A Look at Police Culture and the Significance of Stress on the Job According to NCWC (2005)‚ the occupation of policing has most often been described as hours of boredom‚ followed by minutes of sheer terror. The source also stated that any job in which such extremes exist‚ poses the need for cultural characteristics which reinforce the collective and impersonal nature of the work. “While most elements of police culture are universal‚ each agency possesses its own personal and distinctive
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World Cultures: Comparing China and the United States Skyler Ditchfield Religions are very different in both countries. In the US most people are Christian‚ but there is a freedom of religion so you have the right to practice any religion that you want to. In China they are against religion‚ because it brings people away from communism‚ they want communism to be the official religion of China. Status symbols of living in the US are things that you can buy‚ cars‚ houses‚ clothes etc . In China
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Saladoid culture is a pre-columbian indigenous culture of Venezuela and the Caribbean that flourished from 500 BCE to 545 CE.[1] This culture is thought to have originated at the lower Orinoco River near the modern settlements of Saladero and Barrancas in Venezuela. Seafaring people from the lowland region of the Orinoco River of South America migrated into and established settlements in the Lesser Antilles‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Hispaniola.[1] They displaced the pre-ceramic Ortoiroid culture. As a horticultural
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Russian culture has a long history and tradition that all Russians are proud of. One of the many hallmarks of the culture is the focus on family life. The keyword to Russian family is dependence. Russian family life is built on inter-dependence and nearly all the family members are very close and attached to one another. If you have the extended family members or friends‚ you will likely be invited to discuss many aspects of the life. I believe you will find that Russians are interesting people to
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For this project‚ I chose to examine Spanish culture because I’ve always heard about how rich of a culture it is and I think its interesting to be able to compare it to other European cultures. Since they’re all so close together its amazing how diverse each country is even when you consider the similarities each has to another. The staple foods of Spain include olives and potato omelets. Their core foods consist of eggs‚ lamb‚ poultry‚ pork‚ and salted or dried fish. They also eat a lot of sausages
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Culture of the United States What is "Your" Culture The culture of the United States‚ beginning in the late nineteenth centuries and into today‚ has always been one of great progress and also great tragedy. We have evolved from a nation with few inhabitants‚ mainly Native Americans‚ to a nation that has a profound influence on the rest of the world. With the rest of the world going through a revolutionary phase‚ the United States grew into the leader of the pack that spearheaded progress
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comprehend those of another is what it truly means to be culturally aware. The insight available when we keep an open‚ understanding mind‚ could change every aspect of how we interact with foreign nations. In this essay I will study the Country and Culture of Iraq. I will start with the physical specifics of the area: the geographical location‚ terrain and climate. Then I will cover the people who make up this country: the language they speak‚ their ethnicities‚ religions‚ and their nationality.
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Around the world there are so many different cultures. The way people eat‚ live‚ their religion‚ their practices are all completely different from each other. It’s amazing how far people are separated and all different types of people build up an economy just like everyone else and essentially make their own ethnicity. What is also amazing is that almost all countries have their own mythology. The Vietnamese are no different. When people think of Vietnamese‚ they usually think of the war. Believe
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Today’s culture is much different than what it once was in the past. With modern technology it is easier for individuals to express themselves in radical ways such as tattooing‚ piercing‚ etc. What do these new-age ideas reveal about society as it exists today? With the stereotypes that exist‚ each and every person is looking for some sort of individuality that sets them apart from everyone else. Besides tattooing and piercing‚ another way to do this is through social-networking sites such as Facebook
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Mexican culture is also about traditions‚ gastronomy‚ music‚ colors‚ and flavors. It’s a variety of many things in one country rich in culture. The Mexican gastronomy is full of different types of flavors; flavors that take you to another place‚ experiencing new sensations in the taste of the food‚ and even make you remember something that you may forget it. The taste of Tequila with a piece of lemon and salt makes you enjoy the taste that Tequila leaves you in your mouth even more. It makes you
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