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Death. The loss of someone can weaken us from despair or strengthen us from the legacy left behind them. The savage murder of clutter family members created vigilance in the inhabitants of Holcomb and strengthened security. However, suspiciousness among neighbors rose, mistrust corrupted long lasting friendships and fear contaminated in the veins of the inhabitants. The murder of the Clutters strengthened Holcomb from vigilance, but weakened the mistrust of their neighbors. Despite handling the…

"Cultural relativism is an undeniable fact", Jack Donnelly postulates in his journal entitled, "Cultural Relativism and Universal Human Rights" (Donnelly, J); the axiom rings true not only inside anthropology, but inside the emergency room, whenever two cultures clashes and "the conflict [becomes] confined to differences in belief systems" (Fadiman, A). One example that comes to mind in the recent decades is the confrontation between the Lee family and a public hospital in Merced, California,…

In a world that is characterized by diversity and a wide variety of cultures, knowledge of intercultural communication is fundamental for the proliferation of any society. Lustig and Koester (2013) emphasize in their study that various forms and aspects of communication are deeply ingrained in culture. Beliefs, values, norms, and social practices of a culture may pose communication challenges to those of another culture. By having a clear knowledge in intercultural communications can resolve…

As stated by the National Alliance of Mental Illness (2016), in a given year,1 in 5 adults in the U.S will experience some type of mental illness. A vast majority that suffer from mental or psychiatric disorders in the United States do not get the treatment and attention they need often because of the excessive cost of therapy and prescription drugs (Anxiety and Depression Association of America, n.d.). The long term effects of a mental or psychiatric disorder that goes untreated, can be…

Have you ever had difficulty understanding or getting along with people in a group discussion? Well as many of you guys, who are good at English or are an English-born speaker, might find this is not a big deal. But the movement when you are having a hard time understanding others is the stupidest thing. The ideas or topics in the discussion might not interest you, you may have no knowledge about the ideas, bad at listening, or having communication incompetence. Communication is the process of…

Organization: OXFAM INTERNATIONAL Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 non-profit organizations operational in 96 countries around the world. The name is derived from ‘Oxford committee for famine relief’ founded in 1942 and the current executive director is Winnie Byanyima. Oxfam international was formed in 1995 by a group of NGO’s with a common aim of reducing poverty and injustice around the world. Oxfam has consistently displayed missionary organizational excellence through its…

topics that relates to each individual’s major or minor. Lam, one of our international teammates, was assigned economics because he is an economic major at Amsterdam in Netherlands. Thus, we all decided to do business in Egypt of Africa. Although, in cross-cultural communication, it is difficult to communicate due to the seven-hour time difference, things tend to work well in both my team. What went well in my team are the meeting times, which we all agree, on Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 am…

In today’s world, everything varies depending upon perspective. How one person perceives events in life can largely differ from another person’s perspective. On a similar note, fate is witnessed differently varying upon perspective. However, many believe that our fate is controlled by a supernatural force. But in Shakespeare’s “Tragedy of Macbeth,” the titled character controls his own fate, which determines his identity throughout the play. In the beginning, Macbeth meets three witches who tell…

3. The Cultural Differences Between China and America From the Perspective of Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions 3.1 The Power-Distance（PDI）Reflected in The Joy Luck Club PDI is used to indicate the degree of acceptance of people in a culture for inequality in the distribution of power. In general, Asia has a higher PDI, the usual reaction of Chinese for inequality is to endure, to obey the authority, and they are educated to obey their parents. While Western countries have a lower PDI, they have…

Hofstede’s Masculinity Versus Femininity Between Australia and Sri Lanka Introduction The purpose of this report is to make more understanding of dimension cultures in other countries for businessmen in communicating between countries and countries as it is very essential to acknowledge different cultural background. So they will be able to avoid any conflicts and be convenient for them to run their own business or in workplace if they happen to work with foreigners. As the report was…