The carving is ancient 2,200 years old and is the national emblem. ... The national anthem is composed by a man called Rabindranath Tagore in 1911 and is called Jana-gana mana.... Almost all the languages of India belong to two families, the Aryan and Dravidian. The Dravidian languages are mainly spoken in the south, and Aryan in the north. Both families languages are very different. ...

• Word Count: 1992
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

If you ask any American who was born here about their nationality, they would tell you a story about where they were born, grew up, and where their ancestors were originally from, and how much percent of each national blood they have. When I first arrived in New York, I was surprised that the city is divided into national communities, such as China town, Brighton Beach, Little Italy and many others. ... They don't need this, because everybody around speaks their native language. ... Immigrants should respect American culture, language, and history. ...

• Word Count: 850
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Diversity in itself if a wonderful thing, as it enriches our world, flourishing it with multi-national cultures and customs. ... In some situations, it is unfortunate to use violence, when that is the only language one can understand. ...

• Word Count: 450
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

(Iyer, BR p. 306) In our world today, we exchange language, goods, values, and people. ... The global village is able to exchange languages, goods, values, and people through popular media. ... As Iyer introduced into his writing, "As national borders fall, tribal alliances, and new manmade divisions, rise up, and the world learns ever day terrible new meanings of the word Balkanization"(Iyer, BR p. 305) One might think that more and more of the world is looking like America, but it is America that is looking more like the rest of the world. ...

• Word Count: 692
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• Grade Level: High School

When working in a foreign country the language barrier is going to be the biggest obstacle you face. The best way to prepare for this is to do your homework and try to learn the basics of the language before you arrive. ... If you know where you are going to do business get a basic knowledge of the language. ... So when doing business in another country it is very important to find the perfect balance of national culture and organizational culture. ... We need to make sure that we have a solid grasp on the language so that there is a way for us to properly communicate. ...

• Word Count: 2063
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

1. WORLDVIEW/RELIGION The worldview of people is the way they interpret reality and events, including images of themselves and how they relate to the world around them (pg 120). My worldview is shaped by my religion (pg 126) which is Christianity (pg 134). Everything I do is based on my religion and knowing that I am being watched over by God and that he sees everything I choose to do. I believe I am on this earth because God died for my sins and created me putting me on this earth. ...

• Word Count: 3913
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

The major barriers to successful intercultural communication are the differences in culture and language. With today's constantly changing national boundaries and interdependence, these barriers become more and more difficult to overcome. ... Language is also a barrier in communication. ... Language barriers can cause unsuccessful communication of even the minimum amount of information necessary. Nonverbal language or communication is even harder to depict that spoken words. ...

• Word Count: 8160
• Approx Pages: 33
• Grade Level: High School

The Yanomamo have a very sophisticated language, and it is hard to interpret due to the lack of alphabet. ... There is no written language, and numbers are limited to one, two, and more than two (http://www.uwec.edu). ...

• Word Count: 3732
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

Kung were a very studied group including their language, culture, and economic organization. ... Lee states that the bushman represent "the basic human adaptation stripped of the accretions and complications brought about by agriculture, urbanization, advanced technology, and national and class conflict "all of the advances' of the last few thousand years."" ... They also speak several languages, use store bought clothing, food, electronics, and inoculations. ... Kung are a varied people in terms of looks and language, and include people living Angola, Botswana, Zambia, and Namibia....

• Word Count: 3399
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Our group-wide Equal Employment Opportunities & Diversity Policy emphasizes that we recruit and promote employees on the basis of their suitability for the job without discriminating on grounds of race, color, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, marital status, or disability. ... "There are so many languages and dialects, holidays and religions and it is almost impossible to detect where someone is from based on appearance. ...

• Word Count: 2503
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School