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    differences between the people on earth is their different cultures. One can notice these differences when traveling or relocating to a new country with another culture he or she are familiar with. For example, the American culture and the Italian culture both have more differences than one would expect. When people try to visit Italy they should be aware of the cultural differences, and the right way to communicate with the Italians. In the American culture is normal for most high school students to have part

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    different cultures, and I have seen Chinese practicing Chinese cultures in America, and it makes Americans think that Chinese are straight and do not understand their behaviors. This leads to questions of what the cultural barrier can cause and how the cultural barrier affects life of people who have different different cultural backgrounds? In Gary Althen’s article “American Values and Assumptions,” Althen pargues each group has its own culture, and he points out different American cultural values

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    Culture is the knowledge, language, values, customs, and material objects that are passed from person to person and from one generation to the next in a human group or society. Whereas a society is composed of people, a culture is composed of ideas, behavior, and material possessions. Society and culture are interdependent; neither could exist without the other. (Kendall, 2014) There are many differences and similarities in Japanese and American cultures. In this essay I will speak on religion

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    October 2014 Hispanic Culture Vs American Culture What do you think is different between Latin culture and the United States culture? There have been many stereotypes about Latinos/Hispanics that have developed over the course of history. Some of the stereotypes include statements such as for the Latin American people, they may be seen as poor or working in low-income labor jobs. The way Hispanics/Latinos communicate is both similar and different to the way Americans communicate. For an

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    (Annenberg, 2013) Culture affects every aspect of each human on the planet, so there is no doubt that culture shock can make or break management in global corporations. The styles and decisions used by managers are affected and defined by its culture and values. Mr. Geert Hofstede carried out a comprehensive study on how values in the work place are influenced by

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    Many HRIS doesn’t cater to all different cultures, in fact most of them only have the common values of the United States and several Western European nations. “This is unfortunate, because even though they may be well-intended, organizational practices often will have diminished effectiveness if they fail to consider differences in employees values”(Gueutal,2007). Cultures plays a big part in people’s life’s and the way they live them and having a HRIS that is designed to be “one system fit all”

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    Culture Differential Today’s society plays a big role in today’s culture. It ranges from social life, History, and religion. Both authority and control play a huge role on participating with traditions of a specific society. This paper represents the relationship between American and Egyptian society and how it affected American Arabs in the United states and also the views towards the types, experiences, and the differences of nationality in cultural dimensions. Egyptian society is built off

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    depicting the history of the Latin culture and influence that the Latin culture has had on our modern society. Latin has influenced our culture in every aspect including fashion, music, education, law, technology, and science, and the Latin culture appears to be alive and well in today’s modern society. The main feature of the event was a poster contest and featured over 20 posters on display that were made by the students. The posters depicted various aspects of Latin culture, life, and history along with

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    “Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbor is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.”- Paulo Coelho. According to Paulo Coelho, in order to better overcome the worldwide obstacles, we should try to understand each other’s cultures. Through this paper, I will try to show you the main differences

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    I practice both the American and Asian cultures. My mother is Khmer and my dad is white. Khmer people come from Cambodia which is a small part of Asia. There are many differences between american and cambodian cultures, here are some of them. The first noticeable difference are the kinds of foods. Some of american foods are, burgers, hotdogs, and more others. Then the most popular cambodian foods are, pho, spring rolls, and rice with different flavored soups. A normal american breakfast would be

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