have been exposed to PTSD due to the wars that plague our entire country. Japanese‚ American Indians‚ Hispanics‚ Asians‚ Chinese‚ American‚ and Filipino cultures have all had cases of this disease but all deal with it in a slightly different way (“Cultural
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To help better understand Mexico’s culture‚ a brief overview of Geert Hofstede’s study of different cultures would be useful. Hofstede’s cultural taxonomy helps in the understanding of cultural differences. Hofstede proposed that people carry mental programs that are developed during their childhood and are reinforced by their culture (Lustig‚ Koester‚ 2006‚ p.114). Through these programs‚ the ideas of a culture are expressed through its principal values. Hofstede conducted a study of over 100‚000
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particular‚ have been imagined and therefore understood. ’ ’ Discuss these claims considering‚ in particular the concepts of ’cultural landscape ’ and ’geographical imagining ’ drawing from the work of at least two photographers. 11/12/2014 Landscape photography typically focuses on the presence of nature‚ but also can focus on man-made
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Cultural self-analysis My student ID was the first picture of me in the United States. My face was darker than usual since there was not enough light‚ but my facial expression could still be seen. I was smiling‚ but my smile could not mask the sense of nervousness and uncertainty I felt. Two minutes later‚ my name was printed on the ID card; it was my own‚ unique student ID card. There is only one “Wan Chan” at Central College. “Wan” in Chinese means rhyme‚ melody‚ or music. I have no idea whether
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ways‚ but one of the most important is the cultural aspects that comes with it. The many different languages patient and providers can‚ and perhaps more importantly‚ cannot speak‚ the beliefs of our elderly patients‚ customs that are unique to them‚ food‚ traditions‚ practices‚ rituals‚ all these must be taken into consideration when providing care to our elderly population. Thus module 4 was the highlight of the course thus far. It is of essence that cultural competence be practiced within the healthcare
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The largest indicators of my culture consist of my ethnicity and urban environment. My culture is celebrating life and seasonal changes. My culture is embracing my spirituality and thanking my ancestors and the creator for my existence (not religion). I am vegetarian-pescatarian transitioning to a vegan lifestyle. Education and giving back are important in my culture. I am a very passionate person that takes self and uplifting others serious. My culture consists of annual family gatherings‚ kin keeping
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This week’s topic was how cultural norms can influence behaviors and outcomes. The sociocultural perspective people is the world view people have because of the environment they grew up. There are so many different cultures in this world‚ and because of globalization the differences between the cultures is not something only anthropologist study‚ but because of technology‚ more people get exposed to on a daily basis. Personally‚ when I grew up I did not get much exposure to other cultures and when
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tuBrittaney Barfield English 105WS 1pm 10/23/2011 Ancient Greek Theatre In this essay I’m going to be writing about Ancient Greek Theatre the origins of it and how effects the modern world Theatre. The question I’m going to answer in this essay is how did Greek Theatre represent Greek culture? I’m going to use a variety of sources in this essay to provide historic information about Ancient Greek Theatre. I’m also going to look into the culture’s practices of citizenship‚ philosophies
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virtues. Virtue is one of the most important parts of the Chinese culture‚ virtues impact how Chinese think‚ behave and treat people. As a traditional Chinese‚ I grew up in this conventional circumstances then move to the United States for another cultural influence and the combination of both cultures give the identity I have for today. One of the virtues is in school; students must obey their teachers and do everything teachers ask them to do. I followed it before I moved to the United States and
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Throughout the ensuing paper we will dive into a country of rich heritage‚ beautiful landscape‚ and an extraordinary people with a very promising future. Chile is the longest country in the world geographically speaking with a majority of the population residing in the central region‚ specifically Santiago‚ the capital‚ and Viña del Mar. The official language is Spanish‚ although in some regions a couple of other languages are still prevalent. Politically‚ the country has gone through many transitions
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