East/West Characterising Toilet attendant: “this in nothing yet.” “I don’t know if it’s a threat or a boast. This is what they call Berliner Schnaeize –snont. Its attitude; it in your face.” Anna: “I liked the sweeping rouge of words from ‘heartfelt’ to ‘heartsick’. And I liked the order‚ the directness that I imagined in the people.” On the former GDR “….its bewildered people.” “The demonstrators‚ in shock‚ obediently pulled their cards from their wallets. Then they seized the buildings
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comes to tricking women into giving him money‚is giving his advice for free. p.208/3- 208/25: Miss Rehana is angry now and the old man feels like a fool‚ as she tells him off (D: jmd. ausschimpfen) p.208/26- 210/29: Miss Rehana is happy
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East Asian Business- Lecture 1 Explaining Asia’s double digit growth- Is there and “Asian model” which has helped countries such as the four tigers (South Korea‚ Taiwan‚ Singapore and Hong Kong” as well as NIC’s (Malaysia‚ Indonesia and Thailand + PRC double digit growth from 1978. Cultural explanations; legacy of Confucianism: Confucianism‚ the teachings of Confucius during 500 BC‚ has played an important role in forming Chinese character‚ behavior and way of living. (Eliot 2001; Guo 1995) Its
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Cultural environment in East Europe countries – Bulgaria Eastern Europe is a region that encompasses many different cultures‚ ethnicities‚ languages‚ and histories. Accorfing to Geert Hofsede the culturale is a conflict source and that the cultural differences are a disaster most of the times. Hofstede has created a cultural dimensions theory which represents a framework for cross-cultural communication. According to Hofstede‚ these framework describes the effects of a society’s culture on
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3 British English Can one tame a tiger? - The extensive growth of South East Asian Economies - Introduction A tiger economy is a name given to a region or country which undergoes a heavy and fast economic growth. This usually also leads to rising living standards. This term was first applied to South Korea‚ Singapore‚ Hong Kong and Taiwan. Since the 1960’s‚ these four countries are known as the East Asian Tigers. Later on more Tiger Economies emerged‚ but this essay will focus
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Travelling east or west Korea is an East Asian country that is currently divided into two separate sovereign countries‚ North Korea and South Korea. North Korea is officially called the Democratic People’s of Korea‚ and South Korea is officially called the Republic of Korea. The population of North Korea and South Korea varies a lot. North Korea has a population of 25 million‚ South Korea has a population of 50 million. In North Korea the largest city Pyongyang has a population of 3‚255‚388
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Ancient Middle East “Cradle of Civilization” The ancient middle east was called the “cradle of civilization” by historians. Why was this? This was because the ancient middle east settled and prospered near two major rivers‚ the Tiberis and the Euphrates and created the very first flourishing civilization. The middle east was broken into two areas. The northern area was called Mesopotamia and the southern area was called Babylon. In these areas a new civilization arose called the Sumerian civilization
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A key factor to keep in mind when examining the Sino-Soviet dispute and its impact on foreign relations in South East Asia is that the region is characterised by shifting and fluid interactions and security arrangements (Yahuda‚ 1996: 9). This means coalitions can change‚ former enemies can become future allies and conflict is not easily defined. The Sino-Soviet alliance‚ based on a mutual belief in the ideology of Marxism-Leninism‚ degenerated over a period of more than ten years. While there
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THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC AND EAST ASIA: JAPAN ON THE OFFENSIVE: 1941-42 When the nations of Western Europe became embroiled in World War II‚ Japan began to expand into the Southeast Asian colonies of the European powers. After the United States retaliated with economic sanctions‚ Japan planned a concerted attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii‚ and other Pacific and Asian targets. For a time Japan was master
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“Women in the Sufi Orders” Pro Seminar Paper: Sufism in the Middle East Date: 4.8.13 Table of Contents: Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3-7 Chapter 1: Women’s status in Sufism…………………..………………………….....8-9 Chapter 2: Negative thoughts on Sufi women …………………………..…………..10-11 Chapter 3: Rabi’a al Basri …………...…….……………..……...……………….....12-14 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..…......15 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….16 Introduction: Sufism or taṣawwuf (تَصَوُّف)
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