to help the old people to cross the street is a kind of polite behavior, but to interrupt when someone is talking is a kind of impolite behavior. So politeness can be conceived as a phenomenon,an observable social phenomenon. In terms...
Other than these, there are few studies that thoroughly analyze the extent to which students are engaging with the intended message through saying-is-believing exercises. As we look to understand heterogeneity in the effects of interventions, identify those who are not substantially benefitting, and...
but I'm saying we have to recognize the traditional family has changed. And with it, some childbearing, some child practice, childbearing for sure, but child rearing practices have changed. And we've also come to understand more importantly than we ever did, the importance of interacting...
we hopefully wise up a bit. We know that the high of falling in love is not going to last. We know that sooner or later we will have to get real with each other. That is the difference between romance and partnership. Romance is an attempt to keep the...
Chinese are used to cheap and free things, they always dream of a miracle or good luck, because they do not want the effort, they always want something for nothing. Few Chinese people understand the fact that the prestige and achievement through a step-by-step hard work and sacrifice, do...
17.It is not so much the language ___the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand. [A]as [B] nor [C] but [D] like 18. Which of the following italicized parts is used as an object? [A] What do you think has happened to her? [B] Who do you think the...
This is awareness: a direct experience of what is happening to you in this very moment. Mindful awareness is the starting point for becoming a wise leader. It helps you to take a step back from the ego’s domineering voice, understand more of the inner workings of your internal landscape,...
Fear is also related to the need to understand, in that if you don’t understand why something is going on, it is instinctive to fear it. Today we are vulnerable to the politics of fear. The politics of fear is when leaders use fear as a driving or motivating factor for the people,...
"I understand and sympathize with the reasons for doing this, however for virtually all consumers, it is at best an unnecessary complication and potentially a turn off. We have encountered customer resistance to paying a premium for these single-vineyard wines from people who happily buy into the...
natural scientists, industrialists, environmentalists and policymakers emerging from their silos to talk to each other to understand how humans alter the global environment.It helped such collaborative processes to become mainstream, alongside the idea of treating the environment and development as one ...