Rachel R. Kennison Appalachian Culture and Health Awareness MSN 531 Advanced Health Assessment Wheeling Jesuit University February 22‚ 2013 Appalachian Culture and Health Awareness According to Kruger et al. (2012)‚ the Appalachian region‚ consisting of 13 states along the east coast border‚ is a high risk area for cardiac‚ pulmonary‚ and cancer conditions related to smoking and coal mining. This rural population has ultimately higher rates of heart disease‚ stroke‚ COPD
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Differences between Chinese and American food culture The histories‚ boundaries‚ population‚ religions‚ politics‚ folks‚ economy of America and China are not the same‚ so the food culture of the two countries are not the same. Chinese culture starts from 1‚700‚000 years ago. When someone says something about Chinese food culture‚ they must praise the color‚ taste‚ smell‚ shape of the Chinese dish and the types of the dish. Most of people in China are used to have rice and wheat as their
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HTM 4105 Contemporary Tourism Issues Topic: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM – KEY PROBLEMS AND ISSUES FACING HONG KONG Introduction Unquestionably‚ Hong Kong is a blessed land where possesses prosperity and most of the elements of being a world class cosmopolitan which has successfully attracted visitors over years‚ especially from the mainland by emphasising our world-class shopping‚ dining and other urban attractions (Lam‚ H.‚ 2004). Despite the flourishing scene of the tourism industry‚ the
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Cuba and Morocco Ever thought about cultural backgrounds and what makes them different? There are many traditions within them that include marriages and weddings‚ dance‚ and religious rituals. They all come together to create one. For instance‚ Cubans can happily marry the person of their choice. The wedding is a huge gathering with exquisite decoration and the bride wears a white dress made of satin or silk. The bride’s family will be the one to pay off the wedding. After the wedding the wife
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An Analysis of Differences of Toilet Culture between China and Japan ABSTRACT In an era of globalization and information explosion‚ culture difference has become one of those frequently-mentioned things. Now that most of the cultural topics are focusing on languages‚ food‚ fashion anything that is of high decency and attraction‚ this paper is to make an detailed analysis of culture differences between China and Japan by paying more attention to a “not-very-decent-aspect”‚ namely‚ the toilets
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Is consumer culture destroying cultural difference around the World? In recent global affairs it appears there’s no question that any sombre theory in contemporary society cannot ignore the importance of consumption. The World Wide Web is an emblematic example of how the global society has accessed the modern world (Ritzer‚ 2001). Globalisation had been described as the “worldwide diffusion of practices‚ expansion of relations across continents‚ organisation of social life on a global scale
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impairment to the individual. These mental illnesses vary through culture‚ and diversity. Some mental illness is more prevalent in other cultures‚ such as bulimia nervosa being only relevant in Western culture‚ hikikomori in Japanese culture‚ or dhat in South Asian cultures (Heine‚ "Mental Health"‚ 2012). These culture-bound syndromes are highly influenced by their own cultural values‚ and is not seen to be influenced by outside cultures. Studies have suggested that Asian Americans have a greater stigma
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the Deaf culture. To begin with‚ the language is essential when communicating. The Hearing world communicates through the English language by speaking and writing to one another to get their message across. As for the Deaf culture‚ American Sign Language (ASL) is used. ASL can be seen as a language that is capable of expressing abstract ideas. Therefore‚ the Deaf culture uses not only signing‚ but also body movement and facial expressions to communicate effectively. The second big difference between
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A central core in any cultural are its values. Values are independent standards where it is determined the differences of right and wrong‚ good and bad objectives. There are usually some shared values among all cultures; the contrast is the account of different perceptions between different cultures. Asian values have shown to be inter-related in that they view the individual belonging to a larger group or extended family with an expected well being of the group as a whole. To contrast this against
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Issues in Sustainability in the Tourism Industry in West Bengal: Moving towards Eco-Tourism Shomik Saha Assistant Professor Department of Management Salesian College Siliguri Campus Abstract For humans‚ sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well-being‚ which has ecological‚ economic‚ political and cultural dimensions. Sustainability requires the reconciliation of environmental‚ equity (social) and economic demands - also referred to as the "three pillars" of sustainability
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