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    The Cultural Context

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    Cultural context Understanding Cultural context enhances our overall appreciation of texts all narratives leave an impression on all those who read or study them and certainly the entertainment value can be enhanced by looking at the different aspects of these narratives. One of the features I personally enjoy most is looking at cultural context or the world of the text. This cultural context shapes what happens to characters‚ shapes the choices they make and reveals the influences

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    Cultural Colour

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    Cultural Color Cultural Meanings of Color and Color Symbolism An understanding of cultural color and symbolism is essential to anyone doing business with other countries and other societies. These associations with color have been a part of many societies for centuries and you must be aware of both the positive and the negative implications of using particular colors when marketing to these societies. With the advent of the World Wide Web‚ there is a narrowing of the differences in meanings

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    Cultural Tourism

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    Cultural tourism is referred to the kind of tourism‚ which is concerned with the culture of a specific region or country‚ particularly in the arts. It basically focuses on the traditional communities that have diverse customs as well as the forms of art and the distinct social practices that distinguish a certain culture from the others. It would include tourism in the urban areas and even the historic and large cities‚ including facilities like theaters and museums. It also includes this in the

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    Cultural Background

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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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    Cultural Awareness

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    and environment affect management in an institution. A culture and its environment affect the operations of a business because that culture generates practices based on its environment. To clarify‚ how a business sets its policies is based on cultural exceptions‚ like politics‚ points of view‚ whatever is considered the “norm” for that environment. In many cultures‚ it is also safe to assume that women do not have the same pull as a man in charge. An example of how women are belittled can be

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    Cultural Baggage

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    In the essay‚ “Cultural Baggage” by Barbara Ehrenreich believed that you do not have to be the religion or culture you were raised with. Ehrenreich believed that everyone was their own person and could be who they want to be. She was apart of her own culture called “nothing” culture‚ that meant she didn’t follow any of the cultural acts that her family would. She believe she could do whatever she wanted even if it wasn’t like her culture. I think she was right with everything she said in this essay

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    Cultural Tourism

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    Manalac‚ Katrina Mari Y. January 11 2012 2T1 Cultural Tourism Legacy: Philippine World Heritage Sites Our country has the magnificent beauty of the Tubbataha Reef in Cagayancillo‚ Palawan‚ Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park in Palawan‚ Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras‚ Historic Center of Vigan in Ilocos Sur‚ and the Baroque Churches of the Philippines. The future of our country and world’s beauty is in our hands and protection. The world holds

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    Cultural Diversity

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    Cultural Diversity is a noun and according to Dictionary.com the first definition is the cultural variety and cultural differences that exist in the world‚ a society‚ or an institution. The second definition is the inclusion of diverse people in a group or organization. I define cultural diversity as when you have people from different countries who of course have different beliefs‚ speak different languages‚ male and female living and working together peacefully. As social workers we must understand

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    The Cultural Revolution

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    The Cultural Revolution was lead by Mao Zedong‚ chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. He wanted to renew the spirit of the Chinese Revolution. He feared that China would start developing along the thoughts of the Soviet models‚ and he was also concerned about his name in History. Therefore‚ he led the cities of China into a agitated situation‚ a land full of protest. Mao wanted China to have peasants‚ workers and educated people working together. Everyone was of equal class status‚ no one was

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    Cultural Syncretism

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    occurred in Africa and in the Americas when different cultural groups met (i.e. Europeans‚ Africans‚ and Native Americans) WITH the resistance to cultural change Westerners encountered in China and India. Basically‚ you are assessing some specific consequences of the increasing global contact that began during the 1400s and 1500s. You must ultimately make an argument regarding why some regions of the world (i.e. Africa‚ the Americas) experienced cultural syncretism with Westerners both earlier and to a

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