I consider myself someone who is a people person. I have always enjoyed interacting and working with others as opposed to working on a task by myself. My experiences have taught me that it has always been in situations that involve team dynamics or social interactions (starting in high school as rugby captain) that I have thrived both as a leader and as a firm contributor towards a common goal. I start off with this point because to me it seems that one must have the ability to lead others and to
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Spitzberg and Cupach (1984) define communication competency as the ability to achieve your goals while you fulfill relational and situational expectations (as cited in Cupach & Canary‚ 1997). Spitzberg and Cupach contend that communication competency is primarily comprised of two dimensions‚ appropriateness (meeting social expectations and social rules) and effectiveness (achieving one’s goals). Understanding the individual’s role in cross-cultural communication has gained the attention of several
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I chose the country of China for my out of body cultural experience. China is a very diverse country with 56 recognized ethnic groups (Globeaware 1). The majority group of people is the Han Chinese. Other groups of people include the Mongols‚ Manchus‚ and Turik Uighurs. Each group of people has their own unique history and social values. China’s history dates back thousands of years. It is difficult to do a short paper and presentation on Chinese culture because there are so many different
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head CROSS CULTURAL FIELD EXPERIENCE Jesus Power Assembly of God Abstract Cross cultural experiences can be defined in many different ways. Some people view these experiences as a way to interact with individuals who are diverse‚ often experiencing things one would not typically experience within their own culture. A cross cultural experience allows someone to share within another’s culture. These experiences can enrich the lives of those who participate by offering experience‚ knowledge
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My Neighborhood Cultural Experience Carol Salinas Kaplan University HU300-09 Abstract I have had a great opportunity to look at some of my town’s most incredible architecture‚ paintings‚ murals‚ and sculptures. Our family has lived here for over six years now and I have had the pleasure to visiting our three local Native American Museums. I have always enjoyed going to them on occasion when I feel like just getting out by myself and having some quite time. My experiences in this class have
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Personal Cultural Orientation‚ Destination Brand Equity and Revisit Intention: The Case of Cali‚ Colombia Dissertation Proposal Adolfo Rudy Cardona TUI Abstract This study investigates perceptions by tourists to travel destinations based on personal cultural orientation and its effect on destination brand equity ( i.e.‚ image‚ value and quality) and tourist behavior. Likewise‚ it attempts to explore the possible
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An Analysis of my cultural experience Arriving at a foreign country at the age of eleven years old was and exiting and yet intimidating experience. High buildings‚ wide roads‚ newer and nicer cars on the streets were some of the first things I noticed when I arrived to the city of Los Angeles CA. Living in a country where you were not born in could be difficult some times. Although Spanish is spoken at a grand scale in CA‚ it was difficult to communicate with and understand the teachers from my
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Cultural Immersion Experience I participated in the disabled culture for my out-of-class experience. I attended a Birthday Party and visited with a mentally challenged client (son of my friend) with a family friend at Parkwood Developmental nursing home facility in Valdosta‚ GA. Parkwood Nursing home is the residence of approximately 50 clients with varying mental and physical abilities. The front door of the building looks like the door on a house. When entering the front door
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Liza Fisher Cultural Background My cultural background can be described as very unpleasant‚ I had it hard from all races. My own culture put me down because I was light skin and red hair‚ other culture groups put me down because I was black. From the time I started school until my first year of High School‚ I was known to some races as being to good and yet to another race not being good enough. I learned later on in school that appearance do not reveal much about each other’s backgrounds
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Running head: PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF AN ENFP 1 Personal Experience of an ENFP Kevin M. Ryan‚ BA Submitted for Psychology 6113: Theories of Personality (Section B) (12F) Yorkville University‚ New Brunswick‚ Canada Running head: PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF AN ENFP 2 Abstract The study of personality was pioneered and developed by Carl Gustov Jung with his theory of personality types. The subsequent operationalization of Jung’s theory into the Myers-Briggs
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