Respect for tradition Cultural differences In order to respect the tradition of India‚ Union Carbide should have done an investigation of Indian cultural values (Robertson and Fadil‚ 1998). It is possible that firms even within the same industry develop different values and traditions and the analysis of cultural differences permit to decrease the number of misunderstanding (Donaldson‚ 1989). One of the most important traits of Indian culture is the fatalism. The Indian population is very spiritual
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people have to worry not only about food‚ flowers‚ and what they wear‚ they also have to honor many traditions‚ even if they don’t understand their origins or meanings. However‚ to not follow these traditions‚ understood or not‚ might mean bad luck for the marriage or‚ at the very least‚ disgruntled wedding guests. Every culture cherishes its own marriage traditions and superstitions. Many are not understood but are still seriously followed because “it’s
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Dangerous Tradition Traditions are normally comforting rituals‚ with deep roots in religious or familial events. They usually are cause for celebration and coming together with family and community. When the roots of our traditions are forgotten then the reason for carrying on the custom is lost. Shirley Jackson writes about the dark side of following rituals mindlessly in her story‚ “The Lottery”. Jackson resolutely conveys this theme using palpable symbolism‚ irrational faith‚ and senseless
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Religious Traditions Marion White REL/133 April 19th‚ 2011 Susan J. Johnson Elements of Religious Traditions “A set of beliefs concerning the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the universe‚ especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies‚ usually involving devotional and ritual observances‚ and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs is a religion” (“religion‚” 2011). Molloy (2010) stated‚ “Religion answers the questions who we are
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Are We Free to Make Our Own Choices? Pre-destination can often bring up the question as to whether we as humans control our own actions. Are we free to make our own choices‚ or is everything we do pre-determined by a supernatural being of some sort? Is it safe to say that we are responsible for our own choices? Do we own a free will that allows us to choose our life path‚ or are our actions pre-determined‚ making our exertions useless? In a society that
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Spanish Traditions and Folk Song Musical traditions have been taking place for centuries in all countries‚ ethnicities and cultures. Each group has specific musical stylings‚ sounds and instruments. Here we will take an in depth look at the musical traditions of the Spanish traced back to the mid-1500s. St. Augustine‚ FL was founded by the Spanish in 1565. This was the beginning of traditional sounds‚ folk songs‚ hymns‚ and dance. It was discovered that these musical sub groups‚ reflected Spanish
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The Roman Catholic Tradition faces challenges from contemporary and social issues within the community. The Church must respond to these internal and external challenges and follow the teachings in the bible. A major contemporary issue in today’s society is homosexuality and same sex marriage. The Roman Catholic Tradition has a certain vision on this issue and has responded in a number of different ways. The Roman Catholic Tradition continuously responds to many contemporary issues in a rapidly
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Wedding Traditions American Intercontinental University Instructor: Cynthia Arms February 23‚ 2014 I. Introduction Different cultures‚ different customs very different traditions. That’s the way of weddings.
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Article from http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/814676.shtml#.UyCHTvmSwmU Judgmental netizens lack heart Global Times | 2013-9-28 18:23:02 By Du Qiongfang Losing one’s baby is a heartbreaking experience for any woman‚ no matter the reason. So when a 19-year-old college student in Shanghai surnamed Yang became unexpectedly pregnant with twins and felt she had no choice but to have an abortion‚ she expressed her sad reluctance and posted photos of the pregnancy test and ultrasound on her
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things throughout our lives and the learning phase never ends. In my opinion‚ the best way of learning about life is through personal experience. Some people‚ on the contrary‚ believe that we can learn about life by listening to the advice of family and friends. Below are the reasons that support my point of view. To begin with‚ I think learning and experience are intertwined with each other. We learn by our past experiences which help us making the right decisions. The end results of our actions always
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