imagined and expected. I would rather call it a “positively challenging experience” as I am exposed to a completely foreign culture and challenged to adapt myself to it but the learning process of this new culture has greatly excited me. At the beginning‚ I inevitably experienced a certain amount of cultural shock‚ given the vast difference between Vietnamese culture and American culture. Cultural shock is a state of anxiety that results from cross-cultural misunderstanding. One incident that gave rise
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The law in the United States has transformed prodigiously from the colonial era to the present times. Knowing the fact that law was practiced in the form of apprenticeship in its early days to having great expectations‚ a long and competitive process‚ and challenging regulations in becoming a lawyer is a verification to how law has been transformed (Friedman‚ p. 277.) In the “One L” book by Scott Turow‚ the reader attains great insight on how law schools are being conducted; describing the events
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The elements of culture such as values‚ beliefs‚ practices‚ symbols and artifacts are not static but are dynamic. Every generation presents a new‚ refined version of the original continually transforming society into conformity with the prevailing circumstances that dictate
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Yvette Macias English 103 05/02/14 Who and what is an American? American culture is a mixture of cultural diversity and a shared common identity which leads many to wonder what aspect should be of main focus‚ or at what cost does our cultural differences have to be sacrificed in order to establish a common identity. Many people dream about being an American because they envision America as the land of prosperity‚ peace and unity. Is it really? America is yet to be a united place of prosperity
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Knowledge Management and Organizational Culture: Toward a broader perspective on how organizational culture impacts knowledge management. The words knowledge and management are two extremely broad concepts when separated. When the two words come together‚ it speaks of an idea that strives to organize information in a way that produces an advantage for an organization. While anyone would think that harnessing the knowledge of an organization is a positive thing to do‚ there are many who do not
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German culture is completely different than it was fifty years ago and is somewhat now similar to my everyday culture. In some aspects some might say that it could also be very different and similar. Germany and the U.S can be different in many ways. German culture is very unique and fascinating. As the U.S shares very many different types of traditions and holidays that some might not agree with or celebrate. For instance‚ in German bathrooms they have attendants to help you with your needs‚ and
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learn the culture of people along with their language to communicate with them? Why/Why not? I’d like to add‚ that learning the culture of people along with their language is necessary not only to communicate with them‚ but also‚ at the beginning to understand all the pecularities of the language. Culture and language are two strongly interrelated notions. The basis of culture is the language. And on the contrary‚ the language is the reflection (“echo”) of the culture. Learning a language is much
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Voodoo is a religion that has its origins in Africa. Voodoo can be traced to Western Africa to the Yoruba people of the eighteenth and nineteenth century (Perry‚ 2009). Voodoo made it to the West by means of the slave ships that took Africans to Haiti to work in the sugar plantations. Voodoo is practiced throughout the Caribbean‚ West Indies‚ South America‚ and Britain. In the United States‚ Voodoo is common in New Orleans‚ New York‚ and Florida. Voodoo is a religion that is combined with African
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The reasons behind the traditions and expectations goes further back than just the 1800’s when Americans applied rituals to their daily lives. Religion also prompts the expectations and restraints that society places on itself. Gods and goddesses (depending on the religion) have a significant impact on people’s lives as people tend to follow the rules set by their religious beliefs. The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology exhibit on women and gender in ancient Egypt depicts goddesses as queens‚ child
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African American Cultural Influence on an Author Johanna Salloum ENG 356 6/12/11 James states in his Autobiographical Notes‚ “I have not written about being a Negro at such length because I expect that to be my only subject‚ but only because it was the gate I had
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