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    Down tells the story of Lia Lee. Lia was barely three months old when she had her first epileptic seizure. Born into a large family, her parents, Nao Kao and Foua Lee, were Hmong refugees from Laos who didn 't speak a word of English. While their culture dealt with illness through shamans or txiv neeb, Lia’s seizures were so serious that they decided to take her to Merced Community Medical Center, a county hospital that had a renowned team of pediatric doctors. However, none of those doctors spoke

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    multiculturalism. As the cultures of our world collide, we are forced to ask ourselves a question. Should we force others to assimilate into our culture and accept our way of life or should we embrace multiculturalism? Helping and encouraging cultures to maintain their own beliefs and identity. This is the approach that most states/individuals take to multiculturalism. However this in itself causes it’s on problems. To what extent should states interfere to protect cultures? By interfering does the

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    CONSERVATION OF RUINS A heritage ruin is defined as a disused and incomplete place comes in all shapes and sizes, that through abandonment, redundancy or condition, usually no longer maintained and unlikely to serves its original function or purpose other than interpretation (Australian Heritage Council, 2013). Rizzi, added the definition of ruin from architectural point of view: ‘A building which having lost a substantial part of its architectural form has ceased to function as such. Elementary

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    1 People do not exist in a vacuum but among other people, whom together they unite to form family which is the basic unit of the society. People behavior differs that ranges from individual to community level. But in the same time causes of the behavior are different this is due to some level of interaction in the family comes across. Interaction occurs at different factors such as stable but open system which creates limit and when threatened the stability is in danger that why parents are expected

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    Forks and Feet Surrealism, an art and literature movement aiming to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind began in the 20th century. In surrealism, authors attempted to juxtapose irrational images such as a fork and a bird’s foot. Charles Simic, a famous surrealist author, grew up in a war-torn Europe which shaped his perspective of the world and deeply affected his writing. In his brief poem “Fork,” he initially leads the reader into thinking his two stanza poem will depict a concise

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    The Organizational Culture of the Lincoln Electric Company The Lincoln Electric Company is one of the largest manufacturers of welding machines and electrodes in the world. With about 2,400 employees in the USA and near 600 workers in other countries. The Lincoln management plan is well known for accomplishing the highest worker productivity. His founder Mr. James F. Lincoln died in 1965, leaving a profitable and reliable company. As a president of the business, he invigorated a committee that was

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    This well-known waiata Māori contains philosophies that are very relevant to my practice. It acknowledges our tūpuna and some of the beliefs and values they gifted to us with the expectation that we will do the right thing for future generations. The waiata also stresses the importance of whenua to Māori and the kawa and tikanga practices that keep us culturally, spiritually and physically safe. One of my project goals is to research natural burial practices which are beneficial to and enhance the

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    purpose of this project, our group has decided to focus on Native American culture and their non-verbal communication patterns. We chose to focus on Native American culture due to their unique methods of communication. What makes this culture so distinct is the way in which they encompass their values into their communication methods. Their communication methods are unlike most cultures and are even utilized within Western culture in modern day. Native Americans place a special emphasis on silence

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    Final Exam Question 1: Donald Peterson, former CEO of Ford, said, “No matter what you are trying to do, teams are the most effective way to get the job done.” Do you agree? Why or why not? Elaborate! I both, agree and disagree. It is true that teams are the main cause of unity among coworkers. However, teams also cause conflict between employees as well. On the positive side, I agree because teams push individuals to be innovative and creative. Big projects can be divided up, in order

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    According to my great grandmother Betty Winters who is a very special asset to the Murphy family, the nationalities my ancestors identifies with is Black and Indian. My great great grandmother was Black and my grandfather identified as Indian. My ancestors were originally from South Carolina and North Carolina and they migrated to Washington DC for better opportunities. My great grandmother expressed that she cleaned the white house for many of years and her mother was a cab driver in Washington

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