I began reading Anna Deavere Smith’s Fires in the Mirror without doing any pre-reading about the subject of the play or the author. When I read over the long list of "characters" for the play‚ I thought I would never be able to keep up with who’s who. Before beginning to read the first scene‚ I was unaware that the play was a succession of verbatim monologues from real people. I thought‚ "Wow‚ this is different." Honestly‚ I have probably read about the Crown Heights riots beforein fact I probably
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In my opinion in a perfect world yes we could but unforuntatly we live in a world today where most people are incapable of ignoring differences. However I do feel most organizations are trying to formulate this idea of a diverse multicultural organization in part possibly because they play the "neutral" game in order to keep everyone involved happy. However I personally feel that the honest reason why more organizations might be leaning toward these ideals are because they are moving
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showed a keen awareness of global issues such as poverty‚ hunger‚ and environmental conservation. This may seem contradictory to the questionable choices Jackson made in his personal life‚ so this is why Man in the Mirror may be his most personal and revealing work. With Man in the Mirror‚ Jackson reveals a deep inner-conflict and proposes a challenge to himself and to his listeners that in order to change the world‚ people must first change themselves. There are many contrasts in the song that reveal
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The third aspect of multicultural counseling I am going to look at is on the issues of gender differences The group members presenting this topic defined gender as what is culturally assumed as femininity and masculininity. According to Deustch (2007). Gender refers to social attributes and opportunities associated with being male or female and the relationship between men and women‚ boys and girls which are learnt through socialization. Boys and girls are socialized differently. Gender socialization
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One of the main models of cultural identity formation is that of the African American identity model. The model describes stages in which the African Americans go through in moving from self-hatred to self-acceptance. The model is representative of four stages; pre-encounter‚ encounter‚ immersion-emersion and internalization (Mio‚ Barker‚ & Tumambing‚ 2012). The pre-encounter stage depicts the African American as a white frame of reference and devaluing their internal and outward traits. There
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(monograph and workbook); Georgetown University Child Development Center. Taylor‚ T.‚ et al Tervalon‚ M. & Murray-Garcia‚ J. (1998). "Cultural humility versus cultural competence: a Critical discussion in defining physician training outcomes in multicultural education." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved‚ 9 (2) 117-125. U.S U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ Health Resources and Services Administration‚ Bureau of Health Professions‚ retrieved from http://www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/diversity/cultcomp
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himself in Canadian culture‚ only to get let down multiple times and to feel like he is living in a “white man’s” country. However‚ in the story of Himani Bannerji‚ she captures a young girl becoming aware of racial identity as she sees herself as different. The young girl in this story wanted to feel normal and accepted for who she is and make her mother proud by her achievements. She revealed a drawing to her mother of her family‚ but it wasn’t her family at all it was a picture of a white family
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Jonathan Z. Mougharbel Professor Maddock History 312 – TuTh 10:30-11:50 19 March 2013 The East to West Revolution – Settlement of the Colonies People often say things about how the United States‚ with its revolutionary political and economic system‚ must have been around for a long time in order to achieve the world standing it holds today. This isn’t the case though. In fact‚ when compared to great civilizations like the Roman Empire which lasted almost 12 centuries‚ many would say that the
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Multicultural Interview and Analysis This paper intends to put the theoretical concepts learned in class into practice through an analysis of a ‘case study’ of an East Asian person‚ in order to demonstrate the extent of my understanding of how life experiences have shaped an individual’s thoughts and worldviews from an East Asian cultural context. The paper is organized into three sections‚ the first section introduces the interviewee’s demographic information and some additional comments on
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Multicultural Teams Core Characteristics and Skills Essential for Leading Global Teams Many successful contemporary organizations increasingly function on a global stance. Enhancements in technology and communication based exchanges make simpler and empower companies that desire the ability to work and operate in multiple locations and cultures. Because of this‚ it has become considerably more common to find global leaders in many organizations worldwide as the world shrinks as a result of technological
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