...CULTURAL EVENT PAPER Culture, as the patterns, the traits, and products as an expression of a certain group of people, can be witnessed anywhere, and in almost anything. With this definition in my head, I thought that I’d visit a place where the most basic aspect of a culture can be revealed: the food. I decided to go to the Greek cuisine restaurant, George’s Greek Cafe, located beside the Lakewood mall on Faculty Avenue. The ambiance of the restaurant was nice: dimmed lights, with each table being lighted by a candle. Inside the restaurant there were mini statues and busts, placed elegantly in a display that’s lighted by candles as well. I was quickly given a table, and the service was quiet efficient. I ordered a spanakopites- baked mini filo triangles stuffed with feta cheese, spinach and spices- as appetizer. I ordered their gyro for entrée, which was a huge portion of shaved beef and lamb cooked on a spit, topped with tzantziki (a Greek white sauce), fresh tomatoes, red onion, and cucumbers, wrapped on a pita, with a side of rice. It was, I had to say, delicious, and definitely worth going back for. What’s new is that although I felt like I was in a completely different environment, I didn’t feel awkward or estranged, but rather familiar. The first thing I want to mention is the architecture. The restaurant was built according to the Neoclassical style, which is common popular among Greek buildings, in contrast to the traditional Chinese architectures, which emphasize...
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...ACA Cultural Event Paper For my ACA class i had to write a cultural event paper, so I’m here to tell you about the cultural event/interview I did. This interview was established November 25, 2011 when i interviewed my grandfather Brint Lavender about his childhood. I will discuss why this cultural event was important. First, I think the cultural events are important to the college mission because they help bring cultural to the community and it helps you be well rounded in the culture of other ethical groups that are spread around the world. Learning about other cultural events will help and boost your moral values for others from different ethical groups. Second, the cultural event that i attended was an interview with my grandfather Brint Lavender. When interviewing him he explained to me about his childhood and how he lived in not the best conditions but still his family made it through as best as they could. He told me about the moral and standard values that i should keep and help me live my life and that will help me maintain a place in heaven. Third, I really enjoyed interviewing my grandfather he is a great person to talk to and he helps me work through my problems if i ever have any. He help me understand that without an education that i will not be able to get a good job and i couldn’t provide for my future family. He gave me some moral values to keep in mind that will enrich my life and he explain that i need to let God in my heart to help reserve me a spot...
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...Popular Literature Paper SOC/105 Introduction to Pop Culture Instructor: Narketta Sparkman Popular Literature Paper The purpose of this paper is to analyze a piece of popular literature including a critique of the story and a commentary about the influence of the work in popular culture. The paper will identify the literary production of The Green Mile written in 1996 by Stephen King. The paper will provide a brief description of what the novel is about, Stephen King’s background, and rather the novel fits other literature of the genre. Furthermore, the paper will discuss the cultural significance; whether the novel is economically successful or has fan followings and also what cultural values are reinforced or challenged. Background The Green Mile is about a man that was sent to prison for the rap and murder of two little girls and a prison guard who over time believes in the man’s innocents. The readers believe in the man’s innocents from the beginning; since, many times when and African American is put in prison in the beginning of a story there is always an assumption that he or she is put in prison over something a Caucasian has done. The suspense in the novel makes it difficult to put the book down, just when the reader thinks that he or she thinks they know what will happen-something changes. Stephen King is known a writer of horror fiction; many of his stories have unsuspected endings. The endings of most of his work keep the reader in suspense wondering...
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...Cultural Anthropology Term Project Autobiographical Family Study Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/cultural-anthropology-term-project/ The objective is to relate this project to the text readings and to events in your family history. Think enculturation, culture, ethnic background and customs and learn more by asking your family and friends about the events: history, traditions, beliefs, cultural heritage, etc.that make you who you are You may relate it to the entire Social Science group- economics, sociology, philosophy, political science, history, psychology which make up Cultural Anthropology. This is your opportunity to tell your story and that of your family. Remember to cite your paper properly and no plagiarism, all papers will be scanned! Parameters of the Paper Minimum content of 6-7 pages includes the Title Page and a bibliography 12 pt., double spaced report. Spell and Grammar check and submitted (attach the file) in the Assignment drop box by due date posted. Attach the file not a copy of the paper in the drop box. Bibliography or References: Text, interviews or other documentation Text- author, text, publisher, date of publication and pages Interview- name of interviewee, date, relationship to student, how (personal, phone, e-mails, letters etc…. Internet- standard internet format: name of article, author, and website address Please make sure you compose your paper and save...
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...Impacts 08 Team Dr Beatriz García, Director Tamsin Cox, Interim Programme Manager Sonia McEwan, Programme Assistant Document Reference: Impacts 08 – Langen & Garcia (May 2009) Measuring Impacts of Cultural Events Measuring the Impacts of Large Scale Cultural Events: A Literature Review May 2009 Report by Floris Langen (University of Glasgow) and Beatriz Garcia (Impacts 08) Impacts 08 is a joint programme of the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University Commissioned by Liverpool City Council Impacts 08 – Langen & Garcia | Measuring Impacts of Cultural Events | May 2009 Table of Contents 1. Summary ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Introduction: measuring the impacts of large scale cultural events ................................................................ 3 3. Major cultural festivals and events ................................................................................................................. 3 4. Cultural mega events ..................................................................................................................................... 5 5. European Capitals of Culture ......................................................................................................................... 7 6. Discussion .....................................................................................
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...and Tourism? Cambridge AICE (Advanced International Certificate of Education) Diploma How can I find out more? 2. Teacher support .............................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Support materials 2.2 Resource lists 2.3 Training 3. Assessment at a glance ................................................................................................. 7 4. Syllabus aims and assessment objectives...................................................................... 9 4.1 Aims 4.2 Scheme of assessment 4.3 Assessment objectives and their weighting in the exam papers 5. Syllabus content ........................................................................................................... 12 5.1 Paper 1: Core paper 5.2 Paper 3: International business and leisure travel services 5.3 Paper 4: Specialised tourism 6. Coursework...
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...7.9 (cgpa) | Intermediate | Satya Junior College | Board of intermediate | 2011 | 94 | SSC | Vijaya Sri Sunflower High School | Board of secondary education | 2009 | 90 | ------------------------------------------------- TECHNICAL SKILLS * Languages : BASIC C, C++ * Database : MySQL * IDE : Eclipse IDE and NetBeans IDE * Editing Tools : Adobe Photoshop, Cyberlink Power Director ------------------------------------------------- ACADEMIC PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL SEMINAR * Mini Project : Exam Seating Arrangement System Language of implementation: Java, HTML. Operating system: Windows XP/07/08. Description: It is a web based application to create seat matrix for examination. * Term Paper : Automatic Speech Recognition Approaches and Problems involved. ------------------------------------------------- PERSONALITY TRAITS * Highly motivated and eager to learn new things. * Strong motivational and leadership skills. * Ability to produce best result in pressure situation....
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...mainstream of the economy and society through culturally sustainable policies and actions that will lead us to the status of the first Artistic & Cultural Island City in the World Table of contents Page Message of Prime Minister…………………………………………………………. 3 Message of Minister of Arts and Culture …………………………………………... 4 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………. 5 Executive summary…………………………………………………………………. 7 Chapter 1: Overview of the Arts and Culture set-up ………………………………. 19 Chapter 2: The Music industry……………………………………………………... 23 Chapter 3: The Arts sector …………………………………………………………. 30 Chapter 4: Publishing, Reading and Writing ………………………………………. 39 Chapter 5: The audio-visual sector ………………………………………………… 43 Chapter 6: Heritage Management and Promotion………………………………….. 47 Chapter 7: Mauritius, an Artistic and Cultural Island City- ACIC………………… 51 Chapter 8: Developing synergies…………………………………………………… 56 Chapter 9: Arts and Culture: the cement of our nation …………………………….. 61 Chapter 10: Conclusion - Arts and Culture make Mauritius a haven ……………...63 Message of the Prime Minister Culture is connecting with development and is poised to become a fundamental component of sustainable development. This White Paper sets the stage for a revival of arts and culture in Mauritius. My government sees arts and culture as an important lever of social integration...
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...Research methods in Sociology and Anthropology: Approaches to research and their justification WGU Research methods in Sociology and Anthropology: Approaches to research and their justification The Behavioral Sciences are comprised of Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology. All three sciences study human behaviors, but the goals and focus of each specialty differ from the others. In this paper I will discuss research methods employed by Sociologists and Cultural Anthropologists, and the justifications for the use of these methods. The paper will conclude with comparing and contrasting the described approaches to research. A. Sociologists study social behavior of groups and focus on the interactions among different social groups. They look for repeating patterns in society. Two tools used by Sociologists to conduct their research are Surveys and Secondary Analysis. Surveys are usually utilized to collect data from a large population. Sometimes a representative sample of the target population is surveyed. The study subjects are asked a set of questions, which the researchers then use to compare answers from different groups, or to draw conclusions about similarities or differences. The questions are often carefully designed to illicit a specific response. Sometimes the subjects have to choose from a given set of answers. These methods of questioning are geared towards producing uniform data, which can be statistically analyzed. One advantage of conducting surveys...
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...Identify key elements of your own culture and compare your unique cultural contexts with those of the critics. In other words, how are your cultural norms alike or different than the critics that you chose in your research? Because I was born in 2000’s the strive towards openness and acceptance and equality is my history and is my culture so I believe that in that sense my cultural norms are similar but in another sense they are very different because I didn’t come from a time where inequality was acceptable so to come from that mindset and that surrounding you to now switching they have a harder time of choosing what is right and what is wrong which makes their critiques unclear. b. In what ways do you believe that the critics' cultural norms influenced their critiques or analysis? I believe that the critics cultural norms influenced their critiques because they are coming from a time where everything The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is okay to now in a time where it is not so I think that their perception of what is right and wrong can me foggy because of their history and where they were in history at that time. c. In what ways do your cultural norms influence your own critique and cultural analysis of the...
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...this course, students are introduced to these challenges as they explore the tools and processes needed to accurately assess the political, legal, technological, competitive, and cultural factors that affect a firm’s strategies and operations within international and cross-cultural contexts. Integrative case studies are used to familiarize students with the challenging strategic decisions that global companies face as they work to ensure sustainable competitive advantage. Emphasis is placed on how the variable of culture interacts wth other national and international factors that affect managerial procesess and behaviors. This course also focuses on effective strategic, organizational, and interpersonal management as students learn how to develop the skills necessary to design and implement global strategies, conduct effective cross-national interactions, and manage daily operations in foreign subsidiaries. The growing competitive influence of technology is also discussed throughout the course. Prerequisites KG 592 Foundations of Business Management and Marketing Learning Objectives Students who successfully complete this course should be able to: 1. Use Porter's Five Forces Model to analyze specific domestic and international industries (Assessed by: BPP-Industry Analysis paper). 2. Analyze (compare/contrast) the effects of political, economic, legal and social dimensions on the global managerial challenges (Assessed by:...
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...Australian culture is perceived as laid back, with hot summers, drinking beers and watching or participating in sports. It refers to “the values, ceremonies and way of life characteristic of a given group and the place of sport within that way of life” (Jarvie, 2006). Cricket is one of Australia’s most popular summer sport that has been around since the colonial days. It is one of the many sports that clearly identify our Australian culture with the influence from media advertisements in local newspapers to television, Foxtel, radio and internet, “it is part of the social and cultural fabric of different localities, regions and nations” (Jarvie, 2006). A case study that was conducted by Nathan Saad on the Sydney cricket ground (SCG), demonstrates the roles of understanding the significance of sport in Australian cultural identity. This ground is seen as a cultural icon for Australia’s sports such as “cricket (both test and one day matches), AFL, rugby league, rugby union fixtures” (Saad, 2011). Saad goes on to explain how the SCG It is seen as a product of traditional Australian culture dating back to the British colonial heritage. I agree with Saad...
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...HISTORY OF MANAGEMENT PAPER “Organization Culture and Environment” Innovat Rachmana 15311167 Management IP Faculty of Economic Islamic University of Indonesia Yogyakarta, 2015 PREFACE Firstly all praise to Allah and peace be upon to our prophet Muhammad SAW. Thank to the abundance of his mercy. Finally I have finished this paper with the title “Organizational Culture and Environment” that hopefully can be useful for those who want to learn about organizational culture and environment and can contribute something for my grades, and to accomplish my task. In the preparation of this assignment there were a lot of obstacles that hampered me to complete this paper and make this paper is far from perfection. But after all, at least I hope this paper can be useful. This paper is made in order to explain to the readers about the meaning of organizational culture and environment, why organizational culture is needed, macro and micro environment, etc May this paper can fulfill the readers’ curiosity and can give a knowledge contribution especially the students in Islamic University of Indonesia. Innovat Rachmana WHAT IS ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE? There seems to be a wide agreement that the meaning of organizational culture is a system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, which governs how people behave in organizations or a system of shared meaning held by the members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations. This system of shared meaning is, on closer examination...
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...Write a 1,050-word paper on marketing strategies and subcultures. In this week, you research subcultures to determine what marketing strategies you would use to market flavored cigarettes to the target market group. Address the following in your paper: What marketing strategies would be used to market flavored cigarettes within the following subcultures: African American, Hispanic, and Asian? What environmental factors need to be considered when marketing within each subculture? What are the cultural and cross-cultural differences that influence the marketing strategies selected for each subculture? Using your research, justify the reasons for your marketing selection strategies as recommended for each subculture. Ethnic subculture is a tightly knit group of consumers who are held together by common cultural or genetic ties, and is identified both by its members and by others as being a distinguishable category. The group members tend to be tightly knit, and they are likely to imply meanings that go beyond the spoken word. De-ethnicization of which refers to a process where a product like flavored cigarettes that are possibly formerly associated with a specific ethnic group is detached from its roots and marketed to other ethnic subcultures. These are all important factors for TRIADD Research Group to keep in mind when determining marketing strategies to specific ethnic subcultures. One goal that the TRIAAD Research Group has for Exotic Smokes Cigarette Company in its...
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...Abstract Traditional events and festivals have become increasingly important on tourism. The cultural events encourage cultural atmosphere, create recreational experiences, and generate revenues. The Bun Festival is a cultural event and attracts 60,000 people in 2009. In this dissertation, it studies the Bun Festival on Cheng Chau Island to investigate the visitors’ satisfaction experience and authenticity of the Bun Festival. The visitors’ perception on the Bun Festival will be found from a visitor survey. A survey is asked the visitors who have participated the Bun Festival before. The results present that although perceived authenticity of the Bun Festival is high, majority of visitors is not motivated by the tradition and culture, is not enough knowledge to analysis. The visitors are not antipathy for commercial of the Bun Festival, because they look for relaxation and entertainment. The recommendations for future development of the Bun Festival are suggested based the findings. Keywords: Cultural Tourism, Bun Festival, Visitors’ Perceptions of Authenticity 2 Table of Contents Abstract Table of Contents List of Illustrations Charter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Background:..................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Reason for Choosing This Topic:.....................
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