... different effects in different situations. In general, it has six functions: accenting, complementing, repeating, substituting, contradicting and regulating. The most important effects are "to accent" and "to complement". For example, when a student answers the question correctly, then the teacher says "Thank you, that is quite right" with a bright smile and an encouraging eye contact, which shows the appreciation of ... them to form an optimistic and active feelings, they will surely have a more smooth interpersonal relation. The affection of it on the students is reflected not only by ...

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... in China. The Choice of adding shrimp into wontons is because Shanghai locates on the eastern coast line. And shrimp is always adored by southerners. For example, in Guangzhou, where features dim sum, you can see shrimp dumplings, shrimp shao mai, shrimp bun, and shrimp everything. However, dumplings and wontons ... the city's cultural literacy." (293) As people stepped out of the financial crisis in 2008, they have more money to spend on elastic things, for example, dining at restaurants. Moreover, it is New York what we are talking about. As Davis points out, "New York's obsession with...

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... languages. However, when we look through another human science, culture doesn't use language to understand human behavior. We can use anthropology as an example in this case. Anthropology is the study of living peoples, their beliefs and ideas. It gives us an idea about the society and culture ... and imagination. When they have feelings on a certain thing, they could record their thoughts in an abstract way by drawing them down. For example, the 3D street art painting artist, Julian Beever had done an art piece named "politicians meet their ends." This reminds me about ... than not, la...

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... . Since the 1930s, the bridal sedan was gradually replaced by automobile. But the bridal car still manages to keep some elements of tradition. For example, the car will be decorated with bunches of fresh flowers and red balloons. Sometimes the number plate is covered by a red banner of congratulatory ... complicated. As the bride marries into the new family, she should address members of the family in the same way her future children would. For example, she would call her husband's elder brother "elder uncle", younger brother "junior uncle", and his sister as "junior ... But in reality...

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... care of them once they are older. Women were the ones who technically took care of the whole family by having their daily routine of chores. For, example taking care of the children, making sure there was food, cleaning over the animals, milking the animals, carrying wood to be able to cook and many ... make sure there was enough clean water to be able to cook, clean, wand wash. They would even walk miles just to have clean water. A perfect example of Confucian that took place was in the film of Mulan. Throughout the film there are lots of scenes where I visualized where filial piety too...

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... , and teams) to the family" (38); purchase prices for major farm products were increased (39). In 1985, further reforms were introduced. For example, long-term sales contracts between farmers and the government were established. In addition, in an effort to allow the market to determine prices, "city ... (Gilder 372). Shanghai is by no means unique to this growth. Additional foreign investments have continued to pour into other areas of China. For example, the Boeing Company recently announced its intention to "invest $100 million in a plant in [Xian] China to make tail sections for 737 ...

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... called the Spring & Autumn -period and Warring States -period. This first period saw the rising of many new ideas and philosophies, for example Taoism and Confucianism. The name of the second period describes the constant wars between different regions. At 221 BC the first Chinese Empire was ... the way from planned economy towards socialist market economy. As a result of these changes the economy of China has grown rapidly. A good example of this growth is that the GDP tripled during 1979-1995. Economic liberalisation will be developed even further, as China was accepted as a member ....

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... phenomenon is shown in many cases of Maritime Fraud recently concluded. Such cases are usually related to cargoes like raw materials in bulk. For example, raw sugar, precious wood, steel products, palm oil, nonferrous metal etc. of course, there are also cases of Maritime Fraud in ... risk involved in trade and transportation. They can also offer some very useful information for those parties of trade to do some necessary investigation, for example: provide information of the local government or one area. Chamber of Commerce (C of C) can also provide a list of reputable companies. C of ...

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... , and teams) to the family" (38); purchase prices for major farm products were increased (39). In 1985, further reforms were introduced. For example, long-term sales contracts between farmers and the government were established. In addition, in an effort to allow the market to determine prices, "city ... (Gilder 372). Shanghai is by no means unique to this growth. Additional foreign investments have continued to pour into other areas of China. For example, the Boeing Company recently announced its intention to "invest $100 million in a plant in [Xian] China to make tail sections for 737 ...

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... two categories, these being population eugenics and individual eugenics. In population eugenics, the entity being dealt with is, predictably, an entire population. An example of this is doctors allowing out information on possible defects and unborn child could have. Parents can then do with that information what they will, ... are one of the ones marked with a big red X? Also, those eugenics which are being utilized today, are not necessarily life threatening things. For example, there is a company, Nantucket Nectars, which produces juices. This company uses eugenics to create the best ...

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... shared by the people according to dictionary.com. I believe that capitalism is still viable as an effective way to run a country. For example in theory if people choose to be successful in a capitalist system of government they will be. Also the United States has greatly benefited from ... owned and communism is when property is collectively owned or owned by the government. Communist countries are more prone to inefficiency and corruption. For example China because of its size, immense population, and abundance of natural resources should make it a world superpower. Instead the average...

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... include road construction, parked or disabled vehicles, accidents, traffic jams, and wild animals (especially deer). • Roadway Surfaces - Engineers can use different surfaces (for example, grooved pavement) depending on the environment, traffic speed, traffic volume, and location of the roadway (noise barriers). Roadway markings let drivers know about their ability to ... the danger. Fully 90% of all licensed drivers speed at some point in their driving career; 75% admit to committing this offense regularly. Consider this example: a pedestrian walks out in front of a car. If the car i...

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... 's are uniting commercially, and "the entrepreneurial synergy generated by that unity fuels economic growth that is now unsurpassed in the world." (www.ptvchina.com) Guangdong Province in South China, for example, has kept an astonishing 12.5 percent annual economic growth rate since 1985. The political and commercial divisions between the three China's are rapidly disappearing. The border between China and Hong ... possess good "kan-ch"ing" was to have a sense of well being, a feeling of being at ease, in a relationship, for example, with the landlord. Those who had good kan-ch"ing woul...

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... remember the dead by praying to them daily and making them offerings. The Chinese believed that there were certain rituals that were necessary for certain events. For example, during a wedding, the Chinese believed that the couple must bow to the parents and offer them tea. Only then, can the couple be happily married ... burning them, the dead people will get these items in the other realm. These "items?are the things that were most cherished by the deceased. For example, they might give a teddy bear to a child because he loved it so much. The reason the Chinese people give such items to...

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... car manufacturers have established themselves. Technology At present the domestic car manufacturers of China, with Red Flag probably being the most well known example, lack the know-how and technology to be able to produce cars that can compete with foreign manufacturers. However, due to the join ... China will be one of the largest car markets in the future there are many foreign companies that already have established themselves there. For example General Motors, Honda and PSA Peugeot all have factories in China. (www.wardsauto.com) The competition have become even more intense this ye...

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... will laugh that will cause negative reactions by Westerners. There are two cases on nonverbal gestures that often cause cross-cultural misunderstanding when an American is parking his bicycle, for example, and the bicycle accidentally falls over, he feels embarrassed at his awkwardness, and is quite angered and humiliated when Chinese onlookers laugh. A similar case happen in the dining room , ... a tendency to be suspicious of someone who does not follow the culturally prescribed rules for eye contact. Direct eye contact is not a custom throughout the world. In Japan, for example, prol...

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... respect and duty to enhance his father's honor after father's death. In another words, a son was responsible to sacrifice to his father's spirit. A good example, during Confucius time, a woman who was not beautiful, she was not necessary to join a single club because if parent" authority assigned the arranged marriage, ... ancient the world. What he taught was not much written down to conclude his contribution. He taught by mean of his conversation and example in real life. Therefore, his students were trying to recall and reinstate of their conversation with him. This process was taken g...

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... hold different types of particular activities to satisfy their requirements, such as commemorations, holiday sales promotions, subject sales, culture shows, food festivals, entertainment functions, lectures, and exhibitions. For example, the Holiday Inn in Hangzhou, China, it holds the festival activities every year during the Mid-Autumn festival and Christmas, and it also exerts the holiday suite, food and beverage ... the hotels" class and quality; 6. Employees: experienced servers, elegant front desk clerks, and sober managers all give the guests good impression; 7. Guests; 8. Facili...

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... to feel and know the ancient Chinese culture. Reversely, a Chinese learner can try to study the china history and through which he can better understand and use the phrase. For example, an du chen cang, which indicates one thing while doing another to cheat under cover of a diversion; you won't understand why it means it unless you know the historical story ... hair-hare, deer-dear, generally there are only two in a pair so it's easy to distinguish one from another; but the amount of homonym is much larger in Chinese. For example, the sentence 'jiu jiu jiu dian lai jiu dian he ni l...

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... a developing one. However, this is not true. According Todaro and Smith (2012), they claim that all not rich countries are developed, but the poor countries are sure developing ones. For example, a case in Brunei. Brunei is very rich country because they are the king of oil. However, the country is still a developing country because people are still unhappy with their lifestyle ... highest percentage of people who enroll to study, and 0 is the lowest. So for Educational Index, the equation is . Now for HDI = To make it more easier, let's look at a example. In 2014, the GNI of China was ...

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... images present Hotei Buddha in Japan as an itinerant monk who goes around the communities taking away the sadness from people around the world through the virtues he carry for example bringing happiness, good fortune and his role in assisting the poor in the society. Hotei is also known as the saint of bartenders, fortunetellers and restaurateurs. If someone over eats ... object in its original cultural background.4 However, when the original laughing Buddha object from Asia was introduced to France, its style was modified and eventually resulted into a utilitarian object. For example, ...

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... China? Well, there are Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. All three of them have a different point of view from the other, and some of them have some things in common. For example all three religions don't have a god, and Buddhism has a lot more rituals and prayers then the other two. So they all have there different qualities and uniqueness. First of all ... is not very popular except for in China. The symbol that represents Daoism and what it means is YinYang. YinYang is basically that one cannot live without the other. For example, Yin is usually associated with earth, darkness, wat...

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... ignore love. They concentrating more on material possessions and hiding their true identities. The characters don't realize love is important in their life. The story of Lindo Jong provides a good example to "keep everything inside". Lindo Jong, have never get full love form her husband . Lindo Jong hides "under a red marriage scarf" Ying-Ying St. Clair stands as an ... example of the desire to remain hidden as she says, "All these years I kept my true nature hidden, running along like a small shadow so nobody could catch me." This message provides ... them. The characters realize tha...

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... Islam of Buddhism. In comparison, those seventeen million Bibles are about one-tenth of the number of other religious texts printed. Let's look more deeply into the Islamic religion for example. Muslims have been able to practice this faith in China ever since the seventeenth century. In fact, it is one of the religions that is still officially recognized in China ... for long. Many took on the Chinese sur-names of Mo-, Mai-, and Mu-. These would have been for people already with the surname of Muhammad, Mustafa, and Masoud for example. (Islam 3) Other people, who couldn't as easily use...

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... to accept her for who she is. Amy went along with her mother wishes reluctantly. Amy wanted to please her mother even though she hated all of the lessons. An example of this is when Amy's mother made her take piano lessons with Mr. Chong. Her piano teacher who was retired and he listened to the music in his head; Amy ... mother expected her to be but this big disappointment to her mom. Her mom made her feel like it should have been her that died back in China instead. An example of this is (pg. 401) "And after seeing my mother's disappointed face once again, something inside of me began...

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