... translations in multiple languages while accelerating the translation process.(396) reiterating the idea that translation has become endemic to all aspects of human life in the globalized world. Seen from a cultural perspective, translation takes on the role of being a facilitator of understanding between races and people. Apart from the linguistic facility which translations and translators provide, the great ... one considers it in relation to the health needs of individuals and societies. The right to health and access to medical care is part of every person's portfolio and while doc...

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... "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 Middle Ages, but also "primitive" peoples. Kant, one ... prejudices of a Eurocentric community. Setting racial prejudice and exclusion as the prevailing cultural dominant, through policies of "protection", assimilation a...

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... by engaging the audience on a deeper sensory level, whilst introducing further connotations for them. In a performance of "A Box of Bananas" at The Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, particular scenes were given a harsh blue wash, providing connotations of an unwelcoming, "cold" setting. The stark, impersonal lighting strongly complimented the theme of insanity that dominated the performance by distancing the audience in such a way that meant they could ... fully in the action taking place. This barrier emphasized the sense of isolation that the protagonist of the scene was feeling and is an e...

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... idea again places nationalism firmly in the modern era, but points to social changes such as print capitalism and the increase in literacy to explain the rise and maintenance of nationalism. Finally, I will concentrate on Smith's "ethno-symbolist" theory which places nationalism in the more historical setting of ethnic communities. He concentrates on the psychological effects that continued, ... a "legal political" community as well as a "historical culture-community." Smith also describes modern nations as "legitimated through the universally applicable ideology of nationalism" whilst th...

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... steps just listed yields the conclusion that with this model no cultural variables are included in the analysis of a dilemma. The assumption may be that one set of values applies to all cultures, as stated by Pedersen (1997). Welfel (2002) offered a similar extended, nine-step model of rational ethical decision making. This model serves its purpose as a general model, but for specific dilemmas involving clients ... , Forrester, and Jacob (1998) wrote an extensive article on why an integrative model of ethical decision making was best suited for counselors working in this setting, and the...

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... steps just listed yields the conclusion that with this model no cultural variables are included in the analysis of a dilemma. The assumption may be that one set of values applies to all cultures, as stated by Pedersen (1997). Welfel (2002) offered a similar extended, nine-step model of rational ethical decision making. This model serves its purpose as a general model, but for specific dilemmas involving clients ... , Forrester, and Jacob (1998) wrote an extensive article on why an integrative model of ethical decision making was best suited for counselors working in this setting, and the...

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