Application Paper #5 In a world where crossing boundaries is routine‚ cultural intelligence (CQ) becomes a vitally important aptitude and skill‚ (Earley & Mosakowski‚ 2004‚ p.139) especially for today’s leaders who will more than likely encounter someone from another country‚ generation or perhaps occupational background where there are unique behaviors. As Earley and Mosakowski (2004) point out‚ cultural intelligence is related to emotional intelligence‚ but it picks up where emotional intelligence
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of Thailand Thai government is more often referred to Thailand in English or in the original language “Mueang Thai”‚ is a Southeast Asia country located nearby Laos‚ Cambodia and Malaysia. Thai government was formerly known as Siam until May 11‚ 1949. The word “Thai” means “freedom” in Thai language. However‚ minority of Chinese ethnic in Thailand is still using Siam name. Thailand is a constitutional monarchy country and had never been colonized. The king
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Observation: October 7th‚ 2011 – oak court Mall - 2:45pm to 4:15pm I walked into the Oak Court Mall from the second level entrance to observe the young people of today. As I entered the mall‚ my first thought was that watching young people surely could not generate an entire three to five page report. You see‚ I have never taken an interest in watching people that I did not have any direct contact with. I took the escalator down to the first level and I ordered some Chinese food and a lemonade
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How can one judge what is moral and what is not? Who decides where the line is drawn? What standing ground does one have when question the morals of another? Where is the benchmark? This essay shall examine the statement aforementioned‚ firstly by engaging with cultural relativism‚ then critically discuss cultural relativism and lastly examine the implications for educational practices in South Africa. With regards to the statement‚ it is first important to note the definition of morality. “Morality
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Cultural Identity and Cultural Rights “People need to see that‚ far from being an obstacle‚ the world’s diversity of languages‚ religions and traditions is a great treasure‚ affording us precious opportunities to recognize ourselves in others‚” Youssou N’Dour (Musician). I certainly believe that cultural diversity is one of the most important matters in society and that we should learn to acknowledge it. Unfortunately‚ we may be culturally diverse but we tend to forget about equality amongst
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Writing is a crucial skill that most people take for granted. Imagine life without writing. If we did not document our thoughts and ideas‚ there wouldn’t be ideas being passed down from generation-to-generation. Therefore‚ writing is crucial to man-kind. Without writing we wouldn’t have documents to refer to and learn from. Writing helps us as individuals to grow and understand our surroundings. As a child‚ I did not appreciate writing because I did not enjoy it. When I thought of the concept of
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The staff ride was literally an educational tool for me. Unlike the classroom instruction‚ the staff ride put me on a actual piece of terrain‚ were I was able to have a visual of the past operational situation; as an effective stimuli. I was not very familiar with the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and its consequences prior to the trip‚ therefore visiting the military national park gave me the opportunity to reflect on the past. The trip met its purpose of providing me with professional development
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Jade is a 21 years old girl who met lots of difficulties in both language and academic field as a Chinese immigrant in America. Fortunately‚ she finally figured that out and found a good way of life. Lots of people choose to immigrant to America to pursue a better life environment‚ education opportunity‚ and career success. However‚ they might different kinds of problems when they first come to America. Jade‚ as a 21 years old immigrant from China‚ moved to United States 7 years ago and she currently
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The amount of Americans over 65 years of age is rising at a remarkable rate. As a consequence‚ the United States needs more health care professionals from various specialties. Particularly good nurses‚ nutritionists‚ physical‚ and speech therapist‚ educationally prepared to work with older adults‚ as well as many more qualified community center where older adult can gather to achieve many of their social‚ physical‚ emotional‚ and intellectual needs. I visited many Senior Centers in the past‚ where
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Tyler Brett Mid-Term Exam Essay October 15‚ 2012 A Unity to the Human Experience Throughout the introduction and the five individual essays‚ a common theme was presented: unity. The understanding that the personal essay was created not only to form a more intimate experience between the reader and the author but also to unite the whole human race united all the essays and the introduction. The introduction explains that all personal (informal) essays are united because even though they are personal
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