unintentionally offending others. Effective Communication Communication is an area that can be especially challenging for those uninformed about cultural differences. A simple nod of the head or smile may be interpreted as something you had not intended. For example‚ around the world a smile can relay many emotions‚ not just happiness or pleasure as in the U.S. In Japan‚ people smile when they are sad‚ angry‚ confused‚ and happy. Asians smile to show disagreement‚ anger‚ confusion‚ and frustration
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It is extremely important for healthcare providers to become culturally aware so they are able to provide high quality care to their patients. However‚ there are advantages and disadvantages to this. When a healthcare providers take cultural and ethnic influences into account‚ they are able to somewhat understand where the patient is coming from. This brings many advantages that both the healthcare provider and patient can reap. With this background comes a better understanding of the patient’s decisions
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the army is important. My squad leader (who is a fat spic) is making me right this due to a comment I and another team leader said while he was putting out notes. It wasn’t meant to disrespect anybody but like I said my squad leader is a fat spic and a worthless piece of shit and shouldn’t even be called an infantryman. SAMPLE SHORT ESSAY SET 1 Georgetown‚ Saudi international relations For many years‚ I have been interested in studying international relations. My interest in pursuing this
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Cultural Similarities and Differences Mexico and Puerto Rico are two popular countries of South America. They share the passionate language of Spanish‚ though there are some differences in their dialects. There are similarities and differences between the two countries‚ such as expectations of family members and structuring‚ in addition to religious practices‚ traditions‚ and art. Both countries possess many unique traits and customs. Mexican and Puerto Rican societies have very similar familial
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Running head: CULTURE Cultural Similarities and Differences Brook Smith Geography 21 March 2012 Introduction Culture is the integrated system of socially acquired values‚ beliefs‚ and rules of conduct that delimit the range of accepted behaviors in any given society. Cultural differences distinguish societies from one another. Culture is the way of life of an entire people. This paper will address the similarities and differences of cultures in Texas‚ India‚ Australia‚ and Nigeria.
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Social and Cultural World Assessment. I have decided to focus on the culture of Afghanistan as I believe it to have vast differences to our western culture. Afghanistan is located in Southern Asia‚ north and west of Pakistan and east of Iran. The population is roughly 29 million‚ the religion is Muslim and is separated into two sectors being Sunni Muslim 80% and Shi Muslim 19%. Pastu and Dari are the official languages spoken in Afghanistan. Muslim faith is not just a belief but also a strict
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My best friend’s wedding is a movie about a woman named Julianne who is a food critic‚ by a promise made years earlier. She had a best friend named Michael who she had been romantically involved with during college. Things did not work out between them so they decided to remain best of friends. They also agreed that if they were 28 years old and had not gotten married‚ they would marry each other. Michael was a sports writer and always traveled all over the country. When she finds out that he’s
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revolutions were fairly uniform. An unfair distribution of power between social classes‚ restricted liberties and representation‚ and a large gap between the rich and the poor were the main catalysts for both revolutions. Significant overall economic differences were present between Haiti and France before the revolutions occurred. France was nearly bankrupt by the time the revolution began. Wars with England and the American Revolution had been extremely costly for France. The nation was in debt and the
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My Best Friends Wedding I am feeling lonely and sad. It is a cold and blustery Wednesday in November. Tomorrow will be the first Thanksgiving I have spent without my family. My boyfriend at the time asks me to come to his house and meet his parents and join them for their thanksgiving feast. Though it is quite a tempting offer‚ I don’t feel up to that level of social activity‚ so I politely decline and mention that he and I could have some quite time once he gets back. He seems ok with that
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1-Describe your family (origin‚ class‚ education…………etc). My family moved to the United States from India when I was about 4. Their class is high because in India‚ you are either rich or poor. My mom has a Master’s degree in Physics and my dad has a Bachelors in Accounting. Education is very important in my family. We used to get math books for our birthdays. It sucked. 2-Your neighborhood-other factors: religion-disabilities-social class…….We moved around. In Georgia‚ it was a very black neighborhood
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