Sentences with phrase «about the different cultures of»

I particularly enjoyed learning about the different cultures of the countries they visited.

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And that's one of the great things about the space station, it's an international space station — different countries, cultures, languages.

Gladys Kong, CEO, UberMedia: «It gives both sides the opportunity of being a mentor and a mentee to learn about a culture that's different, the common challenges in starting a business, but also the differences in running a business.»

Culture is a complex thing, but we do know a few things about how to characterize the cultures of different countries.

«FORTUNE does a fabulous job of bringing inspirational women from different industries and cultures together under one common roof to share stories, to talk about common issues (and) to promote collaboration.

While companies have different rules about relationships between employees — some prohibit them, while others require disclosure — Uber is in a dicey spot right now and any revelations of an out - of - control company culture, especially by top execs, are problematic at this time.

The best thing about being a part of a global network of employees is gaining exposure to a wide range of diverse people from different cultures and seeing and hearing what things are like in other places.

However, it's often even more about other things: being part of a community, being surrounded by inspiring people, and to broaden your horizon with different cultures and stories.

Orthodoxy offers them a sense of what is valuable about their culture and how they are part of, yet different from, the West.

She talks about the Bible being a collection of writing, poems, etc from a different culture than our own.

Digital utopias disagree with those who worry about scenarios of worldwide cultural homogenisation, they see the emergence of new and creative lifestyles, vastly extended opportunities for different cultures to meet and understand each other, and the creation of new virtual communities that easily cross all the traditional borderlines of age, gender, race, and religion.

The fact that this particular battle can go on publicly speaks volumes about the very different culture of the US.

I think I have an idea of where it began and why it grew and how it continues to grow — it's a combination of my origin story, of comparison, of our messed - up culture, of over-heard comments, of patriarchal bullshit, of feeling different than the patented ideal, of thought conditioning, of despair, of how we centre women who conform to the ideal, of our fear of getting older, of how the women in my circles spoke about their own bodies and obsessed over calorie counting and wrinkles, of how our culture speaks about women everywhere from the Internet to sanctuaries to coffee shops to our own inner monologues.

The best way to protect America is to warmly welcome law abiding citizens of any faith, such a rare and wonderful thing about us, something we can hold up as unique and special, something that does nt provoke but binds loyalty.Being different, more accepting and loving than the ugliness found in anti-Christian cultures, is our greatest strength.

I can totally handle that Jesus came to offer us a different way; but, If we really believe that the Old Testament is the inspired Word of God, or even if we want to understand more about the culture that gave us these holy scriptures, what we should do is take courses in Judaism, to get a better understanding of what God was supposed to have been telling the Jews.

And sometimes ethnic divisions even became microcosmic, with different factions sharing everything about their culture except the particular village of origin back home.

Taboos vary by culture becuase religions develop based on the laws of darwinian evolution in that different environments bring about different religions.

I wish that more people would take the time to actually know someone let alone two people of a different culture before making generalizations about them.

With close to 400 Confucian institutes established in different countries of the world, the PRC is serious about promoting Chinese culture.

The nature of the sayings, and their origins in an oral culture, put them in a different category from the stories about Jesus» actions.

The Promise states: Although we may have different languages, cultures and beliefs, each member makes a commitment to do her best... to develop her spiritual side - whatever she believes or cares about, and to respect the beliefs of others.

People of different cultures are meeting personally, reading about each other's lives, or seeing one another on television.

Contemporary evidence about the economic cultures of East Asia, of successful ethnic groups in different countries, or of the mobility of immigrants to this country all seems to point in the same direction: self - denial and discipline are virtues that are the condition sine qua non of early capitalist development.

It engages people of different races, cultures and languages, from a wide variety of backgrounds, all committed to bringing about a world in which there is more solidarity and greater harmony.

Many of the differences between the paid - time broadcasters and the sustaining - time broadcasters have come about because of their different understandings of the relationship among the church, the Christian message, and American culture.

This is part of what we do at the Billy Graham Center, different types of research into culture and evangelism, so take the time to read and learn about a unique context where Jesus is as work.

There's rarely mind chatter in the line of «diet culture» thinking, i.e. too much, guilt about eating this or that, wanting a different body or trying to control the one I have, etc..

There are just about as many different types of condiments as there are different types of food, with various cultures having versions that are unique or particularly important to the people of that culture.

A portion of all proceeds from the event and silent auction will benefit Common Threads, a non-profit charity founded by Chicago Chef Art Smith that focuses on educating children about different cultures through food and art.

One of the things I love about being a food blogger is being exposed to the recipes of different cultures.

One of the things I enjoy most about baking is venturing into different cultures and learning about their histories and traditional foods.

With us, it's just like: We're a hodgepodge of different cultures, but in most ways, our cuisine is about the overabundance of what's been produced in this country since its inception.

La Casita guides the child to learn about different cultures in the world and the role that appreciation of diversity and cultures in the world and the role that appreciation of diversity and cultural understanding play in promoting world peace.Info: 510-724-1724 or email: [email protected]... Read More

This book not only highlights important issues for those who have or plan to adopt a child of a different race and / or culture but it also offers a compelling story about a young woman who spends most of her life searching for answers about her past, her identity, and where she belongs.

In many ways, he says, lying about infidelity is no different than lying in general; our ability to rationalize, conflicts of interest, creativity, one immoral act, being depleted, others benefiting from our dishonesty, watching others behave dishonestly and a culture that gives examples of dishonesty all increase the chances of each and every one of us being dishonest.

Or you can read stories about the legend of Saint Nicholas, or explore the different ways he is celebrated in different countries and cultures.

i think this is partly because of quite different ideas about shared and private space in the different cultures.

This interactive map not only helps learn geography, but it also teaches your child about the people who live across the world, different languages, explains about each culture and has lots of fun learning games.

It's really great to have them supporting us and, but I am a part of this broader culture that we live in our community and so I do feel like the whole thing I mentioned about kind of not really liking to breastfeed in public and Rose you mentioned how you don't tell people often how you breastfeed until four and it kind of makes me sad because I think you know, if everyone else in the world is doing it until 4, maybe everyone else here is doing until 4 and we just, we are all too ashamed or maybe we would kind of be, if I would be a little more brave about it, I would find a different circle of people that I am not so different from.

While there are families of different races and cultures sprinkled about, the majority -LSB-...]

But you also can look it up La Leche League International has lots of information about breastfeeding in different cultures because they're all over the world and there's an amazing projects online in general whether it be the La Leche Group or other online groups where women are sharing their breastfeeding experiences from a global perspective.

Findings from anthropological research also indicate intense closeness to high involvement among hunter - gatherer societies.5 It is essential to examine the extent of different levels of involvement and investment to be better informed about the history and culture of fatherhood.

Hopefully you can now accept that it's possible to have reasons in support of FPTP and against AV that are logical, but display different preferences about what kind of political system and culture we want than yours?

Seen from a less economist perspective, however, it is clear that at the root of the controversy there are two different philosophies about the value of culture.

It may be a result of worries about their career prospects, or their desire to be different; it may even be the result of a culture change in the way we do politics.

We talk to him about what the code words are, how they may demean someone of a different race or culture, and what we can to decode dog - whistles.

«Lunar New Year is an especially important opportunity to help our children learn about different cultures and understand that the people of the world share a common desire for health, happiness and prosperity.»

«This package deals with a lot of different issues, many of which are important, but it doesn't deal with at the heart what U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara called a culture of corruption in Albany, and that's about using your public office for private gain,» Horner said.

Richter says there are a lot of unanswered questions about how to scale up interventions and adapt them to different cultures, how to support mothers at risk of depression, and how early interventions dovetail with later educational programs.

«Our session is about communicating across different sectors — university, government, nonprofits — each of which has its own sets of structures, cultures and expectations for how information is presented,» said Don Engel (2006 - 07 Legislative Branch Fellow sponsored by American Physical Society).