American and Russian Values: Different or Alike? Any kind of multicultural communication is based on shared cultural values: socially determined ideas about what is good‚ right‚ or desirable. When we explore American and Russian values‚ we find some interesting similarities that make us realize that establishing communication between our countries is relatively possible. On the other hand‚ there is great cultural misunderstading between two nations‚ each of them thinking the other behaves strangely
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The Huli culture is very different from the United States. Their justice system‚ and market fits for a small-scale society‚ which they are. For their justice system‚ they do not have any “chiefs‚” all the leaders they have will show their power through war‚ their skill in meditating disputes and by amassing wealth in pigs and shells. Most Huli wars originate from personal disputes between individuals‚ some alliances that center on the issue and its main players. One thing that is never ending within
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legislative branch. This is one of the many ways Germany is different from the U.S. because it has two people in power. The German Bundestag is the national Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany‚ which currently consist of 631 members. Like the President of the United States‚ representatives of the Bundestag are elected every four years. However‚ representatives can be elected earlier if the Chancellor loses a vote. Unlike the United States‚ Germany has a Chancellor and President. The Chancellor
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Elderly care between the United States and Japan The difference between Japan and the United States and the care of the elderly is like night and day. The customs between the two cultures are separated by the differences in the respect for the elderly‚ what is considered acceptable care and how care is provided. These are just the surface of the cultural differences and the basics of elder care should be considered. This is only for care of a fairly healthy person that has just gotten older and
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Immigration Policies of the United States and Japan Why do similar modern democracies like the United States and Japan have strikingly different immigration policies? Despite both countries having post-industrial economies in need of qualified‚ skilled labor‚ their policies in regard to this crucial issue remain on complete opposite ends of the spectrum. While one would think that countries as developmentally analogous as the United States and Japan would share similar policies and goals in regard
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Curriculum between the United States and Japan Crawford states “The National Defense Education Act of 1958‚ passed in response to Sputnik‚ was the first effort at the national level to strengthen mathematics‚ science‚ and foreign-language instruction” (pg 106). Unfortunately we all know that the money spent was modest and continue to be small; it looks like that is not enough funds for Education and especially for Math. For years‚ I have been listening that the United States is behind in Mathematics
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As a Soldier in the United States Army‚ your leadership style began at a very young age. Your style is influenced by the things you value‚ your deep rooted beliefs and the life experiences you have had along the way. I want you to think about your own personal experiences as your learn to understand these two dominate styles of leadership. The Army provides us a clear definition of leadership in ADRP 6-22‚ which states “Leadership is influencing people by providing purpose‚ directions and motivation
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POVERTY There is no universally acceptable definition of poverty‚ although there are several connotations and definitions in vogue. Poverty implies a condition of life characterised by deprivation some sort or the other‚ and perceived as undesirable by the person concerned or others. It is a multidimensional concept and phenomenon. Generally‚ there is a consensus among scholars about poverty being conceived and defined as absolute or relative. Absolute poverty implies a person’s lack of access
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Are You proud of your country? I am very proud of my country. I am very lucky to be living in these United States. We have many rights and freedoms. We are all equal here. We are all lucky to have all the privileges and rights that we do have. We have freedom of speech. This means we can say and act however we feel whenever we want. In some countries‚ you are not allowed to. We also have freedom of the press. Our printing press can inform us in all the news that’s going on around the world
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is wrote about the author who married an American girl so he need go to America frequently. There are a lot of troubles when he gets in America. Although coming to the United States he had a lot of troubles‚ he still cannot hate the United States. That is because just like he said in the article‚ he loved one person from the United Stated. This article’s type is personal views. This is a good article for me. As I am a foreign students from China‚ I will also face this situation when I finish my
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