the east stood for despotism and that the west stood for freedom. The eastern and Western conceptualizations still exist but the idea of the East and West in a literal sense is a thing of the past. Today‚ both the Western and Eastern Civilizations influence each other heavily. Western civilization can be compared to modern day Capitalism and the Eastern Civilization can be considered communism. The relationship between the United States and China is a great example of how the ideas of the two civilizations
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Differences between Chinese and Western Business Cultures Abstract This paper discusses the differences between Chinese and Western business cultures and values. China has joined the World Trade Organization for 10 years‚ the divergence between Chinese and western business styles is decreasing due to the globalization and increasing world trade and growing freedom of capital flow(Liu and Mackinnon‚ 2011)[1]. The paper attempt to reveal the reasons why Western businesses could be successful
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widespread African-American political participation in the South was Voting Rights Act of 1965. 3. What is the central idea of a democracy? Ordinary people want to rule themselves and are capable of doing so. 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? Democracy in Ancient Greece was more a set of utopian ideas than a description of real societies. 5. The struggle for democracy in the United States is unfinished and ongoing. 6. What is the major difference between a direct democracy and
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Europe I. General Info A. Facts 1. birthplace of western civilization 2. influential on world development a. history - exploration b. philosophy - religion [ religious backgrounds in US & Latin America come from Rome ] c. ideology - gov [ democracy comes from Ancient Greece ] 3. continent - subregions a. Eastern (Central) b. Western B. Geography 1. major cities~refer to map 2. 2nd smallest Australia‚ 2.9) -4 sq. miles 3. population of 700 million +‚ density 65 ppl/sq
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In 1803‚ President Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from the French government for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to New Orleans‚ and it doubled the size of the United States. To Jefferson‚ westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health: He believed that a republic depended on an independent‚ virtuous citizenry for its survival‚ and that independence and virtue went hand in hand with land
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The Western Frontier and the Changes that took Place The frontier was land that had been untouched in the Western United States by white mans laws and way of life. As time passed‚ and the population grew on the frontier‚ and changes took place. Basic ways of life changed. Religious beliefs‚ laws‚ and regulations were challenged and adapted to the new settings. Each of these novels‚ The Pioneer‚ A New Way Home-Who’ll Follow‚ & Hope Leslie‚ take a different look at these changes that were taking
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Politics and the State in Western Europe ca 1450-1521 Due to the ineffective leadership‚ the nation states of Frances‚ England and Spain utilized aggressive methods to rebuild their governments in the fifteenth century. This was accomplished though the revival of the monarchy and the unification of nations. The French leaders led their people and nation states to success. Charles VII‚ a sovereign viewed as weak and frail‚ proved himself a powerful leader. Charles (reigned from
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The Western Hemisphere remained unknown to Europe until Columbus’s voyage in 1492. However‚ the Native Americans also known as the "First Inhabitants" arrived from Asia as early as twenty thousand years ago. The question of how the historians accounted for the arrival of Native Americans in the Western Hemisphere is what I would like to elaborate more on as well as the similarities/differences to the great civilizations of the Aztecs‚ Mayas‚ and Incas‚ in which the Native Americans fashioned a similar
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A seemingly traditional approach towards the Western frontier is the reason for John Cawelti’s assessment from The Six-Gun Mystique. His description of the Western formula being “far easier to define than that of the detective story” may clearly be a paradigm for many authors‚ but not particularly for Stephen Crane. The standards Cawelti has set forth for a successful Western is quite minimal by thought‚ but at the same time relevant. Crane signifies a different perspective to
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for the expansion west had great impact on the United States. American settlers and business were attracted to western expansion as opportunity came up. Cattlemen‚ miners‚ and railroads had all greatly impacted the United States‚ but of the groups railroads held the most significant impact on the United States and the growth of the nation. For years wild cattle had wandered the western open range until protein-rich beef was in demand to feed city dwellers in the east and miners as well as soldiers
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