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    Globalization of Dreams The focus of this study is to continue previous research relating the significance of cultures and dreams. These studies have set out to show what how much of an effect culture has on dreams. To measure this, other researchers have recorded participants’ typical dreams. These studies have helped us to understand some of the differences in beliefs, values, and structure of other cultures as well as the differences and similarities. Through analyzing the differences and similarities

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    Committee’s Fifteenth Session, they ruled on the Durrës Amphitheatre and stated, “While recognizing the importance of this property as part of the cultural heritage of Albania...it did not meet the criteria for inscription on the World Heritage List as defined for the purposes of the application of the Convention” (Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Fifteenth Session, 1991:30). As of 1996, the amphitheater was placed “under consideration” by UNESCO. Currently Albania

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    Music, Space, And Music

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    The two essays that are being analyzed are “Music, Space, Identity: Geographies of Youth Culture in Bangalore” by Arun Saldanha published in the journal Cultural Studies, as well as “Feeling the Noise: Teenagers, Bedrooms, and Music” by Sian Lincoln in the journal Leisure Studies (see abstract). Both essays adopt the critical approach of cultural studies, and focus on similar key concepts like music, space, and youth culture. I selected these two essays because they had parallel focuses, but exemplified

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    This paper looks into Synergic solutions Inc., a company that resells assembled computers. The Organizational simulation will look into the three theories of change management. Using the three theories, the paper will analyse any cross-cultural issues that come with change. The paper will look at three internal and external drivers that have propelled change in the organization. It will also look into any factors that the head will need to look at in order to ensure change in the organization. Resistance

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    important to first define cultural competency, as the ability for health professionals to work in situations where their personal culture may not be identical to that of the patient they are interacting with (Blackburn, 2015). Unfortunately, there is no definitive definition utilized across professions (Suarez-Balcazar et al., 2011). This can make it difficult to pursue in both teaching it and evaluating it. In fact, this study will only touch on one method of evaluating cultural competence with three

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    Tools such as the internet and email are good ways to eliminate cultural barriers, improve communication and understanding, and employee knowledge sharing. New approaches to how business is conducted such as virtual employees also contribute to the diversification of the workplace. Diversity training is not only necessary

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    see it differently. And at times, we struggle to acknowledge other cultural differences, which intern leaves us to project and compare our perception of ourselves to others. Furthermore, this is why I believe cultural competence in psychology has the knowledge and skills to make a decision in someone else’s cultural context. Cultural competence in psychology has the knowledge and expertise to make a decision in someone else’s cultural context. I’m a future provider of appropriate psychological services

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    practice because such practices determine vast aspects of their lives. Culture is fostered by social and environmental aspects. Thus, different people in the world respond to their surrounding environment in vast ways and such responses inflict the cultural aspects. The most amazing fact about culture is that everyone in the entire world practices certain cultures or adheres to a particular social activity. This happens irrespective of the advancement or exposure one has because culture is simply determined

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    This paper will discuss how we as human beings use self-serving bias within our daily lives, and explain why we tend to identify, or focus on our successes, and refuse to acknowledge or own up to our failures. The question here is why do we as individuals tend to avoid, blame, or ignore the inadequacies within our lives. Many researchers “believed that our emotions played a role in self-serving bias”, and many studies were conducted to “determine how emotions, judgement, and attributions”, can strongly

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    This essay will evaluate Adorno’s critical attack on popular music. The essay will briefly provide some context on Adorno. Adorno claims that “listeners are made not born”, thus listening is a cultural practice, in which modernity has transformed into a profit (Adorno, 2002:248). By this, the essay will begin by focusing on the broader idea of the culture industry, in terms of commodities and popular music as not being critical. Following on, particular focus will be given to three main areas which

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