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    most important thing that the older generations must do to ensure their future. Fundamentals are taught based upon the desired and acceptable standards of today's society. Those standards, however, fall severely short in cultural understanding and acceptance as cultural differences were not designed into the education system. Though schools are diversified that does not mean a student will find acceptance within. Sherman Alexie stated, “Sharing dark skin doesn’t necessarily make two men brothers.”

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    country, Japan, I found a number of cultural differences between the United States and Japan. Sometime, the differences fascinated me and gave me hard time to adopt the new environment. However, simultaneously, I discovered abundance of unique traditional Japanese culture which I had never thought they were special until I came to the United States. Itadakimasu and Gochisousama, phrases Japanese people use before and after eating, are one of the Japanese cultural practices I am proud of; furthermore

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    difficulties are caused by stress leading to numerous amounts of disorders or more sever suicide, religion and cultural differences between a police officer and a citizen and discrimination or racism against police officers. In order for police officers to avoid such challenges there are solutions to help cope with different feelings and situations they face daily. Religion and cultural differences create many controversies between a police officer and a citizen. Canada is an extremely multicultural

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    Egyptian Cultural Differences Rochanda Robertson The cultural differences between the United States and Egypt are high in numbers. Before traveling to Egypt and meeting with potential business leaders, many things must be taken into consideration. There are some things that we as Americans do and say that is considered normal in the U.S. but would be considered abnormal or rude in Egypt. The first step that would have to be taken is to establish a good relationship with my potential Egyptian

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    American’s the previous must be addressed, but also there is a need to educate police officers on cultural differences, in an attempt to have a culturally competent police force. This would be done without blaming or shaming of the police officers, but simply addressing differences to avoid having a situation escalate as a result of a misunderstanding that is a result of a culture difference. These cultural differences will most certainly be part of the continuation of racial tensions unless they are understood

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    Cultural Differences in America America was built upon the strong willpower of immigrants who traveled on extremely dangerous voyages in search of a better life. These immigrants sought to gain independence and freedom, which is why they traveled to a new unknown land. People from all different nations all desired the same basic rights, so they risked their lives, hoping that this new land would bring them opportunity and individualism. All of those who were fortunate enough to have survived

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    from each other through various aspects, including language, religion, cultural practices, history, ethnicity. In all the communities I was most interested in the community division between constituent republics in Former Yugoslavia, especially the division between Serbs and Croats. Serbian and Croatian communities share many elements. They both live in the Balkan Peninsula. They are both Slavs. Also, the language difference is very small. Croatian and Serbian are more like two dialects within the

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    It is necessary for Australians to understand and respect the differences between Asian countries to fully enjoy the benefits of the Asian century. To think of Asian simply as a whole would be dangerous and fall under orientalism. Deep understanding and engagement with different Asian cultures would be necessary for Australians to comprehend these differences, and the Australian government had been attempting to achieve this goal in different ways. The Australia in the Asian century white paper (The

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    a.) Cultural Variation: I see laid back and a country persona when I look upon the town I reside. Country boots and Wrangler jeans are walking around the streets. If I look at the United States as a whole, it has changed over the years. We are now more accepting of people and their culture differences. We thrive on being individuals. However, if we go back in time a few years, we could see that the citizens were more narrow minded on new ideas. I feel that the United States has a core culture

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    In Hawaii, the state oversees all schools, and separates them by complex area. Data is usually specified by specific school, complex, island, or the overall state. On the island of Hawaii, complex areas differ, but between 52 percent and 88 percent of students are economically disadvantaged (State of Hawaii Department of Education, 2014). For example, in the Pahoa complex that I currently work in, 88 percent of students are economically disadvantaged (State of Hawaii Department of Education, 2014)

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