Australia Synopsis In Australia‚ an aboriginal medicine man/witch doctor‚ King George was teaching a young aborigine named Nullah how to do various tasks in the Outback. When all of the sudden a group white men shoot King George with an arrow. Then‚ Nullah rides home on his horse to his home in Faraway Downs. He hears people coming and is scared that someone will take him away from his family‚ so he goes into hiding. However‚ the voices he hears and people he sees are Drover and Sarah. The property
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The Vietnam War which went from 1965 to 1975 involved America and its allies‚ including Australia‚ aiming to prevent South Vietnam from an invasion by the communist North Vietnaese. There were many key reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The Americans provided valuable support when they arrived at our aid during the WWII so Australia felt a responsibility to return a favour to the US to maintain healthy foreign relations. Australia also became implicated in the war due to the
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Why is an understanding of cultural differences important to the business managers at BreadTalk? To assist the managers at BreadTalk to decide if they should expand to Australia‚ briefly describe the Australian culture. A wide range of definitions have been used for the term “culture.” Culture has been defined as the human-made part of the environment (Herkovits‚ 1955)‚ including both objective and subjective elements (Triandis‚ 1972); as a set of reinforcements (Skinner‚ 1981); as the collective
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22/08/13 | Gudied | Performance | | Australia is a very different and diverse country (Australia Government‚ 2013)‚ compared to other countries in the world; Australia is the second largest multicultural country‚ Multicultural means multiple or different cultures. It can sometimes specify various races or ethnic groups (Dictionary.com‚ 2013). Australia is a democratic society‚ were all cultures are fee and have a right to a vote an opinion and a voice. Australia shows that it is a Multicultural country
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References: Australia Unlimited‚ 18 Nov 2010 “Food and Beverage Overview” http://www.austrade.gov.au/Food-and-beverage/default.aspx BreadTalk http://breadtalk.listedcompany.com/concept.html Business Dictionary http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/corporate-social-responsibility
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Contact between cultures: A historical perspective Contact between cultures The world has a lot of cultures and all the cultures are different. Many cultures come into contact with each other throughout history. Long time ago‚ many European navigators used to navigate across the world to locate new areas. Once an area is located‚ they would use it for settlement where they discover the riches of these areas and eventually‚ these experiences led to set up European colonies around these areas. Moreover
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For this paper I will examine Vietnamese culture according to the five essential questions all cultures must answer (according to Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck). I will then take those answers and compare then to out culture here in America. I realize that some might argue that using North American culture as a starting point is an attempt to simplify this writing‚ but I believe that any initial examination of something new is most effectively done in comparison to what one already knows. The first
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changed the outlook of America would be the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War affected the culture in the United States during 1950 to 1960’s by citizens striving for love and compassion instead of hate and violence throughout every home‚ bringing millions together to form one massive group trying to cause the change everyone was hoping for. Events of peace and common interest bring thousands together in times of distress and dismay to form a bond between the community. In 1968 the
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With the growing and rising economies‚ located in the southern hemisphere Australia and China are home to billions of citizens. Australia is known to be the sixth largest nation in the world and the only nation to govern an entire continent and its outlying islands. On the other hand‚ China holds 20% of the world’s population‚ and populates the most people in the world. When comparing the growing economies of Australia and China‚ there are many aspects to consider including; economic growth‚ employment
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imagined and expected. I would rather call it a “positively challenging experience” as I am exposed to a completely foreign culture and challenged to adapt myself to it but the learning process of this new culture has greatly excited me. At the beginning‚ I inevitably experienced a certain amount of cultural shock‚ given the vast difference between Vietnamese culture and American culture. Cultural shock is a state of anxiety that results from cross-cultural misunderstanding. One incident that gave rise
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