Critical Reading and Writing Professor Yu 7 November 2013 A few people in this world are blessed with amazing gifts and talents. Having these extraordinary talents makes others realize how special that person truly is because of how much talent they have and how well they execute that talent. For example‚ a professional athlete is a person who uses their gift as a talent. Lebron James is one of the most gifted and talented athletes on the planet because of his size‚ speed‚ and agility
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It is well-know fact that different people have different opinion and this saying can be also used in the culture. For that reason‚ different cultures would make people have different behaviours.Culture can be defines as “the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another” (Hofstede 1984‚ p: 21). Culture is consisting of language‚ political‚ values‚ belief‚ food‚ cloth‚ etc. And those elements make people have different behaviours. Therefore‚ there
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Every culture has their own traditional food that they enjoy eating‚ and people from this culture bring their traditional food with them when they migrate to a different country. While some people from diverse culture might argue that their traditional food are healthy and nutritious‚ Korean people believe that food is a medicine for their health. Koreans eat soybean paste‚ soy sauce‚ chill paste which has soybean malt‚ salt‚ and chill pepper‚ and grilling beef. Koreans eat numerous of food that
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Card Etiquette: A Must Master Have you ever experienced how mortifying it is when you’re asked for a business card and you don’t have any? Either you forgot to bring one or run out of business cards‚ this incident is embarrassing both to the asker and to the one being asked for. Habitually forgetting the business cards is the most famous neglect that someone makes when it comes to business card etiquette. In the business world it is important to always remember the business card etiquette as this
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Basic Meeting Etiquette Abstract Meeting etiquette involves all participants and the leader having respect for each other. Meetings should be purpose driven and focused. The leader establishes the direction and purpose the listeners should be prepared to follow along or to provide inputs to that goal. By following etiquette appropriate for the meeting setting‚ more resolutions may be accomplished in the allotted time. In a perfect world‚ a group synergy may evolve to increase productivity
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Xenophobia is certainly a big problem in modern society. Every continent‚ country‚ and citizen of the world has to face this problem every day. Many actions are taken by organization anti-racism and anti-discriminations‚ but unfortunately not everybody is as open-minded as the members of these groups. The close contact between people from different cultures or different ethnic groups has always a different outcome‚ depending on how open minded the two or more people are. Most people think that
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In "Characteristics of Traditional Societies"‚ the writer describes eight characteristics of values and beliefs for traditional societies. The beliefs that they have are different than modern societies. Some are the exact opposite. It shows how different these societies are and why they behave in some ways. An example of the difference between modern society and traditional society is that traditional societies do not believe in progress. "What is missing is the idea that progress is usually (or
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All countries develop their own unique cultures to live by. There are many differences and similarities between my home country’s culture and the American culture that I live in now. Both countries have very different factors which make up their culture; starting from their food and values. The cultures are also similar in the way that they enjoy similar forms of entertainment like music. In Mexico‚ my home country‚ their culture can be expressed by many factors like the food they eat. The same
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Telephone etiquette 1. Speak clearly. A picture paints a thousand words but the caller on the other end of the phone can only hear you. They cannot see your face or body language. Therefore‚ taking the time to speak clearly‚ slowly and in a cheerful‚ professional voice is very important. 2. Use your normal tone of voice when answering a call. If you have a tendency to speak loud or shout‚ avoid doing so on the telephone. 3. Do not eat or drink while you are on telephone duty. Only eat or drink during
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Be Careful‚ Misunderstanding by Different Cultures Have you ever visited another country and made many misunderstandings that you did not realize? Every country has its particular culture‚ and people can identify those cultures by different races‚ genders and nationalities. In addition‚ different races of people have their particular cultural backgrounds‚ and every different culture has its interesting parts. People benefit from learning other cultures; by doing that‚ they can improve their nations
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