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    Daniela Ibarra AFAS 371 Section 103 Fall 2017 Essay 4 Cultural appropriation is the adaption of aspects of a (minority) culture for its aesthetics without understanding the meaning behind it. Assimilation is when these aspects from a culture are resembled from another group and are comprehended. Acculturation is a bit of both; it means adopting these aspects because of prolonged contact to the culture according to Merriam Webster’s Dictionary. Appropriation is negative because it triggers racism

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    Organizational Culture The Organizational Culture Theory analyzes the various cultural aspects of organizations, most notably the five metaphorical performances, the seven cultural markers, and the notion of culture being something an organization is versus culture being something an organization has. The five metaphorical performances are ritual, passion, sociality, politics, and enculturation. Rituals are certain events that are done at certain times, such as getting coffee at a certain time every

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    or not, Cultural Relativism plays an integral role in our everyday lives. Cultural Relativism is a theory that is based on the fact that society dictates what is morally wrong or right. However, just because society approves of certain actions, does not mean that the actions are morally right. Societies as a whole can and will have mishaps from time to time. In addition to this, Cultural Relativists do not believe in progress; these individuals presume that circumstances change. Cultural Relativists

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    Three cultural aspects that I observed in the movies are assimilation, acculturation, and enculturation. I saw assimilation in both Spanglish and Crash. In Spanglish, Cristina was the one who went through assimilation. She adapted the American culture and left behind her Hispanic culture. She learned English, Mrs. Clasky took her shopping, and she was able to go to a private school. In the movie Crash, assimilation is seen through all the different people who have adopted the American lifestyle.

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    Zariah Anderson The Aspects About My Culture That Make Me Who I Am Cultural identity can be many different things. The clothes you wear, the food you eat, the places you go, or even how you talk. Many people have not one, but two cultural identities that define them. In my case i have two which is American and Indian. Culture can be defined in many different ways. Some may say it's the food you eat,the clothes you wear, or even the places you go. If you look at the big meaning of culture and

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    Cultural identity varies from person to person and To me cultural identity basically means what kind of person you are and the way you see others. it plays a big role in life and there are lots of aspects such as religion, language, racial identity, values and gender. Those aspects define your cultural identity. One of the cultural aspects that I will talk about has impacted my life the most which is my religion and that religion is christianity. When I was one month old my parents took me to church

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    Cultural Identity varies from person to person. Everyone has something unique about themselves that separates them from every other human being on earth. For some people it’s their ethnic background that divides them from the group, others could be clothing or their religion. I have several aspects that define my culture and demonstrates what makes me, me. My most dominant cultural aspects are travel, physical characteristics, education/career, and music. I have done a great deal of traveling

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    My personal cultural is affected by the 7 aspects of myself. These 7 aspects has made me who I am and how I view the world based on my cultural responsibilities. The first personal aspect is my gender. Being a male in my culture I am responsible to do the heavy work like setting up table and chairs for everyone.I am also responsible to help kill the pig and prep the meat for the females to cook. I am also responsible to go forward the elders and bow to them showing my respect towards them. As a male

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    paper examines the cultural aspects of Afghanistan which are likely to affect business. The study focused on areas like business opportunities, meeting and greeting, the impact of religion, customs and courtesies and bribery while giving relevant recommendations to various such areas. Introduction Global markets vary about their level of development. Also, the kind of products sold in each of these markets will differ depending on the degree of development. Language and cultural affinity are vital

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    through dimensions of the economic, political, and cultural at the levels of local, national, and increasingly more global communities” (Close, 2010). Therefore, the Olympic event is important to recognize due to the widespread effect the competition has on political globalization for various countries throughout the world, and the games remain relevant due to the fact that the games still persist today. This paper will focus on the cultural aspects that the Olympic spectacle impacts in terms of how

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