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    By the time students in Britain and the United States are in eleventh grade, their Chinese counterparts are three years ahead in Mathematics. The documentary-television show on the BBC, “Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School,” hopes to investigate whether the Chinese method is truly better. In the process, the program highlighted major differences between Western style of education and the Chinese way. Chinese teacher Yang Jun states at the beginning, “Discipline is very important, without discipline

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    2. In what ways did women’s live change during the Tang and Song dynasties? 3. How did the Chinese and their nomadic neighbors to the north view each other? 4. What assumptions underlay the tribute system? 5. How did the tribute system in practice differ from the ideal Chinese understanding of its operation? 6. In what ways did China and the nomads influence each other? 7. In what ways did China have an influence in Korea, Vietnam, and Japan? In what ways was that influence

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    In the late 1800’s, Chinese immigrants were largely discriminated against in America. Considering the past, and the way white Americans have treated anyone different from them, it’s no surprise they treated these immigrants with disdain. The Chinese Exclusion Act was a law passed in 1882 to stop the influx of Chinese people immigrating into America. Two huge factors in passing the law was that the Chinese were viewed as lower class barbarians and were seen as anti-white. Some say the law was passed

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    growing anti-Chinese sentiment, so they enforced the Chinese Exclusion Act to stop the flow of Chinese laborers into America. When the United States enacted the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Act exposed their inner worry of not being the best; the Act also showed the “racist”/prejudice side of the people who preach “Liberty and Justice for all”. The reversal of the Burlingame Treaty and enactment of the Chinese Exclusion Act was a manifestation of the xenophobic conflicts over Chinese immigration, and

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    Topic: culture Restricted: Chinese and American culture More Restricted: Chinese and American eating culture Topic Chosen: The difference eating culture between China and American Outline I. Different country have different eating style A. Chinese 5000years history 1. Long history result interesting eating culture B. America 200years history 1. Short history result healthy eating culture II. Different eating idea between China and America A. Chinese idea of eating 1. The masses

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    International Accounting – Case #1 Question 1: There a different ways for Roy Weber to export a local culture of ownership. He could do so by paying his employees in China the same way he pays his employees in Silicon Valley, meaning that their payment would consist of salary and a percentage of stock ownership depending on their position in the company. With employee ownership he motivates the workers to work hard and responsible because their own success depends on the success of the company

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    Chinese Symbolism

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    century, Chinese immigration in the United States rose to unprecedented numbers which prompted many xenophobic Americans to speak out. In “The Chinese Must Go,” the symbolism of the Chinese man running away with a money bag to China represents the belief that Chinese immigrants are exploiting the American economy. In “The Great Fear of the Period,” the symbolism of the Chinese man swallowing Uncle Sam conveys the idea that Chinese foreigners are destroying American culture. Ultimately, “The Chinese Must

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    Critique of “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior One day, Amy Chua decided to write an essay called, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior.” Amy Chua is a professor at Yale Law School. Chua is a Chinese woman with two daughters. In the essay, Chua compared the differences between Chinese and Western parenting styles. There are different ways of parenting being used everywhere; the four main parenting styles include, Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive, and Uninvolved. In the essay Chua made it clear

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    There are a number of things to consider starting with the Chinese culture. Chinese expect foreign businesses to be sensitive to their culture. They do not expect them to be fluent in the Mandarin language but they are more open to those who try. Chinese people are very are very loyal to their families and place high value on their history. Relationships take very high priority when attempting to forge new ventures in China. The Chinese are protective of their culture and work hard to maintain

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    different backgrounds. These people differ in many ways. Do you know Chinese in all over the world have something in common? It is the Chinese New Year! Chinese New Year is the most important festival in Chinese culture and it is celebrated once every year. They do not have a specify date for Chinese New Year because the date is set by traditional calendar that was invented in China long time ago. A day before Chinese New Year or known as Chinese New Year eve, family members who is working out of

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