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    A World of Difference‚ pp.125–32)‚ consider how the story’s narrative techniques‚ language and structure help to illustrate the theme of ‘cultural encounters’. The short story is like an anecdote. It contains a complete story that usually spans over a short period of time‚ with a minimal cast. Mavis Gallant’s ‘The End of the World’ fits firmly into this category. This essay explores how ‘The End of the World’ portrays the theme of cultural encounters through narrative techniques‚ language and structure

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    China and US Cultural Differences China and US Cultural Differences Introduction With more than six billion people in the world is not difficult to realize that there are many different cultures and belief systems around the world that differ from the one we live in here in the US. There are countries that are governed by kings; there are others that are governed by religion‚ and others that are governed by republics. There are many different ways in which to prove that the world is not the same

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    Do you think that religions and philosophies affect daily life in many different cultures? In India and China‚ religion and philosophy impact daily life because they help dictate people. In India‚ people believed in religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. In China‚ people believed in philosophies like Daoism‚ Confucism‚ and Legalism. Religions like Hinduism and Buddhism are dictates the ways of life in India. The have strict rules of living that must be followed. In Hinduism there is a set of

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    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 was strict in India and prohibited other

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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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    teachings of the Rival Chinese Schools Author: Confucius‚ Mencius‚ Xunzi‚ Laozi Time period: Purpose: to compare and contrast teachings of different philosophers Tone: teachings Audience: followers of Confucianism and Daoism Point of view: first person Important content: teachings Assessment of validity: valid Chapter 3 Time period Society | china | India | Characteristics of society | | | Political | As the dynasties changed‚ so did the syle of leadership. For example‚ Qin stressed

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    Literature of a culture is a powerful window that enables one to view‚ understand and emulate with the outlook of cultural transposition when studied along with anthropology‚ sociology and history. Relativism is reflected in any cultural studies. Therefore‚ it is very significant that such literatures be written by the bona fide individuals who belong to that culture rather than others which may not reflect the reality or mar the picture with uncommon biased outlook. Historically many indigenous

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    The different education in China and America China has more than 5000 years history and it affects the world history a lot. In Chinese his tory ‚ the most effective one is the education. And the biggest difference of education between China and Western countried is that Chinese use the fixed base to creat but western countries use the creation to fill the base. I will say thing about the mind of Chinese. Chinese people always warship the Ru Theory. The root of this theory is “Generous”

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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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    Compare and Contrast- India & China Imperial Administration Thesis While both Han China & Gupta India had imperial administration there were some similarities and differences between the two civilizations. Similarities include‚ both of the civilizations flourished during this classical period of their history in various ways. Differences include‚ Han China had a bigger role in political theory than Gupta India. Unlike Han China‚ Gupta India did not place as much emphasis on political theory

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