... ;old lady" or "old man". Such incidents are a result of differences in culture norms. Americans value the personal space, while standing at a close distance in Chinese culture is a sign of friendship. Chinese people, out of respect, tend to use the word "old", whereas, Americans don't like to be called old. While today, different cultures gradually blending, there ... their own lives. They don't live for others, but work out their own destinies. Moreover, the ability of Americans to be independent is stronger, and they reach independence earlier than Chinese. Most young adults live apart...

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... of western countries. The consequence may be highly developed cities with advanced high technology but without history. A matter of course, people have different opinions for the future development of Chinese cities. There is a point of view that our modern cities should have distinguishing features and competitive ability. To some extent, a city should have its characteristics as a person ... term one. As a result, when making the urban planning, we should expand our horizon into the future and think of our descendants' life. Furthermore, sustainable development of Chinese city in the co...

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... idioms and their translation, pointing out that, due to the differences in geographical environments, historical developments, social systems, religious beliefs and customs and traditions, there are existent unique elements in Chinese and English. Then some methods are put forward to their translation. Introduction Edward Burnett Tylor, a British social anthropologist, said in his Primitive Culture (1871), "Culture is a kind of ... will benefit us to understand idioms clearly from a cultural perspective and know how to translate them properly. In other words, in order to raise people's ...

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... bond, it is obvious to say that each culture has its own identity. Two completely different cultures in today's society are the Greek culture and the Chinese culture. I am proud to say that I was raised to recognize and be a part of the very valued reek culture. I would have to say ... ceremony the bride and groom exit the church while the guests shower them with rice and almond candies, "koufeta"", for good luck. In the Chinese culture the marriage and engagement customs are carried out differently. Although arranged marriages were common on China, it is now rare and viewed as old- ......

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... value and the importing western cultural value has become nationwide recognized. Confronted with the enormously coming western culture and product nowadays, my point is that, we Chinese are having a kind of attitude that combined with partially acceptance, partially refusal and partially development. Firstly, we are NOT taking the "whole-refusing" conception. China is an ancient country with a ... ", which has down from dynasty to dynasty, from generation to generation for thousands of years. This kind of typical Confucian value has been largely vanished into by the end of Chinese emper...

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Chapter Summaries - Ruggiero's Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues Chapter 5 - Comparing Cultures - Ruggiero's main purpose in this chapter was to examine and destroy the theory of cultural relativism, therefore opening up one's ability to judge what others do outside their own culture. - The basic flaw in cultural relativism ... ...

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In the "Individual Autonomy and Social Structure" chapter, Dorothy Lee gave us a decent interpretation of various forms of cultures and the individual sovereignty of the people. Lee has a ... our restrictions are intended for good or bad, our individual autonomy is limited in this culture. The crucial problem that Dorothy Lee states in this chapter is the struggle amongst individual autonomy and social structure. Lee offers diverse material from various dissimilar cultures to demonstrate 'the belief of individual self-rule ... an early phase about these key elements, it would derive to ...

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... This is accurately portrayed throughout the movie by the French diplomats. Through their dinnertime conversation and casual exchange of words, they often speak of the Chinese people as a society that needs to be colonized and whose habits and customs need to be changed and converted. New Historicism plays a part in ... place throughout the movie. The movie is set during the time of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, which was a tragic period for the Chinese people and their civilization. The Cultural Revolution was designed to destroy the culture of pre-Communist China. This is de...

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... Kingston, telling her how messy, how unattractive, and how uncouth her daughter is. Only later, in climactic explosion, does Kingston address her complaints, only to have her mother explain that Chinese insults are actually compliments. Kingston's social skills, learned more by interacting with Americans, taught her to take things more or less a face value. Kingston also examines the actual phonetics ... The hostility to different languages under lays one of the most significant points Kingston tries to make: resistance to change. Brave Orchid best exemplifies a greater cultural resistan...

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... other fine goods from their trade and tributary dealings with the Han dynasty. They then redistributed these products throughout their realm which then in turn helped to create a demand for Chinese goods in central Asia. The constant trading of goods helped establish a reliable network for the exchange of trade goods. Thus the nomads became middlemen in trade between different groups ... trade routes were established Ex. Silk road. There were also political implications to the contacts between the nomadic peoples and the sedentary. For you see Chinese states experienced tense relations ...

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... 's shaping how people's minds actually work. Knowledge has been brainwashed by the Internet. Search engines have replaced brains. Studying has changed to Googling. Reading books shifted to finding broken down summaries. Motivation is turning into fingertips pressing down on a keyboard. Focus goes hand in hand with procrastination. People don't want to admit this because that would mean technology has corrupted culture ... ...

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... the roots of ancient language and tradition, not just that; it is also spreading like a chronic cancer worldwide Western techniques have been adopted with Chinese characteristics. In respect to China, the new generation of Chinese youths sees traditional Chinese culture as being old fashioned or obsolete while eastern culture is accepted as the modern fashion. An evening news cast by PBS news hour ... , on an interview with a Chinese local about westernization; Hou Xiazhou a Chinese skateboarder mentions that the "The west influence us a good deal, for example those who skateboard now ar...

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... does not "expected" to be a "super star", perform in the public. So my friend and I went to Monterey Park and sang in front of the Chinese superstore to test on that. When I was singing, my friend pretended he was an audience as I expected that people would stop by if they see someone ... in a weird way while I was performing, the way they looked at me did not seems happy. One of them shouted, "stop that f-word singing!" in Chinese. I sang for only more than a minute. After I finished the singing, my friend and I got onto the car and left that place real fast because no ... us but I st...

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... Self is divided into five parts, with each part having several chapters and a separate section of reprinted related readings by other authors. It is a user/student friendly textbook with each chapter having neatly spelled out objectives, a summary, a list of terms, discussion questions, activities and end notes, as well as, illustrations, figures and important terms highlighted in bold face type. ... In Part One, the authors offer the basics. Chapter 1, "A Systematic Study of Dress," includes the classification system for the study of dress in different cultures which was first develope...

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... do have a unique character that is different from foreigners in other places, and this somehow marks the common ground for Singaporeans. Furthermore, Singapore's CMIO (Chinese, Malay, Indian, Others) model of multiracialism is also a unique feature of the Singaporean community. Few countries have such diversity in races and cultures, and ... the people are able to accept these differences and come together as one community. However, this is easier said than done. In 2011, a mainland Chinese family who complained about the smell of the curry cooked by their Indian Singaporean neighbors spa...

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... nations, they only used the "military" for self-defense and only against Mongols (a blanket term for all barbarians at the time in china). Divine Providence played a huge factor in Chinese government; the Chinese believed that the emperor was mandated from heaven. Supreme executive power was given to those who were blessed by god in an aquatic ceremony, not by a mandate from the ... masses. The Romans used a mandate from the masses more effectively, but only soldiers and senators voted, the poor proletariats were left out. As always, the Chinese were taught strict obedience and the hier...

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... Host country are very "culturally close" (For example, Vancouver and Seattle) then it is obviously not necessary to have a preliminary visit. In my case, since I came from a Chinese origin and have adhered to the Chinese ways of doing business, it is extremely essential for me to take this step. Another useful technique that an organization can provide is language training. Again, I would ... for a work term, I went to the Hong Kong branch of the company and had a meeting with a supervisor who spent half a year in Switzerland before. Since we are both from the Chinese culture and share ...

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... families have come to seek freedom from persecution or to seek opportunity that does not exist in their own country of origin. Living in America and being Black, Latino or Chinese may cause a duality of identity that makes a covenant impossible. You are told to speak English, go to college, become educated and be more than your parents were, yet you want ... love, hate, and the dichotomy of heaven or hell. Love, hate and dichotomy surface in the short story "A Red Sweater," by Fae Myenne Ng. Myenne Ng writes about a Chinese family and their struggle with duality. There are three sisters...

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... items. Zheng He and his crew not only negotiated with Indonesia, Siam, Malaysia, and India, but even as far as the Arabian ports of modern-day Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Chinese culture was spread this way and eventually fused with surrounding societies. Although Zheng He is known as a figure much greater than life in modern eyes, Confucian scholars made serious attempts ... ally who could attack the infidel Muslims from the south." (127). His desire to secure military allies contrasts with that of Zheng He, who sought only a formal acknowledgement of Chinese sovereignty, trade in rare goo...

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... the Western culture because of their preference in living. "Ungentlemanly behavior. It's a British sport after all". This cultural view on dancing does not differ much from my Chinese cultural values. From what I know, the Chinese really emphasize on cleanliness, modesty, and good behavior. Dancing and outward displays of affection goes against all of these three elements in that in a sense it seems ... to imply that it was ok to indulge in self-gratification. However, as an American born Chinese, I do feel that dancing is appropriate at times, and I do not feel shameful about it. Compr...

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... other nations. Over the centuries, when interactions with foreign cultures occurred, they influenced the traditional arts and aesthetics of Japan. Traditional Japanese art and aesthetics were most affected by the Chinese and Buddhism, but influences from the West are also evident. The primary aesthetic concept at the heart of traditional Japanese culture is the value of harmony in all things. The ... . These ideas are still expressed in every aspect of daily life, despite the many changes brought about by the westernization of Japanese culture. This report will show how the Western, Chin...

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... few decades. One of the anthropological concepts reviewed is enculturation. Some of the attitudes displayed by the daughters are similar to those of their mothers. For example, Rose became a subservient Chinese woman like her mother was taught to be even though her mother tried to teach her the opposite. Culture is another concept displayed in the movie. Some ... Chinese beliefs and values were illustrated in the movie: strong family ties, loyalty, and inner strength. Cultural Pluralism is another anthropological theme displayed in the movie. The daughters become instilled with ... Ame...

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... now is multicultural country with a variety of backgrounds, skills, attitudes and experiences. The influences of multiculturalism can be found when looking at food, media, festivities and more. There are authentic Chinese, French, Indian, Italian, Lebanese, Greek and Vietnamese restaurants appearing everywhere and with our ACB channel on TV, people are exposed to foreign films, documentaries and other variety shows. Some large ... groups of similar cultural background such as the Chinese communities introduce different aspects of their way to other people. They celebrate Chinese New Yea...

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... underlying them is that of poverty versus wealth. Jim's family was very wealthy and could do as they pleased without any worries. Inside and outside the house they had many Chinese servants that took care of the daily chores. Jim was a spoiled child and on one occasion was seen getting up to get some food. The ... Chinese servant told him, "your mother does not want you to eat before you go to bed", Jim's rely was, " but you have to do what I say", and he got his ... learning in Intercultural Communication. I know there were signs that Jim's father was ethnocentric as well as the diff...

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... known for originating from local traditions and cultures, world music itself is "boundless and boundaryless" in terms of the accessibility of the music as stated by Bohlman (Bolhman, Chapter 7, 2002, p. 143). Bolhman goes on to distinguish world music as a genre that includes different artists, countries and continents and describes how world music has shaped a network that is no ... longer geographically centered. Instead, world music has created transnational communities bounded by the Internet and recording technology, making it possible for anyone to encounter and easily access worl...

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