what he have said our work will inspire the future. The next speaker was Sir Augusto Villalion he is a well-known architect especially for Heritage. He is a cultural heritage planner who encountered lots of heritage artifact, relics and places in our country. According to him there are two types of Heritage the Natural Heritage and the Cultural Heritage. He also said a saying that “Originality is the best”. With this I’m inspired more to be creative while preserving heritage in my design. And for
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in the Crucible; I tell you he will be the fusion of all races perhaps the coming superman” (Zangwill n.d.). The Modern Melting Pot is a metaphor for cultural assimilation. It is the anticipation of a diverse society becoming more harmonious, where the elements of all cultures melt together to form a society that is released from animosity and cultural divisions, one with a more common culture. The term Melting Pot refers to the belief that societies in America that were formed by immigrant cultures
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Globalization Western Governors University Globalization refers to the development of an integrated world economy, exchange of cultural views, thoughts, and products (Wikipedia, 2013). Pologeorgis (2012) states that, essentially globalization began with the exploration and settlement of new lands. Communication and transportation advances have aided in this process. Two non-Western countries that have been impacted by globalization are India and China. India opened its
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American life, and are arranged in categories. It thought the goal of the anthology to better understand ourselves interesting at first when I began reading articles that seemed terribly misunderstood. I quickly realized that the point was that our cultural norms and values are often not noticed or realized by individuals within the culture and that our customs can seem extremely bizarre to individuals from other cultures. I have read approximately half of the book at this point and have found it
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of foreign exchange • The creation of new job and employment opportunities • New infrastructure which is available for non-tourism uses. • Renovation of historic sites as touristic attractions • Support of local festivals and cultural events Cons • Too much profit from the tourist industry goes to foreign investors who own the hotels. • Beaches are being destroyed by pollution. • Large sections of the coastline and reefs have been affected by irresponsible development
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et al., 1995). 2.0 Cultural diversity in workplace As the world becomes more global, it is more likely that the next person sitting close to you “belongs not to just to a different faith, but to the other part of the world as well”( Loveleena Rajeev, 2011 Buzzle.com). In our world today, where businesses or markets transcend all boundaries, cultural diversity in workplace needs to be properly understood to ensure a successful organization. In order to understand cultural diversity in workplace
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Generation X and Y in the Workplace In an age of hard economic times, two income families, and the offspring of the baby boomers, Generation X and Y learned to adapt to changes very early in their lives. Instead of coming home to mom sitting in the kitchen with cookies and milk, children were shuffled off to daycare facilities or baby sitters. Others called “latchkey” children, came home to an empty house with instructions to get their homework done, never answer the door, and wait until “mom and
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The traditionalists, also called “Veterans, Matures, the Silent Generation and the Greatest Generation,” were impacted by many significant experiences including World War 2 and the Great Depression (WCF, n.d.). Living through those difficult times characterized this generation as hard workers that respect authority and have a strong sense of duty. Having this no nonsense approach to life can affect their career sensibilities. It is common for traditionalists stay in the same job throughout their
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an increased focus on how organizations can best manage cultural diversity among their employees. As organizations become more international in terms of their operations, and the world itself becomes much fluid in the movement of workers, the issue of diversity within the workplace becomes increasingly important (Malhorta 2009). Even where an organization does not have international operations, it is highly likely that there will be cultural issues arising as part of its local supply chain. Furthermore
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Values In Today’s Society February 16, 2014 Wallace told Whiskey Island, a literary magazine, in 1993, “This is the generation that has an inheritance of absolutely nothing as far as meaningful moral values.” The generation of today is a different generation than many of us have known. Many people these days just care about themselves and the good of them as individuals. It came up in my class’s discussion about success and how we are supposed to strive towards success. Granted this is true,
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