The North/South Gap The North/South gap is a divide that separates the poor (less developed countries) from the rich (more developed countries). The idea of categorizing countries by their economic and developmental status began during the Cold War with the classifications of East and West. The Soviet Union and China represented the developing East‚ and the United States and their allies represented the West. The term ‘Third World’ (less developed countries) came from the United States
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XXXXXXX English 1302.P10 XXXX Monday‚ February 4‚ 2013 South Park vs. Life Lessons This generation is quite familiar with foul language‚ and violence due to the video games‚ and television shows that kids or teenagers watch. Popular video games that support such violence include: Call of Duty‚ Halo‚ Dead Space‚ and Grand Theft Auto Franchise. Popular television shows that supports vulgar language‚ and/or sex include: Family Guy‚ Futurama‚ and Robot Chicken. After a period of time‚ these shows
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In 1651‚ Dutch settlers first arrived in South Africa looking for slaves and goods‚ at the time they were known as Afrikaners. The Berlin Conference controlled the European colonization and trade in Africa by dividing the country into sections. The African efforts to resist European imperialism failed because they were unable to withstand the advanced weapons and other technology possessed by the Europeans. In 1948‚ a new system of racial segregation called Apartheid was founded‚ which caused
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than did the South. Agriculture was the cornerstone of the Southern economy‚ commerce and industry were more important to the Northern economy. So the north could produce its needs‚ and the South had to rely on foreign trade for its necessities. The south was always short on supplies and basic necessities in the war. The South did have at least two important advantages in their favor that made a Union victory . Most important was the fact that they had better military leaders. The South also had something
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Power distance At a score of 60‚ South Korea is a hierarchical society. This means that people accept a hierarchical order in which everybody has a place and which needs no further justification. Hierarchy in an organization is seen as reflecting inherent inequalities‚ centralization is popular‚ subordinates expect to be told what to do and the ideal boss is a benevolent autocrat Individualism South Korea‚ with a score of 18 is considered a collectivistic society. This is manifest
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South African History The Republic of South Africa‚ not to be confused with South African Republic‚ is a republic located at the southern tip of Africa. The first people living in this area were nomades traveling from the north‚ searching for a new place to live. Today‚ the population of South Africa is a mix of several ethnical groups. The modern history of South Africa began in 1488‚ when the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias rounded what came to be known as the Cape of Good Hope‚ and
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South Park is an adult animated television show that was created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker (Wikipedia). South Park had originated in 1992‚ as the creators had to make a short film for their film class at the University of Colorado (Simple Wikipedia). Nonetheless‚ Stone and Parker created a short film of four boys who created an evil frosty snowman who tried to attack‚ the boys‚ although the boys were saved by baby Jesus (Wikipedia). This short was seen by a producer from Fox‚ who asked the creators
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Tyler Stewart November 18‚ 2013 Racism in South Africa The Dutch East India Company were the first European company to set up shop near the southern tip of Africa in 1652. By the 1700’s the Dutch were calling themselves Afrikaners as they made South Africa their new home. However‚ they weren’t the first settlers to reach South Africa. This honor goes to the Bantu tribes which settled in South Africa roughly 2‚000 years ago. The Bantu either scared away or absorbed
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In 1652‚ the Dutch built the Fort of Good Hope on the Western South African coast to supply fresh water and food to ships travelling around the Cape. Employees of the company grew wheat on small lots and bought cattle from the Khoikhoi‚ local cattle breeders. A couple of wealthy landowners imported the first batch of black slaves in 1658 from Dahomey to convert the original Dutch small holdings into larger wheat and grape plantations. Gradually‚ a culturally Dutch settler society emerged consisting
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BUSINESS CULTURE IN SOUTH KOREA Korean culture is heavily influenced by Confucian values and this shows in every aspect of life in South Korea. Authorities‚ seniors‚ and elders are always respected‚ and families and friendships are an extremely valuable part of life. South Korea is more conservative both in everyday life and business environment than the Western world but it should be considered as getting different opportunities to do business. Greetings and introduction If possible‚ the
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