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Your Journey To China

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Tips For Your Journey To China

There are many differences between China and America, especially cultural. Culture shock is a phenomenon arising from cross-culture communication; it happens when different cultures clash with each other. Because the people live in different countries, they have different education, different languages and different cultures from birth. In order to avoid culture conflict, there are three important cultural habits which a visitor to China should be aware. The three cultural habits are about eating, demanding reciprocity and tipping.

A visitor should know how to eat the correct way in China. It’s the first difference that we use different tableware for eating. In America, people use knives and forks as the main tableware for eating, but in China, people use chopsticks for eating. In China, most restaurants don’t provide knives and forks. They only have chopsticks. It is important for foreigners to learn how to use chopsticks before they come to China. The second difference when it comes to eating is sharing food. In China, when we go to restaurants, we order food together and share it together with our companions or families. After we order meals, the waiter will put all the dishes on the table; everybody sits around table while eating; everybody is eating the dish on the same plate with his own chopsticks. In America, people order their own meals and eat their own food. So when you are in China, you should share food of the table with people while eating. The third difference is that when you are invited by your Chinese friends to go home for dinner, the host will put the dish into your bowl. If you encounter this situation; don’t worry. They just want to show that they are very friendly and they really like you.

A visitor should also know that courtesy demands reciprocity which means to return politeness for politeness: proper behavior is based on reciprocity. For most Americans, if somebody pays their bill; they will be really happy and appreciative, they don’t need pay back. But in China, if somebody pay your bill, you should remember to pay him back. Although they offer to pay your bill, you have to pay back to let them know that you are polite, you are not a stingy person, and you want to keep contact with them. As you do this way, they will want to keep good friendship with you. As the same thing, when you are in China, your friends from there might give you gifts; you need give back to show your politeness. They do these nice things for you to show their politeness, so you, as the recipient, should return your politeness and amity back to keep the harmonious friendship. Demanding reciprocity is a traditional custom in China, when you know this costume, you can avoid some unnecessary misunderstandings during your journey.

The third difference a visitor should know is that Chinese people do not give tips. In America, a customer give tips to all kinds of servers as a way of thanking for their service; it as a traditional custom in American culture. The reason is that workers with service-industry jobs can only get a small salary from their boss; they rely mainly on guest’s tips to make money. But in China we have different processing way; we don’t give tips to others. In China, workers with service-industry jobs, their boss pays them a handsome salary as a reward for their work. These years with the more communications between China and America. Some big cities in China, have begun to pay tips, especially some upscale restaurants and hotels. Now many Chinese changed their mind, they also thought that we should pay the tips, and paying tips is should get normal. But in small cities, people still keep their traditions without paying tips. Personally, I think the difference in tipping does not mean one side is wrong or right. It is because their cultures are different and now with the communication between the world, this kind of situation may be solved in the future.

There are three habits that a visitor should know when going to China. They are about eating, demanding reciprocity and tipping. These tips will help you for your journey of China. Have a good time in China!

R. Liu

Background on Southeast Asian Parenting

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Background on Southeast Asian Parenting

In order to understand the parenting styles of South Asian parents, we need first to understand the learned and shared experiences within social groups that shape the parents’ personal connection on their family.

Normally, Southeast Asians consist of many family members that come from three or four generations living together. Usually, nuclear families consist of four to eight children, depending on the economic stability and social status and cultural group.

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The culture of Southeast Asian centers on the person’s religious, economic, political and social part in the family. It also gives an understanding that the responsibilities of every member of the family are for the benefit of each other. As a concrete, example, older parents and siblings must nurture the children as they grow so that when the time comes that they are mature enough to handle responsibilities, they will take the responsibility to take care of their aging parents or siblings. Family relationships and responsibilities are clearly explained. Helping each other is a two-way process that makes their relationship stronger and creating successful tasks will help each other grow.

When it comes to raising their children, Southeast Asian parents give importance to education and knowledge because knowledge is essential for wisdom and goodness. Older parents and scholars are greatly honored because of their learned experiences and deep understanding. Parents from Southeast Asian countries want their children to receive good quality education, even though this has traditionally been very true for their children. Every time a child finish his or her degree program pursue his or her wildest dreams, he or she is honored by the whole members of the family an gives the person. The wisdom from elder members of the family is connected from the ancestral practices and importance of tradition.

 

 

Working while enrolled

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Working while enrolled
The foreign students in France are free to get their job as long as they are admitted in an organization that joins in the health-care plan of national students. Those who are not citizens of EU member nations must also have a legitimate residency document. All students entitle to work including those new students who are studying in the country for the first time, those who are admitted in the program of university and as a full-time student in a language educational institution.
The system of rules permits the students to work 964 hours in a year, equivalent to sixty percent of full-time labor in a year.
Foreign students are also qualified for jobs in universities and other public organizations of higher education. Students are employed to impart the assistance of helping new students, helping handicapped students, conducting tutorials, giving technical support, organizing and providing cultural, sports and social happenings, performing in the professional center and promoting the plans of their organizations.
Student workers come after a timetable work in order not to hinder their studies. The agreement of employment described is modified to the needs of every student program in order to guarantee their academic performance and at the same time contributing job experience.
L.Yang

Foreign students taking employment in Japan

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Foreign students taking employment in Japan
According to Daily Yomiuri, the international students who choose to remain in Japan to work after they finish their studies are increasing.
Those who are involve in performing labor are privileged to have their visa that needs information applicable to a legal system, economics, sociology or other fields of science related to humans or to involve in business which needs certain techniques or reactivity based on their encounter to culture of other countries. The visa is based on the agreement with a public or private organization in Japan.
Based on immigration bureau statistics of Japan, Asian students are consists of those many employed students after they finish their studies which has a percentage of ninety percent.
The number on the list is Chinese students which are made up of 6,000 or more than 43.3 percent in 2005. The next on the list are South Korea which has a total of 944, Taiwan (200), Bangladesh (119), and Malaysia (118).
The advertisement and business institution found a total of one thousand seven hundred ninety two international students who are employed while one thousand one hundred forty are involved in computer and information technology sector. A total of four hundred seventy nine got their job in educational institutions.
In a formal account of an employee’s responsibilities, foreign graduates of two thousand seven hundred eleven or to more than thirty percent of the total number were employed as translators or interpreters. Meanwhile, eight hundred ninety three foreign graduates acquired information-processing works, eight hundred eighty two in sales-related works and seven hundred thirty run for overseas.
Based on the ministry official in Japan, “Growing demand for translators and interpreters among domestic companies has perhaps helped boost the employment of foreign students.”
B. Lee

Coral Bleaching: Irreversible Fading of a Beautiful Painting

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Coral Bleaching: Irreversible Fading of a Beautiful Painting

When it comes to the most beautiful and impressive creature in the sea, some people will think about colorful fish, and others will consider huge and mysterious whales. For me, I regard the coral reef as the most valuable treasure and gift of the great nature because of its endless diversity and beauty. Its color is unique, and its brightness instantly attracts people of all ages.

However, this magnificent painting has started to fade at an astonishing rate. When scientists contrast the Great Barrier Reef today with that twenty years ago, they are shocked by hundreds of square kilometers of bleached corals and their terrifyingly spiritless appearance. This tragic phenomenon can be found not only in the Great Barrier Reef but also in vast areas of waters across the whole planet. Many people may naively think that a coral reef is not a living creature and can form and thrive easily, but corals are in fact living creatures of many shapes, sizes, and types, serving a diverse range of crucial functions in the ecosystem, such as providing homes for fish and regulating water quality. Therefore, the death of corals can mean the death of the planet, and their extremely fragile health and life may never be restored because they are highly sensitive to the ambient temperature and light, among many other environmental factors.

In this regard, there is an urgent need to protect these beautiful but fragile creatures not only for their own welfare but also for the whole ecosystem and all living things on this small planet.

It is clear that coral bleaching has serious consequences, so efforts must be made to save coral reefs across the world. Scientists have proposed various methods to protect corals, including coral transplantation, sea surface temperature monitoring, and the expansion of buffer zones. In addition, because illegal fishing methods such as the use of dynamite and cyanide can kill corals, governments should implement policies that can address the livelihood needs of the fishing community while protecting coral reefs.

Such efforts are crucial for preventing coral bleaching and thus protecting nature for the healthy life and enjoyment of all living things.

Jiarui Chang

The evolution of biotechnology

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The evolution of biotechnology

It has been more than 30 years, biotechnology impacting science, law, health, and environment and many other sectors dramatically. In a short time span, you would be shocked to know that more than 300 biotechnology products have been approved and used widely.

The overall sales of these products were calculated more than $180 billion in the year 2014. This amount is good for sustaining and managing big life science sector that includes more than 5000 biotech companies worldwide.

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Biotechnology is progressing rapidly and it affects healthcare sector in four different ways – innovation in medical science, government activities or support, business sector and development, healthcare facilities.

The future growth of biotechnology is certain as medical science is improving and progressing almost every day, government is offering incentives offers for medical sector rather it is public or private, Business leads to cost effective medical solutions, and healthcare provider promising better quality of care in coming years.

Student workers at Dongguan factory were under-age, state media claim

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Student workers at Dongguan factory were under-age, state media claim
The electronics factory located in Dongguan employed about two hundred minor laborers and those young individuals were rescued and reportedly sent on their designated home following a revelation by media in the region.
Based on Guangzhou Daily, they had eleven working hours and each hour costs them 8.50 yuan (HK$10.67) and they used illegal records in order to grab the job.
According to newspaper reports, the one hundred ninety two “student workers” from Dongguan Gang Gu Electronic were able to go home through buses and were able to return in their communities, commonly in Hunan and Guangxi provinces.
The organizations supporting the rights of workers said that child labor is very rampant in the area and feature the issue to substandard failure at the level of city government.
The head of Guangdong Panyu Migrant Worker Centre in Guangzhou, Zeng Feiyang said that a factory that employs minor laborers must give them a salary as a charge amounting to 5,000 yuan in every person. However, there is no truth that these factories are charged. Rather, they were condemned by officers, relatively because there so many who are involved in the case.
The representative of Hong Kong-based China Labour Bulletin, Geoffrey Crothall, approved on this. He said that the city government is not driven sending groups for investigation in the factories until media reporters perform the mentioned secret investigations.
Dr Liu Kaiming, chairman of the Shenzhen-based Institute of Contemporary Observation also added that most of the junior graduates in secondary school living in rural areas decide to find jobs instead of studying in school.
A.Chen

Fight for Transgender Rights in India

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The last few decades has seen a rise in fights and protests by third genders for equality and recognition in society. Third genders are those who are separated as other gender men and women either by the society or themselves. According to present statement of Supreme Court, the term is used for transgender and transsexual people who contradict with their sex orientation. It is like being a woman in man’s body and vice versa.   They generally worship Bahuchara Mata or Shiv as some stories are present of Bahuchara Mata being a transgender.

India has the largest number of third gender in entire globe; but the burning souls are at every corner of the world. More than 70% of third gender do begging and sex work for survival.  It is not that they are not willing to go for a normal job, but they are denied to be offered normal jobs.  Many campaigns are done by several organizations to help them, but in spite of that, very less is visible in favor of the third gender in India.  They are still struggling to get a proper recognition in the society and enjoy the rights which a normal citizen enjoys.

Many governments of different countries have passed the identity act such as Argentina and Pakistan; in India it has been really tough for these people as they are treated as invisibles without any rights in social life.

Education is also a major concern for them as they are not easily accepted by schools and colleges though they have right to get education. Dropping out of third gender children has increased tremendously due to insecurities of others and embarrassing situations faced by transgender.

 

Though some privileges have been provided by the Supreme Court like voting rights and education rights, but still a lot needs to be done to make them feel comfortable in the society.

Student: Ajeet Luthra

Transgender

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Male-FemaleTransgender/2014/04/16/article2170475.ece

Gene therapy and medicine

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Gene therapy and medicine

Are you familiar with the concept of gene therapy? Gene therapy is a treatment of medical condition by altering, supplementing or replacing genes that are infected or absent and generally responsible for disease. For gene therapy, DNA or even genetic material can be used as medicine. There are approximate 100,000 to 150,000 genes inside human body. During this treatment, infected gene is identified and treated properly with DNA codes.

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Gene therapy can be used in variety of ways – let us see how??

  • It can be used to replace absent or infected genes that we have discussed already.
  • It can destruct genes responsible to speed up growth of cancer cells
  • It can be used as vaccination to treat severe infection inside human
  • Promotes the growth of new tissues that have been destroyed due to aging or other health problems
  • It also helps in repairing damages tissues so you can look younger even after a certain age.

Medical advancements have lots of surprises in store – The future starts here with gene therapy!!!

Mae Lin

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