It took me a while to try to work “glocal” out. This is my way of saying I had a tough time trying to wrap my mind around what exactly is glocal. To me it is open to interpretation; people will have their own theories on what it means. To me it is something that is global but has a slight variation to fit in locally or think local but act global. I see it as thinking global but adapting business to fit local needs and demands while having a global approach to the business‚ basically‚ honoring business
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American and National Identity:American and national identity develops in the united states due to the development of democracy which allows for the common people in each state to vote for representatives that will represent their interests in the government‚ as the country continued to develop the moral question of slavery was a distinguishing factor between the north and the south and would create conflict when it came to representation in the government. While the country was becoming more interconnected
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another. The Maasai of (Kenya and Tanzania) and the Native Americans have something in common when it comes to initiation ceremonies. In order to become an adult‚ the two communities have to practice rite of passage in order to announce to their gods about the beginning of another generation
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American & French Revolutions It appears that the American & French Revolutions had lots in common. After all‚ both took place around the same time. Both defended the desire for the republican government & principles of liberty. And lots of Americans promoted the French Revolution‚ & the Americas were indebted to the French‚ who advanced their revolution‚ both‚ providing revolutions money & material to the cause. It’s common in academia to treat the revolutions as being more alike than different
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Rose and her sisters Ignacia‚ Misty and Marina never had normal lives. They were witches‚ just like everyone else in Artimia‚ but they lived alone. Their parents left them when they were young. They’ve always wanted to know what really happened to their parents. They lived on their own since Ignacia was 6. Soon enough‚ they will find out what really happened to their parents. Ignacia‚ the oldest sister‚ is 16. She has short red hair that is naturally curled. She looks very pale and has amber eyes
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pg.2) Native Americans and Europeans were similar in many ways‚ though still having differences among themselves; their distinctive ideas on gods and the spirit world informed their political systems and animated their approaches to trade and warfare. (Textbook‚ pg.2) Horticulture societies allowed for a more sedentary lifestyle‚ which in turn led to greater social‚ political‚ and religious development. (Farless‚ lecture 1.11) Before the arrival of the Europeans‚ most Native Americans believed and
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discriminated by their color‚race and even their beliefs. African American Culture and Refugees have things in common and many things different. Some commons things that both African Americans and Refugees are they both came together near Asia‚ African Americans brought their culture together in African. While Refugees have different countries around Asia such as Syria‚ Germany‚ and Italy. Some differences that Refugees have compared to African Americans are that many Refugees are actually forced to move countries
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figures that were pivotal to Haiti’s history and culture. As with most currency exchange rates‚ the rate between the US dollar and the Haitian Gourde changes based on the current market conditions. As of today March 10th‚ 2018‚ the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Haitian Gourde is 1 USD to 64.33 HTG. The second currency that is accepted in Haiti is the United States dollar. According to the haitihub.com “The vast majority of businesses and individuals selling something in Haiti will
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The American Dream is a contradiction in itself. America is thought to be “the place” to live‚ to be free‚ and to make the best of your life. But is the American Dream really as exciting as the public makes it out to be? According to Jack Solomon’s essay “Masters of Desire”‚ American society is set purposely to be a contradiction. ‘The American Dream‚ in other words‚ has two faces: the one communally egalitarian and the other competitively elitist.” (Solomon 167)‚ the contradiction implied here is
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The reading about the indigenous people thought me how labels are used as an excuse to mistreat people. As the reading explain the term indigenous was only created to dehumanized and the over the land. Because the natives from American were not Christians they were not considered real people and with the help of the Pope‚ the European nations took over the land regardless that there were people already leaving there. It’s also interesting to see the used of indigenous as a nations‚ state or peoples
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