasputin
Rasputin is likely to have undermined the image of the Royal family through his lack of class, uncouth appearance and the rumours he made no effort to deny of his orgies and wild drunken parties. Also, if he did sleep with the Tsarina and her two eldest daughter as was rumoured, then that would make the Tsar look very foolish. Also, one of the reasons the Tsar had been respected up to this point was
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Popular Culture
“An advertisement is a message printed in a newspaper or magazine, broadcast radio or television sent to individuals through the mail, or sent out in some other fashion that attempts to persuade readers or listeners to buy” (Fite). The question is, do these ads have the ability to shape and change our popular culture or are they simply a reflection of that culture? T. M. Moore suggests that, “To be human is to be
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Marriage Between Two People with Different Culture
Marriage between two people with different culture Most people think they should remain within their culture when they marry. But, don’t you think it would be fascinating to marry someone from a different culture? Getting marry often requires compromise, flexibility and love, and for many intercultural couples, getting marry has been the learning experience of a lifetime. In fact, the whole relationship process can be difficult for the average couple, but for intercultural couples, these
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African-American Influence on American Literature
African-American Influence on American literature African American literature can be summarized as the writings of authors from African descent. In the United States, African descendents have had very different experiences from each others depending on where they lived. In the southern states of the United States, Blacks have been really oppressed until the Civil War, with the big part being illiterate well into the end of 1800. In the northern states ,Blacks had a considerable
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Western Influence in China and Japan
China and Japan are two unique civilizations that went through similar, yet vastly different changes throughout their histories. Their growth and response to other nations differed in many ways in government, lifestyle, and general well-being. One of the main causes for such difference between the countries is the way the West influenced each region, and the way China and Japan responded to this influence. China focused more on the idea of being a "status oriented"
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Journal Entry - Culture Class
Sunday, August 28, 1968 Dear Diary, I know it’s been a while, but I knew I needed to get some of the stuff out of my head. And I won’t mention that I might be in trouble with Momma, so I decided to come to my room to get out of her way. This has been quite a busy and hot day Sunday afternoon here in South Carolina. My family and I attended church services
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The Effects of Pornography in Our Culture Today
The Effects of Pornography in Our Culture Today Pornography is a constant debate. Everyone has an opinion on the subject. Many people say pornography is bad for society as a whole. There are many negative effects of pornography, such as an increased likelihood of sexually aggression, the objectification of women, and the imbalanced relationship in pornography may be integrated into real life relationships. Pornography has extensive, destructive effects that are too great to defend. Pornography,
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Abnormal Psychology and Culture-Bound Syndromes
Abnormal Psychology and Culture-Bound Syndromes As many of us know, there are unlimited differences in cultures around the world from religion to the way we communicate with one another. What many of us may not know, however, is that there are actually specific psychological disorders found only in certain areas of the world. There are several well known culture-bound disorders as well as variances in disorders and on theoretical reasons behind the disorders themselves that
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