With examples and details, explain how Aisha should address this conflict. How might she explain her choices to her family, her employer, and herself.

Scenario 1: Knowledge (Cultural Self-awareness)

Intercultural knowledge and Competence Scenario.

As a biomedical student, Aisha has an opportunity for a summer internship that will involve working on drug resistance with other scientists. After accepting the position, she visits the lab and learns that she will have to inject mice with different agents, to keep detailed logs of their behaviors, and to take the subjects’ temperature three times a day.

Initially, Aisha was excited about the advantages of this prestigious internship; however, she and her family are animal lovers. They have always fostered rescue animals and taken in strays that needed special care. Her new position feels at odds with her personal values and background.

With examples and details, explain how Aisha should address this conflict. How might she explain her choices to her family, her employer, and/or herself.

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