Cultural Autobiography Maria Skoulidas MHC My father’s parents were born in a small village in the Peloponnese. They were kind and humble people that eventually made their way to Athens. My mother’s parents were born in Kafkaso‚ a town in Minor Asia‚ which at that time belonged to Greece. With the war of 1921‚ the Turks forced my mother’s parents to flee to Athens. They were wealthy and proud‚ as were many Pontian Greeks at that time. Both of my parents were born in Athens
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Understanding and Celebrating Cultural Diversity in America ` Many people mistakenly use phrases such as “American culture‚” “white culture‚” or Western culture‚” as if such large‚ common‚ and homogenous cultures exist in the United States today. These people fail to acknowledge the presence of (1)cultural diversity‚ or the presence of multiple cultures and cultural differences within a society. In reality‚ many different cultural groups comprise the United States
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ADVANTAGES OF CCTV Crime prevention has been somewhat a battle that most authorities face as they try to come up with new measures to deter crime and anti-social behaviour among citizens. One of the ways to prevent these problems is by using Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in places where there are crime risks such as shopping malls and banks. The CCTV can be defined as the use of video cameras to transmit signals or images to a specific place or set of monitors‚ which allows close monitoring
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Advantages of Total Quality Management (TQM) Improves Reputation - TQM programs have the advantage of improving corporate as well as product reputations in the marketplace‚ because errors and defective products are discovered much more rapidly than under a non-TQM system‚ and often before they are ever sent to market or found in the hands of the public. Higher Employee Morale - Compared to employees who are motivated‚ disengaged workers are less efficient‚ miss more workdays and cost organizations
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World Views and Cultural Landscapes Every land has a past and a story behind it that has been built with time. This history is extremely important because if you take the time to analyse a certain land‚ you can realise that it has a lot of interesting things that you can learn. But are some lands more important than other? To characterise a land as a cultural landscape‚ many criteria are demanded. Also‚ a big influence for this kind of land is the world view. Here are two important terms that
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2010 the Chinese wine market was the 4th largest wine market of consumers in the world. Besides the numbers and statistics which were interesting for MCM‚ there was another reason for the company to enter the Chinese market. Within the Chinese society the consumption of wine became more and more attractive‚ because it symbolizes a kind of the Western world lifestyle. Red wine was with 90% the wine with the highest numbers of consumes. Therefore MCM decided to start with the import of red wine from
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Current trends of an increasingly multicultural society emphasize the need for nursing education programs that effectively address cultural issues. To understand the diverse cultural backgrounds of clients‚ nurses must strive to be culturally competent (Marcinkiw 2003). Cultural competence requires the building of cultural awareness‚ knowledge‚ skill‚ encounters‚ and desire in the nurse. Clients will feel respected‚ valued‚ and have a greater desire to achieve mutually agreed upon health care goals
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The purpose of this qualitative‚ multi-site case study was to examine the perceptions of teachers‚ administrators‚ and marginally involved parents of low performing students in relation to parent involvement and acidic achievement in the child’s education. There were four findings based on parent involvement and student learning: teacher‚ administrator‚ and parent perceptions of parent involvement levels‚ teachers‚ administrators‚ involvement levels impact student learning‚ strategies and opportunities
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Cultural Competency and Cultural Humility in Nursing Practice Lisa Watson UMASS Boston Online Professional Issues in Nursing NU 360 Ms. Carol Moran November 08‚ 2012 Abstract You may not like how the Presidential election turned out‚ but the victory of the Democrats was won partly by focusing on going after the Hispanic vote. The Hispanic population who voted for President Obama put him over the top to win. Hispanics identified with Obama. Somehow‚ he made a connection with this
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Kristina Yerisov Cultural Competency HDFS 475 April 12‚ 2013 Cultural Competency There is a considerable amount of diversity in families all over the world‚ but there is also continuity. Core values‚ beliefs‚ rituals‚ and unique characteristics describes groups of people within a culture who live in a specific country‚ share religious values‚ have similar heritage‚ or are just grouped together for other reasons. It is important to understand that culture is more than just a “thing‚” it
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