...Japan. Although Japan had many outside influences after World War II, Japanese culture shares few similarities to those in America today. Values are one's judgment of what is important in life to guide his or her behavior in society. Formality is the strict following of rules of behavior under customs and rules of convention in an area. It would be one of the differing values between the Japanese and Americans. The idea of formality in Japan is one that is held to a relatively high importance, while formality in America generally tends to be of lower importance. The Japanese base their actions and interactions based on certain formalities that must be upheld in order to treat others with respect. On the other hand, Americans don't have a certain set of formalities that their actions or interactions are based on. Examples include how a person acts at the dinner table or how a person interacts with others in their society. Different formalities cause people of different cultures to act in a certain way. As a result, if formalities of different cultures were to intermix, many people would be shocked or taken back by the behavior of the people in the other society. The Japanese have a strict set of rules instilled into the people since a young age that guides them through everyday actions. For example, during meals in Japan the Japanese follow certain speech and action patterns. To start off a meal, they say, “Itadakimasu” which translates to “Thank you for the food.”...
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...Friendship vs. Professionalism in the Workplace By Annette Webb Dr. Rajiv Grover UNIV 4380 – Independent Study 10 August 2011 Personal Friendship vs. Professionalism in the Workplace Friendship is defined by Encarta Dictionary as a relationship between two or more people who are friends; mutually friendly feelings – the mutual feelings of trust and affection and the behavior that typify relationships between friends. Friendships are a natural part of life. Great managers, however, draw the lines so everyone in the workplace can see them. The lines are evidenced by the manager’s unbiased and culturally sensitive behaviors. These leaders have thought about the consequences of their personal friendship and have probably discussed the challenges of being a “leader” and a “friend” with the friend. Can there really be such a relationship in the workplace between a manager and subordinate without bias and prejudice? The answer is yes. The first key principal is for both parties to start with a very strong sense of purpose, ethics, and desire to serve the greater good. Maturity also plays a pivotal role in subordinate and manager alike not allowing the personal friendship to jeopardize the bottom line of the company. Expectations in the professional workplace tend to be based upon finding a balance between showing you care and are interested in your employees and introducing and demonstrating ‘professional’ boundaries. Some rules to keep in mind when managing personal friends...
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...Cambridge - Famous Edwardian Novelist, Essayist, Biographer, Story Writer, Travel Writer concerned with restrictions placed on personal freedoms - Agnostic, liberal humanist and social critic, with a strong belief in friendship - Themes: homosexuality (“Maurice”), class and cultural differences (“Howards End”) - Journeys to various countries in Europe and to India Summary: - Set in Indian city of Chandrapore several decades before Indian Independence (early 20th century) - Two British women travel to India; one is the mother (Mrs. Moore) of a British official and the other (Adela Quested) intends to marry him - They and Mr. Fielding, a British school principal become friends at a tea party with Aziz, a young Muslim doctor, who is delighted to find English interested in a real friendship - They decide to go on a trip to the “Marabar Caves”: due to misunderstandings and general confusion the outcome of this expedition is, that Adela decides not to marry the British official and she accuses Aziz to have raped her in the caves - Fielding, confident about Aziz’ innocence supports him during the trial, that flares up racial tensions; Adela ultimately admits that she has been mistaken and Aziz is set free - In the end, Aziz states to Fielding, that their friendship could nevertheless only be retained in an independent India Themes: 1. Characterizations and Stereotypes of the British and Indians: Indians: - careless about English, their government and politics (some: incompetent...
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...Championing Character Through Children's Literature List updated 12/17/09 | | |A Bad Case of Stripes - David Shannon (respect for differences) | | | |A Castle on Viola Street - DyAnne DiSalvo (citizenship, volunteerism) | | | |A Taste of Colored Water by Matt Faulkner (justice, equality, respect for differences) | | | |Agate by Joy Morgan Dey (celebrating differences, respect for self) | | | |Alley Oops - by Janice Levy (anti-bullying, respect, "wrestling" with good choices) | | | |America Is Her Name - Luis J. Rodriguez (compassion, empathy, confidence...
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...The rules of relationship impose all actions taken in the play. Yet, relationships drastically differ depending on what type of relationship they are. Their is a stark difference between hetrosexcual and homosexcual romatic relationships in this world. With in Annie and Peter’s relationship the idea of the nuclear family drives them throughout the show, their relationship and actions are guided by the hope to be seen as the perfect family with a baby. Though they both have issues with aspects of this ideal they don’t talk about their issues, if they break this rule it goes to such a heated point the relationship it almost breaks. In hetrosexcual couples in this world, they despratly need to stay on the path of what a hetrosexcual couple does,...
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...Although the Code of Chivalry has been virtually dead for the past seven centuries, it has many valuable ideas that could benefit people today. Speaking kindly, avoid lying to your fellow man, and being polite and attentive are all things people would agree are common sense, but many people fall short of these things. Many people become arrogant, lie to people that they are close too, and don't listen to others. These are all things that could be quickly changed if the Code of Chivalry. The first rule that could improve many people’s lives if brought back is speaking kindly. When people speak harshly towards others, people can get hurt. Many friendships and relationships can be helped tremendously if people would speak more kindly. Friendships are often ruined by people talking behind ones back or being mean to them if this code, speaking kindly, was brought back I think that many of the friendships...
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...Para social relationships are when audience members recognize themselves to have media personalities. Popular media approves of the six stages of relationships, which are: contact, involvement, intimacy, repair, deterioration and dissolution. It also approves the types of relationship: friendship, love, family, work, and online-only relationships. 2. How do the media “define” friendship, love, and family? 143 Media identifies friendship in three types: reciprocity, receptivity and association. Friendship of reciprocity focuses more on equality, each person shares equally in giving and receiving in a relationship. Friendship of receptivity is the opposite. It is an inequality in giving and receiving. It’s a good inequality because each person in the relationship gains something. Friendship of association is described as a friendly relationship than a true friendship because there is great trust in the relationship. Love is defined in six love styles. Eros love is physical attractiveness that it often feels unfulfilled. Ludic love sees love as a game and fun. It is not taken seriously. Storge love is peaceful love. They share interests and activities. It is difficult to tell from friendship. Pragma love is when needs and desires are satisfied in a relationship. Family and background is important but does not rely on feelings. Manic love is a lot of attention and affection. When there is no attention, it causes bad reactions....
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...friendship I, Introduction 1, Hook: People build relationships differently in the framework of earning lives within their applications of various associations and communications feasibly available at homes, schools, workplaces, hospitals, prisons, military force buildings, clubbing places, resorts, and other public or private places. 2, Thesis statement: Unfortunately, however, there are still apparent causes, which are remarkably concerned, to fail some of these relationships, such as losing individual trustworthiness and confidence, lying, and financial problems. II, Body 1, Paragraph 2 a, Topic sentence: For the first concerning,losing individual trustworthiness and confidence usually occur as people start to suspect one another aside b, Supporting ideas: giving example about two colleagues in the same working condition (same company, same time of work, same function..) but then one is promoted with no obvious reasons => Makes the other lose self-confidences and the trust in friend=> friendship ends. 2, Paragraph 3 a, Topic sentence: The second dealing concern, lying is recognized very serious if it is not the white lie. b, Supporting ideas: giving example about a friendship built by lies, then breaks up one day when one realizes the truth. 3, Paragraph 4 a, Topic sentence: The last factor of related concern refers to financial problem. b, Supporting ideas: Give example * One person is in financial crisis. * Ask a friend for help, but be refused...
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...White has really cared and trusted Mr. Orange, and even told him his first name, which could jeopardize his own protection. Mr. White whimpers when he realized Mr. Orange, who he thought was his true friend, has betrayed him and could not hold out his overwhelming devastation and cries out loud. Even when Mr. Orange confessed at the end, he sounds as he is truly sorry and feels guilty. He also seems in pain not only because he is physically hurt but also because of the pain he felt for being unfaithful to Mr. White, who trusted him. I feel that Mr. Orange has also developed a deep friendship with Mr. White because after Mr. White protected him from Joe and Eddie, Mr. Orange could have just kept silent till the end but he revealed his true identity because he was truly sorry for violating the trust Mr. White has given him. Even though he had first faked his friendship with Mr. White for the sake of his undercover to succeed, Mr. Orange ended up liking Mr. White and considered him as his real friend. To Mr. Orange, being honest with Mr. White at the end was the last thing he can do to appreciate Mr. White for the trust he has given him and also for saving his life. He continuously says, "I'm sorry" out loud to Mr. White because he feels terrible for deceiving...
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...EIGHTEEN PIPOL By: code name: 18 pipol *Cheers to our friendship. It's the type of friendship everyone wants to have. No biases, has team work, and it's a family. 18 pipol is composed of 18 members, obviously with different characteristics, different perspectives, and different tastes and preferences but still jives as one. We are strong, we got the power and we rule. Try to mess with one of us and surely you'll die 2 hours after you did the thing. We're not mean, we just don't let others step on us. 18 pipol was formed 3 years ago. We were busy eating our "mami" in our school canteen while thinking of a possible nice name for our group. No one was serious enough to suggest one. It was like a boom! Then 18 pipol was used. That's it. We are popular, we got great taste and above all, we stand out. I love my friends. 18 pipol are my great, real, true friends. We don’t have the same school but still, nothing can ever replace them. As if we will never see each other again. And I am looking forward for the summer vacation coz I know, we will spill more color to the air again. I love it when I'm with them, I love it when we go and eat our snacks at Mcdonalds, I love it when we laugh at those super natural jokes of Jeff, I love it when they take stolen shots, I love it when we share stories of what happened lately. I just love the way how our friendship was made. I asked God to give me some good friends. But He gave me the best friends. I am so lucky. Really. really lucky...
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...Business Ethics Across the World [YOUR NAME HERE] Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility - XMGT/216 May 19, 2013 Jo Ann Johnson Have you ever considered how globalization has not only brought countries closer together, but also how it has created a unified ethical perspective for countries doing business together? Management teams are finding out that there is a world of ethical challenges waiting to be discovered through the increased development of globalization. If ethics are a problem within a country, imagine the challenges that arise when the language is foreign, cultures are diverse, and the number of people involved grows to a global scale. In this paper we are going to discuss two articles which cover the ethical perspectives of India and China, how these articles contribute to understanding global ethics, and how India’s and China’s business ethics compare to that of the United States. Santa Clara University published an article written by Stephen Rothlin called “Business Ethics in the Chinese Context” that discussed some of the progress China made in 2006 and 2007 in business ethics. Stephen Rothlin is the general secretary of the Center for International Business Ethics in Beijing. In January 2008, Rothlin updated the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Business and Organizational Ethics Partnership with the progress he had seen since his last visit in 2006. Rothlin discussed six categories including; consumer rights, anti-corruption activity, environmental...
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...Duties All humans are put on this earth for their own specific purpose. Some people are destined to be an influence and do great things, while others are here solely to be cogs in the clock that keeps the world turning. Regardless on where one stands in relationship to their fellow man, we all have been charged with civic and moral obligations to those in our inner most circles of friends and family, as well as to our employers. After living approximately a quarter of my life, I believe that I have discovered these duties and moral obligations. They can be found in my religion as a Christian as well as in the Boy Scout law. In attempts to find linearity between different ethical view points and my beliefs, Jane English’s theories about families, and Kant’s virtue ethics can be compared to my moral guidelines. Through the years, some friends choose to come and go as they please, where as others will stay by your side no matter what. Your family will stay with you for life; you did not ask for it, and perhaps they did not ask for you. No matter who you have by your side, it is to these people who you should have the most obligations to. To begin, looking to religion under the Ten Commandments, we see the first commandment instructing a moral obligation to our family: “Honor thy mother and thy father.” This first commandment allows for a number of different circumstances where it may be applicable. When referring to mothers and fathers, sometimes the real mother and...
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...they decide to share the pants as a “magic symbol” of their friendship and form a sisterhood of ten rules. Tibby remains home and meets a young girl, Bridget is away at soccer camp and falls in love, Lena visits her grandparents in Greece and meets a boy and Carmen visits her dad in South Carolina and deals with a new family. The four best friends created ten rules; “1.You must never wash the pants. 2. You must never double cuff the pants. It's tacky. 3. You must never say the word “fat" while wearing the pants. You must also never think to yourself "I am fat" while wearing the pants. 4. You must never let a boy take off the pants (although you may take them off yourself in his presence). 5. You must not pick your nose while wearing the pants. You may, however, scratch casually at your nostril while really kind of picking. 6. You must follow the procedures for documenting your time in the pants.7. You must write your sisters throughout the summer, no matter how much fun you are having without them. 8. You may only possess the pants for the specified length of time before passing them on to one of your sisters. Failure to comply will result in a severe spanking upon our reunion. 9. You must not wear the pants with a tucked-in shirt and belt. See rule #2. 10. Remember: Pants = love. Love your pals. Love yourself.” (Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants) To start off, in chapter 11 “Relationships with Friends”. Friendship is defined as a voluntary interpersonal relationship characterized...
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...Among the ten generally accepted auditing standards is the standard that requires an auditor to have independence in mental attitude. As with so many rules and guidelines set forth by the government and numerous other organizations, the interpretations of many of these rules can be vastly subjective. During the case against Health Management’s founder Clifford Hotte, his co conspirators and the auditors at BDO Seidman the defendant’s attorney Michael Young brought forth the idea that according to the generally accepted auditing standards that requires an independence of mental attitude it never formally states that a friendship between an auditor and the client is be completely prohibited. The dilemma with deciphering the interpretation of the standard is determining where the line should be drawn between these relationships and the auditor’s ability to maintain these relationships and the independence considered necessary to give an unbiased opinion when it comes time to write a report that is unprejudiced and reliable to the public and investors at large. Let us begin with Health Management’s CEO Clifford Hotte and CFO Drew Bergman’s 1995 inventory fraud scandal by which author Michael C. Knapp’s assertion could be considered as one of the least ingenious corporate fraud scams to date. The objective was to increase inventory as well as make minor adjustments to a small number of other accounts in order to reach the companies target earnings as reported by analysts previously...
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...Cynthia Lord, the author of Rules, wrote a ______ novel where the narrator, twelve-year-old Catherine, develops character while telling her story with humor and heartbreak as she learns in the end that being different is okay. Catherine struggles to find order and balance and longs for a normal teenage life during the summer months at home and the Occupational Therapy Center where she spends most of her time with her brother. Her brother, eight-year-old David, has Autism. Having a younger brother with Autism affects Catherine’s life in more ways than one. One main complication Catherine faces within the novel is she thinks David ruins everything for her due to the behaviors David displays. David makes it difficult for Catherine to keep friendships because he can be ‘embarrassing.’ Catherine’s best friend left for the summer, when Catherine heard the news that a new girl is moving in across the street, Catherine becomes excited but worried at the same time. She is concerned that David will do something to embarrass her and ruin a possible friendship....
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