Iceberg

An important competence for intercultural success is to understand and accept cultural differences. Bennett’s (1986) Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) demonstrates the stages of interpretations of cultural difference. Figure 1. DMIS (Bennett, 1986) Hammer et al. (2003) explains that the ethnocentric stages are ‘avoiding cultural difference’ and ethnorelative stages are ‘seeking cultural difference’ and accepting it. When group members are at different stages of the DMIS…

for the drive up to Missouri. I connected my phone into the the aux cord and listened to my favorite station on pandora. Now, I don 't know if you 've ever heard of Frieden 's Iceberg theory. His theory represents our minds like a an iceberg. This metaphorical iceberg is split into three different sections the tip of the iceberg being Consciousness the middle being present and the large portion submerged underwater representing subconsciousness. Unfortunately we spend most of our time in our…

Many people in today’s society tend to treat global warming and the effect it has on all of our lives, as a joke. James R. Lee does a fabulous job, in his article titled “Global Warming is Just the Tip of the Iceberg”, talking about the effects of Global Warming and how it can lead to warfare and many conflicts of the 21st century. The article gives three different reasons for believing global warming could lead to warfare, the first being a conflict that could arise from a shortage of products.…

Hemingway’s work, a concept called the Iceberg Theory is present. The Iceberg Theory is the concept that within a story, only twenty percent of the information is directly written, the rest is not given straight to the reader, but the meaning is there. Much like an iceberg, with the majority of it underwater. This theory is demonstrated effectively through Hemingway’s short stories. Hemingway’s “A Canary for One” is a prime example of the use of his Iceberg Theory. The short-story is full of…

the biological approach. Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1989) was the founder of the Psychoanalytic approach. He was influenced through his work with Breuer (1842- 1925) and Charcot (1885). Freud used the iceberg metaphor to help us understand his topographical theory for our mind. Only ten percent of an iceberg is visible, this is the conscious mind which contains the information that we are aware of for example our thoughts and perceptions. However,…

Journal Assignment. Privacy and Security - Preventing Theft is Just the Tip of the Iceberg. The Internet has grown far beyond it 's humble academic beginnings, and become a worldwide tool used by 30% of the worlds population. As in it 's infancy, it is still largely free, and is used for viewing entertainment, socializing, research, and commerce. The benefits are many but there is also a much darker side to the story. As part of all the on-line activities large amounts of personal and…

Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills like White elephants” depicts his iceberg theory by using vague dialogue and symbols to avoid clearly stating the true meaning of the story without the reader picking deeper at the material. Hemingway’s iceberg theory relied on the notion that the reader will depict their own idea of what is really happening based on interpretations of these hidden clues. To ‘break’ the iceberg of the story, the reader must draw conclusions not just from clearly defined material…

recorded by Hal Holladay’s article Hills Like White Elephants, Ernest Hemingway published one of his most famous short stories called Hills Like White Elephants (1). In this piece and in his other works as well, Hemingway was notorious for using the “iceberg” technique to reveal the setting and situation of each of his writings. This technique only allows the reader to be given certain details of the situation pertaining to the otherwise mysterious characters, much like in a real life setting…

Kotter, J. (2005). Our Iceberg Is Melting. New York, NY, US. John Kotter, Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus and author, tells a story about a emperor penguin colony in Antarctica threatened by their changing environment and how they face these challenges together to succeed. Their tale is about resistance to change and how each penguin faces change differently, allowing the reader to relate with the different characters. The story walks the reader through an 8 step action plan that…

Business communication The iceberg model An iceberg has only one-fourth of its volume above water and the rest of its volume is beneath the surface in the sea. Culture has some components which are visible like custom and behaviors but other components like attitude, thinking styles, self-image etc are hidden beneath the surface. In an inter-cultural business environment, people tend to judge foreign people’s behavior based on their own cultural background. I have learned this theory in the…