when applied, they offer a bridge for leadership to effectively extend into other cultures when Christians or other leaders “become all things” as Paul wrote (1 Corinthians 9:22). According to the GLOBE study, universally desirable traits like decisiveness and foresight, which allow for planning ahead and effective decision-making, are exceptionally desirable across all cultures as they were even rated above six out of seven on average (House et al., 2004, p.39). When applying traits like this, an
Hello Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, and honorable members of congress I am extremely grateful for your invitation to address this joint meeting, it is a true honor. Through you wonderful ladies and gentleman, the people of this great country are given a voice as we as society strive to reach greatness, unity, and prosperity. Today I have set my focus to a couple of main points that include the unity of the nation along with the environment. It is at trying times such as these when unity is of
A functionalist perspective on social inequality would argue that inequality is necessary for the survival of any society. It is argued that without this inequality division of labour would be difficult, it is also argued that to attract people to both the important and less important roles there must be variation in rewards that motivates individuals to make the effort needed to gain the top positions. (Kent, 2006: 224) Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz argues inequality is the
the Nations Living around other people is not unexplored territory and many can argue that coexisting is just human nature in today’s society. In a desperate need to survive, humans from ancient times thrived by forming societies in which people worked with one another’s mastery skills to assist those in their environment. Existing in these communities today would be nearly impossible if it was not for the milestones reached by the natives of the land in which people live. However, if the world’s population
At first glance, the definition of “health” as provided by the World Health Organization seems to be all encompassing. It states that health is dependent on complete well-being of mental, physical, and social faculties. However, with the study of different cultures using a public health perspective, we have learned that cultural aspects that affect disease vary immensely from population to population. While disease is a universal biological concept, social perceptions give an illness its cultural
Sexual Minorities Explaining how to challenge the discriminatory attitudes that remain rampant throughout the world, Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a recent article, quotes the incisive words of Archbishop Desmond Tutu: "We are all of equal worth, born equal in dignity and born free and for this reason deserving respect. . . . We belong in a world whose very structure, whose essence, is diversity almost bewildering in extent, and it is to live in a fool's paradise
has long been explored, defined and redefined throughout its history by a great number of people specialising in a variety of fields. Despite being first introduced by Edwin Sutherland in 1939, some 78 years prior to today, the problem remains: how should white-collar crime be defined? The fluid nature of white-collar crime itself does not easily lend itself to be defined and thus there exists no universally-accepted definition despite the numerous attempts to accomplish the feat. Typically, the definition
War has been a constant throughout all of human history. From small battles to large world wars and even modern day civil wars Fighting and the death and destruction that follows is universally recognized. In the short story “The Birds”, Daphne Du Maurier uses imagery and symbolism to show that war will destroy all hope for humanity. Throughout her short story, Du Maurier uses violent imagery to show the horrors of war and how humanity falls. Imagery is used by Du Maurier to show the strength the
The development of children to an adult is a vast yet intricate process. Many psychologists today believe that the development of an infant involves acquiring intellectual abilities. This process involves the child maturing physically much like how an infant would mature to adulthood. The core issue of this reading is that how children develop and learn through the stages of life to an adult. Piaget, one of most influential researchers in the history of psychology, not only revolutionized developmental
Globalisation Globalisation is the emerging inter-connectedness of the world due to the integration of trade and communication technologies across international borders, which allows for socio-cultural developments as a result of the increase in everyday internet use, as well as the interaction between people, companies and governments of different natures. Globalisation can also be seen as the “internationalisation” of design due to the free movements of products, services and assets, which enabled