Inman – Pg. 1 Todd Inman - NNU ID#63439 Word Count - 3469 Professor: Dr. Gorman/D. Blowers PRTH2405 Christian Missions – Intercultural Lab Tier 2 February 1‚ 2013 CROSS-CULTURAL TIER 2 REFLECTION PAPER on “JOSHUA” from SIERRA LEONE My first interview with Joshua took place on January 29‚ 2013 – 3 hours I met Joshua (not his real name‚ due to the fact that he is an incarcerated juvenile) approximately 3 years ago at the Juvenile Corrections Center in Nampa‚ ID (JCCN). Although I no
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culture of India (Sathe‚ 1985) that attacked his own “core” and starts to form judgments about this seemingly dirty and primitive country. The initial contact with a new culture gives rise to cultural differences and Todd finds himself struggling with them. This is the result of the differences in cultural dimensions. The first dimension contrasting India and Todd‚ would be Collectivism versus Individualism. Individualism refers to how much a person is self-centered and free from control; Collectivism
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Author’s use many literary elements to develop the central idea. In Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi‚ Crispin must conquer a quest to find his true self. Throughout the historical novel‚ Avi uses conflict to support the idea that sometimes you must lose everything to gain self worth. In the beginning of the book‚ Crispin must face the challenges society has put forth. For example‚ in a town where your fathers ranking‚ gave you your worth in society‚ Crispin was nearly a “nobody.” Crispin had no
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the Samurai learned how to do things that they do? The knights and Samurai both learned in different ways‚ in different environments. In this paper you will also read about the view of women from the Samurai and knights. Lastly‚ you will also learn how the Samurai and knights viewed education in Feudal Japan. The time era‚ they existed in the 8th through the 13th century. Time era that the knights and Samurai started learning was 1400-1600. The knights were located in Europe and the Samurai were
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Samurai and Knights‚ Alike or Different? Samurai and Knights‚ although they had many similarities their differences were greater. Thousands of years ago people from‚ Europe‚ and Japan‚ both regions found their land in pieces. These regions developed a system called feudalism‚ feudalism was when a lord granted lesser lords large pieces of land in return the lesser lords promised loyalty‚ and military service the lesser lords shared this land with knights and serfs. Samurai and Knights alike or
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established middle income economy with wide variations in levels of development. Thus‚ today Brazil is South America’s leading economic power and a regional leader. 2. Cultural Analysis of Brazil Due to its history Brazil is a multicultural country (intercultural disparity index of 143 = very high‚ based on Hofstede’s cultural dimensions). Especially in the 19th and 20th centuries it attracted over 5 million European (mainly German‚ Poles‚ Italy‚ Portugal and Spain) and Japanese immigrants that
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they were known as Samurais. Does this make Knights and Samurais the same? After reading the DBQ is clear that Samurai and Knights have more differences than similarities. For example‚ some major differences were their military codes and their armour. Some may say that the Samurai and Knights were more similar than different because they were both warriors. That may be true true but all in all the differences outweigh the similarities with ease. First‚ European Knights and Samurai followed different
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Cultural Analysis of a potential market While introducing either a new product or an existing product in a new market‚ it is very essential to perform a cultural analysis on the market. This gives us a brief idea about the market and helps us in making the market planning decisions. Entering a new market can be difficult‚ because different markets have different cultures. For example the market in South Africa will be completely different in terms of food‚ dressing styles‚ the languages
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Blair THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN Please Follow These Procedures: If requested by your mentor‚ use an assignment cover sheet as the first page of the word processor file. The assignment header should include the Learner’s last name‚ first initial‚ course code‚ dash‚ and assignment number (DoeJXXX0000-1) justified to the left and the page number justified to the right. Keep a Photocopy or Electronic Copy of Your Assignments: You may need to re-submit assignments if your
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you think of more‚ a knight or a samurai? You might be thinking that they are both basically the same‚ but you are wrong. They may seem similar‚ but they really have quite a few differences. Three things that are comparable between the two are weapons and armor‚ religious beliefs‚ and views on women. These are three important facts about the two. Even though they exist for the same purpose‚ the weapons and armor are actually very different between knights and samurai. For example‚ the samurai’s armor
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