The definition of a discourse community is a group of people that have the same interest, shared the same goal with one and another, have the same language/ vocabulary, and have communication with one and another. According to John Wales the author of The Concept of Discourse Community. Discourse community can be anything, but it must meet his six characteristics that includes; common goal, intercommunication, members, lexis, information and feedback, and genre. If a group can meet the six characteristics
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The future for rich countries is economic stagnation, as economic growth increasingly occurs in developing countries in Asia. Introduction In December 2007, The Great Recession has affected the world economy(S. Montana.2010). This downturn more or less was detrimental to every country. However, by the summer of 2009, world economists started to believe that recession was over. The subsequent recovery was weak with persistent high levels of unemployment and inflation which still remained throughout
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Target Customers As the number of immigrants from South Asia continues to increase and people become more interested in trying other types of cuisine there will be a market for good, authentic fresh Indian food. Amongst the population we have two well defined target markets, the first is the influx of South Asian immigrants who long for a taste of home and the second target market is the large number of students in Kitchener and Waterloo who eat at restaurants more often and are willing to try Indian
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Indonesia, which also has foreign employees. The workers only get the minimum wage of $2.50 a day in Indonesia. Air Jordan is owned by Nike, who moved the manufacturing to Indonesia. They closed all their factories in the US because it was cheaper in Asia. Another connection is the purchase of pomegranates from Iraq. This an example of the purchasing of exported goods. They export goods to get a better income. This also relates to the domestication of plants in the Neolithic Era. The Tigris and
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weakening the yen has raised some concerns that might hurt its Asian neighbours especially the emerging economies in the region. If the yen continues to fall and the US launches further rounds of quantitative easing, hot money is expected to flood into Asia and other emerging countries. From a long-term perspective, Japan's emergency stimulus package cannot only cause inflation in Japan, but also result in imported inflation in Taiwan and China. As Taiwan and China are struggling to keep the housing bubble
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following three geographic segment: - The Americas - Europe, Middle East, the Africa (“EMEA”) - Asia Pacific, Japan, and China (“APJC”) IN Fiscal 2011, Cisco organized their business into four segments: - United states and Canada - European Markets - Emerging Markets (eastern Europe, Latin America, the middle east and Africa and Russia and the commonwealth of independent states) - Asia Pacific Markets As part of Cisco business focus on the network as platform for all forms of communications
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throughout history. Their permanent pan-Asian art gallery is strong for its location. I'm not a big fan of their restaurant, but their cafe is open, airy, and pleasant. The museum hosts art from all over the world and from all different eras like Asia, Oceania, Greece and Egypt, the Americas, and more. But as awesome as those exhibits were actually mummies, Ancient stone carvings or Weapons? They are so amazing! I preferred the specialty exhibits on jewelry, musical instruments, and fashion during
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distinctive needs of the Japanese consumer. Over the next four years under his management changes were made to research, advertising and distribution that provided a 270% increase in sales, and Jager assumed the position of group vice president for Asia. However, in the 1990s the business could not keep up with the competitors in the Japanese market. Just as indicated in the article "Philips versus Matsushita," the organization began to be more focused on the structure of the company than the strategy
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The “model minority” is an image that people in the United States (mostly Caucasians) have about Asian Americans. It’s a belief that exists because the majority of Asians seems to have succeeded economically, socially, and educationally without resorting to political or violent confrontation with whites. Many Caucasians believe that because they’ve excelled in certain categories that they do not experience prejudice and discrimination in society today. The “model minority” image is inaccurate and
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AkzoNobel, which is the world leader in the painting Decorative Paints. Dulux is one of the best-known paint brand, available in more countries than any other. It makes paint in 26 countries on four continents: Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia. Wherever in the world you find Dulux, you’ll find a brand that gives both the DIY user and professional painter help and inspiration to create the best possible results. Digital Marketing Strategy of Dulux Dulux, having its presence across
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