Investigationes Linguisticae‚ vol. IX‚ Poznań‚ April 2003 ∗ Understanding Different Cultural Patterns or Orientations Between East and West∗ Liu Qingxue ∗∗ Shijiazhuang Mechanical Engineering College Hebei‚ CHINA liuqx1952@yahoo.com.cn Abstract Rudyard Kipling says in the Ballad of East and West: “East is East‚ and West is West; and never the twain shall meet.” Yet‚ he never expected that with the technological development in transportation and communication‚ the Westerners and Easterners
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Cultural patterns are described as the preferred set of responses to different life situations. According to Kluckhohn and Strodbeck’s description of cultural patterns there are 5 dimensions or elements that address the manner in which a culture orients itself to activities‚ social relations‚ the self‚ the world and the passage of time. In the following reflection I will identify each one of these dimensions with the cultural patterns shown in my country. Starting with the activity orientation
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URBAN PATTERN Settlements of any size and type can always be formally synthesized by their patterns‚ so it means pattern identify the settlements. Town houses in gridiron blocks‚ high-rise office structures‚ academic campuses‚ suburban estates‚ and highway retail sprawl are good examples. Urban form‚ then‚ is a result of the bringing together of many elements in a composite totality:the urban pattern. Patterns are the outstanding formal features of urban areas. A pattern can be defined as
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BREEDING PATTERNS The patterns of parenting are the methods and techniques ranging accordingly from generation to generation to breed‚ care for and educate. It depends mainly on the cultural context of each child‚ lie‚ if the father was abused as a result the child abuse too. What may be the best way to raise your child? Breeding patterns‚ has always been debated throughout the world in different ways‚ therefore
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Assessment of the eleven Functional Health Patterns of Tohono- o’odham Nation‚ Arizona Values/ Belief Pattern • The ethnical and cultural groups in Tucson are:- • Tohono o’odham-24‚000 people • Lives in 4 reservations:- “Main” Reservation -Florence Village -San Xavier -San Lucy Other members also live in Mexico. • Nation’s capital is in Sells Community • Speaks several different
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What are three things that characterize American cultural communication patterns that the call center employees most know in order to effectively communicate with businesspeople in the U.S.? Effective communications in business are essential to developing a solid relationship with corporate members from other cultures. Especially‚ since the business world has become globalized. Business people from different culture worldwide interact and bring different perspective and expectations‚ which
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general. Each chapter concerns the struggles of individual Native Americans as they carve their niche in society and the sacrifices they make whilst "fitting in." Their personal trials and triumphs test them to their limits. Chapter 5‚ "Flight Patterns" is about William‚ himself a native American‚ married to a native American‚ a Spokane woman‚ but who is far removed from his culture‚ wanting to "smell only of soap and after-shave." He does not smoke or drink and is contemptuous of this stereotype
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The Melody of Spoken English: Intonation Patterns Do you ever hear people say that English has a melody? It’s true. Many people think that spoken English has a musical quality. That’s probably because we use many intonation patterns when we speak. What do I mean by intonation patterns? Well‚ intonation refers to the pitch patterns we Americans use when we talk. There are many intonation patterns in American English. These patterns are important because they convey meaning. While some tonal
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Tessellation Patterns Sheela Lewis MTH 214- Mathematics for Elementary Educations II December 16‚ 2013 Roland Garbe Tessellation Patterns A tessellation is “the filling of a plane with repetitions of figures in such a way that no figures overlap and that there are no gaps” (Billstein‚ Libeskind‚ & Lott‚ 2010) . Tessellations can be created with a variety of figures‚ including triangles‚ squares‚ trapezoids‚ parallelograms‚ or hexagons. Tessellations use forms of transformations to show the repetitions
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Profile Courtney Nicely A. LCI Results Pattern Combination Identify the type of learner you are in the box Dynamic Learner Sequence Precision Technical Reasoning Confluence Record your LCI scores in the boxes provided. 29 21 19 24 Record the Level of Use in the boxes provided Use First Use as Needed Use as Needed Use as Needed B. How I Use First‚ Use as Needed‚ or Avoid Sequence Sequence pattern is the pattern that I use first. I like to have clear step by step
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