Marginalized as the "Other" and constantly differentiated by those of the West, Said was fuelled to raise awareness of this misconception and thus published Orientalism, an analysis from the "Other" Perspective. ... From this, he is able to apply his analysis and acknowledge how the Orient is still viewed as inferior in comparison to the West. ... However, a few flaws in his analysis de-value his work. Throughout his analysis, Said fails to specifically refer to the Oriental countries other than those of the Near Orient. ... In this manner, Said has over-generalized his analysis. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Kubryakova, conceptual analysis involves expanding of the notion, which stands behind the linguistic sign. ... Our goal was to study the development concept-sphere husband on the material resisting languages and make comparative analysis. ...

• Word Count: 601
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Critical Approach is a process of analysis whereby Dion attempts to analyze the ubiquitous coverage of Madonna in the French media. ... (Page 284) Dion then divides this analysis into two categories; "favorable overall" and "hostile overall", after which Dion states, "There isn't any middle ground". ... In Dion's conclusion concerning his analysis of the French press, he asserts that the "favorable overall" group isn't really concerned about her works or her means, but their main preoccupation is who they think Madonna is and what she portrays and stand for. ...

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Introduction "International marketing research can be defined as market research conducted either simultaneously or sequentially to facilitate marketing decisions in more than one country" (Kumar, 2000). "Culture is a learned, shared, compelling, interrelated set of symbols whose meanings pro...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Subcultures are formed when a person's values and beliefs are shaped around particular styles of fashion, music, language and other individuals with the same or similar interests. "Homies", "goths" and car enthusiasts are examples of youth subcultures, in which many Australian young people are a p...

• Word Count: 478
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Clearly, then, the importance of being on time is a context-based perspective, but the foregoing analysis suggests that there are a number of good reasons to be on time regardless of one's age or culture. ... In the final analysis, it is reasonable to conclude that it just makes good business sense to be on time as well as demonstrating good breeding and good manners....

• Word Count: 1150
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Kwame Appiah's philosophical analysis of globalization in Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers wrestles with this very issue. ... In theory, this sounds like a near perfect system, yet Harvey points out its dangers through historical analysis. ...

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Methods While doing this research paper, because of limited time, secondary structure approach was pursued. 13 articles relating to the research questions of culture and ELT were selected for analysis. ... Results Overall, the analysis of 13 articles showed that there is a big variety of definitions of culture. ... The analysis of the data indicated that the idea of using contexts familiar to students in language teaching (home culture) has its own merits. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the Abnormal Psychology Level of Analysis, it is very difficult to define what behavior is considered abnormal, and even more difficult to objectively diagnose someone with a specific condition or disorder that results in their abnormal behavior. ...

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In defining ethnic groups, there will be a focus on the spoken language of each ethnic group, as well as a brief description of each group, in other words an analysis on the varying ethnolinguistic categories. ... In an effort to avoid an embrace of this cultural relativism, the "western" categories of Europeans and mesticos will not be discussed as the ethnolinguistic categories, and will only be analyzed through the appropriate perspective, which involves an analysis of the level of exploitation that these ethnic groups imposed upon the indigenous population of Angola. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

'Chavín thus demonstrates that a careful archaeological and art historical analysis of different kinds of evidence can produce sound proof of cult activity – even for a site and society concerning which there are no written records whatsoever.' [ CITATION Ren12 l 3081 ]...

• Word Count: 754
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In Blaut's analysis of White's work, he clearly sites evidence of the technological advances White suggests as European that can be found in other areas of the world long before they reach Europe (p. 34). ...

• Word Count: 929
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Abstract This paper is about the similarities and differences of cultures in Chinese and English idioms and their translation, pointing out that, due to the differences in geographical environments, historical developments, social systems, religious beliefs and customs and traditions, there are exi...

• Word Count: 722
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Executive Summary Charlie Eitel has been hired by Fenway Partners, the owner of Simmons bedding company, to turnaround the company. He would like to spend $7.2 million over three years to implement the Great Game of Life (GGOL) which is an experiential program assisting employees to reach their full...

• Word Count: 3108
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In order to address and come to a conclusion regarding the historical, political and cultural context(s) in which Third Cinema' came to being an important part of the third world's struggle for self identity and liberation, differing modes of knowledge will be interpolated with examples from the Su...

• Word Count: 1262
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Intercultural Communication History teaches us that culture always changes because of internal and external influences. Communication is the most important quality for anyone to work on if they want to work or be part of an intercultural society. Communication between different cultures is a maj...

• Word Count: 1464
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Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines sociology as a systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings. The most important structures that tie together these groups are economics, politics, and social status. The sociological e...

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To begin this essay the common perceptions of globalization and culture will be put forward to clearly define that which is the topic at hand. Culture is as defined by many to generally consist of values, traditions and practices that occur within any given society. This also incorporates attitude...

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"Culture is the single most important factor accounting for success and failure." The word culture refers to the values and beliefs that make an organisation what it is. Organisations are varied and have varied cultures, these are not planned or predictable, nonetheless, they are the natural outcom...

• Word Count: 1361
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Living in Two Worlds: An Analysis on Culture and Education Have you ever though what does the word "culture" means? Well, throughout life people refer to this word as art, beliefs, behavior, ideas or activities relating to literature, art, and music of a particular society or group of people. Howev...

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Abstract Marketing is a term usually reserved for the process of marketing a product, service, or idea to the final consumer in a certain market. However, the purpose of this paper will be to show how culture's elements and specifically language can impact the marketing process of an organization. ...

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Oberg (1960) was the first person to use the term "culture shock" referring to the experience of living or visiting a new culture and facing unfamiliarity. The anthropologist provides six aspects of culture shock: strain, a sense of loss and feeling of deprivation, rejection, confusion, surprise/anx...

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This essay will use Ferdinand de Saussure's semiology (which originated at the end of the nineteenth century) as a tool of analysis to understand the attached photograph from the Sydney Morning Herald. ...

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While some people trained in forensic anthropology are also trained in evidence collection techniques, most forensic anthropologists only specialize in techniques related to analysis of the remains or bones only. ...

• Word Count: 1527
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Culture and Communication To better understand intercultural communication, it is important that we know more about the nature of culture and communication and, equally important, how culture may relate to communication or vice versa. The ensuring discussion in this section is a conceptual orient...

• Word Count: 1950
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate