Culture Article Reviews Samples For Students

Funding forms a critical aspect of public universities in terms of research and conducting learning. In the 1950s and 60s educated university students did protest concerning the Vietnam wars and other issues that were affecting America. With a high access to public funds, the universities and colleges could increase the intake of students. However, over the years the reduction in public funds has been construed to have an agenda. Courses on humanities such as sociology and philosophy play an essential role in shaping the minds of college students. Individuals can be able to reason critically and analyze everyday issues from clear ...

- GE’s main businesses are around the sectors of commercial finance, infrastructure, energy, healthcare and transportation. Healthymagination is an initiative by Jeffery Immelt, the current CEO of GE conglomeration. Innovation and entrepreneurial spirit among managers are the key values that govern the GE culture in the age of healthymagination. Jack Welch had promoted an organizational culture that focused on lean management and productivity, but Immelt is focusing on quick problem solving and entrepreneurial initiatives. “Imagination at work’ is the favorite punch line used by Immelt to drive the business.

As per the culture carved by Immelt, the ...

Of the three articles assigned this week the most interesting was “to be Quechua the symbolism of coca chewing in highland Peru” by Catherine J. Allen. The author explains the coca leaf chewing rituals of the Quechua people. The coca plant is the natural source of cocaine, a drug known all over the world for its intoxicating effects. The world has therefore resented the Quechua way of harvesting and consuming coca leaves. However, it has been more than mere consumption of an intoxicating substance for the Quechua; it is a way of life they have lived ever since the beginning ...

In this article, the unique and specific patterns of cultural and genetic diversities of the Native Americans have been identified and this information is used to understand geographic dispersion patterns as well as the relationship between these people. Of these, the Tupi and Je speaker dispersions are the most important ones. Currently a lot of people speak the stock of these two languages. Although the Tupi expansion can be compared to Bantu migration in Africa, very little is known about this event as compared to others. The Je-speaker’s expansion has an equal and even deeper gaps and this study ...

Therefore, he suggests that there is a need for the society to embrace risk communication to enlighten the society. However, this can only be achieved if this is done in a descent and rational manner. This, to the author, is the only way through which such disasters can be ultimately eradicated. It is true that that the prevailing environmental conditions have made life more difficult for people. Surprisingly, it is those who make no contributions to environmental degradation who suffer most. I concur with the author for making such a claim. The dangers associated with pollution result into diseases such as cancer ...

In Bettig and Hall’s article “Ad Creep: The Commercialization of Culture,” the authors discuss the phenomenon of “ad creep,” which is described as “the gradual expansion of advertising into nontraditional spaces such as public playgrounds, school buses, sidewalks, and beaches” (193). In essence, as advertisements become more and more recognizable and rejected by the public, marketers and advertisers must find new ways to incorporate their advertisements into everyday life. As a result, instead of having separate avenues for delivering advertisements (like a commercial in between programmed television), they use strategies like ‘product placement,’ ...

Introduction

Thesis of the article by George M. Fredrick is to explain the models of ethnic relations by Buchanan concerning the ethnic relations models among them, assimilation, separatism, hierarchy, and pluralism. This has defined and explained on how different groups relate and relate. Based on’ Frederickson essay on ethnic relation.’

Buchanan in the article appears to endorse the ethnical hierarchy cultural pluralism because it is fully inclusive and it takes its basis on the free choices of people to build their ethnic identities of their own. Cultural pluralism celebrates various perspectives about the different and diverse culture in the society. ...

Luke Rendell and Hall Whitehead are the authors of this article. Rendell is a Ph.D. student at the Dalhouise Univesity. His focus is in cetacean behavior and acoustic communications. Whitehead is a professor of biology at the same university and has written several papers mostly on the behavior, ecology and conservation of whales. He is also the coordinator of field studies of dolphins and whales.
I, therefore, offer a summary of the article, give my opinion and connect the article to the question “is culture unique to humans?’

Article Summary

Rendell and Whitehead describe recent research findings on the evidence of cultural transmission ...

Summary

Islam is the dominant religion in most parts of Malaysia. Most people have managed to balance both physical and spiritual developments in this religion. This culture was recently marked during the previous celebrations of the inception of Islam Hadhari. According to the Prime Minister, it aimed at maintaining the set morals and ethics of the religion. However, media has a great role in achieving civilization to all in the Islam community, in the country.
However, tension still prevails between nationalism and globalization. Nationalism is bound to promote the modernity in every society while globalization encourages use of the recent ...

Study Program

Review of Keenan, J. & Evans, A. 2014. ‘‘I am a starbucks worker my life no longer belongs to me’: the performance of enstrangement as a learning tool,’ Teaching in Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 101-112.
This paper examines the use of autoethnography as a means of approaching the experience of estrangement, thereby making the researcher’s personal experience a topic of investigation. Autoethnographic practices that emphasize the location of the researcher as an important response to post-structuralist epistemologies in which older forms of certainty in the validity traditional scientific inquiry have been edged out by greater knowledge that experience ...

Introduction

I chose this article because it examines the fundamental issues in contemporary society. This is so because it examines the cultural ideologies that degrade the old age in society. These cultural norms are motivated by the media, which attribute the female body with consumer culture. Therefore, society should realize that aging is a sense of maturity and should embrace it as a Self-identities associated to the appearance and performance of the bodies. Similarly, aging should be based on feminist and gender ideologies because it cut across gender, race and class in various societies.

Summary

The article uses a feminist approach to explore aging ...

Statement C (In “Literacy and the Politics of Education,” Knoblauch describes cultural literacy as the passing of culture from generation to generation.) describes what Knoblauch wrote on cultural literacy. This is because he asserts that “ that literacy also includes an awareness of cultural heritage,” cultural heritage is passed from one generation to the other.
The more I read books, I become culture literate and this is important to me. Citizens ought to know how to speak and write properly, functionally and read great books in which culture is enshrined. Although we have to learn our culture, we also ...

I. Andrew Higson, “The Concept of National Cinema” (written 1989)
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According to Andrew Higson, the author of “The Concept of National Cinema” (written in 1989), four criteria can be defined to measure a country’s production of its “national cinema”, such as following:
- Economic based criterion. It is related to “defining cinema in economic terms” (132) concerning dominating and expanding film products to the domestic and international market.
- Content based criterion. It is related to regarding the concept through its content (texts, characters, scripts, etc.)
- Consumption based criterion. It is related ...

Is evolution Phycology really value free?

While most people may be familiar with the evolution of species, few individuals may not know the new branch of physiology, which is known as evolutionary physiology (EP). Evolutionary biology deals with adaptation of physical parts such as limbs, tail, and organs. On one hand, evolutionary physiology deals with the evolution of human thought, behavior, and language. The subject has been faced by severe critics where people against EP believe that it has no value but entirely relies on social and cultural behaviors of human. The author of this paper champions that, EP, unlike to the biological evolution; rely ...

Article Review

Article Review
Dutch (2013) used the contingency model of strategic human resource management to construct a new framework of human resources, strategy and culture in an organization. The current perspective of the contingency model involves aligning human resource management practices with themselves and with organizational strategy. The article posits that though this view is theoretically sound, there are challenges in its practicality. They fault the contingency model for failing to address the issues that affect both the HRM and strategy. Further, the article indicates that some of the HRM practices might be affected by strategy and vice versa. This ...

In Virginia, land conservation happens on private lands. Private lands conservation is a voluntary move by landowners as they exercise their right to determine their land use. Land conservation provides land owners with a tool to continue existing uses of land as they benefit from financial planning alternatives. Arguably, this strategy benefits the landowner and at the same time protects picturesque and working landscapes. Notably, protecting the natural landscape and cultural resources of Virginia is essential for economic viability of the state, as well as, the public well being. However, this will only become harder with continued increase in population. Virginia ...

Introduction

Women have been exploited through the Hip-hop culture by men artists who ascribe them as sexual objects. According to Joan Morgan, and Ayanna's writings about women exploitation, it is evident that a large percent of women have engaged in Hip-hop music for fame and fortune. Hip-hop culture and ideas emerged from African-American and Latino-American young people who exhibited misogynistic traits against women. The misogyny aspect of Hip-hop culture is ascribed to discrimination practices against women, self-worth, and peer relations. The Hip-hop culture has embraced these misogynistic and exploitative practices against women. On the contrary, some women rappers have come out ...

This study aimed at characterizing the regulation of oxygen-sensing pathway in human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). Cells were extracted from umbilical cord blood (UCB), adult bone marrow, and pediatric bone marrow. Expression of HIF-1a and PHDs in the three cells were determined under hypoxia and normoxia. The following activities were performed while conducting the study: cell culture and osteoinduction, characterization of hMSCs using flow cytometric method, hypoxic exposure and Western blot analysis, Quantitative Real -Time RT-PCR (Q-PCR), Glucose and Lactate Assays, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Determination of pH of the culture media, and Statistical Analyses.
The results showed ...

CDC Trends and Analysis

The health of Americans requires improvement in various areas and Healthy People 2020 focuses on improving the Health of Americans by:

- Identifying and prioritizing health improvement opportunities through research and evaluation
- Bringing together all relevant stakeholders including communities for a collaborative effort
- Empowering people for informed decision making (Healthy People 2012)

Improvement Suggestions

Cultural and linguistic competency among healthcare providers is highlighted as one key factor affecting the health of a population (Perez and Luquis, 2008). Consequently, Healthy People should list cultural and linguistic competency among healthcare providers as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) that will help improve the nation’s health through reduction of health disparity. This should be followed by continued effort to increase ...

The term cuisine refers to characteristic cooking style practices and traditions. It is associated with a particular culture and refers to a range of food prepared by a person, restaurant, cultural societies, and countries. Different types of cuisines are named after their geographic regions from where they originate and are influenced by the locally available ingredients in the area. The difference in availability of ingredients creates variant dishes that are unique to that location.
In the book “Modern Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking” the term is coined from the cultural revolution and modernist movements in fine art, dance, music, ...

Carole Vance’s article, “Social Construction Theory: Problems in the History of Sexuality,” explains how the social construction theory can be used to help understand LBGTQ+ identities. As discussed previously, essentialism assumes that all things, at the essence, are the same or share a similar experience. However, this does not take culture into consideration, and just how far humans are constructed socially. Vance explains that the LBGTQ+ community would benefit from identifying as a socially constructed group, because assuming that sexuality is finite or natural is an essentialist argument that completely undermines people who are sexually fluid and rejects the idea ...

It’s not easy to know what is true for you or me

at twenty-two, my age. But I guess I’m what
I feel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you:
hear you, hear me---we two---you, me talk on this page.
(I hear New York too.) Me---who?

Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.

I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.
I like a pipe for a Christmas present,
or records---Bessie, bop, or Bach.
I guess being colored doesn’t make me NOT like
the same things other folks like who are other races.

So will my page be colored that I write?

Being me, it will not be white.
But it will be
a part of you, ...

The Capitalist Culture

Culture is the most active element that charges the human civilization to further branched out and cut across all the aspect of life such as technology. In the capitalist world, there is a great desire towards the novel and original. This continuous search for novelty and change surpasses the extent of proportions of actual change that has occurred in the society. Further, this cultural desire is already being legitimized, such that the society accepts the role to see the culture as a norm and a moral tradition where the emerging new culture could be sized up and be critically evaluated. It is ...

David Meyer defines social movement (SM) as the “organized challenges to authorities that use a broad range of tactics, both inside and outside of conventional politics, in an effort to promote social and political change” (30). While many of social movements fail to attain its immediate goal, Meyer believes that they can “lastingly change political debates, governmental institutions and the wider culture” (31). In particular, social movements can “influence public policy, at least by bringing attention to their issues” (32) and it can also “alter not only the substance of policy, but also how policy is made” (33) through the ...

The nature, causes, symptoms and diagnosis of psychological disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), are not clear and highly controversial. Two different models namely the Sociocognitive model and the Posttraumatic model are put forward explain psychopathologies, diagnosis, and disease etiology associated with DID. The Sociocognitive model suggests that DID, as a psychological disorder, is a product of social and historical circumstances. In contrast, the Posttraumatic model explains that DID disorder occurs because of severe traumas.
According to Spanos (1994), the number of patients suffering from multiple personality disorder increased rapidly over the past 20 years in North America. This diagnosis offered a ...

Chapter 6 is about Goals. A goal can be defined as a desired outcome or a level of attainment for an individual. All people have goals in life and they range from performance of tasks to career goals. The desire to achieve certain goals brings about goal-directed behavior. Goal directed behavior takes note of the current situation that a person is in and the ideal state that s/he should be in, the difference between the two states is what brings about motivation. Goals can improve our performance as they allow us to direct our attention and focus on tasks to avoid any ...

Human Resource Management

This article, written by Lisa Rein and William Branigin from the Washington Post, discusses a potentially severe lack of management in the supervision of work-from-home employees whose job is to review patent applications. The individual who broke the story let the Post know that the office “tolerates” employee abuses, later citing that the department often turned their heads in the face of these time and attendance issues when productivity was high. The culture in this office is a very relaxed one, mostly because managers and supervisors very rarely interact with their employees. This inevitably leads to a relaxed feeling of time and ...

Guan Yunchang, the author of the play, was a general who served in the late Eastern Han dynasty under the warlord Liu Bei and had extraordinary qualities. Guan is highly respected as an epitome of righteousness and loyalty hence he is still worshipped by many Chinese people to date. People from southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Chinese communities also worship Guan (Wilt & West, 2012, p. 105). Therefore, his literary work is viewed as one of the key contributors to the world’s literature today. A critical assessment of the play reveals various concepts such as characterization that are ...

Research methods and sex differences, personality and culture

Researchers from the article have extensively used experimental research approach to analyze data on sex differences in personality traits. The research findings were developed from mathematical modeling and statistical inference. The experimental research used compares the data relationships between sex differences, personality and culture, showing correlation between these variables (Schmitt, Voracek, Realo, Allik, 2009). Data obtained through experimental approach is more reliable than descriptive approach that just gives observable qualitative data and gives hard support to correlational research.
A suitable alternative to the experimental method used would have been the correlational research approach. Correlational approach gives a causal relationship ...

An Article Review

Summary
In the article Commentary on a Framework for Multicultural Education by Karin F. Hammerich (2014), the purpose is to converse about whether a structure for multicultural education is necessary, following a line of investigation and study on cultural competency preparation. This article is about how multicultural aspects affected the quality of care offered by healthcare providers, especially the chiropractors. It also aims to uplift the proposal of expanding the educational college core curriculum in order to truly produce trained healthcare providers who will become diverse in terms of healthcare practices and services.
After researching, evaluating, and gathering details about ...

Art Basel is an art fair that has been in existence since 1970. The event takes place annually in three locations-Basel, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong. The Miami fair takes place at the Miami Beach Convention center. The fair features exhibitions of drawings, films, paintings, installations, photographs among other editioned works from artists around the world. The event takes dots the Miami Sandy beaches with classic Art Deco museums and a glittering nightlife and art lovers congregate to sell, buy of just admire master class art works. The Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) attracted approximately 75,000 international visitors in ...

Reading mama Lola has made me understand that religion is all about observing certain religious believes rather than just being part of a religious sect. Every religion is directed towards a supreme being, yet the religious proceedings are dependent on where an individual was brought up. Many times, people condemn others for observing certain religious rituals, terming them evil, yet they do not understand the reason behind it. One unique feature about religion is that anyone who dedicates his or her life to it feels it is the right form of religious worship. Religion plays an important part in an individual’ ...

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We are living in the twenty first century where the world is a more globalised and integrated place. We interact with people from various backgrounds in all walks of life may it in the social or professional space. This chapter addresses the aspect of interpersonal relationships between people (both friendly and romantic) and highlights various ways that enables an individual to understand, develop and maintain interpersonal relationships. The chapter argues that one’s social, cultural, educational and religious upbringing influences one’s likelihood towards intercultural bonding and I completely agree with this. To elucidate this ...

Article Identification

My choice in this article was informed by my interest in the diversity in the personality traits between men and women. I also wanted to understand whether the differences in the personality traits are as pronounced in all cultures as is the case in my culture. This article affords me this opportunity, more so using findings from a global study into the phenomenon. Rather than surveying diverse respondents, the article sought to determine the extent of the differences in personality traits between developed cultures and cultures in poor socioeconomic settings. I found this to be very interesting, as it would ...

Summary

Human resource practices should be aligned with the needs of the employees. The notion attached to the concept aligns with the opinion by the author who indicates the need for the human resource practices of the “Y” generation to align with their technological needs. Generation Y is anticipated to hold over fifty percent of the workforce by 2020. The generation is largely technology advanced indicating the need to ensure entities such as workplace culture are technologically embedded. These changes are aimed at ensuring the set objectives of the organization are achieved through

Discussion

Born between 1982-2003, generation Y reflects a millennial ...

Introduction

The articles exhibit the performance of modern art in relation to the economic and cultural aspects of the world today. They seek to establish the things that make up the concept of art, through a comprehensive analysis of issues such as performance. In essence, the articles examine the life in art and the art in life. They look at how the general life experiences and requirements affect the life of art. In addition, the paper will look at what art is and the different types in which it is involved.

Summary

In regards to performance synthesis, occupational realism by Julia Bryan-Wilson, ...

What is the thesis of Takasi’s Essay? What is the evidence that he offers for its truth? Do you find this argument convincing?
In the essay entitled the Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority, author Ronald Takaki tries explain that contrary to what other members of cultural minorities in the United States perceive or believe, Asian Americans are not superior both in terms of their personal and family income and educational background. Takaki exposes that most American cultural minorities such as the African Americans, for example, perceive that Asian Americans are superior to them as a cultural minority. The ...

Dear Dr. Xu:

Henceforth is my reflection on how the course affected my knowledge in writing; hence, proving that the goals and objectives – the course outcomes - of English 131 are fulfilled in me. Taking the course has, indeed, improved my writing style by making me more conscious and aware of my mistakes in writing. In order to showcase this improvement, I would be using my four previous writings: Arabic Spring, Liminals: Rhetorical Analysis, the annotated bibliographies submitted on 10 May 2014, and Analyzing Star Trek.
One of the most important lessons that I have learned from taking English 131 is ...

Article Analysis

Leadership in an organization is defined as the ability in of influencing the employees to act on a stipulated manner. The organizational goal safeguarding is the responsibility of the leader as they are mandated by the stakeholders. The leadership cultures in the organizations are based by the level of the performance and technological improvement . The qualities of production are the major consideration in the identification the capability of the leader.
Different cultures are employed in ensuring the company performances are attained. In the contrary to this, the leadership has currently changed as the gender equality has taken the course. ...

PSYC101 Journal Article ReviewAssignment - Part 2Article Analysis, Connection, and ReflectionDue: 11:55pm ETSunday at the end ofWeek 6of the 8-week course termYou may work on this assignment ahead of its deadline but may not submit it prior to Week 6.Points Possible: 140
OVERVIEW: For Part I of this two-part assignment you identified and summarized elements of a published scholarly article selected from the classroom Resources Folder. For Part 2, which is due by the end of Week 6, you will analyze, connect, and reflect on aspects of your selected article. Note that the words “succinct” and “thorough” repeat regularly ...

Introduction

In the “Health Disparities Between Appalachian and Non-Appalachian Counties in Virginia USA,” the authors examine health disparities among people living in Appalachian counties compared to those in other counties. This paper finds the authors’ research compelling, their views intelligent and most importantly worth consideration.

Summary

The communities in Appalachia have inadequate health care resources. This has been associated to lack of specialty care providers in the area. Ironically the utilization of the health resources is low even when they are available. This is possibly due to lack of insurance services, inadequate funds for payments or simply related to Appalachian culture ...

Empirical self of each individual that is at all times referred as me (William Jones, 279). It is difficult to draw a clear line between what a man refers to as me and what he says its mine. Individuals act and feel about specific factors in life that belong to them as they feel and act about themselves (William Jones, 279). The work of each individual’s hands, their fame, their children are dear to them just like their bodies and bring about the same feelings in the event they are attacked. It is clear that the main factor being dealt ...

Questions

Institutions
Question 1
According to Joan Scott, gender is defined as “a constitutive element of social relationships based on perceived differences between the sexes and a primary way of signifying relationships of power.” On the other hand, Goffman claims that, “If gender be defined as the culturally established correlates of sex (whether in consequence of biology or learning), then gender display refers to conventionalized portrayals of these correlates. “In Scott context, biology is excluded the explanation of gender and the perception of individuals put into consideration. One is perceived a woman when she tends to behave and speak in an ...

Article Review

a better teacher/student? Focus on the question/issues addressed and the findings as you relate these issues to practical use.

Chuansheng’s and Stevenson’s (1989) research paper titled “Homework: A Cross-Cultural Examination” explored the cross-cultural differences in homework among grade-schoolers, especially those in the first and fifth grades. The researchers investigated how cultural differences, beliefs and attitudes among Chinese, Americans and Japanese influenced academic success. The research methods used in the research included reading and math questionnaires, as well as, interviews of parents, teachers, and children. Even when Chinese learners were given extra homework over time, as compared to the ...

Summary of article:

Jessica describes different parenting styles and strategies that people adopt in accordance to their culture and norms. However, her main emphasis of article is that mothers in today’s generation opt for other culture’s parenting style as well. For instance, many mothers in developed countries have started to breastfeed their babies for its better and healthy growth. They do not agree to give packet milks, which contain different chemicals as well that can harm their child. They have adopted this parenting strategy from the less developed countries where breast-feeding is considered a part of parenting culture. Just like this ...

Section A: Article Review

The article explains the impact of multiculturalism on the meeting industry. Different people of the world exhibit different cultures. The article depicts that the research study was conducted in order to achieve certain objectives. These include exploring and prioritizing critical issues which can improve the effectiveness of multicultural meetings, and gaining direction with respect to the role of the initiative in addressing market needs surrounding multicultural meeting. In addition, the article reveals that the research study was conducted to gather and disseminate demographic information which improves understanding of multicultural characteristics within the industry.
An online survey was conducted ...

The current study seeks to investigate teachers and students perceptions on the cultural dimension of language teaching and learning and some of the classroom practices present. The research approach is shaped by constructivism, which mainly asserts that reality is socially constructed. The research focuses on the way culture shapes the different aspects of teaching language in the classroom.
The epistemology of the study takes an objectivist approach with the analyzing and provision of data, which is tabulated in tables. The study assumes that culture affects or influences the perceptions of classroom practices by teachers and affects the priorities ...

Introduction

The Chinese people experienced eminent growths in terms of art and their culture between the period of 950-1200 AD. There were many developments in music, philosophy, literature and visual arts, which blossomed due to printing activities, hence making the Chinese culture spread to other regions. Among the major contributors towards this growth are the Song, Ming, Qing and Yuan Dynasties, which did many paintings and poetry to reflect further their culture 1. These works of art were exhibited for viewers during religious and other seasonal activities, an event that made the Chinese appreciate their culture. At some point during ...

Introduction:

In the introduction, Clunas insists that Chinese art is quite a recent invention, in actual fact, not more than a hundred years old. Although the textiles, pieces of calligraphy, paintings, sculptures, ceramics and other works of art date from over 5,000 years old, the idea of grouping Chinese art is a much more recent phenomenon. The book is purposely called ‘Art in China’ and not Chinese art since it is principally written out of a major distrust of the existence of unifying principles that bring together art from a particular country.
There are several abrupt decisions that have been made in the ...

(Article review)

Part one

The article revolves around hypothesis that tattoos are common among men while body piercing is common among women. Also, among young people, body piercing comes before tattooing.

The dependent variables of the research were people with tattoo and people with pierced bodies.

The independent variables were gender, place of birth, level of education, parent’s education level, number of ornaments, results in school, and age at first piercing or tattooing.
Based on the gender of the individual involved in the research as a sample a question was asked to define the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable in the definition of the hypothesis of the paper. Each of the independent ...

Before I moved to the United States from Russia, I always wondered, what my life would be if I ever immigrated to another country. Would I have a hard time adapting to the culture? Would the people there be welcoming? Would the culture be significantly different from mine and would I therefore be unable to fit in? These were just some of the questions that I asked myself.
After however living on the United States for a number of years, I have slowly come to realize just how easy it has been integrating to the new culture. My outlook on ...

Business

Summary
This article shows statics and comparative of economy between years of the last decade in order to analyze what will be the situation for the present year.
The weak growth of labor market during the last decade has caused trouble with spending culture in North America, which also affects the whole economy in the Country; this means that the inflation is also growing weakly in order to maintain a balance in society, but this is not the target the government wants for the Nation just because the more money people spends, the more hiring will be offered ...

Althen in this article, offers advice to foreign students in America. The first thing they have to understand the individualism aspect of Americans. The environment they have been exposed to makes them to perceive themselves as separate thus taking responsibilities for their own situations for their destinies and life. This is because they have not been brought up in a society that is communal as such, when young, they are taught to be independent. They are satisfied by freedom. The Americans have accepted this as their culture though it is received with disbelief by non-American cultures.
The individualistic aspect ...

Shopping is a social and cultural aspect that has various effects. Notably, shopping entails various aspects, which affect the manner in which people carry out shopping. Class is a fundamental aspect of shopping that determines the choice that people will make with regard to shopping. Essentially, different people lead different lifestyles and this translates to the processes that they undertake in their shopping. Class is inscribed in shopping in a distinct way. Essentially, the kinds of lifestyle that people leader determine their shopping behavior (Shaw, 2010, p. 115). Class has categories as understood with the society. Essentially, there is the high class, ...

Russia has been quite active on the international front of late, particularly in the Syrian question where it has played an important role in holding back Western military intervention With President Vladimir Putin continually increasing his powers at home and going on a charm offensive in the West, the stature of Russia has grown immensely and is seen as a counter to NATO and the softer policies of the European Union.
In his 2012 speech Vladimir Putin is talking about the new Russia which must face up to its challenges in a global context. In fact from the very beginning of ...

Article Review: Another Country: queer anti-urbanism

The article,’ Another Country: queer anti-urbanism’ by Scott herring talks about the queer culture of gays and lesbianism in most urban centers and cities of the united states with a case study of new York city. He argues that the practice shoots back to the twentieth century with the emergence of urbanized lesbian and gay group identities (Herring, 4). The writer starts by saying he hates New York. His hatred however is not related to its weather condition, lack of water or its high cost of living and house affordability, but based on the easiness and calmness that the modern ...

Article Summary and Review

Article Summary and Review

Summary of the Article

The article entitled “Observing differences in verbal communication: Filipino and British manager-subordinate interactions” written by Callaghan, Wilson, & Wright (1996) proffered pertinent issues relative to comparing verbal leader behavior as exhibited by British and Filipino managers. The authors initially discussed unique cultural differences using a review of related literature. As disclosed, there are a number of Filipino values which were deemed contributory as influential to smooth interpersonal relationships centering on high concern for the family, patience, authority, as well as economic self-sufficiency. Likewise, these values and identified attitudes were noted to have potential positive or negative consequences to ...

Gender roles were defined on the basis of man and woman, masculinity/feminist. This interpolates the idea that the woman was not viewed as an object of male desire but rather a companion of his (an imperfect image yielding the binary form of subject). Now in this present age, are we trying to delineate the concept of man/woman differences, the binary nature of their roles into sexual (affiliated to the sexual organs) beings in discussion and totally block out the trans-sexual forms existing between the two? Exactly! We have basically narrowed ourselves into sexual boundaries and abandoned the cultural and social ...

In her article, ‘From Pariah State to Global Protagonist: Argentina and the Struggle for Human Rights’, Kathryn Sikkink provides a luminous illustration on the role that Argentina has played in shaping the human rights discourse in the world. Sikkink’s main point is that most of the human rights practices and conventions of the world trace their roots to the Argentina. She notes that while many would naturally expect practices to flow from the more powerful countries to the less powerful countries, this has not necessarily been the case as far as the field of human rights is concerned. This ...

The article gives us an overview of the sleeping Eros, which is a Greek goddess of love. Since the discovery of the sculpture, it was transported and put in a museum. People from all walks of life travel just to behold how the original image looks like. This has also seen the modification of the sculpture as many artists come up with what they believe is a modern representation of the goddess. The sleeping Eros has been reproduced through paintings, wood and stone carvings and placed at strategic areas. Apart from its archaeological significance, it also has spiritual significance to the Romans ...