Background to the Story of the 47 Ronin: During the Tokugawa era in Japanese history‚ the country was ruled by the shogun‚ or highest military official‚ in the name of the emperor. Under him were a number of regional lords‚ the daimyo‚ each of whom employed a contingent of samurai warriors. All of these military elites were expected to follow the code of bushido - the "way of the warrior." Among the demands of bushido were loyalty to one’s master‚ and fearlessness in the face of death. The story
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India Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal it expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed in equally. India scores high on this dimension‚ 77‚ indicating an appreciation for hierarchy and a Top – Down Structure in society and Organizations
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Nowadays‚ modern companies in our country used proximity cards/access badges to maintain that only authorized employees enters the specific offices or floors of the building/company office. This helps in ensuring the security of every room and offices of the company. But a gaping hole in this system is the ‘what ifs’ questions it needed answers for; what if the employee just went to work and do nothing?‚ what if I just let somebody
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Background Maxis is leading company which providing telecommunication services in Malaysia and has over 11.4 million service users currently. In 1993‚ Maxis has obtained license to run a nationwide GSM 900 mobile network‚ which is a local fixed network and an international gateway. Maxis starts its mobile businesses in august 1995 and commenced its fixed line and international gateway operation in early 1996.Nowadays‚ Maxis is providing a full set of services on various platforms to satisfy
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Multicultural Concerns The purpose of family therapy is to equip families with the tools needed to overcome difficulties with interpersonal relationships. The many issues the African-American culture face are more unstable and aggressive than those of other cultures. Therefore‚ without acquiring the skills needed; for instance‚ effective communication skills and problem-solving techniques‚ most African-American relationships normally end in divorce. According to a recent article published by
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Background to the Global Financial Crisis John Cavanagh September 1998 [pic] On the day that this paper was initially drafted‚ September 11‚ 1998‚ media soundbites trumpeted crashing commodity prices‚ the collapse of Brazil’s currency‚ and the growing crisis in leadership in the United States‚ Japan‚ and Russia. That day’s financial pages revealed that in the preceding 24 hours‚ stock prices plunged 15% in Brazil‚ 10% in Mexico‚ 7% in Spain‚ 5% in Italy‚ the Netherlands and the Philippines
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Popular Culture & High Culture Popular culture is the culture that prevails in a modern society‚ adopted and appealing to large masses of people‚ normally the middle class citizens. Culture consists of the customs and civilizations of a particular group. Popular culture means that arte facts and styles of human expression develop from the creativity of ordinary people‚ and circulate among people according to their interests‚ preferences‚ and tastes. Popular culture is an ever-changing phenomenon
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people with ordinary lives‚ yet each was special. So special that it would be impossible to write a book that included them all. Each life continues to live on through memories passed down from generations‚ each experience unraveling the scene and background of its times. During war and peace‚ poverty and abundance‚ our ancestors passed down the strengths and weaknesses of themselves to us. Their life stories influenced us‚ and with that ‚we are who we are because they were who they were. An understanding
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| |Historical Background |Beliefs |Religious Practice | |Latter Day Saints |Founded by Joseph Smith. He |1.Belief in modern-day |1. Families are encouraged to meet weekly for| | |began receiving visions at age |revelation through prophets‚ |prayer‚ gospel instruction‚ family planning‚ | | |14‚ in 1820‚ in which he
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According to Holden (2002)‚ participative competency is an ability to be involved in and be a part of interaction – even in a nonnative language. Along the same line‚ Fantini (2000) includes the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately without changing the significance of the message as a cross-cultural competency. Koehn and Rosenau‘s (2002) transnational listening requires that native speakers understand non-native speakers‚ even when they do not use the language
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