APWH CURRENT EVENT SUMMARIES 1. Extremism Rises Among Myanmar Buddhists : In the past year‚ Myanmar has faced an outbreak in hatred aimed towards the Muslim population within the country. Monks that are influential to the Buddhist-dominant country are inciting violence among all age groups within the state. A main leader in the campaign against Muslims‚ called 969‚ is an ex-prisoner of war‚ Ashin Wirathu‚ is causing ethnic and religious strife with his violence inciting sermons. Ashin‚ using
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inclusion of a vast array of differences in age‚ sexual orientation‚ disability‚ employment status‚ tenure‚ function‚ educational background‚ lifestyle‚ religion‚ values and beliefs in addition to race‚ ethnicity and gender. In the recent CIPD report‚ Diversity: Stacking up the evidence (Anderson and Metcalf 2003)‚ three different types of workforce diversity were identified: Social category diversity relates to differences in demographic characteristics‚ such as age and race. Informational
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Plays from African American‚ Latino-American‚ Asian American and European American cultures often deal with important and relevant issues pertinent to that culture but they also connect to all cultures in a universal way. Throughout history in America people of all races have been discriminated against. Immigrants have dealt with experiencing new ways of life and struggled with the tough decision of holding on to their culture or adapting to change. A Raisin in the Sun is a play about an African
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What’s going to stay with me is asking people question to get to know them because you get to know what they are into or who they are. It’s important to to know different cultural traditions not just our own because if you know other culture you would be able to understand certain things and situation in their perspective. The thing that surprised me while communicating with our partner was that we didn’t know each other and
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Cultural Intelligence 2012 Work Group C Organizational Behavior 11/2/2012 ------------------------------------------------- Success in the today’s increasingly integrated economy requires the ability to adapt to different cultures. The specific set of skills needed to succeed in unfamiliar cultures make up an individual’s Cultural Intelligence (CQ). The aim of this paper is to illustrate the concept of CQ through the analysis and evaluation of the case of the merger between Kraft and Cadbury
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Name: NGUYỄN VŨ TRÂM ANH REPORT ABOUT CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY THE “MELTING POT” IN THE UNITED STATES In two concepts: independence and interdependence. The United States is a mix of many different cultures and ethnic groups combined which is defined as “American culture”. The US’ cultures were built by Western immigrants coming from the Europe‚ especially the Dutch and the British. Besides‚ the cultures of Germany‚ Ireland and Scotland have influenced a lot to those of the US. Moreover
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Event Proposal Letter and Form Dear Event Coordinator‚ As an event coordinator your job is to run or plan an event either for or in conjunction with CAS Student Council. In order to host an event‚ you must submit an event proposal for approval. Your proposal should be submitted in person at a General Assembly meeting at least six weeks before the date of your event. Three copies of the proposal must be submitted: one to the attention of the Vice-President‚ one to the attention of the Secretary
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What is Cultural Literacy Can it Truly Exist ? Cultural Literacy. What is it? How can one define it? Is it knowing the answers to questions such as: who are Joseph Stalin and Frederick Douglass? Who fought in WWI? What was the Louisiana purchase? What is the second commandment? Name an amendment to the constitution? Try this on for size‚ who is the host of Total Request Live on MTV? Who is J. Lo engaged to? Cultural literacy is knowledge of what one should know in order to be a functional member
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PLAN AN EVENT A BASIC PROCEDURAL OUTLINE TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING AN EVENT OR ACTIVITY STEP 1 STEP 2 Identify what type of event/activity you would like to do. Determine the goals of the event and what you would like to accomplish. Define your objectives and outcomes of the event or activity. Identify the target audience and event emphasis: Education‚ Health etc. STEP 3 STEP 4 Decide on a date and time for the event or activity. Consider locations and types of facilities to host event. Determine
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CULTURAL BARRIERS IN COMMUNICATION Introduction Differences in race‚ sex‚ religious beliefs‚ lifestyle and sexual orientation are among many cultural differences that may affect how people communicate in the workplace. Resolving communications problems caused by cultural differences requires patience‚ understanding and respect. A major mistake is forming opinions before even engaging in communications. Opinions reached before an opportunity to discuss the matter makes resolving conflict difficult
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