... effective tool in approaching performance analytically. Saussure placed specific emphasis on the role of language as the most effective form of signification. Text, and the communication of it, is intrinsic to many theatrical genres, making the breakdown of the language used integral to understanding the meaning of performance as a whole. The concepts derived from the relationship between signs within a system highlight the intention of a performance, whilst specific individual signs give emphasis to particular themes and ... a lonely widower, the connotations could cause painful remini...

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... consequences. These European characters, then, must necessarily have non-European counterparts who form the reverse side of the Western imperialist narrative. In both stories, this opposing group consists of indigenous peoples who function as the objects-in contrast to the agents-of exploitation and colonization. It is in the disparate representations, descriptions, and judgements of these native societies and European civilization that imperialistic biases are most evident. Through both ... , for Indian characters, who are represented primarily as groups sharing appearances, motives, an...

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... in this list. For instance, DivesityInc states that Kaiser Permanente shows great efforts to ensure diversity not only on the employees but also in all areas of the company including maintaining a cross-cultural competency. The latter is a very central focus for the company since they believe that having such a diverse culture interest with members speaking more that 150 languages is key ... that KMPG is very engaged in CEO/Leadership diversity and inclusion. For instance, John Veihmeyer the chairman/CEO of the company is said to be a visible diversity leader and in conjunction with the ...

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... values associated with this dynamic evolution. It allows us to gain insight into the factors that affected the authors at the time and submerges us into a void of unanswered questions. The array of different perspectives also allows us to alternate our views to align with those of the audience, in the period that the texts were published. Ultimately the English Canon supports treasured literature for many centuries to come, those that ... are deemed central to the expansion of our understanding of matters immersed in complexity and are fit for academic studies. Despite the criticism ove...

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... constraints hindered many small and mid-market sized companies from expanding globally. Since the Internet's introduction to the field of commerce, many industries (especially the retail industry) have taken full advantage of the lack of geographical restraints and have begun to target the global market. Many companies mistakenly assume, however, that having a "globally accessible website" is the equivalent to having a global market. A nation's sensitivity towards foreign cultural contamination and ... common barrier between people from different countries is language. Many countries re...

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... helps to develop their identities and reveals each of their own experiences in assimilating into American culture. One way Lahiri conveys the way in which a home is a reflection of one's identity, as well as the theme of the alienating experience of immigrants assimilating into America and the exposure of two cultures, is through the use of the characterisation of Ashima and the development of her identity. The experience of the Ganguli's attempts at assimilating into American culture is ... portrayed within Ashima's difficulty at understanding the customs around her as she clings to .....

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... 'accept' them all. The repetition of "we" in "we took the traditional lands...we brought the diseases...we committed the murders..." appeals to the audience's sense of shared guilt. The use of anaphora and listing of the vast number of atrocities further emphasises the extent of the wrongdoings, demonstrating that the Aborigines' sense of belonging may only be restored through the acknowledgment of their cultural identity. Therefore, it is through the positive interactions with others that the acknowledgment of one's cultural heritage ... may be achieved, and thus, enrich their experien...

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... , content is also transmitted to the audience; otherwise the soul of the message is lost in the process of translation. The United Nations, the world body made up of almost all nations of the world and which works towards ensuring world peace and brotherhood, highlighting the importance of translation, especially as a means of "knowledge sharing, mutual understanding, and openness to others and to the world " reiterates the need for translating works of literature into various languages. While ... is marked by globalization and free trade and a great stress upon democracy, the developm...

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... " cultures take a holistic view that emphasizes the relationship between individuals and their surroundings. Miller's research sheds light on how the invisible handoff cultural upbringing can influence the way we perceive the people in our world. The first part of this study focuses on the impact of cultural meaning systems of the development of everyday social explanation that explored in a cross ... references to general dispositions could be predicted based on differences between the more individualistic cultural views of the person stressed in the United States as compared with the m...

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... to the formation of new states, such as in the case of the Treaty of Versailles of 1919. In terms of Gellner's comments on the importance of education and literacy, Guibernau has argued that in the early stages of industrialism, which correspond to the first expressions of modern nationalism found in the late eighteenth century, literacy was only important amongst managers and clerks. Thus Gellner's description of the role of the state in education only reflects the situation in the mid ... twentieth century, though it claims to apply to the earlier establishment of the industrial socie...

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... " (Varma, 1988). Psychotherapy depends heavily on the cultural concepts of the patient. The concept and values of individualism, self-fulfillment, and individual accomplishment underlie the psychotherapy promoted by the United States. This high value that is placed on individualism is not shared by many other cultures in the world. "The European middle-class male individual tended to be the yardstick for the definition of mental health" (Maiello, 1999). By using ... 'language' into his own, and his interpretive function must be performed so that a 'translation' back into the pa...

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... which does it justice." Walter Benjamin When Europe designed itself as the centre of "Enlightenment", also know as the Age of Reason, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it did so with the knowledge that an "unenlightened periphery" was thereby constructed. Thus an irreducible and fundamental bipolar structural opposition was constructed. "Enlightenment", by definition, was characterised by light, and assumed that all human beings were equal in ... so far as they were led by the light of reason. As such it was distinguished from the darkness, which supposedly characterised the ...

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... argues 'moral relativism leaves us unable to make necessary criticisms of human rights abuses, of the systematic oppression of women, indeed, of the very destruction wreaked by the colonial powers on their colonies. Judging other cultures is not the first step down a road that leads to genocide; it is the necessary preliminary to coming to the aid of the victims of injustice' Objective moral realism appears to be a much more convincing argument ... development, it would be hard to ensure that our culture was making progress in positively impacting the lives of those within it. It s...

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... local differences are steadily eroded and subsumed within a massive global social order (Mowforth and Munt, 1998: 12). The globalization definition given makes tourism the cause and effect of globalization. Tourism can be argued to be one of the world's largest industries that continues to develop rapidly. Tourism is generally involves travel for recreation, leisure, religious, ... family or business purposes, usually for a limited duration. Tourism is commonly associated with international travel, but may also refer to travel to another place within the ... cultural imperialism, is grad...

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... create pleasure and excitement for some and moral panic and dread for others; it is a much debated and important realm of cultural life with significant implications for our understanding of consumer culture. Providing a concrete and tangible definition of what constitutes popular music has been the subject of much academic debate. As Richard Middleton contends, attempting to define popular music is "riddled with complexities" (1990 ... , 3). Studies of popular music encompass a range of approaches from musicological, whereby music is commonly analyzed as a text, to sociological, which t...

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... just over two decades, Bangarra has produced over thirty original works and has also collaborated with other Australian performing arts companies such as the Australian Ballet and the Sydney Theatre Company. This Company consists of sixteen professionally trained artists who each obtain an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage from different areas across Australia and one artistic ... director called Stephen Page; he was born in Brisbane and is a descendant of the "Nunukul" people from South East Queensland. Stephan was chosen to be Artistic Director of Bangarra in 1991 and...

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... , but in actuality it consists a great deal of the interpretations of the historians who studied and researched these events and data. Because it has a great deal to do with the interpretations of historians and the elites I believe in general history is fixed, not only with the chronology and events that took place but also in the interpretations of the historians. The idea that we as a whole can change history ... becomes unchangeable by the elites and not the idea that "we" make History. There is no opportunity that "we" the general public can add our analysis and observation of histor...

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... rebirth or renewal. While consumerism offers the goal of owning a product, it lacks the fulfillment of the typical American citizen. Consumerism offers only short-term ego-gratification for those who can afford the luxury and frustration for those who cannot afford the luxury. The public has been easily swayed onto the path of consumerism through the deceptive and clever advertising of mass media. Do Americans realize the lack of morality and humanitarianism in a world ... force. Union pickets and grassroots economic boycotts have tested the power of the buying force on a small scale. A...

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... Americans to 108 percent for Asian Americans (Sue, 1991). It is estimated that by the turn of the century, approximately 30 percent of the United States population will be from a racial/ethnic minority group (Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs, 1995). The ever-increasing diversity within the schools is also recognizable by the elevated visibility of other groups of diverse learners, including, but not limited to, students with disabilities, students who demonstrate ... white students from middle class. Due to this disparity, proponents of multicultural education are requesting a reorgani...

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... and Oppenheimer's Knocking on Heaven's Door: American Religion in the Age of Counterculture will be used to analyze the forces that shape the origins and administration of the conference and how this creates an environment for misleading displays of devoutness. Oppenheimer credits the success of the counterculture movement of the 1960s and 1970s to the ways in which the counterculture functioned not just on the fringes of the society but instead forced mainline denominations to interact with ... relaxation of conservative religious constraints in the counterculture movement empowered th...

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... are closely tied up with the present and historical relations between the country of origin of the tourist and that of the destination. This argues for locally adapted features in international promotion of tourism destinations. A central part of the localisation argument is, then, that culture plays a role in the consumption and decoding of products and their promotion. Looking at the decoding and eventually consumption process from the point of view of the consumer, acknowledges that what appears ... common denominators when it comes to positive perceptions of Denmark, and cold weathe...

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... the policy of segregation, the policy of assimilation introduced the separation of Aboriginal children from their parents and the indoctrination of the children into non-Aboriginal ways, thus having a profound influence on Aboriginal family life. The policy of "assimilation" was officially adopted in 1937; its essence was the concept of "one Australian society" . The ideal of the government policy was to encourage the "absorption of Aboriginals both racially and culturally, into mainstream white society" . The policy of assimilation coupled with the ... rely on to become effective and s...

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... requires the recognition of: (1) the importance of racial/ethnic group membership on the socialization of the client; (2) the importance of and the uniqueness of the individual; (3) the presence of and place of values in the counseling process; and (4) the uniqueness of learning styles, vocational goals, and life purposes of clients, within the context of principles of democratic social justice (Locke, 1986). As the theoretical and professional foundations of multicultural counseling have progressed, a natural evolution has been the development of ethical standards to help regulate the p...

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... requires the recognition of: (1) the importance of racial/ethnic group membership on the socialization of the client; (2) the importance of and the uniqueness of the individual; (3) the presence of and place of values in the counseling process; and (4) the uniqueness of learning styles, vocational goals, and life purposes of clients, within the context of principles of democratic social justice (Locke, 1986). As the theoretical and professional foundations of multicultural counseling have progressed, a natural evolution has been the development of ethical standards to help regulate the p...

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