The Future of Chinese Cities Two weeks ago, I went back to my hometown Tianjin. ... How will the future cities look like? ... They indicate westerners' conception of future city. ... In my opinion, future development of Chinese cities can abide by several principles. ... An American scholar once said that the sustainable development of city is to seek the harmony between environment, economy and society. ...

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Hope for the future A Critique of Chapter 11 in Neil Postman's Technopoly In chapter 11 ("The Loving Resistance Fighter") of the book Technopoly, published in 1992, Neil Postman focuses on a solution to the problems created by Technopoly. ... Postman proposes that we become "loving resistance fighter(s)" who retain "the narratives and symbols that once made the United States the hope of the world"(p.182). ... A narrative is a story of human history that gives meaning to the past, explains the present, and gives advice for the future. ...

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Pleasants, Stephans, and Selph (2004), suggest that service learning gives future teachers the opportunity to experience the classroom and be a leader, this in turn builds on their confidence and allows them to be able to work with diverse groups once they enter the workforce. Through service learning future teachers are exposed to various social and cultural issues. ... Furthermore, service learning impacts on the ability of the future teacher to learn about other cultures and religions that are not their own. ... In turn they are able to develop skills to be able to cater for individuals as ...

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Once long before the European settlers arrived in America, unique ways of live thrived which have today have almost disappeared. From religion, to clothing, and even Native American food, the culture is just not the same as it once was. ... It was said that animals never behaved the same as they had once before the settlers came (Margolin 7). ... Original languages of the tribes were still spoken on the reservations would could be picked up by the younger children who could continue speaking the language in the future. ... It is sad to see what has happened to the traditional Native Ameri...

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The assimilation policy through the schools was to be beneficial but ended up effecting all Aboriginal peoples and has tarnished future generations. ... The residential schooling has been devastating in regards to the future of Aboriginal people's culture and identity. Each child taken from their home has been robbed of their own identity and their ill effects of their experience of abuse and neglect will affect future generations to come. ... The residential school system in my opinion never had good intentions and acted as a method to reshape the future of the Aboriginal culture designe...

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Once cannot expect to run a business and succeed without learning and respecting the cultures of other nationalities, faiths, or religions. ... If the keyword only shows once within the body of a page, it will be ranked closer to the bottom. ... There are numerous ways of finding this out however, one that has proven to be successful is to have them spend time with his/her future coworkers, going through a task that the currently employee was doing. ...

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Therefore, I strongly believe international business is the career of the future that needs more dedicated and passionate professionals. ... The most common issues that a professional will encounter once in the field are bribery and unethical money ambition. ... Ecuador has a lot of potential for future international business managers. ... International business is the career of the future that needs more dedicated and passionate professionals. ...

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Therefore, the establishment of the Singaporean identity is unlikely to happen in the near future. ... Rajaratnam, who was born Ceylonese and ended up writing the words of the Singapore Pledge: "Being a Singaporean is not a matter of ancestry," he once said. ... In conclusion, although the possibility of a Singaporean identity may seem dim now, it does not mean that there will never be a Singaporean identity in the future. ...

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Once someone fulfills this and is culturally competent than they have the ability to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures. ... This is a bias we have toward this culture due to something we have seen from one television show or we have experienced once and we generalize for all cultures. ... If someone interacted with this women like she was part of a different culture and did not help her situation, it would be very insulting and could result in her not seeking help from anyone in the future because they do not understand her. ... Once someone i...

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During this meeting it would be stated that in adherence to the Universal Declaration, it is important to address the fact that the continuity of peoples and cultures over time connects the peoples of today with the peoples past generations and the need to nurture future generations. ... " Another recommendation would be for the management of Noca Cola to hold informational meetings once a quarter with the tribes to discuss conservation efforts and diminish any barriers to communication. ...

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As you can see, mythology, originally, serves many valuable purposes. And actually we are surrounded by mythology in today's society everywhere, whether you realize it or not: in films, in the names of the cities, in literature, in art, in cultural traditions. Heroes and gods will always remain the ...

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Where once, the people lived within a strong community governed by strict and just laws, and culture was sustained through stories of the past and ceremonies; the audience now sees only fragments of cultural links and bonds. ... It depicts that even though Ridjimiraril's punishment is brutal and harsh, he was accepting of his bleak future. ... Where de Heer's film depicts a peaceful and just community, Weller displays only remnants of the once-civilised indigenous society. ... Billy is connected to the natural world though once again, the audience appreciates the connection more ...

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The Act envisioned establishing a multicultural society that would define the diversity of Canada to the world and the future generations. The policy allowed Canadians from different ethnic communities, races, origins etc. to take part in shaping the future of Canada. ... Such events reveal how the struggle to keep the identity of a community can cause the advent of extremist groups once such efforts fail. ...

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If a student's family can barely pay for food and rent, taking a loan from a bank is probably not in their future. ... Self-fulfilling prophecy can undermine a student's educational attainment once placed in a lower track (Farley, 2000). It is quite likely that a student, once placed in a lower track, will remain there indefinitely unless otherwise challenged. ... Remaining in the original track of placement largely determines the educational future of the student. ...

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Does globalization mean disappearing borders, a common trade unit, no tax in trade abroad, and political awareness across the world, or, in extremes, even interfering with other countries' domestic affairs? What are the possibilities, advantages and risks of such world citizenship? Disappearing bo...

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Once again, in some countries service staff may be well trained whilst in others training may be something unheard of. ... And even though all problems have not met their solutions yet, this approach will surely bring about a better future for Russian service staffs, as their ethics will be affected by globalization not by force but by understanding and patience. ...

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In 1967 George Weissman, Ex-president of Phillip Morris once said, "until we achieve one world there is no such thing as international marketing, only localised marketing around the world." ... For at least the immediate future, differences in nations will exist and this will call for cross-cultural marketing. ... The results of such work can provide the input for future theory development. ...

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The W-curve is an extention of the U-curve proposed by Gullahorn and Gullahorn (1963), who found that once a sojourner returns home, they frequently undergo a similar re-acculturation process, again in the shape of the U, hence the double U. ... Furnham and Bochner (1986) have investigated some of the most useful programs in training future expatriates. ...

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Globalization causes a larger movement of information, such as lifestyles, religions, and cultural issues, to people who have once been cut off from the exchange of information (Pros.). ... In English "Imperialism:" the Japanese have more to gain than lose by learning the language, a government panel recommended Japan consider adopting English as an official language in the future (45). ...

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Historical Antecedents Family histories are usually not recorded for future generations but they are passed down through the telling of stories from family members. ... Once there, he was arranged to marry Donna Jean Chamberlain (Born in Hollywood, California, July 9th, 1949), who had three children. ...

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The cognitive development, educational achievement, and future educational attainment and lifestyle are all affected by the school experience. ... Once school desegregation occurred black children were in classroom with white children for the first time and often with their first accredited teacher. ...

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Bilingual education, as an educational program, was initially promoted by educators in the seventies (Hunger of Memory 26) and since then has been a topic of many debates in America. Some argue that bilingual education only serves as a detriment to American culture. Others argue that bilingual educa...

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1. Introduction 1.1 Background In the course of the most recent years it has gotten to be basic that some huge leading firms are extending their products in a lot of nations and becoming tremendous both in size and financially. Something intriguing can be found is the point at which these sorts of firms need to achieve another market far from the local market, the marketing managers need to settle on the decision either to take a similar strategy as the one implement in their local market or to change it to fit in with the host nation. At the point when picking the universal marketing strategy...

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