Tennessee School Improvement Planning Process (TSIPP) SIP Templates Hillcrest High School 4184 Graceland Drive Memphis‚ TN 38116 School Year 2009-2010 Memphis City Schools Dr. Kriner Cash‚ Superintendent Principal: Gary P. Hannah Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Lana C. Seivers October 2011 Tennessee School Improvement Planning Process (TSIPP) Assurances with Signature of Principal I‚ Gary P. Hannah ‚ the proud principal of Hillcrest High School “Home of the Mighty Vikings”
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Name: Yifei Gao Date: 09/26/10 Cultural Identity Cultural identity is something special which distinguishes itself from other cultures. Generally‚ as society develops‚ its certain culture prospers and gradually becomes different from others. When we focus on certain individuals‚ it seems that everyone does have his own cultural identity no matter where he comes from. Culture is a broad term‚ and it’s summed up several different sections. Culture contains not only books from which we have learned
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Cultural Background Summary The term culture refers to a way of life – traditions and customs – transmitted through learning‚ which play a vital role in molding the beliefs and behaviors of the people exposed to them. According to Tylor (1871)‚ a British anthropologist‚ culture is that complex whole‚ which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ arts‚ morals‚ law‚ custom‚ and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. These influences are conveyed from generation to generation
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The American Academy of Family Physicians website defines cultural competence as: "A set of congruent behaviors‚ attitudes and policies that come together as a system‚ agency or among professionals and enable that system‚ agency or those professionals to work effectively in cross-cultural situations. The word "culture" is used because it implies the integrated pattern of human thoughts‚ communications‚ actions‚ customs‚ beliefs‚ values and institutions of a racial‚ ethnic‚ religious or social group
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Grgas Child Development 26 September 2014 Cultural Beliefs Traditional practices in Kenya capital of Na Obi pregnant woman can’t eat certain amounts of food. This is because they don’t want to have an oversized baby or encounter problems during deliver the things they don’t eat are bananas or eggs. Usually the mothers of these pregnant woman encounter them on what foods to avoid and the ones to eat. Thousands of woman in Kenya hold these cultural beliefs and practices during pregnancy. African
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Cultural factors affecting consumer buying behaviour: Cultural factors have a significant impact on customer behavior.Culture is the most basic cause of a person’s wants and behavior. Growing up‚ children learn basic values‚ perception and wants from the family and other important groups. Marketers are always trying to spot “cultural shifts” which might point to new products that might be wanted by customers or to increased demand. | Consumer purchases are influenced strongly by or there are
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Understanding and Celebrating Cultural Diversity in America ` Many people mistakenly use phrases such as “American culture‚” “white culture‚” or Western culture‚” as if such large‚ common‚ and homogenous cultures exist in the United States today. These people fail to acknowledge the presence of (1)cultural diversity‚ or the presence of multiple cultures and cultural differences within a society. In reality‚ many different cultural groups comprise the United States
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2 DEFINITION OF CULTURAL TOURISM A review of existing definitions One of the research tasks undertaken for this report was to investigate the feasibility of establishing an agreed definition/definitional framework for cultural tourism research. This involved a review of definitions included in the culture and tourism literature‚ as well as discussion on this topic with cultural tourism stakeholders. The first question asked by those contacted about the collection of cultural tourism statistics
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CULTURAL RESEARCH REPORT THIALAND TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………….ii INTRODUCTION:…………………………………………………………1 BACKGROUND:………………………………………………..............1 DISCUSSION:………………………………………………………………2 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS………………….7 REFERENCES……………………………………………………………….8 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1‚ Ethnic Composition in Thailand……………………3 Figure 2‚ Employment in Thailand………….......................4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The culture in Thailand has a heavy influence
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real man." Such searing dialogue has helped make City of God a global hit. A chronicle of three decades of gang wars‚ it has proved compelling viewing for audiences worldwide. Critics compare it to Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas. If you believe the cultural pessimists‚ Hollywood pap has driven out films like Cidade de Deus‚ as it is known in its home country. It is a Brazilian film‚ in Portuguese‚ by a little-known director‚ with a cast that includes no professional actors‚ let alone Hollywood stars
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