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    Beginning in the 1400s‚ China was isolated from the world’s influences for hundreds of years. China had long considered the Europeans to be Babarians and were not interested in goods and ideas in Europe. When the Portuguese first showed up off the coast of China trying to establish trade relations‚ the Chinese ran away from them calling the Europeans as "Ocean Devils". From the emperor’s view‚ rulers from other countries were "younger brothers" of him. The Chinese recquired the Portuguese for having

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    literary works‚ “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gordimer and “The Welcome Table” by Alice Walker‚ the theme being race / ethnicity. I want to explore the differences in how each of the black women portrayed their selves and how the narrator made me feel when reading each of the stories. Both stories are told in the third-person omniscient point of view‚ you can tell because the narrator lets you know how all of the characters feel in the story. For example‚ in “The Welcome Table”: The old woman stood

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    Manners In my countrymanners are very important to people because we were all raised to respect other people and especially the elders. In our society today‚ it is difficult to find people who still use the simple words “please” and “thank you” on a daily basis. I agree that manners are rapidly declining in today society because of parents‚ teachers and teenagers. One of the reasons that manners are rapidly declining in our society is because of parents. When a parent allows their children to

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    Aboriginal Culture and Western Culture are almost at opposite ends of the spectrum‚ we view the world and our futures quite differently. My Western culture doesn’t connect to the land or to each other like Aboriginal culture does‚ compared to Aboriginal culture‚ my culture feels superficial‚ shallow and individualistic‚ I have strong family connections but it’s limited to my immediate circle of family and close friends. Aboriginal culture is much broader and their ties run deeper. When I look into

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    Ballet is a Western dance form‚ developed by the Indo-European speaking Caucasians who shared mutual European traditions. Ballet’s Western culture is displayed through the traditions of the ’proscenium stage‚ the usual three part performance which lasts for about two hours‚ our star system‚ our use of curtain calls and applause‚ and our use of French terminology’ (Kealinohomoku‚ 2001: 40). Western customs such as weddings‚ burials and christenings are enacted‚ along with the mannerisms from the age

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    GOOD NEWS BEARS CLUB BIBLE DISCOVERY “Good Manners” Recommended for: Junior LESSON AIM: Teaching children the importance of good manners and hospitality MEMORY VERSE: “Love is patient‚ love is kind. It does not envy‚ it does not boast‚ it is not proud. It is not rude‚ it is not self seeking‚ it is not easily angered‚ it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always trusts‚ always hopes‚ always perseveres.” 1 Corinthians13:4-7

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    The notion of myth in contemporary Western culture is mainly used in a pejorative sense. Often associated with imaginary fantastic tales and miracles‚ myth has been opposed to the “truth” of sacred writings (Paden‚ 1994‚ p.70). Myth in ancient Greek tradition initially identified “anything delivered by word of mouth” (Paden‚ 1994‚ p. 70)‚ in contrast with deeds. Later‚ myth became the sacred account of the world’s origin. Myth‚ to participants - and anthropologist and scholars of religious studies

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    Table manner and Gift giving: The difference between China and Australia business communication Report prepared for Maurice Benson‚ Manager‚ International Business Practice Group Prepared by Xuejiao Jia‚ Manager assistant‚ International Business Practice Group Email of Transmittal To: Maurice.Benson@abcd.com.au From: Xuejiao.jia@abcd.com.au Subject: report-commissioned by IBPG Date: 20/10/2014 Dear Maurice Thank you to fix me up with the International Business Program Group. As a new staff

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    army policy and culture have failed to keep pace with the American culture‚ this is evident in the high attrition rate in the army and the dwindling variety of volunteers joining the military today. Furthering the divide‚ the repeated misuse of authority has led to the civilian population loosing trust in military leaders. As social priorities in the civilian world change‚ the civilian and military worlds continue to become more and more dissimilar. Through adapting military culture‚ reminding the

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    aspects of western culture and since then has been featured in many novels and western films. The television show The Young Riders gives a powerful insight to what it would be like to live in the wild west and to be a rider for the Pony Express. The Young Riders is a western drama set in the mid-1800s about a group of teenagers who are desperate for money and decide to work for the Pony Express. With its sepia-toned images and lively music‚ the show reinforces the feel of the old‚ western times with

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