westernized culture and its effect on us. I feel we are imitating the western life too much; not that western culture is all that bad‚ just that we are chasing our tradition away. We are instilling social and political ideas that are not indigenous to India. Those days whatever we borrowed from British were good; we realized that Government is an acceptable institution. Britishers also made us realize that Government would give us freedom of opinion‚ expression and the right to drive public demands
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jolly time with parents and otherwise too. What can one infer after reading the above lines? I guess‚ the first answer would be that India is changing over the course of time. India‚ as the name flickers‚ one thinks of religion‚ traditions‚ art and culture and it’s apt to think so because India is the country which is famous for its diversity in these aspects. The land where the great Raja Ram Mohan‚ Tagore‚ Gandhi transformed the thinking of people and removed the social stigmas like sati pratha (the
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Tokenism is a longstanding and popular practice in Western culture when the situations entails entertainment; shows like South Park (Stone‚ Parker) frequently find the humour in bringing attention to one of their only Black characters - ironically named Token Black - while shows like The Wayans Bros. (Wayans)‚ on a more serious note‚ brought to light the issue with the Western world’s perfunctory effort at including minorities in the workforce. Tokenism‚ however‚ is not exclusive to entertainment
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by the trio‚ especially in one of his most famous dialogues‚ The Apology of Socrates Trial. It is from these experiences that with the help of his teacher Socrates and his student Aristotle‚ Plato would develop the philosophical foundations of Western culture. When asked to define the philosophical style of Plato most people would be quick to label him as a political philosopher‚ this is due to his views on social implication and the idea of an ideal state or government. Plato was an elitist
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The changing face of UK Fashion retailing market The clothing retail industry has been and is undergoing significant changes resulting from processes of globalisation‚ changes in consumer demand as well as changing corporate activities in terms of strategic marketing decisions. The UK clothing retail industry has experienced significant growth‚ which has focused attention on studies in the field with this sector being considered as the one of the most competitive markets in Europe. This is primarily
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book The White Tiger‚ western culture‚ which is normally a great part of certain societies‚ when mixed with indigenous culture‚ leads to corruption. Adiga’s novel is about an Indian entrepreneur who sees a world much bigger than the one he lives in. He notices how those with wealth take advantage of the rest of society. Laws‚ political power‚ and other western societal developments are traded for bribes. India’s class system takes a whole new meaning when mixed with western culture and society. The
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Communication and the Conflicts between Chinese Culture and Western Culture Abstract There are many matters of cultural conflicts in intercultural communication of Chinese culture and western culture‚ and it seriously affects the course of communication. So‚ it is necessary for us to find the in-depth reason and make some plans on how to improve the ability of intercultural communication. This is the right way to avoid the cultural conflicts. There are several culture conflicts: the conflicts on privacy‚ the
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Culture is defined as the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people. Most cultures are cultivated by many things such as religion‚ economy‚ government‚ education‚ and conflict that help to shape the culture of a country. The Russian culture has been unswerving and strong through trying times‚ however when most Americans think of the Russian culture‚ they think of a government that is ruled by a tyrant President‚ the Cold War‚ people living in poverty‚ and even a bully to other
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happens between Western/Americans and Eastern/Asian culture. we know that the food culture is different between the East and the West. In the East‚ some Asians eat dog meat‚ but people in the West do not eat dog meat. Many Westerners and a few Easterners dislike “Yulin” a place where people eat dogs years round. There is a festival each year in Yulin in which over ten thousand dogs are killed for their meat. Although eating dog meat is considered unacceptable in Western culture‚ it is considered
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Ancient Greeks thought themselves as “one people.” Greek people had the same religion‚ language and culture. Young men and women from the Greek city states were sent compete in the Olympic Games. Ancient Greek was divided into several independent city states (Polis). Even though Greeks thought themselves as one people‚ politically they defended their independence from each other. Relation between Greeks and Phoenicians increased during ninth century B.C.E. Geeks adopted the Phoenicians alphabets
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