CROSS-CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS IN THE INDIA-U.S. BUSINESS CONTEXT Rama Subba Rao Appikatla University of Central Oklahoma aramasubbarao@ucok.edu HU UH Mark E. Hillon University of Central Oklahoma mhillon@ucok.edu HU UH ABSTRACT India’s economic liberalization in 1991 opened the gateway for new opportunities in emerging market trade relations. Although the U.S. has quickly become India’s largest trading partner, surprisingly little research has been devoted to cross-cultural perceptions in
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since then to show the life of being a slave. Some plots have varying differences of education. Sparse stories have similar points of origin. Unsurprisingly though most versions include escape maneuvers. One such example is the comparison between the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Roots. These two have conflicts of education and point of origin, however stories of slave lifes both include escape stunts. One similarity is that the stories both involve failed escape stunts. While Frederick
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The protagonists in these stories become slaves to expectation which results in their untimely death. Outline I. Introduction II. Differences a. Mrs. Hutchinson’s attitude b. Paul is determined to find luck i. Ambitious ii. Driven iii. Appears Unhappy c. Differing states of sanity III. Similarities d. Little power e. Slaves to expectation f. Did not try to escape IV. The trouble with Mrs. Hutchinson and Paul
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Lottery” and “The rocking Horse Winner” This paper will compare and contrast two fictional short stories. They have differences that are extreme and similarities that are obvious. I will compare and contrast “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence. Both stories had the reader in great suspense and irony is very intriguing. The similarities that take place in the setting for ‘The Lottery” and “The Rocking Horse Winner appear to be credible. “The Lottery” is
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individual ethnicities have very similar attributes and values, there are some various differences in where they come from, religious beliefs and social standings in the United States. The Mexican American was typically viewed as the person who came from Mexico to work, then return to Mexico to support his family. (Franklin, 2006) According to Franklin, the core of the Mexican American is the immediate and extended family. Many Mexican Americans tend to be very spiritual and deep into religion predominately
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grows up in a safe environment, interacting with elders and other children to gain experience. Even in the short text “Nigerian way of life” it is described that extended families are important, and are the backbone of the social system. If you read furthermore, you will see that mutual caring is still a strong tradition among the family members. The reason I think this proverb caught my eye is, because there is much more
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negative stereo types that are shown. Everybody Hates Chris is a show that many ethnic groups can connect and relate to. The show is about an African American 13 year old that lives in the projects of New York City. After leaving their old house, the family moves to the “nicer” side of Bed Stuy during a crack epidemic. Instead of going to his local high school, his parents force him to go an all-white high school in the safer part of the city. Chris doesn’t want to go because he will be the only black
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aspects of the culture on their own. In order to make the most out of the interpretation of ancient artifacts, they must be compared to similar artifacts from a culture that is known by the individual conducting the comparison. Finding the similarities and differences between the objects’ appearance and usage can lead to conclusions about the culture as a whole. One aspect of Egyptian culture that can be learned about and analyzed through certain artifacts is the depiction of women, and how women were
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just behind Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. For this study, I conducted an interview and researched the religion to gain a better understanding of their practices and beliefs. I also included a comparative section to help understand the differences and similarities between this religion and Christianity, one of the largest known religions. Buddhism is different from many religions because they there is no belief in a supernatural deity, known as nontheistic (Fisher, 2005, pg. 134). Buddha is
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Theories of Personalities | Conscious | Unconscious | Biological | Social Influences | Similarities | Uniqueness | Freud: Psychoanalysis | Even though we are aware of our daily actions, we are still motivated with the actions of our unconscious and still be guided with the dream analysis. | He believed that everything from slips of the tongue to religious experiences is the result of a deep-rooted desire to satisfy sexual or aggressive desire and drives. | As Physician, he viewed the human personality
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