...the appropriation of her Native American culture every day in high school. She explains how other children see it as a service for them to be representing her culture as their mascot. I can relate to some of these situations because my high school mascot was an Indian, we were the Braves. Growing up in a small rural farming town,...
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...Introduction In a few short weeks, I will be taking the trip of a life time to the United Arab Emirates! The UAE is an exciting place full of wonder and new adventures. The country is separated into seven distinct Emirates, each seeming to create a feel of past, present, and future depending on the Emirate you visit. The futuristic city of Dubai, currently boasting the tallest building in the world- the Burj Khalifa, has become internationally known as a major trading hub and popular tourist destination. And while the UAE has changed rapidly over the last several decades, it has nevertheless kept it culture of hospitality and perseverance alive. I am very excited to have the opportunity to explore such an interesting place and experience everything the United Arab Emirates has to offer! History & Customs The United Arab Emirates has a relatively short history as a nation. The area it currently resides in was actually highly known for piracy back in the day. So much so that in the early 19th century, pirates had provoked the intervention of the British. This resulted in the British enforcing a temporary truce in 1820 that eventually became permanent in 1853. The British provided the nine Trucial states with protection but did not formally administer them as a colony. “Thus what had once been deemed the ‘Pirate Coast’ was renamed the ‘Trucial Coast’” (Pearson, 2014). “With relatively calm seas, the pearling industry boomed during the 19th and early 20th centuries” (Council...
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...T.G.I. Friday’s Restaurant Running head: T.G.I. FRIDAY’S RESTAURANT 1 T.G.I. Friday’s Restaurant Daniella Bugli Jeff Karasinski Ashley DeRuiter Darryl Nobles Davenport University Marketing Research Carla Papenfuse December 16, 2010 T.G.I. Friday’s Restaurant Executive Summary 2 T.G.I. Friday’s is a casual dining restaurant that has been a well-known chain since 1965. The theme of the restaurant provides a lively environment that keeps an engaging atmosphere where customers feel comfortable going. Friday’s has presented great marketing strategies over the years that have helped them become the restaurant they are today such as the Give Me More Stripes program and World Bartender Championship. Within the Grand Rapids locations, we have researched marketing strategies that will help the company generate more income. These possible marketing tools will create the company with an advantage over other competitors in their locations. By discussing the industry and the customers within the Grand Rapids area, we have figured out what will work and what hasn’t been as effective. The recommendations that are stated are the events and promotions we have planned for Friday’s. These events/promotions will help the company increase their overall sales. Although Friday’s is already engaged to different programs to benefit their company, there are many other strategies that will help benefit them. Friday’s needs to be more aware of the opportunities they are given, therefore...
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...Although my last food journey as a Paleo was difficult, it was very rewarding as I learned much about the differences between our diets and ancestors’ diets. The one entity the Paleo diet lacked, however, was a religious backbone. When I was offered the opportunity to embark on a new venture, I was excited to explore the practice of eating kosher-style. While keeping my Lenten promise of avoiding sweets, I decided to dabble with the some Jewish food rules. I find it very interesting that we often regard food as an enemy—avoiding sweets during the season of Lent and never mixing dairy with meat when following the rules of kashrut—but why do we partake in such food rules? Perhaps, we abide by these rules so that we remain in good standings with God or maybe because we want to attain salvation. Throughout my kosher-style expedition, I searched for an answer and turned to several notable texts for insight. According to the rules of kashrut, there are several impermissible food combinations. Kashrut forbids one from cooking or eating meat and dairy products together. Furthermore, some Jews wait one to three, or sometimes six hours after eating meat before eating dairy again. Similar customs impose waiting periods for eating meat after one has consumed dairy; however, these periods are typically shorter in length (Sigman). The laws of kashrut extend so far that food must: (1) come from a proper source (no shellfish or pork), (2) be prepared in a specific manner and (3) not be combined...
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...Introduction The average American household has about three television sets per household and the average American watches about five hours of television each day. Television has a very powerful influence in developing our value systems and shaping the behavior of both children and adults. The University of Twente states: “Cultivation theory in its most basic form, suggests that television is responsible for shaping, or ‘cultivating’ viewers’ conceptions of social reality. The combined effect of massive television exposure by viewers over time subtly shapes the perception of social reality for individuals and, ultimately, for our culture as a whole.” It would be safe to assume, that to some degree, television shapes concepts about the way we...
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...answer for you. Jenny’s Closet Party LLC is designed with you in mind, by creating the ultimate “Girls Night Out” experience, combining fashion, food, and fun while mingling amongst friends. Uniquely swapping from one fashionista’s closet to another and the remaining items are donated to a local charity. Sounds the perfect win-win scenario right? Jenny’s Closet Party, “A great excuse to clean out your closet”. First Step: Upon receipt of an invitation or retrieval of flyer, specific details will be highlighted as to a theme, what items are being requested, deadline for dropping of your items and also what you should expect the day of the event. Go through your closet and find articles of clothing or accessories that you would like to swap. The items must be in style, of good quality and condition. Some of the categories (depending on theme) may include: clothing, shoes, earrings, scarfs, jackets etc. Second Step: Bring the items to the Donation Center at the Porter County Expo Center two weeks prior to events (Fridays) from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. At this time you will be given a voucher at this time in which you will redeemed for tokens to shop with the day of the event. Third Step: The day of the event doors will open an hour and thirty minutes prior to shopping. At this time while mingling, you can enjoy complimentary wine and horderves that will be accompanied with light music to enhance your fun filled evening. Also, vouches can be redeemed for...
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...Introduction In recent years, the search of quality lifestyle with an affordable pricing seems to be one of the main stream desire within this little Far East city, Hong Kong. Since the 1960s to the 21st century now, the culture and life style had experienced significant change in being a colony to a special administrative region and from man power industry to a more customer base industry. These changes have created many impacts to the people who live in this city. Due to the extreme transformation of the nature in the aspect of work, the society is no longer satisfied with a simple life style. The need for different ways of relaxation have been increasing and the locals live within has an extremely high demand for their choices in traveling, dining and cultural information. With the strong influence from the east and the west, combining with its own root from China, this created a high diversity of acceptance from the people within this city. There are many types of magazines that accommodate the reader’s need locally, from gossip to politics, gadgets to latest fashion. One of the most outstanding out of all is the ‘U Magazine’. Under Hong Kong Economic Times Limited, this publication was launched in 2005, offering an all-inclusive leisure guide in Hong Kong, consisting three individual parts with five topics – U Travel, U Food combine with U Life, U People combine with U Style. Target Audience The purpose and genre of U magazine is somewhat obvious. The front cover...
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...Larger organizations have used culture as a way of describing the reason for the success of innovation or results that go against the industry norms. Companies continue to evolve company culture to attract and keep the right type of employees that will help and support strategic growth. In contrast, culture has been sighted by disgruntled employees for one of the reasons for leaving or for seeking employment with companies that are more in line with the employee’s personality and values. In my employment history I have only left one company because I was actively disengaged and it was because of the culture. Zappos has been built on the culture of service and employee ‘Happiness”. Both of these elements have led to Zappos growth in the online retail business. In this analysis as part of the organizational behavior course I will explore how the Zappos culture has contributed to its success since 2000 and how culture has played a part in my engagement and performance in the companies I have worked for. What helped the culture at Zappos? Zappos 1believed that in order to be successful they needed to focus on the 3C’s – Company Culture, Customer Service and Clothing. They realized that by defining their culture and understanding what made an employee happy to work for Zappos they could hire the right people who would be prepared to go above and beyond for Zappos. To that end Zappos provided above industry standard benefits for their employees such as free food, computer...
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...N435 Virtual Family Health Assessment Project Winona State University Family Structure and History: "Tom" is a 44 year old male with a 42 year old wife and a 13 year old son. Tom, his wife and son are Caucasian, with Tom's parents being first-generation German immigrants. His father died from a CVA at 72, and Tom's only sibling died in a motor vehicle accident. His mother-in-law died at age 64 from ovarian cancer. Tom's mother and father-in-law are retired and in overall good health. His brother-in-law works as a carpenter and has no pressing health concerns. Tom's mother lives in a ground floor apartment of their home, which is built on a farm owned by his father-in-law. There are thus 5 people in Tom's immediate family. Tom works as a welder in a local manufactory, and his wife is employed by the county as a court stenographer. Tom's 13 year old son attends public school in the 7th grade. Father (CVA) Mother Father-in-law Mother-in-law (Ov. CA) Brother (MVA) MAIN "Tom" Wife Brother-in-law AFIB, DM II Son "Tom" (Primary Patient) Health Issues Atrial...
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...returned to their house and until two in the afternoon preparations were still in order, white table cloths on tables, the best silverware and plates with it. At around two guests began to arrive. When a guest arrives, the host traditionally offers them a plate with žito – of which they take a spoon, bread – of which they rip a piece, and wine – of which they drink a sip. After the guests invited for lunch arrived, we sat around the table and the feast began. After the meal, one of the men brought gusle and the men began singing traditional songs to the music. There was a lot of alcohol, food, and music (Ranković, 2003). The whole place held a generally relaxing and optimistic atmosphere. This type of celebration extended long into the night, we went home around one in the morning, and we were not the last guests to...
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...individual activity it is a community identity and responsibility. Islam is considered a total way of life for the religious community. For many in America who are raised with the idea of the separation of church and state and the sense that religion is a private affair, Islam can seem confusing, especially since Islam does not have a “church” to preserve and promote its beliefs. There is a great diversity among Muslims as there is among other religious communities in America. Because America is predominantly Judeo-Christian it is sometimes easier for Christians and Jews to practice their faith. American schools do not recognize Muslim holidays. Even such a simple task as attending Friday congregational prayer and taking a break to perform the salat during working hours are often difficult. Muslim culture has become prominent in coutries other than Islam. Countries that have a large Muslim following include Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom and United States. Accepting Cultural Differences in Muslims Since the tragedy of 9-11 a portion of American citizens are under the beliefs that all Muslims are terrorists. There are extremists in every religion but it appears that it is the Muslim faith that is categorized as the terrorist religion. Muslim stereotypes are perpetuated in every form of the media accompanied by gross misinformation about Islam and Muslims. Such misinformation often leads...
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...sections follow the model. In the end, it will explain recommendation for the IFS. In the report, mission statement, the risk management, other process and the evaluation will be changed. According to the change model, the event management can be improve than the previous. Content Executive summary 3 1.Introduction 5 1.1 Project Management 6 2. Team building 6 2.1 Integration 8 3. Defining the event 8 3.1 Brief and Expectation 9 3.2 Core Value(Embok) 9 3.3 Mission Statement (EPARS) 10 4. Project Definition 11 4.1 Aims and Objectives 11 4.2 SMART analysis 12 4.3 Secondary research 13 4.4 Primary Research 15 5. Planning 16 5.1 Stakeholder Analysis 16 5.2 Scope of work 18 5.2.1 EPARS Scope Management 18 5.2.2 Scope of work(Project management cascade) 19 5.2.3 Maylor’s Four-phase Approach 20 5.3 Feasibilities 20 5.4 Strategic Planning 21 5.4.1 PESTLE 21 5.4.2 SWOT analysis 22 5.6 Work Breakdown Structure 23 5.6.1 What is the WBS? (EMBOK) 23 5.6.2 Domains 23 5.6.3 WBS vs. Domains 24 5.6.4 Administration 25 5.6.5 Design 25 5.6.6 Risk 26 5.6.7 Operations 28 5.7 Responsibility 29 5.8 Other Management Process 29 5.8.1 PDCA cycle(1950) 29 5.8.2 Kolb's Learning Cycle(1984) 30 5.8.3 EMBOK process 30 6. Evaluation 31 7.Conclusion 31 Reference 32 Appendix 37 Appendix 1 37 1.Introduction The International Fashion Show(IFS) will be a held by the International Office at the Quayside at 18:00 on...
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...Running head: GLOBAL BUSINESS CULTURAL ANALYSIS: TURKEY Abstract A global business cultural analysis is a tool used in order for one to become more familiar with a culture, more attune to the implications that the culture has on the business conducted by the people group of the culture, and more aware of the attitudinal and behavioral implications a member of a different culture should expect when working with members of the people group. In exploring the varying cultural elements, one examines the role and perception of women, the role and influence of religion, and the role and perspective of time. The cultural elements have an impact on business that should be considered by a U.S. American seeking to conduct business with members of this people group. Global Business Cultural Analysis: Turkey Primary sources serve to provide a foundation for definitions when pursuing a research project. They are also beneficial for defining terms and establishing reasons behind why one might pursue a particular research topic. When beginning a global business cultural analysis, it is important to understand what is meant by the term culture. Hofstede defines culture as “the collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from another” (Hofstede, 2001, p. 9). The people group focus for this study is the members of the Republic of Turkey. Though the culture in Turkey differs from that of other people groups around the world, this...
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...Title: Author(s): Publication Details: Source: Document Type: The Carnivalesque in A Midsummer Night's Dream David Wiles Shakespeare and Carnival after Bakhtin. New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc., 1998. Shakespearean Criticism. Ed. Michelle Lee. Vol. 82. Detroit: Gale, 2004. From Literature Resource Center. Critical essay Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale, Cengage Learning [(essay date 1998) In the following essay, Wiles examines the festive and carnivalesque elements in A Midsummer Night's Dream. According to the critic, the play was historically part of an "aristocratic carnival" used to celebrate weddings in upper-class society.] Carnival theory did not begin with Bakhtin, and we shall understand Bakhtin's position more clearly if we set it against classical theories of carnival.1 From the Greek world the most important theoretical statement is to be found in Plato: The gods took pity on the human race, born to suffer as it was, and gave it relief in the form of religious festivals to serve as periods of rest from its labours. They gave us as fellow revellers the Muses, with Apollo their leader, and Dionysus, so that men might restore their way of life by sharing feasts with gods.2 This is first a utopian theory, maintaining that carnival restores human beings to an earlier state of being when humans were closer to the divine. And second, it associates carnival with communal order. Plato argues that festive dancing creates bodily order, and thus bodily and...
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...government has also played an important role to boost Thai food in the international arena by promoted “The Kitchen of the World” project. This project aims to increase the number of Thai restaurants overseas and the government encourages Thai investors to invest in Thai restaurants overseas and provides support in the form of training, information and financial loans This project aims to support Thai investor to invest the number of Thai restaurants overseas. Information, training and financial loans are among of encouragements that will be provided by Thai government (Sunanta, 2005). As a conqueror and a colonist in the ancient time, The United Kingdom is known as a country that have more than one nation or ethnic groups with different culture, language, religious, and behavioral. A dynamic growth in the varieties of ethnic foods was influenced by the diverse ethnic and cultural groups in society (Jamal, 1996; Verbeke & Lopez, 2005) Asian food such as Chinese, Indian, and Thai has long been the UK’s preferred out – of –home cuisine. Retail sales of Thai foods increased to an estimated £64.5m in 2009, a rise of 5.7% from 2008 and an increase of more than a fifth (21%) since 2005 (See appendix1). Thailand has increased in popularity as a long-haul tourist destination, and this has had some effect on the popularity of Thai food (Key Note, 2011). According to ‘run a restaurant’ website, UK customers have become more discerning...
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