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    Language and Culture.

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    Language and Culture There are many who would say much about language and culture. Some might even say that the two are intertwined. There is ample evidence that language determines a culture. However some would save that language does not determine culture. My personal belief is that the use of the language determines the culture. One such place to find this evidence would be in any branch of the United States’ armed forces. Every day military culture includes a vast variety of ways to make the

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    Western Culture

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    What is Western Culture? Western culture is a body of knowledge derived from reason. This foundation of reason has made possible a vast accumulation of understanding related to reality or nature‚ including human nature. This understanding is represented in several core ideals and values‚ which include individualism‚ happiness‚ rights‚ capitalism‚ science and technology. Western culture can also be referred to as advanced culture; this is because its ideas and values promote the development

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    Politeness and Culture

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    politeness lies in the consideration of "face". Face is viewed as a positive public self-image that is maintaining in society. 2.0 Culture 2.1 Define Culture Culture consists of not only language‚ behavioural norms‚ which can be observed‚ but also values and beliefs underlying them. 2.2 Language and Culture Every language is part of a culture. 3.0 Politeness and Culture 3.1 The Concept of Face In Chinese and English 3.1.1 The Source of B & L ’s " Face" B & L characterize face as image that intrinsically

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    Participatory Culture –

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    Participatory Culture – Case Study- The Reporting on China’s High-Speed Train Crash 2011 Hui Liu University of Nicosia In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Comm – 532 New Media: Aesthetics‚ Interactivity and Representation Instructor’s Name: Costas Constandinides Fall 2011 Table of Contents 1 Introduction…………………………………………...….3 2 Literature Review………………………………………...3 3 Case Study - The Reporting on China’s high-speed Train crash 2011……………………………………

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    leadership and culture

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    How Leaders Can Optimize Organizational Culture By Lisa Haneberg‚ VP and OD Practice Lead MPI Consulting April‚ 2009 Realigning processes and roles to fit a new organizational reality is daily work for leaders. Planning and implementing changes is a fundamental set of skills at which all leaders must excel to ensure their teams and functions are set up to do great work. This paper explores organizational culture‚ which is important to understand‚ consider and align when adjusting practices‚ projects

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    ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE 1. INTRODUCTION One of the significant elements while discussing about organization development is to discuss its own existing culture as the culture itself is part of organization behavior that gives significant role in shaping organizational sustainability. Above all there is a need to recognize the right culture for any organization to achieve excellence. Peters and Waterman (1982) clearly described organizational

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    Culture and Communication

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    Chapter 1 – Culture and Communication The Importance of Learning about Culture * Two importanat reasons for understanding culture are to learn how others make sense of their environment and the prevent mistakes and miscommunication 1. Make Sense of Our World 2. The works if Becoming Increaseingly Diverse 3. People around the world ARE different * People from different cultures are different (as well as similar) in how they see the world. * Cultures are the products of

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    Culture of Singapore

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    Introduction The culture of Singapore has evolved down the years since the island country itself represents a wonderful blend of cultures as diverse as Malay‚ Chinese‚ Indian‚ and European. Naturally‚ Singapore‚ which was once a fishing village under the British Empire‚ is a composite and cohesive portrait of various cultures. Content Part 1 (Appendix) In Singapore‚ a lot of people have more interest in the heritage over the years. The traditional stuffs become

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    Culture shock.

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    Culture in simplicity is a body of learned behavior‚ a collection of beliefs‚ habits and traditions‚ shared by a group of people and successively learned by people who enter the society. Furthermore‚ culture is learned‚ not inherited. If this is correct‚ then it can be assumed that it is not impossible to learn new cultural traits and to unlearn old ones. Therefore‚ it must be feasible to integrate cultural differences. Cultural adaptation would involve many essentials as‚ language; verbal and non-verbal

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    Food and Culture

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    FOOD: HISTORY AND CULTURE IN THE WEST Institute of European Studies and EU Center of Excellence 2010 Food Symposium K-14 Educational Resource Materials As part of its public outreach activities‚ the Institute of European Studies (IES) at the University of California‚ Berkeley has developed curricular resource materials for K-14 educators‚ adapted from the proceedings of two IES events in 2010 that explored food cultures and histories. We hope these materials will serve as a point of departure for

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