The influence and impact of multiculturalism can be seen everywhere in modern Australian society. ... Many Chinese people fled to Australia during this time escaping communist china. ... Multiculturalism is present in most communities in Australia. ... It does not make sense how such a multicultural country can have such little understanding of other cultures. ... Sharing a "white made country" with other cultures is a small price to pay for the benefits of a wider variety of food and deeper understanding of other cultures....

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As is well known across Australia, that referendum was never passed, not because Australians refuse the idea of a republic, but as Natasha Stott Despoja put it, Australians were asked, if they wanted to have a president elected by parliament-and 55 per cent voted no. ... When Edward Gough Whitlam initiated dramatic reform of Australia's social structure he began to differentiate our culture from that of England's and began our road to independence. ... Bush despite their obvious unpopularity among Australians. ... Australia's control by foreign powers is a stranglehold on our c...

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1941 was a very significant year in the AAP (Australia, Asia and the Pacific) region. ... World War 2 did not change Australian attitudes so much as it reinforced them. ... One of the main policies at the time concerning immigration was the "White Australia Policy", which restricted any Asians coming to Australia. ... One of the reasons the change eventually came around was that during the wars throughout Asia the troops learnt a lot more about other people and cultures, but the main reason was the implementation of the Colombo Plan. ... This was probably another reason that the White Australi...

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Vision Statement Pandofandlejoie Breweries Inc. will produce only the highest quality ales and lagers that will help redefine the International beer culture, and reeducate the consumer about what beer is supposed be. ... Grow the bottom line by designing a corporate culture that recruits exceptional talent who produce exceptional products, and provide exceptional service in an authentic, thoughtful, and artistic manner. ... Pandofandlejoie currently employs 45 people in its United States location and has plans of expanding into Australia, China or South Korea. ... The working class ranges from...

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Colin Rubenstein who is the executive director of Australia/Jewish and Australia/Israel affairs. ... Which is shown by such evidence as "The greatest single security threat faced by Australia is not a conventional invasion or attack, but a mega- terrorism of the sort the world witnessed on September 11,2001- and "More recently, the murderous suicide attack that killed 88 Australians in Bali sent a message that Australians are very much in the line of fire-. ... The writer refers to the following types of appeals: Appeal to Fear: "the murderous suicide attack that killed 88 killed 88 A...

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In 1999, when I was in my junior year, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute held the Australian National Chemistry Quiz in Vietnam. ... I continued to participate in the Australian Chemistry Quiz in my senior year and won another award in the Senior Division. ... Finally, being a Vietnamese, I consider myself a good representative of the ethnic diversity of the University of California because people from different cultures can bring different ideas and strengthen every aspect of the university system. ... I decided to stay at home self-studying English during the day and go to the Vietname...

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1 One Dream: Many Cultures What is an American? ... Americans come from all different religions, all different nationalities, and all types of different cultures. ... An American may also be African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan (Ferrara, par 3). ... Americans are open to all different cultures and even bring them into their daily lives. ... They can be any culture, any religion and any diversity. ...

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Abstract As long as languages appear, there have also been cultures. Culture is a vital part of the communication process. ... Actually, which culture, home or target culture should receive focus in ELT classrooms, is a topic of much controversy. ... Next, English already represents a big variety of culture, for example, Great Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia and so forth. Should we focus on all the cultures? ...

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In France, where televised discussions on literature and politics actually rate, a group of liberators stormed the set, arguing that the show was a disgrace to French culture. ... Australia, with a more easygoing spirit, has been titillated and amused by the goings-on - including the definitively banal conversations - in the Gold Coast "house" with little attendant controversy. ...

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Some might think that there's something wrong with African-American culture, that they have had 120 years to get their act together. ... African-Americans have no great culture in which to fall back on, to be proud of, to hold up high and proudly call their own. ... They were stripped of all dignity and culture being taken from Africa. They couldn't keep their culture because there are so many different tribes in Africa and they all spoke different languages, and when they were all mashed together in America how could they communicate? ... The Australian government compensate...

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.), and the Australian media giant Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. ... American culture can be seen in almost every country in this world especially in film and television. Many are concerned that this will negatively influence their own cultures. ... American culture seems to glorify the selfish capitalistic economy that has made our country into the materialistic society that is the United States of America. ...

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The oceanic and continental inclinations combine to form the basis of the people's identity, which underlies the foundation of the country's culture and arts. ... Under this topographical influence, the Korean people came to develop a peace-loving yet dynamic character that has created a contemplative yet vibrant, optimistic yet sentimental culture. Being a culture, aware of what happens in its surroundings, English is taught at all schools since junior high school and Chinese is a language that many speak in Korea. ... In the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games held ...

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They have expanded and built this small family business all over the world, with locations including North America, England,and of course Australia, its home. ... Finally, Blast-One is also having an issue with some cultural differences as well as policy differences between Australia and the United States. ... In this case Blast-One is at a disadvantage because they are not familiar with the culture however hiring a local CEO or non family management to manage the US branch would diminish any disadvantage they have. ...

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In our history classes we have learned about the heinous crimes committed by the Spanish Conquistadors, the displacement of the Aborigine children in Australia, the desecration of land in the African nations, and the attempt to rid a Hawaiian nation of their culture and heritage. ... Western thinking often justifies colonization by asserting that the domination of a culture would bring decency and humility to that group of indigenous people. ... To them, it was an effortless attempt to take advantage of this people and their culture. ... Despite this, there is extreme pressure to assimila...

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One could consider this statement completely absurd because each country in the world has its own history, culture, philosophy and national interest! ... Moreover, each Nation - State has internal different cultures, India for instance, is based on different groupings with very different traditions and interests locally. That is the case of Russia, China, Australia, and Mexico at a smaller extent, among many others. ... We must understand and admit that through this economic domination there is an imposition of the Western culture, which slowly penetrates in the most traditional civilizations,...

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These include the political, economic, and legal systems of a country, the culture differences, the availability and cost of resources, the host country's infrastructure, and the country of origin effect. ... (Hill, 1999 p.49) The culture of a country is also a significant point of interest to firms when deciding to invest. ... All of these however, probably could have been avoided had Disney made a conscious effort to understand the European culture. ...

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Eliot states in his essay on The Definition of Culture, "No one nation, no one language, would have achieved what it has, if the same art had not been cultivated in neighboring countries and in different languages" (pg. 3). ... Another example is the invention of medical ultrasound machines, which was created by Karl Theodore Dussik who was from Australia. ...

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The Russians made a good living off of growing wheat until Great Britain started making food, including wheat, in Australia. ... The homogeneous cultures have only one race of people within those cultures. ... "The foreign cultures have not been melted down or run together, made into some homogeneous Americanism, but have remained distinct but cooperating to the greater glory and benefit not only of themselves but of all the native 'Americanism' around them." Heterogeneous cultures commonly have a large selection of different types of food, they usually have someone in the cou...

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As we know, English wild man has deep roots in English literature and popular culture and encompasses a remarkable variety of types-from fully human to almost animal, from essentially moral to irredeemably corrupt, which may all be the similarities to Caliban; therefore, the interpretations of Caliban are abundant and various. ... The trend toward an American-focused interpretation of The Tempest was inspired by a concurrent culture and political rapprochment between England and the United States. ... This uneasiness reflected on culture and new critics emerged. ...

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To succeed in international business is to understand the uniqueness of the culture you will encounter. ... For example, the Australians are very vigorous in moving into Vietnam, so if there is an Australian company working on the same deal, they are sure to tell you about it. ...

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Our society has become interdependent with each other in many ways through things like trade, technology, culture, and immigration. ... Land eventually move away from nation-state, cultures, and tribalism defined by historical borders, language, and religion towards a more global culture that is necessary for human civilization to move to even greater and bigger endeavors. ... Kevin Rudd, a former Prime Minister of Australia and current Member of Parliament argued that the best part about globalization is that it lifts economic growth rates and living standards around much, though not all, of ...

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Clovis culture consisted of big game hunters with mongoloid features who created distinct spear points capable of piercing armor. ... Most migration occurs laterally because weather variance is less dramatic and in the short time of 1,000 years (50 generations), cultures would not have been able to adapt from the cold climate to the temperate regions so quickly. ... She is dated to have arrived about 12,000 years ago and is an Australian aborigine (Wilford: 1999). ...

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The United States' homicide rate (5.9 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2005) is higher when compared to other countries: Sweden with 1.3, Canada with 1.5, and Australia with 1.3. To go along with these rates, America has a higher gun ownership with 39% when compared to Canada with 29.1%, Australia with 19.4% and Sweden with 15.1%. ...

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These include Norway, United Kingdom, Australia, United States of America, France, Germany etc. ... When Africa was colonized and new immigrants came to the country to settle down, there came a gradual amalgamation of the different cultures, traditions and values, crumbling the ethnicities of the people present there. ...

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Although our culture expects the family to deal with childhood problems, contemporary society makes it difficult for parents to meet all their children's needs. ... In homes where positive behavior is not the norm, exposure to violence through popular culture may have a more profound impact. ...

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