groups‚ religion‚ and many other categories. Therefore the various classification of culture itself may seem endless. The purpose of this report is to identify the Chinese culture in Singapore‚ particularly aspects that are important for foreign businesses. 2.0 The background of Chinese in Singapore The traditional Chinese society basically evolved from Confucian teachings: If you want to rule the state‚ first put your house in order; if you want to put your house in order‚ first cultivate
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Michael Gillaspie American History Ms. Rankin 15 December 2003 Chinese Immigration In many aspects‚ the motivations for the Chinese to come to the United States are similar to those of most immigrants. Some came to "The Gold Mountain‚" and others came to the United States to seek better economic opportunity. Yet there were others that were compelled to leave China either as contract laborers or refugees. The Chinese brought with them their language‚ culture‚ social institutions‚ and customs
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traditionally participated in a cycle of ritualized events and festivals. Historically‚ European life consisted of festivals like Carnival and Mardi Gras‚ along with common‚ daily rituals like charivari‚ or riding the stang. Some festivals kept people happy and allowed them to unwind while others provided order and punishment. Different religious beliefs resulted in different opinions on certain festivals and rituals. Additionally‚ rituals and festivals helped people to temporarily escape social identities
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In my social psychology class‚ there was a recent examination given to the class. It was the mid-term examination. For the mid-term examination‚ the class was instructed to read chapter’s 1-6 in the text book. The class was also instructed to study for the exam by reviewing the lecture notes. In this paper I will focus on a few questions I answered incorrectly on my mid-term examination. The exam contained 48 multiple choice questions and two true/false questions. Out of this 50 questions total
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MID-TERM 1. How does the study of economics depend on the phenomenon of scarcity? Society has limited resources and cannot produce all the goods and services people desire. Economics is the study of how society manages its scarce resources. For example: A person has $100 and that is all the resources they had for the week they would use economics to manage their resources. Needless to say without scarcity economics would not exist. 2. Explain why an economy’s income must equal its spending
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Mid-Term Examination Using the concepts‚ theories and principles from your readings from Chapters 1 through 6‚ the internet or any other resources‚ address the following the questions. Your responses for each question should be thorough enough to completely address the questions and not less than two‚ double-spaced paragraphs typed in a 12 font pitch. Remember to cite any sources you use. After you complete this exam‚ save it on your computer or drive. Then return to the online course and upload
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Chinese Immigration Every person who lives in America is either an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant. Though we may not consider it‚ it is a fact that everyone here has come from some other place. The majority of immigrants have come to America voluntarily. Seeking a change they envisioned America as country thriving with different opportunities. For the immigrants it was a chance at a better life‚ not only for themselves‚ but for their children. It is estimated that over sixty million
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1. INTRODUCTION “ While parents are alive‚ one must not travel afar. If one must‚ one’s whereabouts should always be made known” - Analects‚ Book II: Li Ren 19 The idea of filial piety has always remained as a significant part of Chinese tradition from ancient China and even till today’s times. It stands not only as a mere concept but more so‚ something that was an “absolute‚ metaphysical entity‚ something so exalted in (ancient Chinese’s) minds” (Holzman‚ 1998). Perhaps the idea of filial piety
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Summary This paper analyzed the art event of the Edinburgh International Festival that took place in Edinburgh. The impacts generated by the event will be mainly focus on discussing. The materials used in this report are all the secondary data which were found in the online newspapers‚ online databases‚ government official websites and government report. In general it found that Edinburgh benefited a lot from hosting the festival‚ people were attracted by the culture‚ transportation systems had been
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Chinese culture is one of the world’s oldest cultures.[1][2] The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographical region in eastern Asiawith customs and traditions varying greatly between provinces‚ cities‚ and even towns. Important components of Chinese culture include literature‚music‚ visual arts‚ martial arts‚ cuisine‚ religion etc. dentity[edit] Today there are 56 distinct recognized ethnic groups in China.[3] In terms of numbers however‚ Han Chinese is by far the largest
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