of the 1800s continue to perpetuate hurtful misconceptions that further thwart attempts at understanding between the cultures. One motion picture‚ released almost two decades ago‚ served to demonstrate how a thoughtful‚ respectful approach across cultural boundaries might have resulted in a more peaceful exchange of understanding and appreciation for differences among peoples. As its main character strives to understand a new people he has never before encountered‚ Dances With Wolves (Wilson &
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Each nation has its own culture. This unique value is performed in several ways of communicating‚ especially non-verbal communication. Outsourced movie (2006) is a typical example which demonstrated the vast distinctions between two countries in two continents: India and America. The first difference between Indian and American is the way they use hands for eating. In India‚ left hand means “unclear” because it is used for matters related to going to the bathroom. When receiving or giving anything
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A STUDY GUIDE by sally campbell www.metromagazine.com.au www.theeducationshop.com.au Synopsis > OUTSOURCED! explores the experiences of young people working in call centres in India and Australia. Never before have national borders been so porous. Technological advances mean a call-centre operator in India can now answer calls from consumers in the United States‚ Europe and Australia‚ as well as other developed countries. T o many observers‚ outsourcing represents a new frontier
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Midterm #1: "Outsourced" A. Equal opportunity When Todd told Asha that she was promoted because she was doing well‚ Puro was perplexed because in their culture a man is usually promoted. Todd is from a culture of equal opportunity and doesn’t think twice. Achievement and success Puro makes a statement reflecting the American culture regarding their ideal daily lives. Americans work at a place they do not enjoy for money to achieve the status of success among others‚ while in India
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kind of food they are eating. Cultural groups share nationality‚ race and similar ethnicity. However‚ culture could also include religion‚ sexual orientation‚ gender and even generation. Although culture is not visible‚ it plays a major role in how we handle conflict. It is often the starting place of our thinking and our behaviors. Cultures are sort of implanted in every conflict because conflicts arise in every human relationship. When it comes to handling conflict‚ we tend to handle it by using
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Interpersonal Conflict “Hitch” Com 200 Instructor Bryant January 15‚ 2012 The main interpersonal conflict in the movie Hitch is the miscommunication between the two main characters. There are three main characters in this movie‚ but the two main ones that have miscommunication is Alex Hitchings who is known as Hitch and Sara Melas who is a news reporter. The miscommunication in the Hitch is a great example of how communication is important within any relationship and how big of a mess the
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Max Zulfer 960059259 Communications A Billion to One Todd Anderson‚ the main character in Outsourced‚ was a normal guy working for an online company that sells tacky souvenirs in Seattle. Although he wasn’t thrilled with his job‚ he was comfortable. Without warning Todd’s boss tells him that all of their jobs have been outsourced. Even though Todd was loosing his job‚ his boss wanted him to travel to India to train his replacement. Todd‚ although emotionally disturbed‚ accepts the offer and
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Outsourced – movie analysis‚ 3C Focus: Oral exam / taxonomy training 1) Give a short summary of the movie (what is going on?) Give facts 2) Analyze central aspects of the movie (for example you can include characters‚ setting‚ use of metaphors / symbols‚ use of contrast for example the difference between US and Indian culture. Analyze facts – ask “why” questions and include examples / quotes which can support your findings 3) Relate to issues we have worked on in class (this is where you take your
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Interpersonal Conflict in Film Marcia Ray COM 200 Prof. Selena Smith Interpersonal Conflict in Film Interpersonal conflict in film is the same as in life. There are times when things are said that are taken out of context and you wish they could be retracted. There were many instances of conflict in the film I chose. After watching this film‚ I learned to be careful of what is said and how it is said to avoid escalating any incident you may have in an active relationship
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in the chest. The driver leans over to see what is in his hand and it turns out to be the same figurine of Saint Christopher that was on the dashboard. He realizes he has just mistakenly shot and killed someone for assuming the wrong thing. This conflict was handled ineffectively because the police
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