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The paper examines the 1998 merger of Chrysler and Daimler-Benz which formed the Daimler Chrysler company. According to the paper, due to corporate cultural differences, what started as a merger of two equal companies, ended up as the absorption of Chrysler by Daimler-Benz. The paper examines the effects of the inability to acknowledge and assimilate cultural differences and suggests that, in order to successfully integrate different cultures, each culture must acknowledge the conflicting culture, and set aside ethnocentrism i.e., attitudes of cultural superiority.

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"Chrysler and Daimler-Benzes were companies with different cultures, composed of conflicting corporate structures that were influenced by the individual cultures. The differentiating corporate cultures were glaringly detectable down into the employee break policies. Under Mercedes-Benz employee break policy, employees were granted several company-sanctioned beer-brakes a day. Culturally, in Germany, drinking while at work was considered the norm, however, in the US, the practice is shunned citing concerns of alcohol-related accidents and legal liability. While the cultural norm of the United States does not except drinking while at work, the DaimlerChrysler chairman, Jurgen Schrempp, had a bar installed at the office in the United States, to the amazement of his American colleagues. Schrempp's installation of the bar was not intended to offend the American counterpart, the effort was an attempt to simulate the chairman's European work environment (Bloomgarden, 1999)."

Tags:automaker, luxury, finance, german, european, marketing, communications, relativism

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The impact of addiction on children, families, and society has been and continues to be far more destructive than most Americans are willing to acknowledge. If this problem is to be effectively addressed, every American must recognize with full comprehension and understanding that substance abuse and addiction are among the most serious and deadly problems facing American society today. They must finally realize how chronic and universal these problems are and take determined action to address the fundamental causes of addictions that ruin so many lives so needlessly.

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The Impact of Addiction on Families and Children The impact of addiction on children, families, and society has been and continues to be far more destructive than most Americans are willing to acknowledge. If this problem is to be effectively addressed, every American must recognize with full comprehension and understanding that substance abuse and addiction are among the most serious and deadly problems facing American society today. They must finally realize how chronic and universal these problems are and take determined action to

Tags:addiction, drug, alcohol

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This paper explains why American history needs to honor and acknowledge Nat Turner's rebellion and other slave rebellions as an integral part of American history similar to the way that we honor and appreciate the revolts of the American colonists. The[paper argues that the slave revolts are often ignored because they show a darker side of American history, one that shows blacks as less than human, not worthy of natural rights. The paper asserts that by righting this wrong, the United States can better fix the racial divide that exists in this country.

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"Many American history buffs love to point out our rebellious history. Books are filled with stories of colonial resistance such as the Boston Tea Party, the burning of effigies, and the Revolutionary War. There are many stories of Daniel Shay's rebellion against the young federal government. Yet one story that receives little attention is the story of Nat Turner's rebellion. His story is an excellent example of how some slaves fought back and resisted their oppressors. This caused great fear in the outnumbered Southern whites, so they created institutions such as..."

Tags:nat, turner, rebellion

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This paper describes Nazi Germany's prejudice towards the Roma people, or Gypsies, pointing out that this prejudice has historical roots throughout Europe, and describes Nazi Germany's systematic attempt to exterminate the Gypsy race. The paper also examines how the persecution of the Roma during Nazi Germany's reign has been marginalized in history and how this is yet another form of marginalization that negatively affects the Roma people.

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"When most people think of the atrocities of World War II they conceptualize the ethnic cleansing of the Jews from Nazi controlled Europe. Yet, within the context of ethnic cleansing there are also other cultures that were persecuted and killed by the Nazi regime. According to the American Heritage Dictionary the definition of Holocaust is: "The genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II." Yet, it is left to the individual with continued ability and interest to find out just who the "others" were. "Soviet prisoners of war, homosexuals, foreign forced and slave laborers, Poles, Jehovah's Witnesses, Roma (Gypsies), and people in conquered lands. " Also in this group are those unclassified individuals such as, the poor, beggars, criminals and simply the unemployed, who are given no voice or recognition in history."

Tags:separation, group, society, other, genocide, deaths, holocaust, annihilation, plans

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This paper examines through a literature review how there are a number of myths and stereotypes about women in our culture that have contributed to the under-reporting of childhood sexual abuse by female offenders. It explores the reasons behind the potential female abuser, such as past sexual and physical victimization, as well as ongoing physical victimization. It also looks at how the number of incarcerated women who are convicted of sex offenses is actually higher than believed and how they require a complex variety of treatment programs.

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"Female sex offending appears to be associated more with relationship and dependency issues than with deviant sexual preferences (Nathan, Ward 2001). Early research and clinical experience suggests that female sex offenders are a heterogenous group who can be placed into distinct categories according to their psychological and offence characteristics (Nathan, Ward 2001). Individuals who fall into the pre-disposed category might require intensive fantasy work, while those whose offending occur in the context of a professional relationship, such a teacher-lover, need to focus on issues associated with power and control (Nathan, Ward 2001). Research and clinical experience suggest that treatment programs for women have only provisional utility and evidence based research is necessary to validate the usefulness of these programs (Nathan, Ward 2001)."

Tags:physical, victimization, treatment, childhood, abuse

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This essay examines the life of John Gotti, a small town hoodlum from Brooklyn who rose to become acknowledged as the head of one of the most powerful crime "families" in New York, and genereally accepted as the most powerful criminal in the United States. Gotti was characterized by an immaculate taste in clothing, earning him the title of "Dapper Don," and an ability to avoid conviction, winning him the tile "Teflon Don." Eventualy, however, he was convicted and sentenced to 100 years in prinson in solitary confinement.

Tags:crime, mafia, gotti

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This essay argues that immigrants must often exploit or live off certain aspects of their culture, turn them into products and then successfully sell these products to Canadian society in order to become visible; to be acknowledged on any real level. These products or commodities may be of the immigrants own invention, but most likely are based on a perception of the dominant culture.

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"Despite the widely held notion that Canada is a cultural mosaic comprised of a colorful variety of folks who readily engage in an equal sharing of culture as part of being Canadian; it seems that in reality only those with desirable cultural products are fully able to participate. On deeper analysis it is those who are most successful at selling their culture that succeed in raising their visibility in this mosaic. Still, this cultural visibility has little to do with real culture and is often mere fragments; products removed from their original context, but which appeal to the masses as popular culture."

Tags:culture, commodity, canada

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This essay develops an understanding of the struggles that were faced by Loyalist women and the contributions that they made nonetheless. It develops the argument that these women were not properly acknowledged by historians and deserve far more respect for their endless troubles and efforts than what they have received.

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"After the American Revolution, Americans had traditionally viewed the Loyalists as stiff-necked Tories, who were rich, greedy, self-interested, and remained loyal only for personal gain.1 However, portraits of the white Ontario Loyalists entirely contradicted the American stereotype. They say that the loyalists enjoyed neither wealth nor privilege.2 The only people who experienced more difficulties than the Loyalist group, itself, were loyalist women, who faced inequality and discrimination as an everyday part of their lives. Because many women had been raised with stern father-figures and came from conservative families, they had a strong sense of respecting authority and were socially conservative.3 Women did not decide to become a Loyalist or a Patriot, they merely followed their leaders and stood by their families under the given circumstances."

Tags:america, american, brtish, conservative, female, history, north, revolution, role, woman

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Although the movement is still small, there has been recognition that multicultural factors impact the therapeutic process and that acknowledgment of differing values and perspectives is important in devising interventions that work. This paper looks specifically at the elderly Hispanic population and the kinds of clinical issues and interventions that might be effective with these individuals. The paper discusses types of therapeutic interventions and possible psychotherapy approaches to the elderly Hispanic population.

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"One interesting framework is provided by Breunlin et al. (1992) in relationship to family therapy approaches. They impose a multicultural metaframework on the family systems approach that acknowledges the importance of the sociocultural contexts of families. According to the authors, these create formative values that impact interaction with the therapist, and with the therapist's values. Some of the important elements in their system include gaining an understanding of the cultural transition, historical/generational sequences, immigration and acculturation, economics, education, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, race, and regional background. All of these, according to them, contribute to a specific multicultural context that impacts the therapeutic process in family systems therapy. In order for therapy to be most effective, therapists need to be aware of these factors, and it helps for there to be a cultural fit between the family and the therapist. At a minimum, they recommend assessing the family's multicultural context in planing interventions which take into account its evolving circumstances."

Tags:Project, Memorias, Olmedo, Alzheimer's

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This paper presents the problem that organized bereavement acknowledgement, like that automatically given United States military personnel and their families upon the death of a loved one, is currently not offered, in any equivalent way, to federal employees outside the military, including those federal workers who, like military personnel, regularly place their lives in danger in service to the United States. The paper contends that the most tragic time in any person's life comes with the loss of a loved one, and therefore, federal agencies and their leaders should create the bereavement policies and accommodations that are currently lacking for non-military federal personnel. The paper explains that such future policies would offer comfort and support to bereaved personnel and their families in their time of greatest loss and sadness by adopting specific bereavement policies and procedures equivalent to those of the military and, in their own way, appropriate to the particular government agency or entity.

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"The military alone has a host of regulations regarding its funeral procedures. When military personnel pass, there are both federal laws and formal procedures in place to acknowledge their loss and their contributions (38 U.S.C. 112). Two military officers are sent to the funeral; taps is played, often a 21-gun salute is given; a flag is given to the closest survivor; and even a certificate, signed by the President, is given to the family. Conversely, however, the federal government as a whole currently has no laws or policies whatsoever in place to acknowledge a similar passing of a federal employee. The federal government does authorize use of sick leave to attend a family member's funeral, and procedures are delineated for funerals of law enforcement officers, relatives in the armed services, and veterans, although not for any other federal employees."

Tags:death, funeral, comfort