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Foundations of Environmental Anthropology
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Generally, environmental anthropology tries to offer a worldly elucidation of human culture and society as outcomes of adaptation to certain environmental conditions.... Brosius (1999) notes that environmental anthropology focuses upon the way culture enhances relations amid humans and their inhabited ecosystem.... Stewart highlighted the vibrant two way nature of the relationship between culture and environment and the significance of the notion of adaptation in understanding this relationship....
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Asia's Premier Serial Killer by Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj
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He was admitted to a boarding school in Paris but he managed to drop out at least twice to visit vietnam.... In the paper 'Asia's Premier Serial Killer by Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj' the author analyzes the story by Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj.... In 2004 justice appears to have caught up with Sobhraj in Kathmandu; he was sentenced to life in jail in Nepal for a double murder he is accused of committing in 1975....
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Argumantative Resarch Paper - Feminism
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Feminism infers a doctrine that advocates social, political, and other women rights.... In general, feminism fights for equality of women in society.... The question addressed in this paper.... ... ... The paper is the development from the opinion that women still do not have equal rights with men, which makes feminism a relevant topic of discussion at this point and time....
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Cross Cultural Sensitization
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The subjects that I have studied in Term 1 and term 2 have stimulated my mind to think as a business manager now I understand how a piece of news which may not seem to have anything to do with business or economics can have its impact on the economic or business environment.... The learning from Heilbroner is what is above the expectations as I had not thought about these concepts and would have never been able to understand how these issue would impact me or my company but having read that all has stimulated my mind to see or read some thing the first thing that come sto mind is what is it going to with the industry I am interested in and the overall business scenario and how?...
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Marketing Research as a Base for Formulating Marketing Decisions
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in terms of culture and geography) that are accentuated by the existence of government controls and regulations.... culture or the membership in it is also considered as reference group.... One must not forget that each of us is embedded in a national and ethnic culture.... om helps companies determine the potential size of the African american, Hispanic american, and Asian american web-user markets. ...
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Time Capsule: The Twentieth Century and Beyond-Popular Culture and the Humanities
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The paper contains a time capsule with examples of morality and decision-making, an example of happiness, an example of literature, art, music, film, and popular culture nowadays.... The author states that it is written in order to preserve the thoughts and culture of the people living on the planet.... It was written in order to preserve the thoughts and culture of the people living on the planet, as well as to convey them to you, a reader who lives in a different time and era from ours....
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World Politics in the Future: the Conflict between the West and the Rest
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The second reason to force war on other countries is to take away the resources of that country for profits as the countrymen have the rights to use the material as they wish. ... egley and Wittkopf (2008) add that if the conflicts of cultures and civilizations are elaborated, it is to be noticed that concepts relating to different civilizations has the highest rank among culture and identities related to cultures.... he world cultural hegemony is the variant that has reduced the efforts of US to maintain as well as to establish the US culture's dominance on the world....
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GEOGRAPHY - Comparison of Two Latin American Nations -CHILE and ARGENTINA
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Other GEOGRAPHY - Comparison of Two Latin american Nations CHILE and ARGENTINA A developed nation is one that has a high GDP per capita.... When we compare Chile and Argentina, it can be noted that the per capita GDP of Argentina is higher ($13,100) than that of Chile ($11,300).... The standard of living is another way to measure the development and it refers to....
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Analysis of Nkisi Nkondi Sculpture
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This piece of art is an expression of the culture of the people living in the DRC.... "Analysis of Nkisi Nkondi Sculpture" paper focuses on a sculpture representing a magical container in the human form that is believed to hold the spiritual power that can be used for various cultural practices....
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Understanding Afghan Religion
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In the Pashtun culture, a child knows about his or her tribe at the age of seven years.... In Pashtun culture, a person's tribe influences their lives in terms of education, social class, security, marriage and employment.... 0 The Pashtun culture has assisted in maintaining the independence of Afghanistan.... On the other hand, their culture has contributed to the unending internal disputes between clans and families.... 1 Another element of Pashtun culture is xenophobia that spreads in the entire Afghanistan....
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Ethical Policy, Corporate Social Responsibility and Larger Social Impact within UBS
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pecific: The first step is to identify the immediate impact of their business on the stakeholders and their customers.... easurable: It is important to determine the probable impact of any socio-economic change before it actually affects the environment, the society and the stakeholders.... The essay "Ethical Policy, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Larger Social impact within UBS" considers one very aspect of business ethics that includes social and environmental awareness of an organization....
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Slavery and Western Expansion
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Du Bois, in Black Reconstruction, in America, contends, “The attempt to make black men american citizens was in a certain sense all a failure, but a splendid failure” (Dubois 708).... In the article, the author explores the failures and triumphs of this period in american history and ends the article by citing fewer celebrations from the period and more disappointments.... The argument put across by Du Bois is not in violation of american principles present at the time....
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Communication and Organisational Practice
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In this paper, I explore and analyse the effects of culture and personality difference in various contexts on the interpersonal communication between members of our discussion group in school during meetings.... I believe that knowing where a colleague member comes from concerning culture is significant towards identifying with the other conflicting perspectives that can associate with the difference in culture. ... (2001); and Spencer-Rodgers, (2002) describe culture as the habits, morals, perceptions, and norms that a person adapts to and identifies with within a particular society....
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Conditions for Multinationals to Be Successful Globally
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Contemporary multinational companies are interested in developing as well as enacting instruments and policies like universal leadership competency models (LCMS) across the continents so as to improve the shared corporate culture as well as bring about the enterprise's global success.... Thus far, there are different concepts concerning leadership, due to the fact that ideal leadership conceptions change from one culture and time to another.... Even though culture has been defined differently by different authors, House et al....
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The impact of the Financial Crisis on Banking Industry
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The impact of the financial crisis on banking industry The financial crisis of 2007-08 has severely affected the banking industry in the US and also across the globe.... But the Fed is expecting that the rate of inflation will remain unresponsive in newt few years due to the fact the american economy is still under the curse of financial and economic crises situations (Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, 2011, p....
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Department of Homeland Security
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xtended the war on Al Qaeda for 10 years, drained manpower and resources and continued threats against the US.... The author insists that it is not only the responsibility of our government to maintain security but it is a shared responsibility of each american.... e have come to realize that it is not only the responsibility of our government to maintain security but it is a shared responsibility of each american.... The division deployed IT systems so that DHS employees could communicate internally and american citizens could communicate with the department....
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Effect of Online Video Gaming on Social Development
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It is against this significance that I am interested in evaluating the impact of this technology.... In as much as linking this particular online game to the poor social skills exhibited by the boys could be spurious, this study affirms the negative impact of online video games on social skills.... The impact of violent video games: An overview.... The impact of home computer use on children's activities and development.... In 2010 alone, these games contributed $25 billion to the american economy....
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The Amazonia Tribal
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Numerous tribes live in the rainforest of Amazon with their own culture and traditions.... ?They have varied culture and traditions.... Each tribal community follow their own culture and religion, their beliefs, social gatherings and religious rituals differ.... They use bows and arrows for hunting as well as for protection and war (Amazonian Tribe)....
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Investigating Sustainable Tourism
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esigned around an indigenous culture, takes place in a relatively underdeveloped area, attempts to leave the area having left no mark upon the eco-system that has been visited while contributing to the local economy, an opportunity to gain an appreciation for the natural resources of the visited area, and represents a dedication by the host region to preserve the natural beauty they hold through funding provided by the ecotourism market (p.... According to Hudman and Jackson (2009), there are cultural areas of Hindustani, Creole, Javanese, Maroon, Amerindian, and Chinese, each culture tending to cluster together into groups and areas specific to their ethnic traditions of communities....
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Supervision and Leadership in Tourism and Hospitality
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For this reason, the culture and traditions are maintained because tourists pay to listen to these particular stories.... It also preserves the culture, customs, and artifacts of the local people and this is important because the traditions cannot be influenced by western cultures.... Tourism also has some socio-cultural impact in the sense that it provides interactions between the visitors and the locals which can lead to intermarriages and other acceptable social activities....
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The Impact of Project Management Strategies on the Acquisition of international Contract
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The paper "The impact of Project Management Strategies on the Acquisition of international Contract" is a wonderful example of a term paper on management.... THE impact of PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON THE ACQUISITION OF INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT ... he impact of Project Management Strategies on the Acquisition of international Contract ... he main goal of the study is to investigate the impact of project management strategies on the acquirement of international contracts....
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Comparing the Great Depression to the Great Recession
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The different professionals have come up with different opinions regarding the similarities and differences between the two ever noted economic crisis to happen in american history.... During this time is when president Hoover agreed to the Sky-High Smoot-Hawley tariffs that led to a constraint on the american business especially the export and import business by many investors.... It took place when the american government was encouraging ownership of homes....
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Fieldwork Observation Report
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It is important to state that the culture of a student also plays an important role in their cognitive development and behavior, as can be concluded from the findings.... The behavior of every student was observed as different based upon their culture, behavior and attitude.... It is important to state that the culture of a student also plays an important role in their cognitive development and behavior, as can be concluded from the findings obtained through the observation....
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Racism at Wallmart
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o create millions of jobs that the youth and other unemployed individuals in the american society need, this calls the stakeholders to provide effective strategies that would address this problem well.... Why nonprofits matter in american medicine: a policy brief: nonprofit sector research fund.... In respect to the definition, there are many conditions that contributes social problems and these include; nuclear war, drug abuse, crime, poverty, family decline, limited energy supplies, corporate corruption, education, resource depletion, environmental pollution and unemployment....
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How Leadership Development of Individuals Impacts on the Provision of Healthcare
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impact of leadership development on emotional health in healthcare managers.... As mentioned by Miller (2011), leadership is a crucial factor that shapes organisational culture and ensuring the required leadership qualities, strategies and behaviours are developed.... Developing leadership competencies is crucial for healthcare organisations that seek to create as well as maintain a culture in health services that sustains the important values of best practice and patient safety....
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Far from breaking radically with the past, modern representations of the city are haunted by it
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Advancements take places, technology, society, culture, social and economic aspects is affected by this changes and the present is born.... It describes a city that is host to modern civilization of art, economy, social culture and political aspects.... The world war one was also a great factor.... The world war one was also a great factor that has shaped modernity.... From it, nations had the urge to develop equipments that would secure their territories and that would protect them if such war occurs again....
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Fordism and the US Economy
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The impact of Fordism in the US economy, society and culture is massive.... In the early 90s, however, Fordism faced decline which marked the end of its period of domination- an era attributed to the metamorphosis of labor, production, capital, and consumer culture.... In the early 90's, however, Fordism had faced decline which marked the end of its period of domination- an era attributed to the metamorphosis of labor, production, capital and consumer culture....
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New Christian Right in US Politics
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American Fascists: The Christian Right and the war on America.... Jesus Is Not a Republican: The Religious Right's war on America.... In calculating the achievement, or to some extent the impact of the New Right, the demographic profile of the faction sponsorship highlights the allegation that time, funds, and civic expertise are more realistic for this group as compared to its existing counterparts.... The Christian Right has attained considerable representation within american communal life....
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Overcrowding and Inmigration in Miami Dade-County and USA
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In the recent census american population reached 300 million but there are many illegal immigrants that sneak into the country for big Macs, oversized SUVs, sprawling multi-national corporations.... Others argue that immigrants today are economically assimilating into the american mainstream....
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The Growth of Secret Intelligence in the United States
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Secret intelligence detects potential threats to the country and helps to minimize the impact of terror attacks on american citizens.... The high level of confidentiality by the 'secret american world' has had its benefits for the country in regard to the war against terror.... As a result of its obscurity, the JSOC has got to not only carry out operations in countries that America is at war against but also in other states around the globe.... The country has also experienced success in its war against terror by employing secret intelligence corporations and commands that enemies have little or no information about (Priest & Arkins 235)....
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Humor and fun at workplace
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impact of culture of humor and fun on organizational performance Various researchers and scholars have derived different benefits from introducing humor and fun at workplace.... Humor and leadership While Dwyer demonstrated positive impact of humor used by senior psychiatric staff in enhancing learning and thereby performance, Avolio, Howell and Sosik (1999) conducted an exploratory study to examine how the use of humor moderates a range of leadership styles....
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Is there still a need for affirmative action in america
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From its inception, affirmative action has balanced the scale of opportunities for all ethnicities.... The quota system, the tool of affirmative action, usually.... ... ... Some in the current majority ethnic group believe they are now being discriminated against because of affirmative action, that they have lost economic and social ground....
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Bretton Woodss Agreement
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The US had recently increased the government pending on the vietnam war.... This occurred just after World war II in the year1944.... This agreement was one of the efforts put forward by the international leaders to rebuild international economic system which had been devastated by World war II.... This exclusion was due to the on going war that created enmity among nations (Eichengreen, 1994).... The United States of America had a post war vision of having an international economic management so that to avoid the economic problems that had been experienced in 1930s....
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The Basseri of Iran: How Pastoralism Impacted Kinship, Social Organization
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From the paper "The Basseri of Iran: How Pastoralism Impacted Kinship, Social Organization" it is clear that the ethnographic material on the Basseri helps to illustrate the complex and interesting relationships between a society's mode of subsistence and important aspects of its culture.... Anthropologists have long observed connections between the primary mode of subsistence and aspects of culture such as kinship, social organization, and political organization, and the case is no different with the Basseri....
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London Ships Preliminary Marketing
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Data compiled by the Office of National Statistics and the Department of culture are utilized to identify target markets in Western Europe and North America.... However, as they grow older, their interest in history and culture appears to wane (Wu, Homes & Tribe, 2010).... An obvious question might be; what connection does this particular culture have to maritime history?... The Department of culture, Media and Sport publishes a number of reports related to tourism activity in the U....
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Car Aerodynamics
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The paper "Car Aerodynamics" tells us about reducing various problems faced by road vehicles at high speeds due to aerodynamic unsteadiness like reducing wind noise, preventing unwanted lift forces, minimizing noise production, and reducing drag.... ... ... ... They are designed to have a smooth and flat floor for the Venturi effect to be supported and generate the desired downwards-aerodynamic energy....
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How the Film North by Northwest Convey Espionage from the 1950s
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The Cold War era affected the culture of the US.... The 1950s witnessed major events that was a huge leap and changed our culture and lifestyle.... These are major developments in a decade and have affected our culture and society.... These were baby steps and foundation of events that led US to supremacy in culture, economy and military as well.... The decade was very active and it had profound effects on the culture as well....
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Mass Migration in Europe - a Threat or Benefit to Host Countries
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he impact of the diversity of ethnic cultures on the free thinking and other democratic values of the European population has been another question of concern that has been posed time and again.... For example, the cultural and social impact of Polish immigration to the United Kingdom is going to be very different from that of Somalian immigration, as the culture of Poland is very similar to that of the UK's while that of Somalia is not (Haiste 2008).... he impact of immigration has been far-reaching on European societies....
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Architecture of the Greek Culture from the Middle Bronze Age through the Geometric Period
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Author Tutor Course Date Architecture of the Greek culture Introduction The Mycenaean Greece (1600-1100BC) represents a cultural period of Bronze Age deriving its name from the archeological site of Mycenae within the northeastern Argolis.... The Mycenaean culture (1500-1100 BC), on the other hand, was diverse in character, fortifications, building citadels, and tombs (Pedley 37).... The paper explores how architecture mirrors the political, trade, and military conditions within Greek culture during the Minoan civilizations, Mycenaean Civilization, and Dark Ages of Greece....
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Letter to Mexico Critique
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Nevertheless, this does not imply that everyone from a certain heritage or culture get to evidently be harshly judged based on historical events. ... People no longer felt the need to address each other in Spanish despite the fact that it was their country and their culture.... The end result of this is that we often end up forgetting our won heritage, or at other times whatever little is left of our heritage has been tarnished by the foreign culture....
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Police Brutality. Is it increasing or is it all media hype
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Failure to prevent police brutality corresponds to the insular police culture.... Amnesty International (AI) on the american Police Brutality The major theme of AI campaigns is the police brutality in using excessive force.... Police Brutality Author Institution Police Brutality Introduction Brutality in police violates the civil rights by use of excessive force towards a civilian....
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International Marketing of Products and Services
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Nearly one in eight American workers have worked at McDonald's at some point in their life therefore the idea of McJob, McWork and other such words are part of the American common culture (Ecologist, 2004).... It can be impossible to fight the press or go against the common culture on every issue therefore the company might have to pick its battles carefully while it is marketing services or products. ... 1991, ‘For the Rest of Us: A Reader-Oriented Interpretation of Apples “1984” Commercial', Journal of Popular culture, vol....
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Future Studies at Saudi Electronic University
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that of becoming a published professor in the future who will leave a definite impact on the research being done in this particular field.... The statement "Future Studies at Saudi Electronic University" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues in future studies at Saudi Electronic University (SEU)....
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Sustainable tourism
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It can potentially threaten communities through overcrowding, excessive development, and local culture disruption.... Conversely, sustainable tourism involves deliberate planning to see to it that natural resources are conserved, local residents benefit from it, the local culture is respected and conserved, more profits are directed to the protected tourism areas, and the local residents together with the tourists are educated on the pertinence of conservation....
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Design as Lifestyle: How Has Chinese Design Development Affected Chinese Lifestyle
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Chinese modernism came to include a blend of traditional fine and folk arts from its own culture, along with graphics and art styles from Japan and Europe (Wong, 2001: 52).... The art and culture sectors in Hong Kong benefited from the influx of talent from the People's Republic of China.... The Works by Wang Xu and Chen Shaohua interpreted communication between the Western world and Chinese culture. ... Hong Kong Art: culture and Decolonization....
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Takashi Murakami: Superflat Art
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He managed to bridge anime, fine art, graphic design, pop culture and fashion2.... Murakami made the term superflat to portray his creative style, the style of other Japanese specialists hes affected, and the tasteful aesthetic qualities of post-war Japanese society and society.... Mixing the flatness of commercial graphic design and the hyper-sexualised cartoon characters of Japanese anime and manga with the tasteful concerns of artistic work, Superflats impact is impetuous....
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The Goodfellas: Bonnie and Clyde
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This is in the case where a gang group, “the mafias” exist and operate as a shadow group which is as a sworn society secret, raising the question whether the motivation behind such an elaborate description was based on the Mafia culture within America (Canby 1990).... In America today, the Bonnie and Clyde perception still exists such that the occurrence of similar events could lead to a great inspiration of a new film that reduce the killings, violence and theft perpetrated to mere entertainment and expression of culture (Silver 2013)....
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Bead Bar Systems
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All the inputs, outputs and external environment are studied in detail so that the underlying intricacies would be researched well for their impact and development.... This paper ''Bead Bar Systems'' tells that it has taken the right step in the light of technology.... It must also take care of the innovative techniques for getting the customers using the website and the frequent updating that would make efficient handling of the information....
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Reality TV in China
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It is highly evident that the Chinese market and industries have opened up for the american culture as well as mass media.... The show acts as an essential example of the american culture influence and impact of the Chinese youth.... Also, the impact of globalization has been essential in the social, economic, cultural, and political spheres across the globe.... In addition, the impact of globalization has been essential in relation to the social, economic, cultural, and political spheres across the globe....
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Continue to the previous topic (internet)
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The first reason why the internet should be censored is that the responsible authorities know the cultural values and norms they should preserve in their country given that each nation has its own culture which makes it distinct from other cultures.... It is very important to preserve culture in each country so that people can be in a position to maintain their identity.... People need information but this particular type of information should be controlled so that it does not negatively impact on the interests of a certain group of people in a given country....
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