1. Ninian Smart has established 6 dimensions or structures in a way to find a common ground between all world religions. These are classified into the thought‚ "mind"‚ dimensions which are the experiential‚ mythical‚ and doctrinal dimension‚ and then the multi-sensory dimensions which are the ritual‚ ethical and social dimensions. The experiential dimension is the religious experience. People come to know their religion‚ their God or the ultimate reality through experience. According to Smart‚ there
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If we explore the Chinese culture through the lens of the 5-D Model‚ we can get a good overview of the deep drivers of Chinese culture relative to other world cultures. Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal – it expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that
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eighties Hungary adapted a democratic ideology. Since the switch to a democratic way of thinking Hungary has seen a slow tedious change in their dimensions of culture. Changes in context‚ collective/individual‚ power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ and sex-role differentiation have been challenging for Hungarians to make. Understanding the five dimensions of their culture will make it easier to understand Hungarians. Context Context refers to the environment in which communication process takes
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WEEK ONE: SIX DIMENSIONS HEALTH Part 1 Physical health: Includes characteristics such as body size and shape‚ sensory acuity and responsiveness‚ susceptibility to disease and disorders‚ body functioning‚ physical fitness and recuperative abilities. Newer definitions of physical health also include our ability to perform normal activities of daily living‚ or those tasks that are necessary to normal existence in today’s society. Some of the activities of physical health are: Control your weight
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USA: USA The American Revolution and the war for independence from Britain began with a small fight between British troops and colonists on April 19‚1775. The British troops left Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ planning to take weapons and ammunition from revolutionary colonists. At Lexington‚ they met armed colonists who were called Minutemen because they could be ready to fight in a minute. The Minutemenplanned to protest silently and not shoot unless
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United States of America Within the International Trade 25 October 2013 Table of contents Table of contents 1 1. Short Introduction 2 2. Economic data of USA 2 a. Development of GDP 2 b. Unemployment rate 3 c. Credit rating 4 3. SWOT analysis 4 4. Imported/exported goods 6 a. Imported goods (2011) 6 b. Exported goods (2011) 6 5. Integration of international or regional trade agreements 7 6. Taxing conditions 8 7. Labor Cost 10 8. Main transport infrastructures
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extremely valuable way of classifying religion and its many aspects is through the Seven Dimensions‚ developed by Ninian Smart. (See Appendix 1) These dimensions explore the many aspects of religion in a systematic and logical way. This theory of classifying religions can be lucidly applied to the Buddhist tradition in order to gain a wider understanding. The core element of Buddhism is the Experiential Dimension‚ as the ultimate goal of all Buddhists is to attain Enlightenment or Nirvana. The other
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Five Dimensions and Leadership Hofstede’s Five Dimensions and Leadership Geert Hofstede examined IBM the company for over thirty years and developed a theory about cultural differences. His theory is widely used to compare differences in culture‚ and also in leadership. There were initially four dimensions of values that he measured; uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism‚ power distance and masculinity. Later a fifth dimension‚ long term orientation was added in 1991. These dimensions were
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MULTICULTURALISM IN GERMANY Multiculturalism is the presence of many cultures in one place by having same political rights as other citizens regardless of their differences in private lives. In a multicultural society‚ the citizens must embrace immigrants who have different values‚ beliefs and religions. Besides‚ the government must accept immigrants as their own citizens and they must give political rights as well as civil and social rights. Thus‚ the integration of distinct cultures can be completed
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Strong interest in Computer concepts since school days and burning desire to become an engineer motivated me to clear one of the most difficult engineering entrance exams in the Indian subcontinent. I got the opportunity to study Electronics and Communication at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering‚ Bangalore-Karnataka. Right from my school‚ I had a penchant towards Mathematics‚ Science and research in general. This basic interest led me to take up Mathematics‚ Physics
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