ktmeng/mec huggingface dataset:
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According to Ms. Mao, the family structure of the Chinese people is a strength as well as a weakness in terms of having personal space. New learning’s regarding this fact includes an appreciation of the Chinese family unit and the fact that the traditional relationships in the Chinese nuclear family unit extend far beyond the home. Research has shown that, “It is common for several generations to live together under one roof. After marriage, a woman traditionally leaves her parents’ home and becomes part of her husband’s family (www.everyculture.com, 2013). Although Ms. Mao never hinted that this was her particular plan to start a family, she did imply that she greatly respected Chinese family tradition. VI. New Learning’s Regarding the Effects of Racism & Gender inequality.
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I found it very interesting that neither of the interviewees had experienced direct or extreme racism while in the United States. This is partially because of a generally expected bias against Asians by Americans and partially due to some of my own experiences with racism as an African American man. This prompted research into the history of racism against Asian Americans and revealed the tragic story of Former Metro Detroit resident Vincent Chin. According to asian-nation.org, in 1989 Vincent was beaten to death by two White men (Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz) who called him a “jap” (even though he was Chinese American) and blamed him and Japanese automakers for the current recession and the fact that they were about to lose their jobs. The judge in the case sentenced each man to 2 years’ probation and a $ 3700.00 fine.
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What we westerners would refer to as ‘gender issues’, the Chinese refer to as simply a way of life. A study has shown that, “Confucian values place women as strictly subordinate to men, and this was reflected in traditional society. Women had no rights and were treated as possessions, first of their father’s and later of their husbands” (everyculture.com). I must admit to wondering on several occasions why it was that the Asian women that I have seen walking with their spouses in public seemed so docile and subservient. Research of the importance of tradition and adherence to strict family order has given me a basic understanding of the Asian family structure. VII. Implications for Practice.
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A social worker entering into practice without the skills which would prepare him for working with ethnically diverse clients limits the range of assistance that he can provide. The implications of social work practice increase with such culturally diverse populations as Asian Americans. An effective social worker will have the knowledge of the different cultures, norms and values of the target populations that he will mostly like come into contact with. Based on the conceptual definition of eclectic which is, “one who uses a method or approach that is composed of elements drawn from various sources” (merriam-webster.com, 2013), research has shown that an effective social worker should incorporate different methods to meet the various needs of Asian American families. Understanding the communication patterns of Asian families and how they differ from those of western cultures can help bridge the gaps of difficulties in individual and group function.
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I have seen media portrayal of Asian Americans and all of the stereotypes that go along with them. In my lifetime I have heard everything from all Asians eat rice to all Asians know karate, kung Fu and can’t drive well. These are all just stereotypes and have absolutely no merit at all. However it has been somewhat difficult for me as a student and researcher until now to disprove these myths personally. Limited interactions with members of the Asian community due to a lack of opportunistic access have made in-depth research into behavioral patterns extremely difficult if not completely impossible. This assignment has allowed me to step into a world that has helped me to distinguish between two fascinatingly different cultures from my own. I look forward to working with members of the Chinese and Korean communities in the future as clients and professionals alike.
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Diversity is a great teacher- it teaches us to be tolerant and helps us explore the human race from various parts of the world. The American environment gave me a tremendous insight on people from different cultures and religions all over the world. The cultural beliefs, traditions formed the best part of my life experience. After coming to America, I learned how to live with different people from all walks of life. I realized that no matter what culture, country, religion or race they came from, these people had a wonderful way to share their traditions with me.
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To the University of Michigan, I’d like to contribute my humanitarian perspective to its diversity. I am an optimist person and I love exploring different cultures, perspectives and traditions. The University of Michigan would gain a humanitarian student who understands the significance of diversity in the United States of America. I agree, Korea is not as diverse as the U. S. and I can say that the American soil had given me a chance to explore its immense diversity and equality in every way.
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In this paper, we will be discussing a diversity audit that took place with the Starbucks Coffee Company. The audit consists of the company’s background, what the team’s criteria for a diverse organization should be and the findings on what the organization diversity practices truly consist of based on research provided from interviews, company statements and news articles. The remaining of the paper will focus on the organization in terms of Thomas and Ely’s paradigms, building an inclusion breakthrough and a business case for diversity in the organization.
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Finally, recommendations for improvements will be discussed for the company. “Our mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. ” This is the opening mission statement for Starbucks Coffee Company. Since Howard Schultz, CEO, took over the company in 1982, this has been the words that have helped make Starbucks the most successful gourmet coffee company in the world. The first Store opened in 1971 in the Pike Place Market in Seattle Washington.
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However, one trip to Italy by Howard Schultz would change everything. In 1983, Schultz goes to Italy where he discovers the idea of a coffee house and believes it is a marketable concept that could take hold in the US. In 1984 the Pike Place Store serves its first latte, and in 1987 Starbucks starts to open stores in Vancouver and Chicago as well as other cities nationwide. As of Dec of 2009 Starbucks has 16,706 stores serving handcrafted beverages and creating an entire cultures with coffee being in the epicenter.
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From the first barista ever hired, Starbucks has been committed to its partners and has prided itself on being a company based on diversity and acceptance of all cultures; not only from the partners but from the coffee farmers they do business with. Diversity has become a part of the mission and culture at Starbucks and it is something that Starbucks values greatly. It is so much a part of who they are that they have received many awards including an award from the Human rights campaign in 2010 for being one of the best places to work for the LGBT community.
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An organization is a group of people intentionally organized to accomplish an overall, common goal or set of goals. For a company, an organization is a means to an end to achieve its goals, which are to create value for its stockholders, employees, customers, suppliers, and community. Members of the organization often have some image in their minds about how the organization should be working. When members of an organization have different images or different approaches of how the organization should be, is where diversity becomes a factor within an organization.
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All of this sounds ideal and easy to apply; then again, the world’s increasing globalization requires more interaction among people from diverse cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds than ever before and it is not always easy. As a result, managing diversity has become an organizational challenge. People no longer live and work in a guarded organization; they are now part of a worldwide economy with competition coming from practically every continent. As a result, maximizing and capitalizing on workplace diversity has become an important matter for management.
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An organization’s success and competitiveness depends upon its ability to embrace diversity and realize the benefits. When organizations actively evaluate their handling of workplace diversity issues, develop and implement diversity plans, several benefits are reported. For example, increased adaptability, variety of viewpoints, and a diverse collection of skills and experiences that allows a company to provide service to customers on a global basis. For this reason, organizations need diversity to become more proactive and welcomed within an organization and its employees.
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Managers must learn the managerial skills needed in a multicultural work environment. Managers must be prepared to teach themselves and others within their organizations to value multicultural differences in both employees and customers so that everyone is treated with respect. The organizations that manage diversity well will come out ahead in the competitive environment. Based on these key ideas and concepts, these will be the factors used to determine the level of diversity that Starbucks has reached as a company and how that plays into the everyday operations of each store.
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In trying to keep with the ideas and philosophies of Starbucks, Mr. Ogo was the leader of a special diversity team committed to the idea on inclusion in not just places like Portland, but the entire Starbucks communities. “We believe in the idea of inclusion. Instead of focusing on a hard number, we need to create an environment that has a spirit of inclusion. That’s more important. It’s not just color, age, gender or sexual orientation. It’s about what you identify yourself as and having an environment that you feel comfortable in”. As the former VP of Diversity and inclusion, it was their mission to create this exact type of environment where everyone feels comfortable and welcome.
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Mr. Ogo believes if there is any challenge that Starbucks has faced in trying to make the idea of inclusion a part of their culture it is recognizing what that looks like outside of major cities. It is easy in major cities to incorporate the idea of inclusion because there is a more diverse atmosphere, however, Mr. Ogo is not sure that Starbucks as a whole has given a face to inclusion in rural areas such as Portland where mathematically it may not be easy to balance the scales because there just are not enough people of different backgrounds.
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As District manager for approximately 10 loop stores in Chicago, Mr. Ogo has a diverse management staff. Although his managers are mostly women, they do range in different ethnicities as well as gender and sexual orientation. He however is looking to even the playing field with hiring a few more men. Starbucks has always been committed to providing a place where everyone can feel comfortable working and expressing who they are. Starbucks was one of the first companies in the late 1980’s to offer benefits to same sex couples when it became public knowledge that an mployee was infected with the HIV virus.
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Mr. Ogo is proud to announce that Starbucks has also changed their hiring practices. All applications must now be filled out online, eliminating the “Halo or Horn” effect. A lot of times when applications are handed in, there are ones that are pushed to the back solely based on the appearance of the applicant. Since the applicant could be handing the application to the first person behind the counter, depending on how the barista feels about the individual would determine whether or not they received a call back. With the new hiring practice, it is solely based on qualifications first.
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Mr. Ogo believes that Starbucks has made a continuing effort in supporting diversity among their communities and believes that the majority of the success is based on the fact that the ideas and beliefs are imbedded in not just the partners but the leadership. It is an idea that is practiced every day and will continue to be at the forefront of success for Starbucks. Three different Stores in different parts of town were visited to understand more about how Starbucks builds its diversity particularly in Chicago. The loop store (202 N Michigan) was the more diverse store.
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Being in the center of the city, partners of all different walks of life call the store home. There was an equal balance of men and women, older and younger, different sexual orientations all coinciding and working together as one. The second and third stores are conducive to their environments. The Store on 38th and State is a UCO store in a predominately black neighborhood. The majority of the employees are African American and range in all genders however there does not appear to be as many sexually diverse individuals or older individuals. The baristas are in their mid twenties and are from the surrounding neighborhood.
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The artwork as well as music resembles what one would think of African American culture; however it still has the feel of a Starbucks. The third Store is situated in Lincoln Park, a predominately-white neighborhood. There are only two men and two African American women working in this store. The Store fits a very suburban life style. The employees are college or graduate students and are looking to supplement their income. Each store seems to be a representation of their environment which keeps in line with the idea of the “third place” atmosphere Starbucks would like to achieve.
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Although Starbucks tries hard to cater to their environment surrounding their store, it can arguably create more segregation than acceptance if the only other baristas that surround a barista are ones that look like him/her. It may create more of a divide rather than acceptance. According to the textbook, Thomas and Ely recognize that organizations can be in different stages in terms of managing diversity. Some are still operating in the discrimination and fairness paradigm. Others are in an access and legitimacy paradigm, where diversity is considered a competitive advantage in terms of understanding changing customer markets.
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On the other hand, to make managing diversity really work, organizations need to be operating in a learning and effectiveness paradigm, where an organization internalizes diversity as part of its mission, connects the needs of diverse workers to the way that work is done, and makes workers feel valued an included. Using this paradigm Starbucks has reached the learning and effectiveness paradigm. They are a company that has made diversity part of their culture. It comes to everyone from the CEO to the baristas as easy as pouring a cup of coffee.
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Former Senior Executive of Starbucks Howard Behar said it best when he said, “We are in the people business serving coffee, not the coffee business serving coffee. ” Behar, like the rest of Starbucks, believes it’s about the people and the importance they play in helping to create the culture of a company and through that helps to sustain its life line. Starbucks employees are motivated and loyal because Starbucks answers the question, “What’s in it for me? ” They give employees a reason to stay and that mainly has to do with the equality that one feels while working for Starbucks.
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Thomas and Ely suggest that the best way to build a business case is to link diversity to the specific needs of an organization, such as increasing market opportunities, developing creative solutions to problems, or decreasing the turnover of talented diverse employees. Then make a plan to achieve these goals and track and measure the long-term results. Since its conception in 1982, Starbucks has done all of the above. It has created market opportunities by opening in communities that would otherwise not be inhabited by big businesses and it employs the people of the community which puts revenue within that community.
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It adheres to the needs of its employees by creating partner contact centers for the main purpose of the partners and giving them a place to go for whatever reason and creating outside avenues. Starbucks listens and answers questions when asked by partners, making them feel as though they have a voice. Programs such as tuition reimbursement, health care for part time employees and same sex partners has pushed Starbucks to the forefront and decreases turnovers within the company.
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These are business practices that have made Starbucks one of the top ten companies to work for on Forbes 100 list multiples times. According to the inclusion breakthrough, there are four phases that a company can be in. It is a cycle of elements that are built upon to raise the standards of an organization. In theory, it should increase job satisfaction, develop communities, attract and retain its employees and in the end create the idea of inclusion within its culture. Starbucks would be in the fourth phase of the inclusion breakthrough; currently trying to sustain and challenging new change.
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Howard Schultz completed phase one by setting the groundwork for what he wanted the company to be and placing people in specific roles that shared in his vision. It literally trickled from the top down, and everyone shares the same ideas and beliefs that Schultz envisioned. Mobilizing change was a huge issue for Starbucks within the past few years, particularly due to the collapse in the economy. With the idea of always trying to protect its people, Starbucks initiated change and kept in constant contact and emails, some personally from Howard that informed all employees of the change and why they were happening.
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It was a hard road for Starbucks for some time, however because the belief, culture and sense of inclusion had already been established, change was able to take place. In order to keep with changing times, Starbucks adapted to the culture of society and took ideas that may have appeared radical at the time and made them apart of who they were. The idea of giving health benefits to partners who work twenty hours was not practiced amongst big businesses, yet Starbucks dared to venture outside of the box because their people come first. The last and final stage is where Starbucks stands today.
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Through reviews of all partners and partner surveys Starbucks is able to create new ideas and values based on the needs of their employees. Starbucks is continually evolving. The idea that there is no end is what keeps Starbucks in the running. The company believes that there is no end to inclusion and this key idea is what keeps them chasing more ideas and making a conscientious effort to create change and growth. As the world evolves, so does this company and with evolution comes new ideas and new concepts that can change and shape not just Starbucks but the way everyone does business.
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The “business case for diversity”, states that in a global marketplace, an organization that employs a diverse workforce is better able to understand the demographics of the marketplace it serves and is therefore better prepared to succeed in that marketplace than an organization that has a more limited range of employee demographics. Consequently, an organization that supports the diversity of its workforce can also improve employee satisfaction, productivity and retention. Starbucks turns this idea into an equation: Diversity = Inclusion + Equality + Accessibility.
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The “15th avenue coffee and tea shop” on Capitol Hill is slated to have a neighborhood feel and reflect the style and culture of the people and employees of the neighborhood. Although Seattle is a test market, if the concept fares well, it will become a trend for Starbucks to create and add new identities to existing neighborhood stores. In 1998, a company-supplier diversity program was implemented in the US. It was estimated in 2005 that Starbucks would spend 95 million dollars on women and minority run businesses. This helps create jobs and revenue to communities that might otherwise not have any.
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It builds a sense of community and partnership. The list and awards for Starbuck can go on for days. Like all companies, they are not perfect and have been the subjects of much scrutiny and criticism. There is no such thing as a perfect employee or employer and there is no way that a mogul giant like Starbucks will be able to create a utopian society. There are many ways however, for Starbucks to continue to have success and growth within the company. Steve Ogo, a District manager for the loop stores thought that one of the biggest issues Starbucks faces in bringing the idea of inclusion to every market they are in.
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It is easy to create a diverse work force in a metropolis like Chicago. It is hard to create a diverse work force in a city like Chattanooga, TN. Starbucks has not mastered that idea and would be better for it if they created new ways to tap into the market in smaller rural areas and create an atmosphere of inclusion and diversity. The company has made many efforts to promote gender equality and LGBT rights on a company wide scale yet it does not fair so well in creating small acknowledgments within the stores.
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Small details such as recognizing black history month or women’s history month, helps to also create an environment where partners feel they are being recognized personally. Through its efforts to create a diverse work environment, it is clear to see when walking into a store that the idea of diversity may not include the older population. Mr. Ogo believes that this may not entirely be the fault of Starbucks alone. One would be correct in assuming that there is no one over forty behind the counter of a Starbucks, but there never seem to be any applications from the older generations. Mr. Ogo believes that this may have to do with intimidation upon walking in to drop off an application just to see a lot of young people behind the counter, including the manager.
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If given a letter grade based on this diversity audit Starbucks would pass with an A effort. Inclusion is a word embedded into the heart and soul of this company. They have expanded this idea not just nationally but globally and continue to create and promote change wherever they break ground. After analyzing Starbucks’ audit, some of the recommendations we would provide the company with would help the company to continue to strive to be the best gourmet coffee company in the world with a diverse group of employees, suppliers, and consumers. Establish a consistent review of diversity in the workplace.
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An organization must decide what changes need to be made and a timeline for that change to be accomplished. The personal commitment of executive and managerial teams is necessary. Leaders and managers within organizations must incorporate diversity policies into every aspect of the organization’s function and purpose. Involve every employee possible in preparing and performing diversity initiatives in the workplace. Promote an attitude of openness in the organization. Encourage employees to express their ideas and opinions and attribute a sense of equal value to all. Promote diversity in leadership positions.
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This practice provides visibility and realizes the benefits of diversity in the workplace. Utilize diversity training. Use it as a tool to shape the diversity policy. Use the results to build and implement successful diversity in the workplace policies. According to Azine, as the economy becomes ever more global, our workforce becomes gradually more diverse. Organizational success and competitiveness will depend on the ability to manage diversity in the workplace successfully. Starbuck’s needs to continue to evaluate the organization’s diversity policies and plan for the future if they want to continue to be successful.
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Apparently, advanced degrees in mass interaction are not assisting reporters and marketers to be sincere in their understanding of people and cultures. Given the responsibility to relay truthful details to the public; reporters, marketers and all distributors of home entertainment and news throughout different mediums such as tv, papers, radio, Web, etc. ought to have understood that all individuals and cultures can not be appreciated through stereotypes. Moreover, through mass use of stereotypes, the media is creating a mass culture, the agents of which consider it unusual to step outside the stereotypes (” Media Stereotyping,” 2007).
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Media stereotypes are inescapable, specifically in the marketing, entertainment and newsindustries, which need as large an audience as possible to quickly comprehend information.. Stereotypes act like codes that give audiences a quick, common understanding of a person orgroup of people—usually relating to their class, ethnicity or race, gender, sexual orientation, social role or occupation. But stereotypes can be problematic. They can: reduce a wide range of differences in peopleto simplistic categorizations; transform assumptions about particular groups of people into “realities”; be used to justify the position of those in power; and perpetuate social prejudice and inequality (“Media Stereotyping”).
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According to Ungerleider (1991) there is a mechanism at play that contributes to the “misperception of minorities by the media.”  This mechanism relates to news being generally constructed into a story or narrative structure with victims, villains, in addition to heroes.  Issues are typically framed as disagreements or plain conflicts between forces of opposition, thereby making heroes and villains.  When news stories must engage minorities, they are typically placed into the categories of victims or villains.  It is rare for a person belonging to a minority ethnic group to be portrayed as a hero or heroine.  Moreover, interpretations that are often repeated become “accepted understandings (Ungerleider).”
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Ungerleider presents two examples of stereotyping in the Canadian media.  When the housing prices in Vancouver rose rather sharply, the media created news stories that portrayed minorities – in particular, the immigrants from the Far East – as the villains.  Thus, emigration from Far East Asia was linked to the problem of increasing housing prices in Canada.  Another example of stereotyping concerned the attention given by the Canadian media to criminal activities among youth gang members.  The coverage of this issue during 1988-89 entailed that only the young Asians were members of youth gangs (Ungerleider).  Obviously, this sent a message to the Canadians that immigrants are dangerous people.  Most importantly, by sending such messages to the people at large, the media is responsible for breeding hate in society.
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What is more, governments happen to be responsible for distributing information about minorities for news stories, seeing that governments are the “major manufacturers and distributors of information (Ungerleider).”  It is easy, therefore, for governments to convey information about minority groups the way they would like to deal with these groups.  The news stories may not always be true.  Nevertheless, the media has little to no part to play as far as news stories conveyed by the government are concerned.
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Language is an all-important tool of mankind for expression. We think, speak and write in languages. Indeed, our use of sophisticated mode of expression such as language is what distinguishes us from animals. Language is already very much a part of us, but we often take it for granted. We do not give it much thought and probably quite a few attempt to make sense out of its nature and its complexities. Distinguished authorities in psychology, philosophy and linguistics support the concept of language as a universal human faculty.
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If it is not, why is it that despite little knowledge of language and its correct usage, children as young as two years, of any race or ethnicity, quickly learn to speak and understand any language they are exposed to? It is astonishing how thousands of various languages and dialects have evolved since the confusion at Babel in Genesis. The Ethnologue has listed more than six thousand (6,000) languages from all over the world (Grimes, 2001).
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Still, however, human languages are astoundingly similar! In what way are human languages the same, and why? Kumar (1997) cited that children could learn almost any language with the right timing. Children learn at a remarkable rate if they are immersed in the language during their critical period for language development, which is usually between the age of two to five years. Such that at the age of six, they would have “learned to use and understand about thirteen thousand (13,000) words” (Dunbar, 1996).
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Further, children of average intellectual capacity learn about ten (10) new words a day by the time they reach their first birthday. If we have to do our math, this is the “equivalent of a new word every 90 minutes of (their) waking life” (Dunbar, 1996). It is amazing how children learn a language in such a short time and, only by hearing a few words and short sentences from their parents and others, they are able to come up with virtually many others, most of which even follow correct grammatical principles. There are no set rules or systems of teaching children their first language.
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Just by the mere exposure to the language in their natural environment, they begin to mimic what they hear, experiment on words and phrases, then adults correct them at one point, and quite easily, they learn to speak the language despite its complexities. This is referred to as the “environmental input” in the article of Nowak and his colleagues (2002), that appeared in the 6 June 2002 of the Nature. Because of this environmental input, “children construct an internal representation of the underlying grammar. Children are not told of the grammatical rules.
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Neither children nor adults are ever aware of the grammatical rules that specify their own language” (p. 614). Wilhelm von Humboldt (as cited in Chomsky, 1968) believes that: “underlying any human language we will find a system that is universal, that simply expresses man’s unique intellectual attributes. For this reason, it was possible for him to maintain the rationalist view that language is not really learned – certainly not taught – but rather develops from within, in an essentially predetermined way, when the appropriate environmental conditions exist.
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One cannot really teach a first language, he argued, but can only provide the thread along which it will develop of its own accord, by processes more like maturation than learning” (Chomsky, 1968). Moreover, it does seem that languages transcend cultural boundaries. A good evidence of this would be how children learn in the same way regardless of cultural background. We can only wonder why when a family moves to another community with a different dialect for instance, children are the quickest to adapt and learn the new language.
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” Certain parts (such as Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas) of the brain are responsible for specialized linguistic functions, which means, “there are innate physical structure of the brain which govern our learning of language. ” Chomsky (1975), a noted linguist, believes that we are “specifically designed” to learn language. As Biehler (1976) puts it, there are “striking uniformities” in languages of other cultures that follow grammatical patterns (universal grammar). Even Farrel (1978) agrees that there is “an underlying design original to all languages.
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” For all of them, language is simply a part of our genetic endowment, or as the evolutionist Haugen (1973) would say it, we have the “gift of language,” or the “universal gift of tongues. ” Chomsky and other linguists believe that there are system of principles, conditions, and rules that are elements of all human languages. Human languages contain structure, which means they are composed of several words grouped basically by function (verbs, nouns, etc. ) and this is referred to in linguistic literatures as innate universal grammar.
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“The human brain is equipped with a learning algorithm, which enables us to learn certain languages. This algorithm can learn each of the existing 6,000 human languages and presumably many more, but it is impossible that algorithm could learn every computable language” (Nowak, Komarova and Niyogi, p. 615). What are the implications of all these? Regardless of cultural background, whatever language we know or use now, we are all innately predisposed to comprehend design in languages and we can easily grasp and work around grammatical rules, however complex or elaborate they are.
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From the evolutionists’ point of view, language is essentially a human trait and this is a powerful evidence on the universality of language. While animals of the same kind have their own way of communicating, only humans had “the power of recursion to create an open-ended and limitless system of communication” Hauser, Chomsky and Fitch, 2002, p. 1578). Why and how humans acquired the faculty of language and managed to “spread from human to human and from culture to culture,” (Knezek, 1997) are often the usual subjects of discussion of scholars.
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Evolutionists would agree that “the faculty meditating human communication appears remarkably different from that of other living creatures…. that the human faculty of language appears to be organized like the genetic code with respect to its scope of expression. ” Animals have been “designed on the basis of highly conserved developmental systems that read an almost universal language coded in DNA base pairs,” however, “they lack a common universal code of communication” (Hauser, Chomsky and Fitch, 2002, p. 1569).
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Gems, also called gem minerals, are a subgroup of minerals, and only 0.001% of the known minerals are considered to be gems. Of these, only one of ten is considered valuable enough to be important gemstone on the world market. The value of a gem is determined by its rarity, durability, and aesthetic quality.The aesthetics of a gem is determined by its natural clarity, brilliance, and colour, which can be enhanced by the way it is cut. There are two main types of cuts.
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The faceted cut, which has numerous flat cut surfaces or facets with a round, oval, square, rectangular, or pear-shaped overall shape, are generally preferred for brilliant transparent stones such as diamond. The cabochon cut, the other way of cutting, has a smooth rounded top, usually with a flat base, and is mainly used for opaque or translucent stones. The hardness of a mineral is measured using Mohs’ Scale, a scale ranging from 1 to 10, where 10 is the hardest.
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In order to be considered a gem, the mineral should have a Mohs’ hardness of 6 or more, and 7 to be considered a comparatively durable gem. The significance of a gemstone depends on its beauty, rarity, and size. These factors are directly proportionate to the value. The size is measured in carats, where a carat is 0.2 grams. A single carat is further subdivided into points, specifically 100 points making one carat.There are three categories gems, depending on their origin; whether they are mined, synthetically made, or obtained from organic materials. A synthetic gem is one made in a laboratory but possesses the same chemical, physical, and optical characteristics as the natural equivalent, unless additional components are added on purpose to increase aesthetics or durability.
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Gemstones are minerals that are cut from naturally occurring crystals. Gemstones are minerals that when cut and polished they have beauty of such quality that they command a price. That is what makes the process of producing gems profitable. For them to qualify as a gem, it should be hard and tough to resist scratching and have beautiful clarity. The value is based on rarity and rare quality. Minerals are naturally occurring substances that are solid, have a crystal structure, and have a specific chemical composition. Gemstones may be attractive rocks (combinations of minerals) or specific minerals which have characteristics that are considered desirable to the human eye, such as color, clarity of crystal, and hardness that makes it durable. A gemstone is a mineral but a mineral isn’t always a gemstone.
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Some gemstones are named because of where they where mined like Tanzanite was mined in Tanzania and the Burma ruby was found in Burma. Some gemstones are named by who first discovered them. Some minerals are given the name that’s the same as the gemstones, like the mineral is called diamond and the gemstone is called diamond. Although most minerals have different names then the gemstones. Such as the mineral Beryl is called Emerald as a gemstone. Some minerals make up several gemstones, such as Quartz it could be Amethyst (purple Quartz), Citrine (yellow Quartz), or it could be Smoky Quartz (brown Quartz). Or like the mineral Corundum which makes up the gemstones Ruby and Sapphire.
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The culture of the Philippines is very diverse. This is due to the colorful combination of different nations with our country. Its culture is reflected by the complexity of the history of the Philippines through the blending of Pre-Hispanic indigenous Austronesian civilizations. There are a number of countries that have influenced Philippine culture such as Spain, United States, China, India, and the Arabs. The influences of these countries are visible in the various practices of the Filipinos up to the present.
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The Spaniards brought the Spanish language, Catholicism and other religious celebrations such as fiestas. The American influence is evident in the use of the English language and the presence of contemporary pop culture such as fast-food, music, movies, basketball and media. The Arabs and Indians brought Islam to the southernmost island of the Philippines along with their own customs and traditions. The Chinese brought trade and commerce to the country as well as their affirmation of the importance of respect and family.
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They were the ancestors of the people know today as Negritos or Aetas. The Mainland Origin Hypothesis by Peter Bellwood of the Australian National University and K.C. Chang of Harvard University maintains that the early inhabitants originated from South China and Taiwan. The other hypothesis, the Island Origin Hypothesis, believes that the prehistoric people originated and dispersed from an island in Southeast Asia. Historians presuppose that between 300 and 200 B.C. , inhabitants of Malay-Polynesians descent settled in the Philippine archipelago.There were 30-100 families in a society know as barangay. Tool assemblages,clothing,pottery,jewelry and the like are technological artifacts. These man-made objects illustrate the ability of man to respond to the condition to the environment.
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Culture may be associated with manufactured materials, for these are products of human behavior. Certainly, the structuring of the early Filipino society has been achieved in response to the needs of prehistoric Philippine communities. Is the era of crudge stone tools and weapons. In the phil, it was believed to have started in Cagayan, Valley. Man had no other tools than sharp edged stones that could be held by the hand. Many kinds of stones, which naturally produce sharp edges when broken or chipped, were commonly used. Such implements are called core tools if the remaining core itself is used as the tool. Pebble tools are those rounded stones like those found in the riverbeds. They are called cobble tools if these rounded stones are larger. Flake tools are skillfully edged and shaped.
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By striking the stones, sparks have been produced, which resulted to the making of fire at will by the ancient settlers. The production of baked clay pots in the New Stone Age implies that fire had been fully utilized. The manufacture of pottery was made possible by a process called Kilning which makes use of fire. Fire eventually changed the lifestyle of the people, particularly in the preparation of their meals. Thus, in inhabitants could already grill or boil their food. Jars as burial coffins for secondary burial made. Manungguul Jar, an example of funerary vessel dating between 890 B.C. and 710 B.C., is now considered a National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines. Philippine Pottery shown a variety of shapes and decorative techniques, such as incision, stippling, applique , and impression by rope and mat. Pottery become more functional like the palayok for cooking, the banga and tapayan for storing liquids. Refers to the time in the development of human culture where tools and weapons were made of metal, which gradually replaced stone tools. The metal implements at this stage were crudely fashioned. First metal to be widely used was copper, Raw copper was then pounded into ornaments and to some extent into tools. The appearance and utilization of improved iron tools as the major technological device for exploiting the environment constitute. Were recovered in Luzon. Tools specimen were also dup up in Palawan and Masbate. The early Filipinos made metal implements like knives, the sumpak, the kalikot for pounding betel nuts into powder, and gongs to mark the hours of the day and night.
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Scholars contend that during this age important industries were metalworking, pottery making, glassmaking, and tie-and-die weaving. About the turn of the Millennium A.D., some families from surrounding island kingdoms set sail in boat and establish their communities along riverbanks or on deltas. Which is the period of trading relations with neighboring island, mostly by asian traders. These early wooden watercrafts iin the country were called balangay. The balangay was basically a plank boat. It was driven either by a sail or by paddling. Malay was the principal language of Southeast Asian commerce during those times. It is not surprising that a number of Malay loan words to Philippine language pertain to commerce. At the height of the Sri Vijaya power around 1000 A.D., the Sri Vijayan merchants conducted extensive trade with China and India. In the 12th century the Sumatra based kingdom of Sri Vijaya had also expanded as influence In the Philippine archipelago. According to Sulu tradition between 900 and 1200 A.D., immigrants from Champa, an indianized kingdom in Indochina, established a trading colony with the Buranuns of Sulu. The men of Champa were called Orang dapuans who were then vassals of the Sri Vijaya Empire. The Orang Dampuans settled in Taguima. They became the ancestors of the Yakans.
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Years later, immigrants from Banjarmasin, Borneo settled in Sulu. They were the Orang Banjarmen of Bandjarmasin. They engaged actively in the rich pearl trade. To establish goodwill to the Buranuns, they brought with them a beautiful princess and offered her as a bride to the native ruler. This state marriage resulted to deeper relations between. Sulu and Borneo like the Dampuans, the Orang Bandjar introduced India culture in Sulu.
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Centuries of direct contact with these Indianized traders left vival traces of Filipino history and culture. The Indian influence were clearly noticeable in the religious beliefs, language, literature, and custom of the ancient Filipino. Bathala, the name of the chief god of the pre-Christian Tagalogs, came from a Sanskrit term Bhattara, meaing “Great lord”. Also of Hindu origin was the belief of the early natives that the universe is filled with good and bad spirits. They offered religious sacrifices and prayers to these spirits for help and protection. There are three main imperatives that underlie Filipino value orientation: relational imperatives (actual person to person encounters), emotional imperatives (emotionally laden norms), and moral imperatives (Filipinos are more moralistic than ordinarily perceived and that the most powerful moral imperative in Filipino culture is “utang na loob” or debt of gratitude/loyalty or commitment). Unlike in other Asian countries, women in the Philippines occupy a high status. Equality with men is a birthright of the Filipino women.
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Here are Bellevue College there are many different cultures and co-cultures. It is important to know what they are and to know more about them the stereotypes that surround them. This is important so that there are not misunderstandings and so that you do not hurt someone by accident. No one likes to be stereotyped. There are many ways to learn about the different cultures here at Bellevue College. To find out about them you should first try to talk to some people who are a part of that culture.
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This can also happen when you know nothing about the people so the guess how they think those people should look and act. When people first hear of a Ballet Dancer they immediately think stick-thin, no boobs, ugly feet, conceited, snobby, rich, flexible, guys are gay, girls are girly and of course that we are all anorexic. But once they learn more about Ballet they learn that we are not all the same. There are some dancers out there that are all of these things. But we are not all like this. Too often when I hear these thing be told about me I just walk away and stop talking to them.
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But if I stop and explain and they realize they tend to apologize and want to learn more. I know that it hurts me when people stereotype as a Ballet dancer so it must be just as hurtful when it happens it to others. This goes along with golden rule which says “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. I think that if I try harder to not stereotype my class mates and teachers I will have an easier time making friends and have an overall better experience at Bellevue College. Stereotyping anyone and everyone is never a good idea. It almost always ends up hurting someone.
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Yes it is sometimes fun to joke around talking about stereotypes with friends. But when you are referring to a single person or trying to communicate with a group of people it is not a good idea to fall back on the stereotypes that you first thing of. No one likes to be stereotyped. It is important to know at least some of the cultures and co-cultures here at Bellevue College so that you do not stereotype them by accident. It is never a good idea to stereotype them on purpose. It is very easy to hurt people when they are stereotyped. It is always a good idea to do some research if you do not know anything about that group of pe.
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Equality is not about treating everyone in the same way, but it recognises that their needs are met in different ways. Equality focuses on those areas covered by the law, namely the key areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender and Age. People must not be unfairly discriminated against because of any of these factors and we must all contribute to creating a positive workplace and service delivery environment where discriminatory practices and discrimination no longer happen.