Architect‚ physician‚ statesman‚ astrologer‚ minister‚ God. Known to many in ancient Egyptian history Imhotep (pronounced im-HO-tep) meaning “He Who Comes In Peace” was said to be related or linked to the Gods with his skill in medicine‚ attention to detail in architecture‚ and political standing in the Djoser’s court. His statue shows his bald as a priest with a piece of parchment in his hands. With so many titles to his name‚ many find themselves asking “who is Imhotep?”. A valuable question indeed
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Katana swords emerged around the fifteenth century in Japan‚ they are known for their sharp cutting single edge structure and curved shape. Around this same time‚ the European longsword‚ which is known for its long doubled edged blade‚ emerged. Separated by distance and cultures‚ the Japanese katana and European longswords are very different from each other. Human systems present at the time in Europe and Japan can account for the differences between the swords. Culturally‚ the katana was associated
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Key Terms for Cultural Competence Cultural Competence: The effective integration of cultural awareness and cultural knowledge to meet needs of culturally diverse clients Cultural Accommodation: Supporting and facilitating the use of cultural practices that have not been found to be harmful to the client. Cultural Repatterning: Working with clients to make changes in health practices when the client’s cultural behaviors are harmful or decrease their well being. Cultural Preservation: The support
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Japanese Medical Beliefs Alison Sorrells ANT 101 Instructor Patel July 28‚ 2010 Japanese Medical Beliefs Medicine is all around us. It comes in all forms and all types of beliefs. Each person has their own beliefs on what medicine can do to or for the body. No matter what country one visits‚ there will be a medical office to assist‚ however their views may vary that what one may be use to. In Japan‚ things are no different; however‚ Japan has some beliefs that contrast other countries. The Japanese
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Importance of Understanding Cultural Competence Cultural competence is not a new concept for me because I have been working as a phlebotomist at the hospital since 2008. As a phlebotomist‚ obviously my main role is to interact with different people to withdraw blood sample by venipuncture. Even I was trained to be a professional‚ polite‚ and cultural understanding health care
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Committee: The Social‚ Cultural and Humanitarian Affairs Committee Delegate: Messaadia Amar Country: Spain Topic: Disability as an Invisible Issue in the Development Frameworks Among the most important principles that the United Nations strongly seeks since its creation is « fundamental freedoms for all persons» inter alia‚ persons with disabilities‚ and how can we include them in the development frameworks. From the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons (1982)‚ the Standard Rules
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Philippine revolts against Spain During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines‚ there were several revolts against of the Spanish colonial government by native-born Filipinos and Chinese‚ often with the goal of re-establishing the rights and powers that had traditionally belonged to tribal chiefs and Chinese traders. Most of these revolts failed because the majority of the native population sided up with the Spanish colonial government and fought with the Spanish to put down the revolts.
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people live in a society. Cultural safety established as a concept in nursing practice in New Zealand with respect to health care for Maori people and later it progressed to provide quality care for people from different ethnicities and cultures. Therefore‚ nurses must provide the care within the cultural values and norms of the patient‚ otherwise which diminishes‚demeans or disempowers the cultural identity and well-being of an individual (Wepa‚ 2005). The definition of Cultural Safety given by New Zealand
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Socially‚ the Puritans differed from the Anglicans’ orthodox beliefs of alcohol consumption and paganrelated practices; religiously‚ the Puritans called for change in the structure and abolishment of certain traditions in the Anglican Church; ideologically‚ the Puritans demonstrated their unique way of thinking with their idea of their “City on a Hill;” therefore‚ the Puritans professed change‚ rather than following the orthodox beliefs of the Church of England. The Puritans inspired social change
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The Cultural Web The Cultural Web Aligning your team ’s or organization ’s culture with strategy James Manktelow MindTools.com Mind Tools - Essential skills for an excellent career! What is the first thing that pops in your mind when you hear the term corporate culture? A great many people refer to the classic phrase coined by the McKinsey organization‚ that culture is “how we do things around here”. And while that may be true‚ there are so many elements that go into determining what you do and
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