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    Y2-Q1-IBMS-BS-IMP Title course: International Marketing Planning Field Name Description Title of module International Marketing Planning Academic Year 2014-2015 Year of Study 2 Period Q1 Start week of teaching activities­ September 2014‚ week 1 Study load 2 ECTS Learning Outcomes / Competencies IMP has three objectives: Improve student’s general and practical marketing knowledge and understanding; Students will learn how to apply a general purpose structure for international

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    Albularyo An Introduction If one is born and raised in a Filipino family and community‚ they will definitely recognize the term ’albularyo’ (or ’arbularyo’ which is a common mistake in spelling due to mispronunciation). Usually‚ Filipinos seek these ’albularyos’ as an alternative for going to the hospital. By tradition and because of chronic economic constraints particularly in the rural areas‚ the albularyos are the general practitioners - the primary dispensers of health care. The word

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    Ritual is defined as a prescribed formal behavior for occasions not given over technological routine‚ having reference to beliefs in mystical beings or powers (Turner‚ 1962‚ p.19). One of my family rituals in my culture is soul calling and string-tying known in the Hmong culture as Hu Plig Khi Tes. This ritual is originated with my family by passed down from one generation to another throughout many generations. It is a health-like ritual often performed for a family member who is recovering for

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    Men and Listeners‚ as a means of communing with the Divine through their rituals as a means to heal the sickly. Maintaining good health is also a pinnacle to Nacirema society. The Nacirema people feel that‚ "the human body is ugly and has natural tendency to debility and disease". Therefore‚ the Nacirema people put high emphasis on maintaining good health through their daily devotion to their Divines. Their extreme rituals

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    criminals‚ captive‚ orphans and children made up of most of the victims in which got sacrificed. Reasoning: The Mayans sacrificed their people to appease their gods which would lead them to endure‚ and sustain their civilization. The Maya used ritual sacrifices as a massive role in the Mayan civilization. such as turkeys‚ crocodiles‚ iguanas‚ and jaguars. Similar to the Aztecs‚ the Mayans have done this as an attempt to allow their gods to please them. In fact‚ criminals‚ slaves‚ and children

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    recently witnessed a Wiccan Mabon ritual on September 22nd 2012. This ritual was the celebration of the change from summer to fall. It took place in Colorado Springs‚ on the outskirts of town. We were outdoors‚ in a small grove of trees. It was a clear sky with the First Quarter moon beginning to rise over the horizon. The breeze was cool but not cold yet and slowly people started to drift into the clearing. My friend Tiff (name has been changed) was the leader of the ritual. Everyone was wearing dark blue

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    A Psychiatrist’s Tales of Ritual and Obsession. Berkeley‚ CA‚ USA: University of California Press‚ 2008. p 26. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ecpi/Doc?id=10229950&ppg=26 Aboujaoude‚ Elias (Author). Compulsive Acts : A Psychiatrist’s Tales of Ritual and Obsession. Berkeley‚ CA‚ USA: University of California Press‚ 2008. p 26. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ecpi/Doc?id=10229950&ppg=26 Aboujaoude‚ Elias (Author). Compulsive Acts : A Psychiatrist’s Tales of Ritual and Obsession. Berkeley‚

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    The Ritual of “The Lottery” It is often said that there is strength in numbers. While it is true that a large group of people has more power than an individual‚ a single person within a large group will almost always conform in some way. This weakens the individual and leads to fewer new ideas in order to maintain group status and agreement. Many times‚ rituals or ideas are allowed and accepted just because they are favored by a majority or have been part of that society for so long that they

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    The article “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” by Horace Miner‚ was very interesting because it mocks our society as a whole without blatantly stating the similarities. The reader is supposed to view the Nacirema as being quite outrageous in their way of life; the magical beliefs and superstitions. However‚ if you step back and look at the bigger picture of the article‚ is the Nacirema really any different from us? This statement‚ “The focus of this activity is the human body‚ the appearance and

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    What is a cultural ritual that conveys something about the culture? The culture of the United States of America is essentially Western‚ yet is affected by African‚ Native American‚ Asian‚ Polynesian‚ and Latin American societies. A strand of what might be portrayed as American society began its development once again 10‚000 years back with the movement of Paleo-Indians from Asia‚ Oceania‚ and Europe‚ into the district that is today the mainland United States. The United States of America has its

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