strange to the Nacirema culture. But an outsider views the practices as odd. For example‚ Miner mentions about a shrine box‚ which translate to a medicine cabinet being strange to the outsider. The charms and magical potions in the shrine box being the medicine needed cure the ills and maladies of an individual. Medicine had a purpose of curing those maladies for many with similar ills. But the outsider views pulling out these magical packets is not something done in their culture or rather not seen as
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BMW: The 7 Series 1. What are the causes and consequences of BMW’s quality problems with newly launched products? What should be done to improve “launch quality”? The causes and consequences of BMW’s quality problems with newly launched products were plentiful and apparent all throughout the case study. For instance‚ BMW does not use pre-production tools during prototyping. This significantly lowers their opportunity to discover and fix quality problems earlier in the production process. Secondly
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There is no doubt that western developed countries often turn a blind eye to other regions and cultures in the world that are less developed. One such culture that has little recognition is the Hmong‚ a small tribe in the mountainous region of Laos. After the Vietnam War‚ the United States experienced a high number of immigrant refugees from Southeast Asia‚ including the Hmong. A clash of cultures occurred as the Hmong and Americans tried to live together in unity. Perhaps one of the greatest contrasts
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& Ritualistic Behavior in the Nacirema Culture Ethnocentrism is defined as a belief that one’s own culture is superior. This article uses metaphors’ to describe our own well to do American society. As we read the article we automatically judge and think that the Nacirema’s are barbaric people who seem very uneducated and masochistic‚ when in fact we follow the same practices. As we read this article‚ we see the Nacirema as a masochistic culture which gave their possessions for the chance
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Canada’s popular culture is a little different than that of the United States. Canada seems to emphasize on nature and the effects of humans in nature. The book defines popular culture as a‚ “reflection of everyday in the lives of ordinary people” (Holman and Thacker‚ p. 125). They also have a theme of death in their stories they tell. When the Canadians tell about nature they always capitalize on the dangers and make it well known that there are many dangers in this world. They also have a survival
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New knowledge about the Minoan culture has been revealed in the Island of Crete. In the video‚ Sandy McGillivray believes that the Knossos palace‚ the largest Cretan palace‚ was more of a temple rather than a palace to harness the power of the sun. He realized that each of the doorways aligns with the rising sun on different key days of the year‚ and believes that it is a solar temple‚ like the Egyptians who worshipped the sun‚ moon‚ and stars. In the palace‚ there were many potteries and fresco
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I definitely can relate my taste of food to my culture and class. For example‚ in my culture our tradition food is tamales‚ moles‚ and pozole. I love Mexican food; I don’t think I’ll ever love any other type of food as much as Mexican. Since I love the taste of spicy food. Personally‚ I can’t enjoy my food without any salsa in it. But on the other hand‚ that is all my mother usually made. A type of food that can imply that I am a working class is fast food such as taco bell‚ Macdonald‚ and burger
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(tradition). No room for softness‚ weakness‚ only the hard and strong can call themselves Spartans. They did what they were trained‚ born‚ and bred to do. High honour to die in battle.) He really value his culture‚ and the way he lived‚ spoke‚ and acted was a reflection of his culture. His culture influenced his character. Honesty‚ He tells it like it is. Told the Persian messenger that even he would be accountable for his words. Even though the hunchback guy (I didn’t get his name) showed a passion
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process. As Gilvan C Souza mentioned‚1 the speed to market of new products need to match that of the industry category so the company can be successful. 1. What are the competitive challenges of the automotive industry in 1997 and beyond? How is BMW affected? In general‚ in the last decade the market has witnessed a power shift from manufacturers to consumers. The automotive industry did not escape this trend. Customers wanted to have more variety of cars‚ and more affordable ones without
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L1 maintenance and cross-generational shift from L1 to L2 among Vietnamese Americans Social Issues Over the past 3 decades‚ there have been different studies on Vietnamese socialization and adaptation to the United States‚ as well as their language maintenance and shift (Luong‚ 1990; Pham‚ 1990; Bankston & Zhou‚ 1995; Young & Tran‚ 1999; Zhou & Bankston‚ 1994‚ 1998‚ 2000; Chung‚ 2000; McDonald‚ 2000; Nguyen‚ Shin & Krashen‚ 2001). In the field of sociology‚ researchers have used survey and ethnographic
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