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    The novel the Book of Salt by Monique Truong is a story about Binh‚ a vietnamese chef for Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas‚ who undergoes numerous life difficulties such as discrimination‚ language barrier‚ and ethnocentrism in a foreign land‚ France. The author uses the symbol of salt to depict Binh’s life. He leaves his homeland of Vietnam for France and works as a chef for Gertrude Stein and ALice B. Toklas. The narrative continually shifts in time and place‚ switching between Saigon‚ Paris

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    CARIBBEAN STUDIES QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS: CAPE 2005 MODULE ONE: CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1. Identify the geographical sub-region to which St Lucia‚ Grenada and Antigua belong. (1 mark) - The Lesser Antilles 2. Name the chain of islands in the Caribbean which is located entirely in the Atlantic Ocean. (1 mark) * The Bahamas * 3. Explain what is meant by a ‘historical’ definition of the Caribbean region. (2 marks) * This describes those islands that saw the

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    On 30th july 2013‚ congress working commitee passed a resolution for creation of telangana that lead to the end of long time combat for those who have campaigned for the statehood. As there is a saying by martin luther king "All progress is precarious‚ and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem"‚ in the same way the telangana resolution has started the bickering over formation of new states.Though separate telangana state was first conceived in 1953‚ the fact that

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    information technology. As an addition of ethnocentrism‚ stereotypes are one of the reasonable barriers to intercultural communication. “Stereotypes as the perceptions or beliefs we hold about groups or individuals based on our previously formed opinions or attitudes “Stereotypes can be either optimistic or pessimistic and as points out they help us to “make sense” of the world by categorizing and classifying people and situations we come across. Ethnocentrism is fairly normal to

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    department) Diversity is valued because things would not be they way it is today if we did not have it. It make everyone different. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocntrism can be defined as “the preferencing of an individual’s culture over the cultures of any other group.(wisegeek)” Ways that ethnocentrism can be determed in society is by the way that someone looks‚ or dresses. It can so be determed my the way they do things or the food that

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    world. According to "Dictionary.com" (2014)‚ ethnocentrism is the tendency to believe that certain ethnic or cultural groups are of the most importance‚ any other group or groups would be viewed in relation to that of our own. The ethnocentric person or group will judge other people or groups compared to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture‚ especially when pertaining to language‚ behavior‚ customs‚ and religion. I believe that ethnocentrism can very possibly be detrimental to a society

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    Nonverbal Communication Nonverbal communication represents two-thirds of all communication. The wrong message can be established if the body language conveyed does not match a verbal message. Nonverbal communication strengthens a first impression in common situations like attracting a partner or a business interview. a. Among the seven nonverbal communication channels described at the website‚ select two and evaluate how these channels will make you a better communicator by improving your

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    #1 In a shocking opening scene‚ teen Danny Vinyard who is played by Edward Furlong‚ races to tell his older brother‚ neo-Nazi Derek‚ about the young blacks breaking into his car in front of the house‚ whereupon Derek gets his gun and with no forethought shoots the youths in their tracks and he forces the other man to put his mouth on the curb‚ then brutally kills him by stomping on the back of his head‚ crushing his mouth against the curb. Danny watches in horror as this unfolds. The police arrest

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    Executive Summary In this assignment‚ I have tried to answer the assigned questions with explanation. Several online documents and books are used as guideline to refer to the subject matter. This assignment has given me an opportunity to probe in to the matter deeply. This task contains detail description on the subjects: self-reference criterion and importance of foreign sub cultural groups. This piece of work discusses the positive and negative effect of the issues on marketing plan. It explains

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