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Geert Hofstedes is well known for his research on cross cultural groups and organizations. He developed cultural dimensions theory where he describes national cultures along different dimensions. Each person has their own individual personality, history, and interests. But all people share common human nature which is very social. We use language with collaboration and group competition. There are unwritten rules of how things work from human group to another human group. This is called…

4:45 a.m.: Caitlyn Muncher springs out of bed, grabs a protein bar and her gym bag, brushes her teeth, and heads to meet her team for their first practice of the day. 5:30 a.m.: The University of West Alabama's triathlon team loads a university van and disembarks on their way to Meridian for swim practice in Meridian Community College’s heated in-door swimming pool. 8:13 a.m.: The team arrives back on campus and Muncher quickly showers in her dorm room at Gilbert Hall, then races to Young Hall…

running is easy, not everyone has the determination and commitment to become a successful runner. It all depends on your character and mental strength as your mind controls your body, thus requiring for you to always give that 110%. Being part of the cross country team helped me realize how valuable teamwork and dedication could make any losing team into a winning team any day. I never thought that I would foster a second family along with my coach slowly becoming my second mom. I learned that…

Integration of Native American healing and Western medicine is crucial in the medical environment in order to provide culturally competent care. Cultural competence in health care describes “the ability to provide care to patients with diverse values, beliefs and behaviors, including tailoring health care delivery to meet patients’ social, cultural and linguistic needs” (becoming a cuCITATION). Health care organizations that maintain this cultural competency have improved health outcomes,…

Red Cross Safety Plan BANG! BANG! "LET ME IN THEY'RE COMING" A young man is standing outside the Red Cross in central Covington. BANG! BANG! "Hurry up, they'll be here soon." BANG! BANG! One of the nurses opens the door and the man comes rushing inside. All of the Doctors step out into the hall to see what all the commotion is about. "Zombies, zombies have infiltrated the northern borders of the city. They're headed right this way." No one moves, there's nothing but blank stares on everyone’s…

As mentioned earlier, there are three different perspectives of conflict such as Traditional, Interpretive and Critical. In Cross-Cultural Claims on Devils Tower National Monument, the perspective presented is the traditional, thereby researchers and organizational trainers focus on strategies, styles and communications choices, and processes to have the best resolution and an effective decision (Papa, Daniels & Spiker, 2008). The traditional perspective, first evaluates how both parties deal…

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…

or work done on behalf of the people” (2014). In regards to the Catholicism, this definition can be interpreted as contributing to the church as a follower of the Catholic faith. The Liturgy of the Eucharist, which was evident in the St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Mass, originated from the Last Supper. This sacred event is significant to the Catholic Church, as on the night of Holy Thursday Jesus Christ gave his disciples the bread and wine saying, “...Do this in remembrance of Me”, which…

that were actually concerned about her well-being. Even though Jeannette and I both suffered from injuries that required hospitalization, our experiences and mindset could not have been more different. My experience all began when I started to run cross country, which was in the seventh grade. While many of my other teammates were running with ease, I was enduring severe sharp pains in my hip. I went on with this pain for a long time before I finally convinced my mom to take me to the doctor.…

the development of racial identities (Cross and Fhagen-Smith’s [2001] Model of Black Identity Development) and understanding of gender and sexuality (Lev’s [2004] non-binary fluid model) as well as those that examine student’s intersecting identities (Abes, Jones, and McEwen’s [2007] Reconceptualized Model of Multiple Dimensions of Identity) and those that contextualize students’ development and perceptions of their environment (Bronfenbrenner’s [1973,…