learn that the real experience is way different from what I have imagined and expected. I would rather call it a “positively challenging experience” as I am exposed to a completely foreign culture and challenged to adapt myself to it but the learning process of this new culture has greatly excited me. At the beginning‚ I inevitably experienced a certain amount of cultural shock‚ given the vast difference between Vietnamese culture and American culture. Cultural shock is a state of anxiety that results
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According to the seminal work of William Westley (1970)‚ the police subculture is a crucial concept in the explanation of police behavior and attitudes. The subculture‚ in his view‚ characterizes the public as hostile‚ not to be trusted‚ and potentially violent; this outlook requires secrecy‚ mutual support‚ and unity on the part of the police. Manning (1977) suggested that the inherent uncertainty of police work‚ combined with the need for information control‚ leads to police teamwork‚ which in
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Tattoo Artists: Ethnography Project Audience Analysis Tattoo artist subculture is one of the less known subcultures. A few people are aware of the characteristics of tattoo artist subculture. This tattoo artists ethnography project paper can be read by readers from different ethnicities‚ religions‚ genders‚ and geographical locations. In addition‚ there is not a specific age range for the reader of this project even though it is expected that people with age older than 14 years are more interested
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Introduction A catchy title is one of the prerequisites for any ‘saleable’ book. Hence to that extent‚ Stay Hungry Stay Foolish by Rashmi Bansal‚ has a great title‚ it being borrowed from Steve Jobs’ famous speech made to the 2005 graduating class at Stanford University. The header on the front cover says‚ "The inspiring stories of 25 IIM Ahmedabad graduates who chose to tread a path of their own making". And this is an apt preview of the jaw-droppingly awe-inspiring stories of different entrepreneurs
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have experienced many differences between American culture and Italian culture. When I first arrived‚ I was so excited and everything was so new that I did not immediately notice these differences. Everything was a blur! We had orientations and tours during the first week and each instructor mentioned specific aspects of Italian culture that we needed to be aware of. But‚ since I had only been here for two days‚ I had not witnessed these differences. In “Culture Shock and the Cross-Cultural Learning
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San Culture Elements essential to the survival of San culture are knowledge of their surroundings‚ a nomadic life‚ their values‚ and the structure in the San community. Differences in my culture and San culture are due to environment‚ values‚ lifestyles‚ and social structure. Elements important to the survival of American culture are adaptability‚ unity of one language‚ education provided by the government and acceptances of different religions. Modernization and globalization impact both the San’s
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Culture between two Every individual that is born into the universe are brought into a culture at a very young age. Only thing is what is culture? How does someone know that they belong to a culture? That is where the beauty of the answer is released. Culture is whatever an individual is born into and their background.‚ whatever as an individual you declare is part of the culture. We all come from different cultures‚ but we all are bound together by similar or the same salient. In the end‚ though
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To begin this particular discussion‚ it is imperative that a firm definition of hip-hop be set. Merriam Webster defines hip-hop as “a subculture especially of inner-city youths who are typically devotees of rap music”‚ while Urban Dictionary takes a different approach stating‚ “Hip Hop is a social-political movement created in the late 70’s. Hip Hop is a culture to give people who grew up in the ghetto a voice‚ songs in hip hop are spoken from personal
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What makes a house a home? A house can provide a place to live‚ but it can’t provide family love. A home can provide people a place to live‚ but it also can provide family love. I have lived in many different kinds of houses‚ apartments‚ garages and now a condo. Every house that I have lived in gives me a different feeling. The house that I currently live in‚ provides not only a comfortable place‚ but also warmth and care as well. I’m living in a 2 story condo with my parents. The living
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describe students that attend private schools and that were also raised in an upper class family. Preppy is a subculture because the people of that group have different values and norms by most of society. It is normal for teens to dress like a young adult and to have very high expectations. They value money and success and always want to be “the best of the best.” The preppy subculture refers to the style of clothes‚ hobbies‚ and values that encompass those that are privileged enough to enjoy a
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