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The Culture of Colombia

  • April 19, 2016

Kory: Part 1; Describe the Culture At first glance, Colombia is a country of incredible culture that encompasses many distinct similarities and variations from other cultures seen in the world[…]

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Cultural Distance Between The United States and Taiwan

  • April 19, 2016

Taiwan can be found right off the southeastern coast of China, between Japan and the Philippines. Despite their origin stemming from China, Taiwan developed its own unique culture for people[…]

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Cultural Distance of The Czech Republic

  • April 19, 2016

Culture can be defined as the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. The Czech Republic[…]

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The politics of Colombia

  • March 31, 2016

Colombian Politics How would you classify government in regards to Collectivist vs. individualistic and Democratic vs. totalitarian? First we must define each of these. A collectivist government can be described[…]

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The Economy of the Czech Republic

  • March 9, 2016

Czech Republic Economy Jerric Allison, Jonathan Clark, Rebecca Glenn, Mary Claire O’Mullan, Jessica Sharp   Once the heart of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, the Czech Republic has undergone many changes over[…]

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Colombia

  • February 23, 2016

Introduction   Samuel Shin   According to rankings on the Doing Business 2016 list provided by the Word Bank, Colombia was recorded as 54th out of 189 countries. It is[…]

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Geography of the Czech Republic

  • February 23, 2016

Written by Joshua Lindamood, Madalyn Little, Megan Findley, Rose Sampley, and Tyler Hopkins Transportation Infrastructure The Czech Republic uses multiple modes of transportation from planes and trains to cars and[…]

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7,602 Isn’t Just a Number

  • February 23, 2016

Brad Varner, Caitlyn Shearer, Hizgial Koko, Joshua Junnier, Donghui Kim, Scarlett Fox   Taiwan or the Republic of China, is a country that is not only far in mileage from[…]

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LGBT Right Issues in Japan

  • September 29, 2015

The Untied States Supreme Court granted the right for lesbian, bisexual, and gay couples to get married on June 27, 2015. Following this Supreme Court’s decision, other countries such as[…]

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Police Brutality in the United States

  • September 17, 2015

When it comes to social issues, the United States is evolving rapidly. Every year it seems that social issues gain more momentum, and more support from people across the country.[…]

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