Compare/Contrast China and India China and India China and India were both very advanced ancient civilizations. Both agricultural based civilizations made various technological advances. Although China and India shared many similarities‚ they had differences such as the social system‚ politics‚ and the importance of trade in the economy. The hierarchy of ancient China and India were similar with a noticeable sign of select individuals being considered “higher” then others. The caste system
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China invest in Africa because Africa is rich of oil and China wants the oil‚ so loads of Chinese companies and workers came to Africa. Everyday there are tons of oil shipped everyday. The salary of Chinese construction workers in Africa are double more than the salary of construction workers in China‚ this is also one of the cost that attract workers from China to work in Africa. All the chinese worked very hard just to earn a money and send it back to their homes. China railway companies helped
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Gold—forms a significant part in the cultural fabric of India. It is ingrained in the minds of the Indians not just as a precious commodity‚ but as a symbol of religious and cultural belief. The economic history of any civilization cannot be told without its precious commodities. Some which would have been precious centuries back can be completely insignificant today. But gold is one thing that was and still is a very valuable product through which transactions were made across continents and civilizations
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After many years of non-stop action‚ America finally fell into an uneventful lull. The 1970s were an in between period for the nation. It is often referred to as America’s hangover; a stretch of time where the country had no forward motion. The traditional family and gender roles were becoming more obsolete. The Middle East substantially rose the price of crude oil‚ which was accredited to the severe inflation the nation experienced during this time. President Carter did little to help the country
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China Early offers from the west - The west wanted to trade with china but they rejected it. They had all the stuff they needed and didn’t need any outside help Self-Reliance - China thought they didn’t need any help from the outside Trading limitations - China was self-reliant‚ so it didn’t tend to trade with other countries. But then again the European countries wanted to trade with them. They set limits on which they would trade with. Opium/Opium war of 1839 - Opium was the cash crop in China
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The Cultural Differences in Cross-cultural Communication Guijun Zhang* China Pharmaceutical University / Nanjing University Abstract: The article discusses communication‚ cross-cultural communication and culture. It analyzes the root of cross-cultural difference and lists six fundamental patterns of cultural differences in cross-cultural communication. It also gives suggestion on how to properly treat these differences to achieve successful cross-cultural communication. Key words: cross-cultural
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Question: Why did Mao launch the Cultural Revolution? For instance‚ do you think the occurrence of the CR had any connections with the CCP ’s organizing principle and guiding ideologies‚ such as democratic dictatorship and the democratic-centralism‚ or was caused more by other reasons? Also‚ although many things people did during the Cultural Revolution look so absurd‚ irrational‚ and even cruel today‚ millions of Chinese‚ especially the Chinese youth seemed to be obsessed with the movement during
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Relocating the American Dream The America of the 1960s as Portrayed by the New Journalists Norman Mailer‚ Hunter S. Thompson‚ and Tom Wolfe Master ’s Thesis Department of English University of Helsinki Supervisor: Bo Pettersson Date: 25.3.2009 Meri Laitinen 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................3 1.1 Aims and methods ..............................................................
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Seminar on 1\12\12 and 8\12\12. Book suggested for reading: The Elephant Paradigm – India Wrestles with Change. (By Gurcharan Das). Important Points Discussed:- The Liberating Nineties: * A Decade that saw massive change in India and the attitude of its citizens. * Our many Liberations. * Economic (reforms) * Political (panchayat) * Social * Mental (the most important of all) A
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All throughout history there have been events recorded of differentiating cultures colliding. There was the Western Settlers in America and the Native Americans‚ the British and the Indians‚ and the Western Missionaries in Africa. Each event of these cultures colliding changed the identity of the place and the people. The new culture would influence the people who follow the old culture and the new culture’s ways would slowly integrate into their everyday lives. For some people‚ the new culture influence
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