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…Initiation into American Culture: The Hollywood Smoke Screen As a foreigner looking inward through a glass window, the foundation of the American culture appears to be based on the idealism of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Each year…

…Juan Concepcion Managing Diversity in the Workplace Cultural diversity in the workplace is becoming more and more prevalent. Corporations in all industries are encouraging minorities, women, elderly workers, people with disabilities as well as foreign…

…. How is man to learn and evolve? How does he expand his boundaries? The process of learning through contact is vital to the discovery process. How is a group of people able to progress, to explore without making contact with other races, cultures…

…In Scott Russell Sanders’ essay, “The Men We Carry In Our Minds,” discusses about his personal perception of the conflict of gender equality that culminated in his mind after witnessing the harsh lives of his surrounding group of people. This essay deals…

…. The Africans were forbidden from speaking in their native tongues. They were also stripped of their real names and forced to assume names given to them by their masters. This was meant to strip slaves of their self-esteem by destroying culture, history…

…to gain a better understanding of other cultures, it is necessary to keep in mind the qualities that are believed to be portrayed by ourselves. Once it is understood how we are perceived, you need to look at the customs of the person who is visiting…

…Was Colonial Culture Uniquely American? "Was Colonial Culture Uniquely American?" "There were never, since the creation of the world, two cases exactly parallel." Lord Chesterfield, in a letter to his son, February 22nd, 1748. Colonial culture…

…A Cross Cultural Perspective of Polygyny As an institution, polygyny, the social arrangement that permits a man to have more than one wife at the same time, exists in all parts of the world. From our present knowledge, there are very few…

…business culture. Emotional appeals are often effective here, so emphasize how your Mexican counterparts will benefit personally from your proposal. You may also mention how your proposal will heighten your counterparts' sense of honor and family pride…

…ethic, lack of standard education, and sometimes cultural standards. Poverty is a situation in which groups of people are compared to other groups of people. This is called relative poverty. For example this type of poverty could include the people…