...Guffey-SEEFER, Business English, 11e – 70 points WORKSHEET, CH. 3, NOUN PLURALS FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT PLURAL FORMS FOR THE NOUNS SHOWN IN PARENTHESES. |1. |Every day we must send many (copy) of (fax) to our suppliers. | | |2. |A flood of computer (virus) is causing (worry) for businesspeople. | | |3. |The (Murphy) and the (Ross) plan to vacation on Maui. | | |4. |All (entry) must be submitted on official contest (form). | | |5. |Numerous social media (glitch) caused (user) to worry about their accounts. | | |6. |Mr. Mason’s business statistics class included two (Jeffrey) and two (Courtney). | | |7. |All (RN) and (LVN) were asked to work overtime. | | |8. |None of the (attorney) were granted (leave of absence) during the trial. | | |9. |(Customer) could not understand how identity (thief) could have gotten their personal data. | | |10. |Some e-mail (message) contain (smiley) and other emoticons...
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...A person may have multiple citizenships and a person who does not have citizenship of any state is said to be stateless. He is endowed with legal rights by, and duties to, the country of which one is a citizen. Citizens are the people who owe allegiance to a government and are entitled to be protected by this government. They are the nationals of a city, state and country. They can be inhabitants or in diaspora. Citizens are entitled to be protected, by the government in which they owe allegiance, in terms of security, safety and against molestation by any individual, group, organisation or country. Nationality is often used as a synonym for citizenship in English – notably in international law – although the term is sometimes understood as denoting a person's membership of a nation. In some countries, e.g. the United States, Israel, Philippines and the United Kingdom, "nationality" and "citizenship" have different meanings. Thus, a Nigeria citizen is someone who is allowed to vote in Nigeria state and federal elections, to serve in the Nigeria armed forces, to pass that citizenship on to their spouse and/or children, is entitled to state and federal social services, and who must file state and federal taxes. In Nigeria, Citizenship is based upon the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A good citizen is one who properly fulfills his or her role as a citizen. As a Nigerian citizen, one has different obligations to the country as follows; Allegiance, Obedience, Payment...
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...For many years, we as people try to identify who we are through faith and what we’re born into. America is so diverse that we as people are born into many ethnicities where picking out one background from another seems a bit difficult. There are many ways to find out who you are and that’s finding out who you are personally, what background you came from that makes you who you are. Also there’s national identity, if you are third generation born you may want to know what your first generation was like, here you can decide if you would like to revolve your life around that culture or step aside from it. Allowing you to live the lifestyles they have live & follow the religion they decided to follow. Personal identity comes in many forms, what we believe in a person, what we wear and what religion we are born into. We as people can be born into a religion in which we have the choice to abide by that religion or have no religion at all. Things like where you come from as far as your background in your family is more personal, but I believe it’s also determined who you are such as male and female. In some religions, not all, most women are born into a religion where they are expected to be pure and give their innocence to the God they praise. Men, in religious views, are built to uphold their women and provide for them no matter how hard the situation can be. This is dependent on their religion and their faithfulness lies within one woman or more than one woman. In my opinion...
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...and could relax around other Filipino children because I was never judged for my Filipino dishes I ate, or the oriental décor in my home when they came over for play dates, and they understood my parents’ thick accents. The school system praises us to be different, and to stand out yet fails to recognize to teach students to embrace other nationalities. While the education system drives students to make them stand out in a crowd, it doesn’t encourage them to embrace their inner self and who they are and to use that advantage to make themselves stand out. When I got to high school, the racist bullying came to a halt. I was different, and I have grown up and matured, I was no longer that reserved Asian girl. I was more outspoken and social towards different groups, not just confining myself to Asian friends. I became more comfortable with my Filipino background and learned to be thankful for my heritage because it made me who I am. I eased into “rolling with the punches” whenever someone made an Asian stereotype comment. Whenever someone made inappropriate comments about my Filipino culture or bullied another student about their nationality I would stand up for myself or whoever was being a victim. I would speak sternly and with bold confidence towards the bully. The bully never...
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...boarders New Strategic Requirements", Sloan Management Review, Summer 1987 and Johan Lembke in “Global competition in the information and communication technology Industry...", Business and Politics, v.4,#1, 2002. The contrast discussion will form around five factors identified as fundamental to operating across nations. Factor #1: The Significance of National Origin The authors appear to be evenly divided regarding the role the nation of origin plays in the formation, comparative advantage and effective operation of a global industry. Kogut and Mangelsdorf believe the nation plays a significant role in structure and operation. Kogut forms his entire article on the notion that the nationality of an enterprise is the sole determinate of comparative advantage. His theory is that if global markets remain free, nations will become elements of a global value chain. Kogut’s only variable for a global enterprise is how much to converge the various national operations. Conversely, Bartlett and Ghoshal (B&G) and most particularly, Lembke, indicate that the nation should not have to play a determining role in the enterprise. Rather B&G present the notion of the “Transnational” (Bartlett and Ghoshal 1989) enterprise. The enterprise that is able to reap the benefits of each nation locations expertise, yet share this expertise among all locations forming a singular, responsive organization....
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...gvjriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Aristotle observed over two millennia ago the differences he saw in cultures of people residing in warm climates, who he described as intelligent but not very heroic, as opposed to inhabitants of cold climates, who he in turn called brave but not so intelligent. Since then much more detailed analysis by various researchers has led to the formation of many different theories and models regarding the differences in culture. These differences can be noticed (or not) in national cultures, family cultures, company cultures, and functional cultures (i.e. sales versus marketing). In an ever-increasing global environment these differences are more and more becoming daily issues that need to be addressed in order for multinational organizations to carry on with their operations. IKEA is a typical example of a growing multinational which has expanded their operations into different national markets. They sell furniture along with part of their culture; their blue and yellow image is becoming recognizable throughout the world. IKEA pays close attention to the cultures of the countries that they have expanded into, especially when considering their employees in that foreign market. It is their intention to bring their values with them wherever they open up stores and this calls for a fundamental understanding of the different cross-cultural theories that have been developed by kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk...
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...Citizenship is a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. Basically an inhabitant of a particular town or city. Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. These factors had the most impact and movement on slavery back then in the old ages. People were no longer to feel somewhat of agreeance in one side. There was a voice inside that was waiting to be set free from ones that felt entrapped by the commands of their owners, like there were some type of house pet or something. The people from around the world were amazed by this new sense of freedom including all ethnics, ages, and genders. This freedom was not just for people though, it was for the survival of the fittest. In order for the Europeans, and Americans, to survive and become imports from Asia to Africa. The people around the world had special needs from different areas around the world, and in order to achieve their goals, they needed to make different compromises. Men were born remained with equal rights in free social distinctions founded only upon the general good. The rights that are placed into action for the men were liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression. Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else. The exercise of natural rights of each man has no limits expect other members of the society and limits can only be determined by law. The bill of rights carried...
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...In the essay, “A Quilt of a Country,” the author, Anna Quindlen explains the nation in figurative and symbolic terms, comparing it to a quilt that is “built of bits and pieces that seem discordant,” yet is in unity, as one. She describes the importance of individualism and community in her essay. Anna Quindlen presents the idea that “terrorism has led to devastation – and unity,” identifying the importance of devastation, as it unites the country together, in a time of need. She continues to use different literary allusions to supply examples of paradox. The paradox refers to the idea that the nation needs all individuals to come together during a destructive time such as 9/11. Without individualism, it is hard to be united as a country. The...
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...Anglophone Socio-cultural Environment “Nations have always existed” Mihaela Vasileva Savova Matriculation № 025067 17.05.2004 In my opinion this statement-“Nations have always existed”-is not true. There are several stages of the human evolution until the word “nation” appears as a term. In fact these stages are three - ethnos, nationality and nation. “Nation” is the last level of social development. My thesis is based on historical evidences and views of famous historians. The conclusion I made, after getting acquainted with some sources, is that nations have developed during the XVth or XVIth century, more precisely after the Great French Bourgeois Revolution in 1789. The nation is not the first step in human development. According to Professor Lachesar Dachev’s textbook “Studies for the state”: “The humans form many and different unions. The most general and basic is the “ethnos”. … The ethnos is the first and the original characteristic of every man. There is no man without an ethnos.” Another definition of ethnos is made by J.V.Bromlay and V.I.Kozlov: “The ethnos is strange historically formed kind of social group of people, united form of their existence. It is set up and develops in natural-historical way; it does not depend on the resolution of the individuals in it and is capable of existence in many centuries thanks to its reproduction.” The first kind of ethnical union is the tribe. Tribes are formed on the base of blood relationship which is...
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...ASEAN is a region of immense and colourful cultural diversity, one that shares common historical threads. ASEAN Member States promote cooperation in culture to help build an ASEAN identity. They seek to promote ASEAN awareness and a sense of community, preserve and promote ASEAN cultural heritage, promote cultural creativity and industry, and engage with the community. ASEAN Leaders envision ASEAN as a community of caring societies, conscious of its ties of history, aware of its cultural heritage and bound by a common regional identity. One of the main bodies in ASEAN cooperation in culture is the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information (COCI). Established in 1978, its mission is to promote effective cooperation in the fields of culture through its various projects and activities. The COCI comprises representatives from national institutions like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministries of Culture and Information, national radio and television networks, museums, archives and libraries, among others. Together, they meet once a year to formulate and agree on projects to fulfil their mission. Activities in the area of culture include the conservation and preservation of cultural heritage, promotion and cooperation on cultural industry and the production of cultural showcases. To cite some examples, 2009 saw the production of the coffee table book “Water: A Unifying Force in ASEAN”, a workshop that gathered experts from the region to discuss the prevention of illicit transfer...
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...a b Korea University Business School, Anam-dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-701, Republic of Korea HEC School of Management, Paris, 78351 Jouy en Josas, France a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Despite its strong impact in domestic settings on job performance, organizational commitment, stress, and turnover intentions, job satisfaction has received little attention in the literature on expatriates. This paper analyzes the predictors of job satisfaction that may arise in an expatriate context. Drawing on the cultural distance perspective, we propose that the national cultural distance, supervisor’s nationality, host-country language proficiency, expatriate type, and company nationality are important determinants of expatriate job satisfaction. Survey results from 148 expatriates in Japan demonstrate that national cultural distance, supervisor’s nationality, and expatriate type have a statistically significant influence on expatriate job satisfaction. Theoretical and practical implications are provided. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Article history: Accepted 25 October 2010 Keywords: Expatriates Job satisfaction Cultural distance Japan In an increasingly globalized world, an important component of international human resource management in multinational companies (MNCs) is the expatriation of employees to foreign countries. In line with this global trend, a stream of academic literature has evolved since the 1980s (Mendenhall & Oddou, 1985), making research...
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...of short stories The Thing Around Your Neck, published in 2009. My paper will examine the ways in which these stories explore the limits of diaspora as a category of cultural identity and move toward a more flexible conceptualization of the impact of globalization on people’s sense of themselves and their place in the world. Although the main characters in these stories are of Nigerian origin, few of them fit easily into the limiting categories of ‘Nigerian’ or ‘Nigerian diaspora’. This is not only because their geographical placement is often in flux, but also because their sense of identity is not based on nationality, national origin, or even a sense of belonging to a Nigerian diaspora. On the contrary, they can arguably be described as ‘cosmopolitan’ – not in the old elitist sense of the term, but in the sense of transcending the limitations of nationality or national origin as a category of cultural identity. Indeed, many of the stories draw attention to the artificiality of national identity itself, not only by highlighting the tribal, religious, and ethnic divisions within Nigeria, but also by recalling the war which aimed – and failed – to create the independent state of Biafra. Thus, national identity is never straightforward, even for the...
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...The Australian Legend is an idea composed of characteristics possessed by the bushman. In the famous 1980’s song Down Under by Men at Work, the protagonist is portrayed as the Australian Legend predominately through his laidback, mateship full, free, and manly celebratory experiences. As the Australian protagonist ventures from the capital of Belgium to India’s second largest city, his dominant characteristics continue to shine where ever he halts. In the first verse, the lead singer (Colin Hay) already dives into the protagonist’s Australian Legend features. The character is adventurously traveling in a van through Europe and Asia. He also has “head full of zombie.” The protagonist’s depicts himself as “ a fiercely independent person who hates officiousness and authority.” Russel Ward uses this quote in part to define the typical Australian. These lands are foreign to the protagonist yet he has no problem traveling alone. Additionally, he portrays his natural defiance to authority and free will by driving high on marijuana. Still within the first verse, the protagonist meets a “strange woman” who “takes him in for breakfast.” This quote not only represents our protagonist having sex with a prostitute, but the deeper meaning of the Australian Legend. The protagonist displays his masculinity and is “ever willing "to have a go" at anything” even including sex with a prostitute. Our protagonist exhibits confidence and stays true to his roots while traveling overseas. While...
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...Defined as the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen or moreover, the relationship between the state and individuals, citizenship has historically being linked with the development of government and on its beginning it represented the residence of a person within a place. As the years and times have changed, so has the concept and standards of citizenship, lots of reasons are the cause of such changes: laws, civil rights, wars and migrations. A clear and inevitable modification to the concept of citizenship was the right to vote, a gigantic leap from the colonial period to the 1790s. Where on its beginning, American colonist adopted the English qualifications to vote, even though this varied from colony to colony. The right to a ballot in the colonies was exclusively to adult, free, resident, males and freeholder; meaning that owned a certain piece of land and therefore, had a permanent stability in society. Also, these freeholders paid taxation. Parliament leader Henry Ireton declared “is that those who shall choose the lawmakers shall be men freed from dependence upon others.” While for others; servants, slaves, Catholics, Jews, tenants, women and the poor, were excluded from voting because they lacked of “will of their own.” And as compared to the Old World, becoming a freeholder in the colonial America was not difficult for a man because of the wide distribution of cheap property, meaning that higher percentage of American population...
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... No Man’s Land is important to human history due to how it was a tragic and long trench. Soldiers were dying in large ponds filled of decaying flesh from dead soldiers and they struggled to not be noticed by the enemies in order to survive. No Man's land happened across Europe along Eastern France and Germany's “Western front”. No man's land occurred during WWI known as the “great war” at that time, it lasted from 1914-1918. “No Man's Land” is a significant battle space which has many history behind it which of people tend to ignore. It separated the front lines of the opposing armies and was perhaps the only location where enemy troops could meet without hostility. It is known as “no man’s land” because the land belonged to neither side and it was difficult to survive. In No Man’s Land the unpremeditated Christmas truce of December 1914 took place and where opposing troops might unofficially agree to safely remove their wounded comrades, or even sunbathe on the first days of spring. The next morning, in some places, German soldiers emerged from their trenches, calling out “Merry Christmas” in English. The allied soldiers came out cautiously to greet them. Germans held up signs reading “You no shoot, we no shoot.”. Over the course of the day, troops exchanged gifts of cigarettes, food, buttons and hats. Although , the Christmas truce also allowed both sides to finally bury their dead comrades, whose bodies had laid for weeks on “no man’s land.” Some of the soldiers called...
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