... events and troubles in everyday life. It does not matter what culture you are from, dreaming is really nothing more than a reality product. Discussion Question Even though dreaming is universal, why must dreams be understood within the context of the cultures in which they are found? Dreams must be understood within the context of the cultures because we cannot take for ... for any immoral behavior that the Ifaluk committed. I think the ghosts are more use as an excuse to bad behavior. According to Price and Crapo, the best way to explain why the Ifaluk develop all these different belie...

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... understand yourself before anyone else can understand you. Well this is similar with culture. You have to understand what you think about other cultures and know your actions toward other cultures before you understand them. The next part of the definition is to have the knowledge of other cultures and practices ... will still come across as incompetent. This is why it is important to not only know the information but also be able to interact with people of different cultures in order to be culturally competent. If you have all the information but do not know how to interact with differen...

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... even had her first dance. At this point in her life, she does want a boyfriend. She says that her cousins have boyfriends, but their parents don't know about it. In India, if anyone finds out that you lied to your parents, it is an embarrassment for the parents rather than the children, and some ... judge him or her. Although you may not want to, go to church and give God a chance because He is why you are here. At this age, I don't see how I get through anything without God. I know we can't see God, but if we truly believe then you'll realize what a great God he is." I ... asked Mary a...

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... of these, they want to be in globalization and do what they need to be in it. This is why they are making improvements in Golden Straitjacket to enlarge it and they know that only way to enlarge it is to keep it tight, says Friedman. There is another new power source ... our economy and the happiness of the folk. Let's talk some about concrete things. The administrators in Turkey know that globalization (done perfectly) brings money and investment to Turkey. That is why they are doing everything to succeed in globalization perfectly. For example, today's administration is making new ru...

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... documents to gather information about a particular culture so they can determine changes over time. The last type of ethnologist, a cross-cultural researcher, uses data to explain why different cultures vary and to find general patterns in cultural traits. The second category within anthropology called biological anthropology does not have different jobs. Biological anthropologists focus on human ... variation and paleontology. Human variation explains why the modern population varies biologically. Human paleontology which is sometimes referred to paleoanthropology questions the emergen...

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... and Americans by introducing the modern educational system in the Philippines. But if we will understand it deeply we are plunder already by the Spain and Americans. Why? Because, since the colonizers contributed something in helping our country to arise. Filipinos can now be easily captive by them, in a way that the ... if continue to recognize or love their products, it has a great effects for us to have a difficult road in developing in our country. Third, we all know that we have many resources that can help rise our country. I mean yes we use it by exporting in other country but th...

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... had to be a purpose of them coming to this country and I wanted to find out if that purpose was met. I was curious to know what their cultural traditions were and whether they were able to continue practicing the same traditions and rituals without difficulties. Although it may seem odd to an ... shocking seeing some of the people eating with their bare fingers and the different dishes that were delivered to their table, then and there I asked myself, "Why weren't they using utensils but eating with their hands? " Approaching the owner, I shook his hand observing his bald head and made h...

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... possible time, including creation stories. Other myths account for the organization of the world and society, for instance how men and women were created and why they are different from one another. Because of their power to dictate how things should be, myths can be very powerful in shaping and carrying on ... and the ruling class that existed at that time. For example in the first pages the griot introduces himself and tells what his job is and why he is important. A historian can take this information and record it so that everyone around the world could learn the history of the great...

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... to consider what you want or need the most. If education improves people's life style and social environment, it also affects our lives in an undesirable way. I know education is essential in almost every aspect of our lives, but do we really want it to entirely take our place? That is, should we give priority to ... have paid for him. So we should never grow apart from our families and parents. When we came from India we knew what our culture is and why we came here. My parents also want us to get education and be someone as everybody's parents do, so my dad allows us to have anything a...

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... keep asking myself who I am," my Japanese-American friend said to me once before. I didn't know what to say, but I was thinking about what he said and the answer to his question could be why I am in America now. Two years ago, I went to the East coast on our school trip. ... reasons I chose America. First, I believe America has the widest worldview in the world. America consists of immigrants from all over the world, as we know from its nickname - the melting pot. Through the history, they keep accepting the new immigrants and melting together. It makes them open-minded to the ... These...

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... its meaning is disputed widely by scholars, economists, and other educated people throughout the world. To observe the effects of globalization, one must know the general context of such an international mechanism. Globalization broadly refers to the expansion of global linkages, the organization of social life on a ... a certain kind of consumerist culture and capitalistic ideals. Is the internet an example of Western domination that will eventually abolish diverse culture as we know it? Or can cultures "globalize" and join the information "super highway" to ensure cultural survival? Cu...

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... to feel uncomfortable with themselves and put on an act, which prohibits them from accepting themselves for who they are and doesn't allow others to get to know them for what they are. Being from a different background myself, I come to understand many things which Olive goes through in The Willow Tree and Olive ... the segregation of individuals from the rest. They make the person feel out of place, usually causing them to wish for change, the question of "why can't she just have Kraft cheese like the rest?" Cultural difference is a great barrier in society and is hard to overcome onc...

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... world's production is sold outside of its country of origin. That is the reason why international business is considered to be one of the careers that sustain the economy. Because without it, globalization could never reach the peek of the mountain it has reached today. We know that no country is self-sufficient with their resources. Through international businesses an exchange ... of goods and services allow countries to acquire from foreign neighbors the products that they cannot produce themselves. International business is necessary and essential for the prosperity of the world's eco...

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... told her that he liked the freckles that were on her face. Everyone in the class became silent and put their heads down because Peter didn't know it wasn't acceptable to talk about peoples blemishes. Another incident similar to this happened when Peter got on the topic of racism in China with his ... that racism isn't only a problem in America, it's a problem that could be improved in China as well (Hessler, pg. 170). Again, Peter didn't know it was socially unacceptable to talk about this in class and his students put their heads down and became silent again. These examples show that a...

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... constantly question all of our cultural aspects, it would question our society's stability. Let's look at another part of our definition of racism and why it creates problems between cultures: prima facie assumptions, or prejudice. Prejudice is necessary, but does not fit the full meaning of racism. Everyone ... conclusions about racial identity due to false assumptions or none at all. For example, someone may say: "All the Indian's I know are drunks. Here is an Indian I do not know. He must be a drunk." While this individual is using evidence, personal experience and reason to come to h...

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... the people I interviewed said that if a song had "happy" or "positive" lyrics, then it was not a heavy metal song. "Funny...I don't think I know any heavy metal music with happy or positive lyrics heavy metal can't have positive lyrics it won't be heavy metal then would it" One common trend among metal heads ... is proof of this. In U.A.E people who listen to heavy metal music have a whole different perspective on it. The following are two responses to the question "why listen to heavy metal". The first one is from a 17 year old American boy and the second is from a 19 year old Indian bo...

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... Just Don't Understand, she talks about men and women in conversation and explains her theory how cultural background, age, gender, and individual personalities plays a big role in why men and women misunderstand each other. Dr. Tannen uses her first marriage to a Greek man, as an example because it explains her theory. Dr. Tannen's first husband ... Tannen knew was unfair. Even though Dr. Tannen knew this was unfair, she understood where her husband was coming from and why he said the things that he did. Her husband did not understand why Dr. Tannen had a problem with his views and belief...

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... chapter 11 Postman gives examples of people who resist the American Technopoly. An example of a resistance fighter is a person who ignores a poll unless they know the questions asked and why. As Postman introduced in chapter 8 ("Invisible Technologies"), the form of a question can produce many different answers. It may also restrict us from seeing ... immediately followed by a brief definition. For example Postman states, "Like history, semantics is an interdisciplinary subject: it is necessary to know something about it in order to understand any subject" (p.194). He gives the definitio...

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... her, "Oriental" (21). Yet, when seeing this side of the British woman, he again breaks his connection with her when she speaks of her son: "And why ever do you come to Chandrapore?" "To visit my son. He is the City Magistrate here." "Oh no, excuse me, that is quite impossible. Our City ... "All days are convenient." "Thursday- "Most certainly." "What about the time?" "All hours." "Tell us which you would prefer." Mrs. Bhattacharya seemed not to know either. Her gesture implied that she had known, since Thursdays began, that English ladies would come to see her on one of them, and so alwa...

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Culture and Communication To better understand intercultural communication, it is important that we know more about the nature of culture and communication and, equally important, how culture may relate to communication or vice versa. The ensuring discussion in this section is a conceptual orientation of ... of communication is very limited in explaining the complexity of human communication because human communication involves much more than the mere physical exchange of information, data, or message. This is why many scholars nowadays think that what has come to be known as the ritual pers...

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... of democracy society has changed a lot, but the image of the "Spanish macho" is still present in our life. Maybe that is the reason to explain why men do not kiss each other, they are afraid of being considered as homosexuals. A similar situation can be found when it comes to space and touch. Every ... few lines before, Spanish men are afraid of touching another man in public. My friends felt really uncomfortable when she heard what the Latvian guy told me. Why did he say that? It can be possible that he felt embarrassed when she gave him two kisses, or it can also be possible that he was...

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... anthropology, and then be applied to our everyday lives. Culture, Consumption and Prada. "Hey Meg do you want to come for lunch? Oh you know what? There's no room in my car for your big ugly purse." - Random colleague; directed at Meg. The above quote, which essentially sets the ... such as Prada bags, would be incomprehensible. Viewing either society through ones own perspective, (Ethnocentrism), would not yield a satisfactory answer to why either culture acts the way they do. Yet viewing each of these two cultures within their own contexts, (Cultural Relativism), provides an explanatio...

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... by what we can perceive. "we cannot, as humans, precisely experience the living sensations of another form. We do not know, with full clarity, their desires or motivations; we cannot know, or never be sure that we know, what they know" (Abram 10). This same principle also holds true for inanimate objects. Although from our perspective it is very unlikely that the ... , the literal meaning of what we're saying is "undeveloped from a western point of view". Nevertheless the view of the earth as inanimate is not the lone reason why western society has adopted such a disconnected relationshi...

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... when I first came to Canada, it was hard to speak English and understand my friends properly. So many people might've thought that I don't know English. But now the situation changed, I found really good friends who were raised here. They helped me improve my English, not only professionally but they ... People can do anything they want and also people respect each other whether which culture you follow. I made so many friends outside my culture. So I will know what they do and how they celebrate occasions like Easter, Diwali and Hannukah. I have so many new things to celebrate with my c...

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... Battle Royale, he is oblivious to the fact that he is being used as entertainment. The unnamed narrator's ethnicity is African-American during the 19th century, which is the reason why he is treated so unfairly. He is just used for work or entertainment. He is invisible to white community in the book. Even when he's used for work he is ... me on the A, but then they discourage me by telling me I should have gotten 40/40. They eventually make me study the question I got wrong until I know what I did wrong and am able to explain why I got it wrong to my parents. My friends are the people ...

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