Homework 1: Translate the following passage into Chinese. [1]When the sequel to the much-awaited Kung Fu Panda hit the theatres early this month, nobody expected it to lead to a full-fledged controversy on Chinese culture. The recent protests from many sections of Chinese society about the “Western depiction” of its cultural heritage demonstrate a struggle between states to capitalize on soft power expedients like the panda, China’s national animal, and kung fu, one of its most popular martial art
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There are many different ways to do it when talking about how to raise a child the proper way, there is no simple answer to this; in fact, many different factors are in play when talking about how to raise a child properly. There are usually noticeable differences when seeing parenting of a child by watching another family with a different ethnicity. However, a clear difference between which factors the parents think are the most crucial for a child’s upbringing shows when comparing between two completely
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The Ancient Chinese are responsible for many inventions and contributions to the world. Some of their inventions and contributions include paper making, moveable type printing, gunpowder, compass, alcohol, mechanical clock, tea production, silk, practical umbrella, acupuncture, iron and steel smelting, porcelain, earthquake detector, rocket, bronze, the kite, the seed drill, row crop farming, toothbrush and paper money. We will take a look at 10 of these contributions and then choose the four that
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Erika Kansas Harvey Com 484 Final Discussion Prep The Code of Respect in The Joy Luck Club A cultural code of communication is “a socially constructed and historically transmitted system of symbols, meanings, premises, and rules pertaining to communicative conduct” (Lecture #2, 10/1). We can find these codes in speech communities everywhere. A speech community is “a community sharing the rules for the conduct and interpretation of speech, and rules for the interpretation of at least one
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‘Frozen’ in antiquated gender stereotypes. Notice the pun? Quite literally, “Frozen” (2013) has shattered princess stereotypes with a beautiful and funny adventure that’s a sure-fire Disney classic. “For the First Time in Forever” says the main song of the movie, and I kind of felt like singing the words too because for the first time in forever, the main characters of a Disney picture are independent females that don’t appear to rely on a guy, or a prince, that solves everything with a smooch
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justice is not only used to settle the trial of Ganelon, but also fuels the passion of Christian’s against the Muslim army. The belief that God will lead the righteous to victory mirrors the “superstitious” mentality of feudal judicial practices, in “Song of Roland” this is shown on a much larger scale. Trial by battle began as a practice that settled feuds or disagreements between individuals, the crusades incorporated this feudal practice into the frame of international conquest. Emphasis on more
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Mega-trends drive a business and attract consumers, among other things. I underestimated the way in which these trends are interlinked. Fluctuations in one trend ultimately can affect the business environment and economic activity in the other trends. This book did an excellent job of describing megatrends of urbanization, Chinese manufacturing scale, rise of Chinese consumer, money, brainpower, and the Chinese internet. This helped to not only clarify what trends to be most cognizant of, but also
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In today’s economy China has become a big player. If you look at many of the products in your house, most of them probably say made in China. With China being a partner to a lot of US businesses we have to be sensitive to the culture and traditions in China. To put this simple China has a different way of doing business than we do and in order to become successful when expanding into China we need to understand and accommodate those differences. While there are many cross-cultural differences
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at 40% a year and a steadily growing economy above 5% in Africa are challenging Chinese companies and individual Chinese businessmen to reassess broad stereotypes and globalization strategies in this continent. This paper reviews a comparative analysis of fundamental values and interpersonal relations between Chinese and Sub-Saharan Africans, and also their impact on the intercultural activities. It outlines differences and synergies amongst African and Chinese cultures. The study aims to introduce
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standards in the ancient Chinese empire by focusing on the six art forms of archery, computation, calligraphy, music, ritual and chariot-driving (Pines, p. 27). Confucianism became the most important influential philosophy during the reign of Han, Song and Tang dynasties. Chinese calligraphy and literature became the most renowned written language across the world. The rich tradition of the country is visible in its dramatic visual arts. Chinese drama, including music became a significant literary
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