Chinese cuisine

and analysis While the Westerners consider the business content as the most important factor in the negotiation process, Chinese people believe that providing personal favors is the cornerstone of the business. The dynamics of face play a role in the interpersonal relationships, which determine people’s willingness to bargain or cooperate in business. During communications, Chinese businessmen use indirectness, praising, intermediaries, shaming, and requests to save face and give face (Cardon &…

care about they pass or fail, and an objective issue of different teachers’ rating of the ESL students’ English writing should not be ignored. As the report of Shi (2008), in her article Native- and nonnative-speaking EFL teachers’ evaluation of Chinese students’ English writing, she points out that native and nonnative EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers could evaluate students’ writing differently: The analysis of the qualitative comments suggest that NES (native-English-speaker)…

Gender Prior to the establishment of the Republic of China, women had a significantly different role in society. During the Qing dynasty, there was a tremendous emphasize on society for individuals, both male and females to get married and produce sons. Women’s essential role in society was “childbearing and childrearing” and depending on their efforts, by raising a successful official can gain them merits and recognition. According to Paul Bailey, there are arguments that claim that…

In 1862 Morrill Act was passed by congress in an attempt to keep polygamy from altering or hindering the very fabric of American Democracy (Abrams, 2015). That act was put in place because Mormons and Chinese immigrant had a different view that was hostile to the growing democracy and federalism implied by congress that perpetuated certain family norms not to be polygamous (Abrams, 2015). In September 24, 1890, the Church of Latter Day Saints bowed to the government and withdrew from the…

Confucianism and Taoism are two of the most prevailing philosophies in Asia, even if they seem to contradict each other. Confucius asks us to live a very structured life in accordance with li, which is right action. Taoism allows for many different viewpoints, and would probably be accepting of Confucianism even though it seems to contradict Taoism. Taoists believe there are many ways to live and view life, and no one is better than the other. Li was Confucius’ idea of the correct way to live.…

1. Please briefly share the influences on your decision to pursue the field of medicine, including shadowing experiences and other medical related activities. 2. Please describe your interests, activities, hobbies, etc., outside the area of health sciences. 3. Please describe a role you have held in a meaningful group/peer-related activity. When I was small, my family and I lived in the developed and popular city of Mashhad. My dad who is a doctor, had at the time a small clinic that was…

“You could be anything you want to be in America”… this is the main ideology that many immigrant parents hope for their children’s futures. This hope would turn into a major conflict that characterize the short story Tow Kinds, written by Ammy Tan. In the story, the main character 's mother, Suyuan, tries hard to find the wright way that would lid to her daughter success. She strongly believes that her daughter, Jing, would be someone very famous and important only because she lives in America.…

Chinese - American Immigrants There are two topics I would like to talk about: education and immigration. Education played a crucial role in my life. Education is important to improve the level of national knowledge, update the living standards, get a decent work, gain a comfortable life, and help others. When I came to the United States, as a new immigrant I encountered many problems. For example, nobody could tell me how to do paper work, how to look for a good college and how to find a good…

Language I came from a very small town; the only language spoken there was English. As a child growing up learning the basics that make up language happened in stages. As language is defined as “ a system of communication using sounds, gestures, or marks that are put together according to certain rules, resulting in meanings that are intelligible to all who share that language”. (Haviland, Prins, McBride, & Walrath, 2014) Tonal language was taught while learning the alphabet and phonology…

has more impact than the rules or principles on Chinese modern business relations. Under the influence of close interpersonal relationship from Confucianism, traditional moral standards, and historical war stratagems, personal relations become the critical factor instead of legal instruments in the business process. First, Confucianism served as the core value of Chinese society for more than two thousand years and remain its influence on Chinese business behavior today. Interpersonal…