same city with a broken transportation barrier‚ we still can feel a different culture between the Chinese and the west. There are three main differences between the Chinese and Western culture; personality development‚ diet‚ and religion. First‚ the Chinese concern about a big family‚ but the west puts emphasis on self-development. Actually‚ all are not thieves that dogs bark at‚ we believe not all the Chinese and the west are the only type that I mentioned‚ but I think it is general characteristic
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Communication and the Conflicts between Chinese Culture and Western Culture Abstract There are many matters of cultural conflicts in intercultural communication of Chinese culture and western culture‚ and it seriously affects the course of communication. So‚ it is necessary for us to find the in-depth reason and make some plans on how to improve the ability of intercultural communication. This is the right way to avoid the cultural conflicts. There are several culture conflicts: the conflicts on privacy
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The Colour Symbolism in Chinese Culture There are many different colours in the world. Each colour has a symbolic meaning behind that one would have certain impression and perception towards that particular colour. It is interesting to note that this kind of perception and impression vary among cultures. Every country has its own perception towards the colours. In the following paragraphs I would introduce briefly the colour symbolism in Chinese culture. Please note that only colours which do
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People all around the world have different communication styles based on their culture legacies. I‚ too‚ am affected by my Chinese culture when I communicate with others. In the chapter “The Ethnic Theory on Plane Crashes” in Outlier‚ author Malcolm Gladwell discusses the importance of cultural legacy on communication. Many of the plane crashes can be explained with “mitigated speech” by plane officers‚ meaning “any attempt to downplay or sugarcoat the meaning of what is being said” (194). People’s
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Art Reflection Paper Pop Culture and the Arts October 10‚ 2011 Gerald Oglesby Art Reflection paper Art can be expressed in many ways. Art is seen in every aspect of our lives. The way people dress‚ wear their hair‚ makeup‚ and even the type of car they drive is a form of art. Artist use various ways to express art by the way they dray‚ the colors they use‚ creativity ‚ and the style that they use to create fullness or dullness in the pictures. In this
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The Japanese Shinto attitudes towards art is that the elements of nature are the pure and beautiful children of the kami‚ and the humans are to cooperate with the kami to promote this goodness and beauty in nature. They use art to express the way in the land itself being pure‚ sacred and beautiful as created by the kami so therefore the presence of the kami is revealed not only by words but through the aesthetic awareness of the beauty of nature. The arts are also used as entertainment for the kami
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9-23-13 Japanese Art of the 1990s Morimura Recreated Rembrandt‚ The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp‚ 1632 Morimura‚ Portrait (9 Faces) Peter Gertner‚ Crucificion Yen Mountain‚ 1991‚ assemblage Stacks money with his face on them Moneki Neko cat on top Poses as many different famous film actresses Marilyn Monroe Audrey Hepburn Black Marilyn To My Little Sister/For Cindy Sherman Mona Lisa in Its Origins He procreates his work to be like others Photoshop The prep work he does for the
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Art & Culture Essay HUM 205 February 2012 Culture is all the forms of activity in a specific group of people who share traditions. It is the basis of all life. Art is how a person expresses their creativity and can take many forms. The four forms of art are the visual arts‚ music‚ literature and architecture. A visual art is anything that you can see and make observations about. The main components used to make visual arts are lines‚ shapes‚ textures‚ mass‚ form‚ colors‚ value and composition
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Chinese Elements in corporate culture There are three aspects‚ which can reflect the influence of Confucianism to corporate culture. 1. The unity of nature It is about the harmony with the nature. Respecting and complying with the law of nature is very important to human. For a company‚ especially those manufactory companies‚ applying an eco-friendly producing method and concerning about environment are social responsibilities a company should take. It can also improve companies’ images for
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Japanese (日本語 Nihongo?‚ [nihõŋgo]‚ [nihõŋŋo] ( listen)) is an East Asian language spoken by about 125 million speakers‚ primarily in Japan‚ where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family‚ whose relation to other language groups is debated‚ particularly to Korean and the suggested Altaic language family. Little is known of the language’s prehistory‚ or when it first appeared in Japan. 3rd century Chinese documents recorded a few Japanese words
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