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    more than 700 years of Islamic ruling over the Spanish peninsula. The Spanish Catholic Kings conquered back Granada in 1492‚ finishing with the Muslim control of Iberia. This long period of Muslim domination left a strong influence over the spanish culture and language. This because hundreds of thousands of Muslims decided to stay Iberia and many of them converted to Christianity‚ but kept their traditions and they kept using their language (Arabic). When the Muslims settled in Iberia‚ they called these

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    Americanisation is the influence American culture has on the culture of other countries‚ such as their popular culture‚ media‚ cuisine‚ technology‚ business practices‚ or political techniques. We all know that since the post war period‚ American pop culture has had a great impact on Australia which continues till today.“Is Australia becoming too American?”In the decades since World War II‚ the influence of American popular culture into Australian society has raised ongoing concerns about Australia’s

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    ME1155X Jacquilin Porter Organizational Culture is depends on the individuals and groups of which the organization is made up of. It is the views‚ values‚ goals and morals of the individuals within the organization that create organizational culture. In a company culture often comes from the founders and the leaders of that particular company. These founders and leaders set an example of the certain behaviors

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    With differing cultures that are present all around the world‚ it is not uncommon for certain groups of people to make assumptions about the culture of another country or community. In the world of 1500-1600‚ Spaniards like Christopher Columbus‚ Hernan Cortes‚ and Bernal Diaz del Castillo traveled to Mexico and the Americas in hopes of not only finding gold but continuing their mission of spreading Christianity to others. One of the biggest encounters that these men faced when they reached their

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    socialism so does the others. Apprehension‚ animosity‚ and strength portrays United States in this time. In this way‚ United States is influenced in numerous territories including Domestic strategy and for the most part American culture. Fundamentally‚ American culture is being influenced and it is obviously appeared through numerous occasions. Chilly war makes dread inside the general population. Official request 9835 went by President Harry Truman to explore the administration workers. It essentially

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    Guards were enforcing Mao’s policies because they thought that was the correct thing to do. The Red Guards assaulted people who held different opinions regarding the change in the culture of China. This resulted in people losing their lives ( Schwartz‚ 5). For example‚ when the peasants challenged Mao’s opinion about what they were told to do during the Great Leap Forward they would be punished. Also‚ Mao lied to the people and told them about having lots of food when there wasn’t‚ which lead to

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    Shakespeare in Popular Culture Shakespeare was an English playwright who lived in the Elizabethan times and wrote many plays that many people enjoyed. Shakespeare wrote many plays‚ some of which are still very popular today. Screenwriters even based some of their movies and musical storylines on s Shakespeare’s plays. Some songwriters have also based their songs on Shakespeare’s plays or made music specifically for his plays. Shakespeare has written many plays and few are still popular to this

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    A culture of innovation fueled everything that occurred in the Industrial Revolution (I.R). The transport system only happened due to a culture of innovation. Thanks to the British government’s willingness to give out loans and without a previously established culture of revolution the government wouldn’t have given these loans out. This allowed the output of the country to increase and for Britain’s world trade to be boosted which increased the culture of revolution. This also increased the British

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    known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Elvis’s music‚ soul and personality took the world by shock and changed American culture and society forever. He was the complete package; his charming smile‚ stunning face‚ angelic voice and unique dancing accumulated to one of the most discernible personalities in history. His impact has become inevitably known as the greatest of any pop culture icon and possibly the greatest cultural catalyst in history.

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    Women in Greek Culture To gain a well-rounded understanding of Greek culture‚ not only must the roles of men be examined‚ but also the roles of women. Thus‚ women’s roles in Greek culture merit investigating. In examining of the roles of women‚ the Greek works the Iliad‚ written by Homer‚ and Works and Days and the Theogony‚ both written by Hesiod‚ prove useful. Although Hesiod and Homer do not write extensively about Greek women‚ they still convey the roles of women in Greek culture either explicitly

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