This is based on your personal story, so the only references should be limited to the cultural evaluation models we studied in class (Hofstede, Lewis, Meyer) "You see, we cannot draw lines and compartments and refuse to budge beyond them." ...He paused, considering what he had just said. 'Yes', he repeated. 'In the end, it's all a question of balance." Mistry, Rohinton. "A Fine Balance." A Fine Balance Quotes. Goodreads. ND. Para 3 Abridged. Retrieved https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/865827-a-fine-balance Rohinton Mistry's novel about four people from different castes who come together in India during the 1970's 'State of Emergency' explores how people's lives become connected during extraordinary circumstances and about their self-discovery along the way.