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When companies move their manufacturing part of the business to another country where labor is cheaper this is an example of sequential. Companies move the manufacturing to countries with cheaper labor so they can produce more for lower costs. In this case companies are choosing quantity produced over the quality of their products.

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Watching a movie is an example of synchronic. When a person watches a movie they really enjoy it usually feels that a shorter amount of time has gone by than has actually passed, two hours feels like thirty minutes. This generally applies any time a person is doing an activity they like. When you do something you want to do time seems to fly, but when you're doing something you dislike time can feel like an eternity.

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Sports that involve the use of time are an example of sequential. In sports such as football and basketball, teams find themselves racing against the clock. In sports such as these, the basic idea is to get more points than the other team before the time runs out. In other sports that are timed, such as swimming and track, competitors are literally racing against the clock and they value time over the quality of their performance.

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The idea of working overtime is an example of sequential. The idea of working over time is common throughout the US. The idea of over time is that companies will pay their employees for working more hours than they are scheduled. This emphasizes sequential because it shows that American culture values the quantity of hours worked over the quality of what the worker is producing.

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The movie Leon The Professional is an example of outer. In this movie Leon, a professional hitman, takes in a girl who is being hunted down by a corrupt detective. Leon forms a close relationship with the girl and ends up sacrificing himself in order to save her. This exemplifies an outer perspective because of Leon's self-sacrifice to an external authority.

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2001 A Space Odyssey is an example of inner because throughout the movie it conforms to the nature to tell a story. For the first 25 minutes and for the last 23 minutes there is no dialogue. The movie uses nature and the environment to tell a story. It is hard to get through, but although this movie has about 88 minutes of film with no dialogue it is still ranked as one of the best movies according to IMBD.

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Japanese soldiers in World War II are an example of outer because of their self-sacrifice to an external authority, the Emperor of Japan. Japanese soldiers would commit suicide before surrendering to the enemy or being taken by the enemy. At the time Japanese soldiers were taught that suicide was seen as strong and honorable and being taken by the enemy was seen as weak and not honorable.

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The Purge is an example of inner direction because it emphasizes the idea of survival of the fittest. The idea behind the purge is one day a year where all crime is legal and everyone gets a chance to purge themselves of anything they have. It emphasizes the idea of survival of the fittest because it creates a kill or be killed perspective in society. During the purge only those who are better prepared will survive.

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Novak Djokovic is an example of achievement. Novak grew up in Serbia at the time when there was a war going on in his home country. When he was a child we was putting his life at risk just to go practice at his local tennis courts. His hard work payed off because he is now one of the greatest tennis players in history and has reached the number one spot on the world's rankings list.

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Benjamin Franklin is an example of achievement. Benjamin Franklin had to drop out of school at the age of 10 because his parents couldn't afford to keep him in school. He did not let this affect him as he taught himself everything he needed to know and invented the lightning rod and bifocals, and became one of America's founding fathers. He overcame adversity and built his success in life on achievements.

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Enzo Zidane is an example of ascribe because he is the son of Zinedine Zidane. Since his father was one of the greatest football players in history, Enzo now has an ascribed value to him because he is expected to be one of the best since his father was one of the best. Being the son of Zinedine also gives him an advantage over other players because he has been given more opportunities.

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The Lindbergh baby kidnapping is an example of ascribed value. On the evening of March 1, 1932 Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the eldest son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was abducted from the family home in Highfields, New Jersey. The child was abducted because he had ascribed value due to his parents enormous fame and wealth at the time.

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In September 1934 Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested for the crime. After a trial that lasted from January 2 to February 13, 1935, he was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. Despite his conviction, he continued to profess his innocence, but all appeals failed and he was executed in the electric chair at the New Jersey State Prison on April 3, 1936.

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Below is an Amazon warehouse and it is an example of Specific. An Amazon warehouse uses a vast amount of space and every person, machine, or item that is in it serves a specific purpose. In order to run more efficiently as a company Amazon provides a function for every part that makes up the company.

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This is scene from Futurama is an example of diffuse. A woman is portrayed as not believing in evolution despite facts prove it is true. This woman will pass down her beliefs on her children because she is so diffuse that facts do not affect her beliefs.

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An assembly line is an example of Specific. In an assembly line people are hired to perform specific functions, with the help of
machines and equipment. The company relies on efficiency through everyone doing their part in order to be able to perform certain functions and achieve their goals.

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Wooten Barber Shop is an example of a diffuse work place. Wooten Barber Shop was established in 1964 and was run by three men until they retired in 1990. Once they retired, they were replaced by these four men and the shop is still open to this day. The barbers at Wooten Barber Shop rely on close relationships with themselves and their customers in order to keep their business running.

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An American university such as UT Austin is a great example of individualism. At institutions such as these, students are encouraged to explore new things and find whatever they believe will benefit them the most in life. Universities offer excessive resources for students to explore a variety of subjects and gives them the chance to widen their perspective on life.

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A utopian society is an example of community because the basic idea of a utopian society is doing everything to better the community. They each work the part in society that will make the society more efficient as a whole, not the parts that each person wants to work in society.

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Men's and Women's singles in tennis is an example of individualism. In this sport it is one player versus another player and it is everyone for themselves. Each player has to figure out a strategy to beat the other player and they benefit from the failure of one another.

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Team sports are a great example of community. In team sports every player is expected to contribute in order to better the team as a whole. When it comes to team sports a person either wins as a team or loses as a team.

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In the show we see Walter White, a chemistry teacher who turns into a notorious methamphetamine producer after he discovers he has cancer.
Due to the situation, he goes against his beliefs and the law in order to be able to provide for his family. It shows particularism because the context of the situation causes him to go against his beliefs.

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The police in Mexico have a notorious reputation for promoting corruption and abuse of power. Their reputation extends from extortion to accepting bribes. Some officers will try to take advantage of the situation resulting in extortion. People end up having to pay the officers in order to avoid problems or facing charges  have personally witnessed the corruption among the the Mexican police force.

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Universalism searches for
what is systematic and tries to impose the rules, laws, and norms on all of its members so that things can run more efficiently; and nothing runs more efficiently than a United States Marine Corps boot camp. The Marines show a strict enforcements of rules in order to run more efficiently as a whole. As you can see below the marines enforce strict discipline.

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This video is an example of both universalism and particularism. The woman in the video received a parking ticket at 9:59:58 for parking in an area where parking was not allowed before 10. This part is an example of universalism because whoever issued her the ticket remained strict with law and applied it even under the circumstance that her parking would have been legal if two more seconds had gone by. The judge is an example of particularism because he dismissed the ticket after looking at the circumstances and did not follow the law strictly.

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Here's a case of an overzealous meter maid: A woman in Providence, Rhode Island was ticketed recently for parking in a zone where you cannot park between 8:00 and 10:00. She parked there at 9:59. Watch as this judge reacts to hearing the details of why the woman chose to fight this ticket. Hope he gave the Barney Fife wannabe an accommodation~

(video source and screen shot from Caught In Providence via YouTube)

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Woman Gets Parking Ticket For Parking Illegally At 9:59:58?! [VIDEO]

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Here's a case of an overzealous meter maid: A woman in Providence, Rhode Island was ticketed recently for parking in a zone where you cannot park between 8:00 and 10:00. She parked there at 9:59. Watch as this judge reacts to hearing the details of why the woman chose to fight this ticket.

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My name is Jaime Ramos and I am from El Paso, Texas. I was born and raised in El Paso, but my family is from Hidalgo de Parral, Chihuahua which is a small town about two hours south of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. Although Spanish is my first language, I am fluent in both Spanish and English. I am currently majoring in public health, minoring in business, and also doing pre-med at UT Austin. I play tennis, but I follow and like playing all sports. I am also into video games, especially FIFA, Netflix, HBO, etc. I enjoy traveling and have traveled around Mexico, Europe, and the U.S. I also enjoy food, especially Mexican and Italian food, and trying new things.