Information on Attitudes and Purchase Intentions in Internet Shopping Minjeong Kim‚ Ph.D. Oregon State University Sharron Lennon‚ Ph.D. University of Delaware ABSTRACT The present study investigated how different product presentation formats (visual vs. verbal) influence consumer attitudes toward product and purchase intentions in Internet shopping. The overall results from two Web experiments simulating Internet apparel shopping showed that both visual and verbal information had significant
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Psychological anthropology is the study of individuals and their personalities and identities‚ within particular cultural contexts (Miller‚ 2007). Although American and Chinese people are raised in different cultures‚ their cultures are somewhat similar. Even though individuals are raised thousands of miles apart‚ is it possible to possess some of the same personality traits? In the American culture‚ baby showers are held to celebrate the impending birth of a baby. Family and friends bring many
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The beginning of the Chinese immigration can date back to 1858‚ around the time of the British Columbia gold rush. The number of Chinese immigrates increased during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1881-1885)‚ when they were brought here as cheap laborers. However‚ instead of showing gratitude toward these people‚ the Canadian government set out harsh rules in order to “reserve” a “white man’s country” (Prime Minister R.B.Bennett‚ 1907). In 1885‚ the Chinese Immigrate Act was created
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Chinese in Early America by Katherine Inserra Most people today believe that with the passing of the Fourteenth Amendment meant the immediate granting of citizenship to all persons born on American soil. However‚ it was not until 1898 that the United States Supreme Court concluded that the amendment awarded citizenship to Chinese children born to Chinese immigrants on American Soil. (Foner 659). Just twelve years previously‚ the courts had finally forced the city of San Francisco to issue
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Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior How do you raise your child in the best way? Is it the Western or Chinese methods to prefer? That is the big question in this article. Amy Chua takes her starting point in her own life‚ where she raises her two daughters‚ Sophia and Louisa. Their upbringing is influenced by the Chinese methods. Amy Chua never allowed them to attend a sleepover or get any grade less than an A for instance.1 The sender of this article is the 50-year old Chinese woman‚ Amy Chua‚ who
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Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior B “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”‚ is an article written by the 48-year-old lawyer and mother Amy Chua. The article is published in The Wall Street Journal on January 8th in 2011. In the article Amy Chua focuses on how the western parents up bring their children versus how the Chinese parents up bring their children. The receivers of the article are the western parents because she wants them to lean from the Chinese parents. Though the whole article
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How to make Chinese dumplings Dumplings‚ also call JiaoZi in Chinese‚ are a very traditional Chinese food‚ and it is essential during the holiday in China. In Northern China‚ people eat dumplings as their daily food‚ not only during the holiday. Dumplings have a very long history. As the spring festival mark the start of a new year in Chinese calendar‚ people eat dumplings to connote their wishes to family for the following year. The Chinese dumplings are consists of two parts‚ the fillings mixture
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Discuss ‘the Chinese room’ argument. In 1980‚ John Searle began a widespread dispute with his paper‚ ‘Minds‚ Brains‚ and Programmes’ (Searle‚ 1980). The paper referred to a thought experiment which argued against the possibility that computers can ever have artificial intelligence (AI); in essence a condemnation that machines will ever be able to think. Searle’s argument was based on two key claims. That; “brains cause minds and syntax doesn’t suffice for semantics” (Searle‚ 1980‚ p.417)
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American Born Chinese is a graphic novel that follows the stories of three seemingly unrelated characters; Jin Wang‚ Danny‚ and the Monkey King. Jin Wang is a Chinese-American boy who moves from a Chinese community to a place where he is one of two Asian students in his class. He desperately wants to fit in and be an all-American boy like his classmates. When a boy from Taiwan named Wei-Chen moves to his class‚ Jin Wang instantly dislikes him. He does not want to be Wei-Chen’s friend. However‚ the
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Chinese dream and my dream “There would be no new China without the Communist Party”‚ I’ve heard of this saying since I was a little child. From then on‚ the Communist Party has left a deep and giant impression on me. China makes great progress under the leadership of the Communist Party which has always been the belief of China. I’ve been told that it would be a great honor to be a party member. So now I am a party member and the Chinese belief becomes my genuine belief. However‚ as growing up
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