...Frida Kahlo: The Woman. The Artist. Why did I choose Frida Kahlo for my research paper? I choose Ms. Kahlo because she is my favorite artist. I first learned of her in middle school and immediately fell in love with her work. It was very emotionally impacting. I have included many samples of her artwork. The things she saw and accomplished prompted the sensational works that spilled out of her brush. She had not wanted to follow in the imaginative strides of her photographic artist father and granddad. Yet, take a gander at the silver coating of the deplorability of her mischance. As opposed to turning into a specialist, she painted pictures that made individuals talk and examine. She is presently unmistakable worldwide for her one of a kind representations toward oneself. Frida Kahlo was a female Mexican painter of mixed heritage, born on July 6, 1907, who lived 47 painful years before passing away on July 13, 1954. Within her short life, Frida was slightly crippled from polio, suffered from a serious streetcar accident that left her infertile, married famous muralist Diego Rivera, divorced, remarried Rivera, became a political activist and rose to fame through her oil paintings, all before succumbing to her poor health. She was an intelligent female in a society that wanted women to be pretty, submissive wives and mothers. She struggled with cultural demands of her gender in a time when women were demanding a change in their role. All these aspects of her life, and more...
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...cultural Difference Between Mexico & the united states 1 | CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEXICO & THE UNITED STATES | | | | | | | | cultural Difference Between Mexico & the united STATES 2 ABC Porcelain Textile firm is expanding, and the need to increase productivity has been overwhelming. However, the cost to produce in the United States has showed a negative impact on the overall profit. In order to reach our goal of providing quality products, management has decided to explore manufacturing efforts in Mexico. In order to accomplish this goal, management has selected a team to go to Mexico and devise a plan of action. This assign has presented itself with many challenges. The assigned team members or I are familiar with the conditions or culture of Mexico. Therefore, extensive training will be needed to make this expansion lucrative and rewarding for the company. Our primary goal for this assignment is to become acquainted with the culture of Mexico by reviewing the culture, values, beliefs, and religion. In addition, to aid with the learning process, we will apply the skills outlined under the scholarly work of Geert Hofstede dimensions. We will them examine cultural dimensions that appear to stumbling blocks for us, and devise a plan of action to overcome the cultural differences. Since this is the first operation of possible expansion, we have determined that it would be feasible to employee a Mexican citizen that is knowledgeable...
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...communication between the United States of America and Mexico is how the communication significantly affected foreign policy and international commerce between the two countries. Mexico is a country of intercultural significance and neighbors the United States of America. The United States of America is traditional and within the country, many cultures exist. The work ethic and language, within intercultural communication in Mexico and the United States of America, are similar. The population of the United States exceeds 313 million people and this statistic results in America as the third largest country in the world. The diverse population of the United States is 64 percent Caucasian, 16 percent Hispanic, 13 percent Black, five percent Asian and Pacific Islander, and one percent Native American. One could state that the United States of America consists of a plethora of cultures. The population of Mexico is 113.7 million people and increasing 1.10 percent annually (Huntington, 2005). Mexico’s population is an estimated 60 percent mixture of with indigenous heritage and Spanish. The multiple indigenous groups are approximately 30 percent, and the European ancestry is approximately nine percent. The largest city in Mexico is Mexico City and New York is the largest city in the United States of America. The two cities are over 17 million, another similarity between the two countries (Rosenberg, 2013). The United States of America and Mexico differ in values, patterns in language, beliefs...
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...Blender The United States and Mexico have shared cultures throughout history. Soccer and cuisine are the two that stand out to me. I grew up in Lubbock, Texas where generally there isn’t much soccer played and there are not many Mexicans in general. We had one Tex-Mex restaurant, and it wasn’t even good. It wasn’t until my college writing class took a field trip to a local Mexican food trailer, that I truly experienced the fusion between Mexico and the United States through food. On the other hand, I do not have a lot of experience with Mexican food, so this topic is kind of new to me. I play baseball, so I am immediately attracted to the soccer aspect of both cultures because of the competition and how a sport can bring two nations together. Its interesting how cultural fusion can blend two different countries together as one. Mexican cuisine and soccer fuse the cultures of the United States and Mexico in ways that have made both countries into what they are today because of the increase of cultural fusion. One way cultural fusion is expressed and elaborated on through cuisine is shown in Patricia Sharpe’s article “Let’s Have Mex-Tex.” She communicates the change over the years from Tex-Mex to “Mex-Tex.” This article focuses on how the “Mex-Tex” food is increasing in Texas and allows the reader to be informed of good restaurants with such origins. On the official Texas Monthly website she states that Mexican food from the heart of Mexico is the start of “the new culinary...
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...ENGL 1301 April 29, 2014 American and Mexican Culture Thesis: It is very important to know how México’s and United States’ culture make their principles valued and how they have been influenced through time. ENGL 1301 April 29, 2014 American and Mexican Culture History through the years has changed the development of cultures around the world. Culture is the distinguishing aspects of a specific group of people, defined by everything within it. México and United States share some characteristics and the following are examples: arts, foods, holidays, and religions. It is very important to know how México’s and United States’ culture make their principles valued and how they have been influenced through time. México is a distinctive country that is differentiated by its porcelain, cotton fabrics clothes, and wool scarfs. Their traditional creations of art produced a sense of pride. Artistic legacy has played an important role in Mexican patrimony. “Current research on hybridity in the visual arts helps to tease out Euro-Christian and Mesoamerican forms and meanings in the ritual objects that nuns wore on their bodies” (Cordova 449). Traditional origins with colonial inspirations have continued to influence Mexico’s music. In the United States art involves the history of painting and visual drawings. “German painter Otto Dix reproduced the nightmare of World War I in works so disturbing they were banned from exhibition and destroyed by the Nazis” (Lifson 9). Artists painted...
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...Case 1: What Else Can Go Wrong? Summary Joe Van West is an American who was working as an Operations Manager in Taipei, Taiwan when he got a call offering him a job in Mexico as a President of the Mexican subsidiary of Appliances United. After applying for the job he got approved and moved to the said country. There Van West and his family got help from Antonio Hernandez, President of Manufacturing, with settling down. He and Mrs. Hernandez introduced them to various clubs and influential people. In general The Hernandez contributed a lot to Van West’s accustoming and developed a good relationship. But things did not stay good for long. Because he could not detect certain problems as a threat at the time, he was now facing production problems and a possible strike. It turned out that there have been complaints from the American subsidiary that the defective parts had increased over short time and five times the parts have been delivered late enough to affect production schedule. Van West tried to talk about this problem with Hernandez but the Vice President did not give much attention to the matter. This is when Van West decided to take matters into his own hands and talk with the line supervisor, Duarte Gonzales. He shared with him problems that Hernandez had not mentioned before. After this Van West tried speaking with Hernandez again, only to be brushed off. For Hernandez there seemed to be no big problem, or at least nothing that could not wait. Taking their close...
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...the role of a Chief Executive Officer of a transnational organization such as HSBC Holdings seeking to expand its global operations into Mexico of which the market analysis is favorable. In this paper, the subject is to develop an implementation plan by examining best business, cultural, and legal practices. Other considerations include the integration of the organization’s entry mode into the banking industry in Mexico and how HSBC will create and maintain a competitive advantage in Mexico. Expanding into Mexico Mexico ranks number one in terms of economic clout in Latin America and number four as an emerging market. The Mexican economy as prospered during the last few years. Mexico has reduced sharply its government and external debt. The government has helped the economy by imposing monetary and fiscal policy discipline to promote stability and growth in per-capita income. According to Grant Thornton (2011), the Mexican economy has unprecedented stability for the last eight years. Inflation and the peso have been stable. The country has 12 free trade agreements with 43 countries and exports have surged. Mexico also benefits from qualified labor, together with powerful manufacturing and assembly industries. In view of this favorable analysis Mexico will be suitable for HSBC to expand its operations. Mexico is very important location within the emerging markets, (Thomann, 2007). The domestic financial market has developed strongly in terms of...
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...that can be studied through the corrido are practically unlimited, and these ballads can be used as historical documents of important aspects of modern Mexican and Chicano life, as well as of the daily trials and tribulations of the pueblo the popular or common classes. Narcocorridos have and can be a positive to Mexican culture. The same cannot be said about its growing influence in American culture. In respect to historical significance of traditional Mexican corrido influences, narcocorridos provide a view of public/popular opinion not otherwise found in the media or other sources similar to the role of rap music in the U.S. Originally before modern technology or radios, corridos were passed along by word of mouth through family, friends, and traveling workers. Although the subject matter has changed, corridos remain rebellious, political, and an oral form of historical narratives. Corridos are often intensely serious, and they have always mirrored social and political concerns. They serve as repositories of both myth and history for a people not often served by mainstream newspapers and other media. Corridos are deeply ingrained in Mexican and Chicano culture, and are a standard form of marking major events in both public and daily life. In the beginning, Mexican corridos mimicked traditional Austrian and German Polk ballads and also had Spanish roots. It wasn't until the Mexican War of Independence that Mexicans began to make the corrido ballad a part of their cultural identity...
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...translate its merchandising strategy wholesale to just any country. It has to be willing to adapt its strategy to the local culture and the local buying patterns, etc. For example, where Wal-Mart was successful (China and Mexico), it adapted to meet the needs of the local shopper. In Mexico, Wal-Mart hired local managers to help it find ways to adapt to the local culture and to better meet the needs of local shoppers, it provided smaller stores that people could walk that were stocked with more fresh produce. In China, Wal-Mart redesigned meat packaging and offered live fish that the buyer could net and take home for dinner that day. This practice made Wal-Mart more appealing to the Chinese shopper because they prefer fresh meat and fish. In the countries in which Wal-Mart failed (Germany and South Korea), it failed to adjust its discount strategy that had previously worked but did not appeal to the local shoppers. The shoppers in Germany and South Korea preferred to shop at rival stores that stocked higher quality merchandise. Potentially Wal-Mart might have succeeded in these countries had it been willing to stock some higher quality merchandise; however, this would be counter to the strategy that has proved to be so successful for the company otherwise. 2. Why do you think Wal-Mart was successful in Mexico? Wal-Mart was successful in Mexico is because it was willing to move in cautiously, adapt to the preferences of local buyers, and partner with local retailer,...
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...Topic 3: The ‘culture iceberg’ The third topic we addressed in the last lecture was the ‘culture iceberg’ model. This model is suited well to explain the true size of a culture using the analogy of an iceberg. It emphasizes that only the top of an iceberg is visible. The iceberg, however, is much bigger than only the seeable top of it. The real size of the iceberg only becomes visible by taking a closer look below the water surface because the major part of the iceberg is located under water. With regard to culture it means that there are apparent things in a culture you can recognise easily and fast. For instance things like dresses, architecture, language or food. But to get an in-depth look at and an understanding of a culture (humor, values, attitudes, etc.) it is necessary to take a look below the surface.6 Topic 4: Presentation ‘Doing business in Mexico’ At the end of the last lecture, Minna delivered a speech about the topic ‘Doing business in Mexico’. In Mexico the speech is Spanish. Mexico is a class-conscious society. The class stratifications are clearly defined. Punctuality is expected of foreign business partners. During a meeting, the negotiations move slowly. In this situation patience is important because for Mexicans, the personal relationship comes before the professional one. Before Mexicans getting down to business they first do small talk until ten to fifteen minutes. Regarding dress, both men and women should dress conservatively. Good...
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...Communication and Culture in Mexico Background Information on Mexico A. Brief History Mexico is situated in the southern part of mainland North America, bordered by the United States in the North, and Belize and Guatemala towards the South. Mexico was conquered and colonized by Spain in the early 16th century and is home to various Amerindian civilizations such as the Maya and Aztec tribes. Administered as the Viceroyalty of New Spain for three centuries, it achieved its independence early in the 19th century. The elections held in 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that an opposition candidate - Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) - defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Another PAN candidate Felipe CALDERON succeeded him in 2006, but the PRI regained the presidency in 2012. B. Religious and Cultural Background The word “Mexico” is derived from Mexica, the name for the indigenous group also known as the Aztecs. Aside from this, Mexicans have several cultural subdivisions within the nation, most commonly identifying themselves as Northern, Central and South/South-Eastern Mexico. The extensive, desertlike north was only sparsely populated until the middle of the twentieth century - but the more densely populated central and western Mexico is the cradle of the nation. This is where highly developed Indian cultures populated the region in pre-Columbian times and was the heart of the colony...
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...Americans may have some similarities they are very unique in their own way. Mexican Americans Mexico gained its independence in 1821, but the formation of the national culture remained a difficult task because of political instability, foreign invasions, and military uprisings (Ansters, 2011). The primary language for Mexicans is Spanish. The heart of Mexican dishes consists of three main ingredients: beans, corn, and hot peppers. Mexico has numerous occasions that called for special food. The Dia de la Candelaris which is on February 2nd celebrates the purification of Mary and the presence and blessing of Jesus. After the ceremony families join together for tamales. Mexico is a federal republic and its government operates under a centralized government. Government powers are divided between executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Mexican’s extended family members are very important to them. They very often seek opportunities to gather with each other. Mexico has a free-market economy that has a mixture of traditional and modern industry and agriculture (Ansters, 2011). Mexican economy has experienced internationalization, privatization, and deregulation. The dominant religion in Mexico is Roman Catholicism. Catholic beliefs pervade the like of Mexicans. Mexico’s religious rituals are determined by the Catholic calendar with Easter being the most important. Each community in Mexico has its own patron saint which they can honor with processions and fiestas every year (Ansters...
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...Singapore Singapore has a population of 5,4 million with a population growth of 1.993% in 2011, and is very densely populated. There are a lot of different Asian cultures in Singapore which gives them the name “Instant Asia”, but there is a majority of Chinese people who are also very active in business. There is a lot of Western influences in Singapore which gives them the ability to speak English, or also called “Singlish”. Business relationships are really essential in Singapore, therefore it is necessary to network and meet new people in order to build an image of trustworthy and reliability. Relationships are more valued than the companies, and spending personal free time is expected which include for example dining, and playing golf. Singapore has a high level of power distance that can be seen in all the rules they have to follow which are very strict and can result in a heavy fine if someone does not obey the law. The government involves itself in every aspect of society which means there is a lot of control in Singapore, and makes the country one of the cleanest and safest place in the world. Also, the high power distance can be found in the workforce, where the head of the company is the sole decision maker. When planning a meeting it is important to send officials from equal rank, since it can be insulting and damaging to the business relationships. The oldest and highest ranking people are introduced first due to the respect people need to have for seniority. Women...
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...World in this new land. Throughout the book the author explores many facets of Mexican life in what he calls Mexico de afuera, detailing topics such as labor, family and politics. However, the author neglects to follow a single train of thought from beginning to end, and even neglects his thesis for large sections of the book. The book as a whole reads more like a collection of articles than a cohesive novel. Douglas Monroy received his Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees from University of California Los Angeles, and has been a professor at Colorado College for 39 years. At Colorado College he serves as the director of Southwest Studies. Throughout his academic career Monroy has published three books and has authored 19 articles, most of them book reviews on Mexican-American culture. Moreover, Monroy has served on the Organization of American Historians Distinguished Speaker series. Though he is not heavily cited, with only 39 official citations to his name, it is clear that Douglas Monroy is a leader in his field....
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...largest retailer, to open a series of supercenters that sell both groceries and general merchandise in Mexico. Although they faced some challenges, such as understanding their culture and buying preferences, they quickly managed to change their marketing and merchandising strategies to meet the local conditions. As they built up their distribution systems in Mexico, the Mexicans started to change their shopping habits, and now Walmart is Mexico’s largest retailer and Mexico is considered to be the company’s most successful foreign venture. Walmart continued its international expansion by establishing operations in Europe and South Korea, however the company had less success. Consumers in Europe and South Korea, seemed to have a preference for higher-quality merchandise and were not as attracted to Walmart discount strategy as consumers were in United States and Mexico. Regardless of how, Walmart had greater success in China where they have learned to adapt the Chinese culture and changed their merchandise and operations strategies. 1. Do you think Walmart could translate its merchandising strategy wholesale to another country and succeed? If not, why not? No, I do not believe that Walmart could translate its merchandise strategy wholesale to another country and succeed. Their merchandise strategy was form to base in United States for U.S consumers, which carries the methods and culture of retailing in...
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