This view became popular as the tension and resentment between Latin American countries and the United States grew. Yankee expansionism threatened its neighboring territories and made Latin American people uneasy. ... The gentle Ariel was the symbol of Spanish-American civilization at its best while Caliban represented North American civilization at its worst. The basic identities of the two had persisted for a long time; however, some Latin-American writers began to repudiate these interpretations. The shift in Caliban's image from symbol of the oppressor to symbol of the oppressed oc...

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This theme gives almost a tropical taste, a taste of Latin American culture. Absolut focuses in this ad to target a growing Latin American population in the United States where soon Hispanics will be the largest minority. The Latin American culture too is becoming very popular. ...

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The Brazilian Film Industry In Latin America the film industry in general has undergone many hardships. ... Despite the numerous efforts by the Brazilian government, the downfall of Brazilian cinema until the late eighties can be attributed to two major factors: foreign cinema (North America in particular), and the lack of audience interest in Brazilian film, caused by the cost of a movie ticket, the lack of distribution to rural areas, and the introduction of television. ... Foreign films will always be present in the market, but Brazil has had recent success in exporting their films ...

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In "America Needs Its Own Emojis," Damon Darlin explains how the 722 emojis that the iPhone comes equipped with do not represent enough of American society culture. ... Therefore, the emojis do not easily lend themselves to use by Americans for use in conversations that make reference to American culture. Damon Darlin feels that Americans need their own emojis alphabet that is more diverse and represents the American lifestyle and culture. According to him, once Americans have a customized emojis system Americans will be able to better communicate through the use of emojis. ... When ...

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The move toward economic unification of Europe and free trade among the nations of North America are outstanding examples of this sort of regional grouping (pg. 190). ... We can think of the American culture, the French culture, or the Latin American culture. ...

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The diversity of origins of Australians has made Australia to be one of the countries that adopt multiculturalism. The migration to Australia happened since centuries ago and still continues until the present. Up until the 1960's, Australia was defined as a White Nation. The dominant national cultur...

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While choosing for a particular issue to discussed the different leadership styles of men and women; I decided to research on both the military and the global business. There are increasing numbers of women in the military as well as increasing numbers of women around the global business. My goal in...

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For many of the Hispanic Americans in the U.S. knowing profoundly the two languages is a wonderful gift. ... However, many of the Hispanic American parents or family members take this for granted. ... Indeed, this can be a disadvantage for many of the Hispanic American children growing up in the United States. ... However, obstacles such as the concept of "machismo" found in Latin American countries slows down the progress of women. ... As a final point, language play a vital role in solving the major problems occurring with Hispanic Americans. ...

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Review and Discussion Most Americans are busy people and a great number of them schedule their daily routines down to the minute. ... Likewise, Perez, Ramirez and Kranz (2007) report that some Latin American countries such as Mexico feature a more relaxed attitude about punctuality, and being a few minutes late is not typically considered to be a significant social faux pas. According to these therapists, "Some Mexican-American families may operate under different time expectations, and an explanation of time limits may be necessary. When the need arises, they should be informed of the impor...

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The notion of Third World is commonly accepted especially amongst scholars in Latin America and the Caribbean. ... The final factor that Armes talks about is the United States of Americas role in dominating the film distribution as a...

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We therefore cannot go around passing judgment on what other people do "if all morality is relative, then what moral objection could one make to the Nazi holocaust, to the economic deprivation of a Latin American underclass, or to a militaristic nation's unleashing nuclear devastation on others? ...

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Samuel P. Huntington is considered one of the most outstanding interpreters of International Relations of our times. Huntington is very well known by his article "The Clash of Civilizations- written in the summer of 1993. In this article he states the idea that the world is split in different civili...

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American culture has not only helped create the anorexic young woman whose eating disorders are tied to a low sense of self-esteem--approximately 90 percent of sufferers are female; various polls have revealed that young women see themselves as "too fat" while in fact they are often below standard norms for body size[40]--but fashion has served up the newest ideal of "heroin chic": a fashion industry "look" that overlaps with "high art." ... There was a time in America when skin bleaching was so popular that it had its meaning to it. ...

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The intended learning outcomes of the new teaching: A Study in Practice During Spring Semester 2009, I taught the course "English 303: Short Stories" designed to introduce students to the short fiction of pre-modern and modern periods through short stories of England, Europe and Americas. ... The practical problem we faced in terms of choosing short stories by writers of Europe, England and America is enormous. ... While I wanted to stick to my own list, some of my students were in favour of including short stories from other regions such as South Asia, Africa, Latin America and...

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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 provide a set of orientations for members of a society. These orientations, taken together, provide solutions to problems that all societies must solve if they are to remain viable" (Joynt & Warner 1996, adapted from Terpstra & David). There are a variety of issues that affect all marketing research. T...

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