it’s an insult similar to “the middle finger”. Good evening Madam Toastmaster‚ fellow toastmasters and guests‚ tonight let’s look at body language in different cultures. Do you agree that gestures can communicate as effectively as words? I agree. Some might argue‚ it maybe even more than words. However we must be aware different culture has different body language. Therefore‚ in our personal and business lives‚ careful consideration must be given to whom we are with and where they are from. A question
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The difference between ascribed and achieved status is that ascribed status are that you get born in to. For example a child is born into a family with a very respected family history. Then the child who is just born gets that same title as anyone else that would be in the family. As for achieved is what you work for and get to over a lifetime. One example is working hard and going beyond what people expected for you. Building your name and letting people know who you are. A reference group is when
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In respond to : Comparing wage levels – or can we? Calls are growing for a more equitable society with regard to the current debate on whether the minimum wage in Hong Kong should be raised to HK$35 a hour. Before making any conclusion‚ I’d like to make respond to one of the opposition’s view --minimum wage is crippling the businessman. This is an unreasonable and exaggerated argument as the booming rent price in Hong Kong is a wide known significant factor. While it is crystal clear that
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Ashley Smith CRJU 2070 Juvenile Justice LU One Review Questions Review Questions for Learning Unit One Define “resiliency” using your own words. Differentiate between delinquent acts and status offenses. Give examples. Under what conditions will the juvenile court intervene in the life of an adolescent? According to some researchers (Chesney-Lind‚ et al)‚ the juvenile justice system discriminates against girls. Explain how and why. Define “crossover youth.” Our text provides three
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Communication Barriers Stephen Dallas Communication Barriers "So the whole war is because we can’t talk to each other‚" Orson Scott Card. Ineffective communication is a major risk when working in health care. Both speaker and listener need to be in agreement about the message transmitted between each other. There are many factors that influence the way we communicate‚ and the intended message may not be understood. A person’s gender‚ sexual orientation‚ race and ethnicity‚ age‚ culture‚ language‚ economic
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Reducing Abuse (LO 4.1‚ 4.2) Work in a person centred way Everyone is different‚ we all have preferences about our daily routines including what time we get up‚ what clothes we wear‚ the food we eat and how we choose to spend our time. Our ability to exercise choice in this way is essential for our wellbeing. Where routine develop in care services‚ there is a risk that these choices will be taken away from the service users and everyone will be treated the same. The less a person is treated as
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sound the same as to Anglo-Americans when they speak. When people from different cultures come together‚ the cultures mix and adapt. However‚ when certain groups become isolated afterward‚ the languages will develop in a couple of ways; which would eventually create language differences. The myths about the language of African-Americans come from the linguistic inferiority principle. The principle
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Hanyong Na Michaela Vargas English 120-8669 7 October‚ 2012 Differences of Private and Public Language “I remember to start with that day in Sacramento when I first entered a classroom‚ able to understand some fifty stray English words” (Rodriguez 535). Richard Rodriguez‚ who is the author of the essay “Private Language‚ Public Language”‚ introduces how he was raised and lived as well as how he felt growing up in the States as an immigrant family. After reading the Rodriguez’s essay‚ there
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communication is to help people feel good about themselves and about their friends‚ groups‚ and organizations. For the communication to succeed there must be a transmission of thoughts‚ ideas and feelings from one mind to another. Effective communication is an essential component of organizational success whether it is at the interpersonal or intergroup or organizational or even external level. 1 12511 BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION Communication is a process beginning with a sender who encodes
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we talked about in unit 6 learning journal was language barriers. There are many children born in the United States that speak little to none of their native tongue. The assumption is that people that live in America from different cultures speak the language of their parents‚ and grandparents. Moreover‚ what we have learned from stories like Samir Moussa writings is that culturally diverse children depend on extended exposure to their native language to see the value of their heritage. Children of
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