Christelle Pierre Essay on Cultural backgrounds and sports I have found most people who are African/American prefer track and football. Where people who are Hispanic‚ prefer sports such as soccer and handball. My research also shows that most Asians would prefer cricket and gymnastics. The person I interviewed for the African/American culture was Zaccheaus Taylor; he is 17 and very active. Taylor plays football for his school and he takes the sport very seriously. He plays basketball on his
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not only complete high school‚ but also go on to college. He was a member of a hardworking Nigerian family from osun state who took pride in what they did. My father passed this on to me. On my mother’s side‚ my grandfather was a farmer. He managed to provide for his family through endless hours of farming‚ he is a good example of how hard work pays off because with the money he gathered from his farm‚ he was able to build a big house in the city and he has also granted me life lessons‚ among them
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Explain How People From Different Backgrounds May Use and/or Interpret Communication Methods in Different Ways Working in early years in a multi cultural society‚ it is important to understand that people who do come from different backgrounds may have different ways of communicating and they may even interpret the way others communicate unexpectedly. For some people‚ English may not be there first language‚ this could mean that they only have a basic grasp on the English language‚ making communication
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A lesson that can be found in this novel is that relationships are never perfect‚ and there will always be some sort of problem along the way. You’ll never to be alone because you will have friends to help you go through that problem. In the novel‚ Someone Like You‚ by Sarah Dessen there are two best friends who had relationships that goes down hill. Scarlett dates a boy named Michael‚ and she ends up pregnant. Then Michael dies in a motorcycle accident. Scarlett’s best friend‚ Halley‚ somehow follows
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Venus and Mars Communicating Differently within the Same Space Bartender83 Student #: ****** November 15‚ 2011 “The ways that males and females characteristically use nonverbal cues helps them develop their distinct gendered identities (Gamble & Gamble‚ 2003‚ p. 96).” One can see that males and females communicate differently. We base our understanding of our environment on past experiences‚ knowledge‚ perception‚ and reasoning. However‚ it is important for males and females to be
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425 Communication in Organizations Topic: Cultural diversity and communication barriers Instructor’s name: Robert Lindquist Date submitted 29 September 2010. Cultural diversity is the power which motivates the development of the thing that makes us different. Cultural diversity is the economic growth‚ which means leading a more fulfilling emotional‚ moral and spiritual life. It captures the culture principles‚ which provide a sturdy basis for the promotion of cultural diversity. Cultural diversity
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suffer from eating disorders. Many people think that anorexia and bulimia are the same thing‚ but‚ although the two are similar‚ they are also very different. Anorexia Nervosa is categorized by severely low body weight and extreme fear of gaining weight‚ as opposed to Bulimia Nervosa which is categorized by binge eating and then offsetting the extra calories in an unhealthy way. Signs‚ symptoms‚ causes‚ and treatments often overlap‚ but anorexia and bulimia are not one in the same. For someone that
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Art from Another Culture: Africa There are multiple cultures in the world. Within these cultures there are traditions like dance‚ food‚ music. Another one is art. Art is such a powerful part in cultures. Africa has art that is so elegant‚ structured‚ and complexed. Even today’s modern African art is still so complexed and traditional. These ideas come from artists who take traditional ideals in African art and make a new movement of african art. Like‚ Gilbert “Bobbo” Ahiagle and El Anatsui. There
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ethnic groups ETHNOCENTRISM: the tendency to believe that one’s ethnic or cultural group is centrally important‚ and that all other groups are measured in relation to one’s own. The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture THE PROBLEM: Ethnocentrism leads us to make false assumptions about cultural differences. We are ethnocentric when we use our cultural norms to make generalizations about other peoples’ cultures and customs.
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artwork‚ but they’ve read “The Black Cat” there are many similarities and differences. They are similar in ways that people don’t understand until they read an essay or story about both items. The paintings of the Egyptian’s are about a black cat. The story of “The Black Cat” is similar to the Egyptians paintings because they both describe how well the cat’s get treated. The narrator loved his cat Pluto from the short story and the Egyptians loved their cat. They even let the cat do whatever
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