...Takeesha Thomas Mr.Paulk Introduction to World Religion 16 May 2013 A leap for some faiths, but many Canadians are losing their religion Dakshana Bascaramurty, Glory Galloway & Les Perreaux (“The Globe and Mail,” May 8, 2013). Brampton is located west of Toronto, which is known to have one of the largest Muslim population and increasing. In 2011, the National Household Survey released data that identified 3.2 percent of the Canadians residents as Muslim, with two percent of the population increasing since 2001. The younger Muslim make up only 60% and increasing slowly in the population. Before 1971, there were 2.9 percent immigrants that resided in Canada and 33 percent resided between 2001 and 2011. Even though the population for Muslim, Hindu, Buddhists and Sikh religion are increasing, there are still 24 percent of the population that do not belong in any form of religion. The Christian and religion are decreasing slowly in Canada. But that did not stop Mariam Butt who is a residence of Brampton. She began practicing her faith at the age of 17. Living as a Muslim in Brampton made it easier for Mariam to practicing her faith. She stated, “When I did start practicing I was comfortable because everyone was your own in a way so you weren’t judged as much.” The director of the Centre for Studios in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria, Paul Bramadat, agree that the Christianity faith is slowly decreasing and the other religion are slowly increasing...
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...Culture and diversity appreciation Christoph Clayton November 1st, 2015 ETH/125 Instructor Lange The human perception of life is one consent thought that runs through one’s mind on a daily bases. The perception of the everyday person is influenced by their unique surroundings. These surrounds can also be influenced by that person’s culture and diversity. This is what make all of us different, the difference from yourself and others is your unique diversity and your culture you follow. Different cultures and diversity is what makes our great world so different and uncommon. Diversity and culture playa huge role in some people’s perceptions of life and what they thing is right and wrong. There is no right or wrong when it comes to your faith and or your decision making. The acceptance of different cultures and diversity falls on us as people, you have the right to follow the masses or follow what you think is right. This has been big issue over the last few years, especially with issues such as gay marriage, legalization of marijuana and even the separation of church and state. The government and the media have their own agenda when it comes to the foster of acceptance and culture. I feel that if the media and government would allow different cultures an opportunity to be seen and studied then we would learn so much about other people and their perceptions on the world. The world is an evolving and changing place, we need to be able to adapt and accept change. The acceptance...
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...Culture and diversity appreciation Christoph Clayton November 1st, 2015 ETH/125 Instructor Lange The human perception of life is one consent thought that runs through one’s mind on a daily bases. The perception of the everyday person is influenced by their unique surroundings. These surrounds can also be influenced by that person’s culture and diversity. This is what make all of us different, the difference from yourself and others is your unique diversity and your culture you follow. Different cultures and diversity is what makes our great world so different and uncommon. Diversity and culture playa huge role in some people’s perceptions of life and what they thing is right and wrong. There is no right or wrong when it comes to your faith and or your decision making. The acceptance of different cultures and diversity falls on us as people, you have the right to follow the masses or follow what you think is right. This has been big issue over the last few years, especially with issues such as gay marriage, legalization of marijuana and even the separation of church and state. The government and the media have their own agenda when it comes to the foster of acceptance and culture. I feel that if the media and government would allow different cultures an opportunity to be seen and studied then we would learn so much about other people and their perceptions on the world. The world is an evolving and changing place, we need to be able to adapt and accept change. The acceptance...
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...Learning Culture Strategy EDU 647 School Operations Submitted To: N/A Graduate Studies in Education N/A ***** University Student Name Address Phone Date Learning Culture Description School climate and culture are critical elements to school performance. The Michigan State University brief School Climate and Learning noted, “The terms school culture and school climate describes the environment that affects the behavior of teachers and students. School culture reflects the shared ideas, assumptions, values, and beliefs that give an organization its identity and standard for expected behaviors. (Michigan State University, 2004, p.1). A school’s learning culture is shaped by various collective experiences, both successes and failures. The learning experiences of students are a reflection of the norms, practices and policies of the school developed as a result of such shared experiences. The following is a snapshot of a local middle school learning environment in Jacksonville, FL. Fletcher Middle School (FMS) has a long tradition of cooperation with surrounding schools, strong partnerships with local community stakeholders and benefits from a high level of parental support. FMS is an attractive, well maintained campus serving to Beaches communities and provides educational services for over 1,200 students (Fletcher Middle School Improvement Plan, 2009, para.3). FMS has an experienced and dedicated staff of seventy faculty and four full time administrators...
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...speaking Singlish. The structure was built up in a way that could clearly show the content of daily use of Singlish and the pride of Singaporeans towards Singlish. So the audience could understand that Singlish is not a bad form of English. It is a unique language to the Singaporeans and they love and feel proud of using it. 2. How do culture and context shape the language and meaning of "Singapore at 50: Learning How to Speak Singlish"? The context of this video is the modern society in Singapore and the culture revealed in this video is the local culture of Singapore which is speaking Singlish. Singpore has 4 offical languages which are English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil. Singlish is a result of diversity contacts of different cutlures and languages. This shapes the unique phenoemeon of speaking Singlish between the Singaporenas. Due to the culture and context, the video records and emphasizes the daily use of Singlish...
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...Unit Seven Essay Jason A. Parks MT 302 Organizational Behavior Professor: Janice Baldon-Gutter October 10, 2011 Executive Summary In this project we, the student, get the chance to take an in-depth look into negotiation skills and norms of those in various cultures. The assignment itself asks us to take on the role of a negotiator in United States norms and styles and analyze how we would interpret these other cultures and respond taking their styles and norms into consideration and working on a business type negotiation with them. (Robins & Judge, 2011) As a business student it is very important to become knowledgeable and aware of other’s cultural norms and business styles, in the event that we will be interacting with them in future business situations. Upon first glance it is apparently obvious that the United States and Brazil are quite similar in norms, practices, and styles. It is also obviously notable that the East Asian and (Japanese and Korean) are almost a complete one eighty of the first two described cultures. (Beyond Intractability, 2003) To go into elaboration, let us take a look at the female role in both the western and eastern cultures. In the western cultures it began quite different for woman in the workplace, but it has become equal in power and how women and men interact in the workplace in aspects such as; negotiations, space orientations, as well as authoritative roles. In the Eastern culture it is quite different. Women and men are not...
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...Low Jun Liang Roger PMO/8515461/Jan14/1 Low Jun Liang Roger PMO/8515461/Jan14/1 Cox Case study Cox Case study Introduction The change initiated by the owner Harold Cox and is met with a few problems as they move to implement the new operational and cost control for the firm, due increased competition and falling profits due to reduced profits. In this case study, the main problems would be the culture, structure and the strategy for change. To enable us to have a better understanding of these problems we would need more information on the factors that is making the organisation resistant to change, besides the single personnel mentioned. Also a more detailed organisational structure of the organisation, and the current culture of Cox. Analysis Lets begin this section with the first problem that I have identified above which is the culture of the firm. Organisational culture affects not only task issues – how well or badly an organisation performs – but also emotional issues – how workers feel about their work and their companies (Huczynski & Buchanan, 2013). This makes culture important with regards to this change as culture influences the organisational effectiveness and provides direction for the company amongst other things. From the case study, the ownership and control of Cox has remained in hands of the Cox family and most of the employees have been with the firm for more than 10 years. Therefore the culture of the firm would be strong and stable...
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...Halmstad School of Business and Engineering Rufei He & Jianchao Liu (2010) Barriers of Cross Cultural Communication in Multinational Firms --- A Case Study of Swedish Company and its Subsidiary in China Abstract In times of rapid growth, both in terms of economic development and globalization, an increasing number of firms extend their businesses abroad. A subsequent challenge of this development is the managerial implications of cross-cultural management. This study employs a qualitative approach in a single case study of Swedish company and its subsidiary in China. After reviewing the previous studies, the authors summarize the differences of management style, staff behaviors and communication system in different culture context and find the barriers of cross cultural communication in multinational firms. The findings of this study indicate that the barriers of communication come from the national culture’s influence on the work place and behaviors of people with different identity. Moreover, culture also influences people’s way of thinking and behaving and result in different understandings toward vision and purposes of firms. Key words: cross cultural, communication, multinational firms, management style, staff behavior Prelude It is 9:00 a.m. on Monday in Sweden. The Technical product manager of company X sent an email about the new design of the product to its subsidiary company in China. He would like to have a production ready model of the new design by...
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