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Examine the role of two cultural dimensions on behaviour

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Cultural Dimensions: are traits that are characteristic to certain cultures. The theorist of the Cultural Dimensions theory, Geert Hofstede, conducted a massive study across 50 countries over 10 years to test his theory. At the conclusion of his study, Hofstede observed four dimensions.

• Individualism-Collectivism - where the individual self is more important than societal connections
• Masculinity-Femininity - “masculinity focuses on achievement, heroism, assertiveness, material rewards for success; femininity focuses on cooperation, modesty, caring for the weaker and for a good quality of life”
• Power Distance - “the degree to which the less powerful members of a society accept and

Ancient Greece

Music, Poetry, Dance

MII (Musical Instruments): lyre & aulos

Middle Ages

Religious Music

• Gregorian Chant: Developed by Pope Gregory, destined for the liturgy.

Secular Music

• Troubadours (11th Century, France):
• Cantigas (Alfonso X, "Estrela do dia", Spain):

Renaissance

Protestant Reformation

• Chorale (1510): Simple composition based on popular melodies.

English Reformation

• Anthem (1534): Similar to the motet.

Counter Reformation

• Motet: Religious polyphony, brief, "not to please the ear but to link their souls to God".
• Mass: Compound musical form (all the pieces of the liturgy).

MIC (Main Important Composers)

• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
• Orlando di Lasso
• Cristóbal de Morales
• Tomás Luis de Victoria

Secular Music

• Italy: Madrigal: Compound polyphonic

Unit 7: Simple Tenses

Topic Vocabulary

• All-boys school: School for boys
• All-girls school: School for girls
• Cheat: To cheat on a test
• Compulsory: Obligatory
• Fail: To fail a test
• Grade: Level
• Mark: Score
• Mixed school: Co-educational school

Perfect Tenses

Servers

A server stores data to be used by other computers on a network. A server could be a specialized machine, or it can be a normal PC running server software. The server stores data and responds to requests for data or files, such as web pages.

Types of Server

There are many different types of servers. Some popular examples follow.

Web Servers

Web servers host websites and generally handle requests for static information such as HTML pages or images. They are used to manage the website on the server and often include FTP software, which can easily host and share large files. The Apache web server is a popular type of open-source web server software.

Application Servers

Many websites are classed as web applications, which contain programming and...

Early Stages (19th Century - 1930)

Initially, quality was intrinsically linked to the craftsman. During the Industrial Revolution, artisans evaluated their own work. This era marked a shift from manual to mechanized production.

1912: Taylorism

Frederick Wilson Taylor introduced his system of scientific management, aiming for maximum efficiency in machines, tools, and labor. This involved task planning, division, and incentive-based compensation to boost worker engagement. Taylor's system separated planning and execution: workers executed, while management planned, directed, and organized. This optimization of resources reduced costs.

Fordism

Henry Ford's assembly line production system further divided labor, leading to increased specialization and...

Commonly Used Terms

People & Personalities

Badge: Placa, insignia

Flatmate: An associate who shares an apartment with you

Geek: Someone obsessive and boring about a topic

A People Person: Someone who likes being with and works well with other people

Down-to-Earth Person: A realistic person

A Good Laugh: Someone fun to be with

Sympathetic: Someone who understands and wants to help

Naïve: Innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience

Genuine: Authentic

Witty: To be quick-thinking and clever with words

Mean: Malicious

Eccentric: A person that is peculiar or odd

Trustworthy: Reliable

Moody: A person who is happy one moment and sad the next, temperamental.

Descriptive Words & Phrases

At First Sight: After a quick look, before...

Waterfall Methodology

Waterfall Methodology is used by most federal and state agencies and businesses that rely on these agencies. It is also used by the vast majority of projects that are not software-centric. It utilizes a phased and structured approach to software development. It assumes every requirement of a project can be identified before design and coding begins. It tells the team's developers everything that needs to be in the software before it is up and running. It follows a waterfall approach. Development teams only have one chance to get each aspect of a project right.

Steps in Waterfall Methodology

1. Requirements Analysis
2. Design
3. Coding
4. Integration
5. Testing
6. Deployment

Traditional "waterfall" development depends on a perfect understanding of...

Heritage Tourism Management

Definition and Management Plan

Management is a process businesses undertake to achieve organizational performance. In order to achieve this goal, a plan called a ‘management plan’ has to be proposed. However, even the best management plan has to have a legal framework and certain tools must exist:

• Administrative
• Financial
• Conservation
• Social

Setting short and long-term strategies for the protection and enhancement of the cultural heritage leads to specific plans and elements, among which should be:

• Boundary Survey and Description
• Land Use Plan
• Conservation
• Utilities and Services Plan
• Community Development Plan
• Tourism Plan

Such a plan of action would help to preserve the sites for future generations. It would also help to...

Essential English Vocabulary and Grammar

Vocabulary

• Script: guió
• Access - accessible
• Anxiety - anxious
• Romance - romantic
• Succeed – Succession
• Choose – choice
• Entertain – entertainment
• Grow – growth
• Live – life
• Produce – production
• Separate – separation
• Supply –

Phrasal Verbs

• Get through à fer-se entendre, connectar (to get through à to make oneself understood, to connect)
• Get round à voltejar, molestar en fer algo (to get around à to circumvent, to bother while doing something)
• Get over à superar (to get over à to overcome)
• Get down à deprimir, cansar (to get down à to depress, to tire)
• Get away à sortir-se’n (to get away à to get away with it)
• Get into à interesar-se, ficar-se en algo (to get into à to become interested, to get