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Becoming Culturally Literate In An Expatriate Culture Will Facilitate Your Adaptation and Adjustment
From Lamar Ross Your cultural nationalism can do more to prevent successful adaptation to expatriate living than probably any other cause. Why? If you tend to view every action and relational interaction with the natives of your adopted country only through the eyes of your own cultural upbringing, much of the day to day life…
Read MoreMisconstrued Christianity At War With African Culture – 2
From Harry Agina Culture may be defined in a simple form as a set of traditions that are unique to a group of people in a society, which set them apart from other groups. It can also be defined as the Way of Life of a group of people in a society. The theory of…
Read MoreCulture Wars: Between Lovers
From Louella T Chapman “Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try No hell below us, above us only sky Imagine all the people, living life in peace… Imagine there’s no countries, it isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too Imagine all the people, living life in…
Read MoreRacism Vs. Self-Hatred
From Annemarie Musawale The cradle of humanity is said to be right here in Kenya, represented by 1.6million year old ‘Turkana Boy’ discovered twenty years ago by Richard Leakey and his team of anthropologists. In the intervening years since Turkana Boy walked the earth, humanity has dispersed and due to various reasons, both known and…
Read MoreUs and Them
From Fazli Sameer Human beings, across the globe, have a great tendency to immerse themselves in stereotyping others, based on preconceived thoughts and ideas that have been inculcated in their minds since birth. This, then, becomes the root of prejudice, discrimination, abuse, oppression, jealousy, and hatred. Our species is one. We belong to the human…
Read MoreAn Analysis of the Relationship Between President Obama and the American People
From Norma Jo Carpenter Americans recognize Barak Obama policies are not effective, thus the reason for his soaring disapproval rating; however, Americans are failing to look deeper and see the motives behind his policies. The decisions and programs he is in favor of, such as the notorious Health Care Bill, have given government more power…
Read MoreLove is Love – It Does Not Matter If the Other Person is From Another Culture
From Paul Vann Wake up people of the world, we are over six billion in population thus we need to learn how to love one another. In a world of 6.8 billion people the likelihood of you meeting someone from another culture is very high. It is not surprising to see more and more people…
Read MoreNo Love for China’s Educated Chinese Women
From John Abbot In Shanghai’s People’s Park, outdoor marriage markets are held regularly; in fact, such events are common in many other parks all over China. Chinese singles, as well as parents of Chinese singles, flock to these markets to browse through and put up resumes, hung up on clothes lines and which wave in…
Read MoreDr. Romance on Relationships 101: Do Opposites Attract?
From Tina Tessina Dr. Romance writes: It seems logical that like would attract like, but in my private practice as a marriage counselor and psychotherapist, I often see people drawn to their opposite because it’s new and exciting. However, what’s exciting in the newness of romance often becomes unbearable in the constant contact of a…
Read MoreWhat to Do to End a Marriage in the Philippines When Divorce Is Not an Option
From Lori Abela Marriage is a sacred covenant between two people who pledge to spend the rest of their lives together and care for each other. The day of their wedding is what most people, especially Filipina women, dream about. Despite a drop in rates of marriage, people in general are still marrying. Till Death…
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