Culture Essays

Yasumasa Morimura is an internationally respected and controversial Japanese artist who through his art, represents social changes in Japanese culture, such as Western influences, politics and gender values. Morimura explores how Japan interacts with the World through the lens of the artist and how the artist creates an identity within his culture and the global […]

Even though the roles of women in today’s society are prominent and recognized, there is an invisible barrier that prevents women from moving up in the organizational hierarchy. This is known as the glass ceiling (Rue & Byars 2009, p. 10). However, it is a different case for Mosuo, an agrarian ethnic group of approximately […]

This is a copy of a now defunct website in which a consumer details the activities of his “redneck neighbor. ” Read the descriptions of the neighbor and his activities and look at the pictures. What is going on here? Why is the author upset? Is the author’s neighbor intentionally trying to provoke others with […]

Many authors use their literary works as an outlet for their personal feeling and opinions on issues present within their cultures, history and personal lives. Zohra Saed’s poems, Nomad’s Market: Flushing Queens and What the Scar Revealed, published in 2003, both address issues that she finds significant in her Afghani refugee context. Tim Winton uses […]

Ratan Tata’s vision encompassed both global expansion and the improvement of rural society. However, his plans were hindered by obstacles encountered with Corus. The company experienced difficulties as a result of intense international competition, which caused costs to rise and profits to decline. Furthermore, the Corus Mill in Port Talbort, Wales employed 3000 workers, further […]

Education is a never-ending learning process that has always been a part of our life. Nowadays, we are willing to invest deeply into our education. Looking at the trend recently , going overseas for a university education excites lots of people. Thus, although some people oppose that teenager should study locally than abroad, I still […]

If you had to leave America, move to another country you know very little about, and do not know the language, the culture, or anything about the land, how would you feel? Would you have expectations for the natives? In the book Of Beetles & Angels a family from Ethiopia, moved to America and attempted […]

Question 1 – The concept singularity is a hypothesis on the not so far future of human life on earth. According to Ray Kurzweil, the scientist, inventor, futurist and author of The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology; singularity is a stage in our near future where technological development will start to accrue at an […]

As regions get more integrated, continents get integrated also, so also is culture affected by the interconnectedness and borderless scope of the globe. Globalization is now a trend you hardly can dispel or force out with its doctrines of Neo-Liberalism and free market economy. The force of globalization as it affects the other part of […]

In the short story “Borders” by Thomas King, a mother who resides in a native community refuses to declare herself as American or Canadian at a border crossing and has some conflicts between herself and the border guards. The mother has pride in her culture and values where she comes from. She never gives up […]

Managing Multicultural Teams a case study by Jean Brett, Kristin Behfar and Mary C. Kern, is one of the attempts to offer solutions to the problems embedded in the managerial world where one or the other hurdles make their way and get onto the head of the managers and the team involved. The situations of […]

Societies vary in their ability to create and sustain entrepreneurial activity (Carter & Wilton, 2006; Price 2002). While various explanations have been offered to account for these societal differences, an ever-growing body of literature posits that cultural attributes are one of the primary determinants of a nation’s level of economic (Porter, 1990) and entrepreneurial development […]

There are many countries and nations in the world, and each of them is characterized by its own customs. In modern society we strive for integration, for cross-cultural communication, but very often different customs, different mentality makes obstacles for achieving results. For example, one Russian company carries on negations with some Japanese company. The Japanese […]

A completely normal morning at Business College Horsens, Richard Gesteland was visiting Denmark to share his knowledge about his experience. This is nothing new for this experienced traveler, who comes to Scandinavia about six times a year, and has been a guest speaker at BCH several times in the past. The presentation Richard gave a […]

In Jhumpa Lahiri’s “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine,” she explores the theme of being a strange in a foreign land, even showing that those who call a land home can feel disconnected at times as well. For Mr. Pirzada, America is a great big mystery to him. Many of the cultural practices described throughout […]

In today’s world which is shrinking rapidly, people from various parts of the world move to other countries in lieu of their job or profession. Very often projects taken them across seas and they continue living in a foreign land for an extended period of time. While these kind of cross cultural migrations are healthy […]

1. What are the disadvantages of a secretive company culture? There are several disadvantages for a company to work with a secretive culture. Culture revolves around the beliefs and values that form behavior and focuses on how business is conducted. Operating as a secretive company culture can send a negative message to potential buyers and […]

In this essay I will compare two poems from different cultures: “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel and “Nothing’s Changed” by Tatamkhulu Africa. Both poems convey a sense of poverty, but while in “Night of the Scorpion” the neighbors unite and support each other, in “Nothing’s Changed” the community remains divided due to racism. […]

Grace Nichols’ poetry revolves around her culture and the foundations from before she moved to England. She was born in Guyana, then moved to a place where her lifestyle was dramatically changed. Here she could not share her culture. This may have caused a stronger standpoint on her feelings as she has had a chance […]

There are individuals, past and present, who advocate for their own rights or the rights of those who are exploited. Examples of such individuals include Martin Luther King, Robert Lowell, and Benjamin Zephaniah. In many cases, these exploited individuals endure mistreatment without challenging or being able to challenge those who oppress them. It is important […]

Terms of Reference On the 6th of October 2003, the management lecturer requested a report to be written investigating the influences of your own culture on your personal buying behaviour. Consideration and reflection should be given to regional, ethnic, religious, social influences, age, gender, household, social influences and any other relevant influences and identify how […]

This report will be divided in to the three main areas of culture identified by Johnson (1962), value and norms, cognitive elements and beliefs and signs, symbols and signs which relates to language. In addition to this it will comprise of work by Levitt and other issues such as language barriers. Contents Page Introduction 2 […]