multiracial country. Malaysia has a population of 23.27 million consisting of 61 percent Malays‚ 30 percent Chinese‚ 8 percent Indians and 1 percent of other ethnic groups. Malaysia is unique because of its diversity of races‚ religions and cultures‚ the stability of the country and many places of interests. Besides‚ there are many international achievements which are the pride of our nation. Diversity of races‚ religions and cultures is a significant characteristic of our nation. Malaysia is a multiracial
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Persian dialect) is also an official language of Afghanistan. Moreover‚ they are both Islamic countries. Afghanistan and Iran have always been known as two similar countries. However‚ if we look closely‚ sometimes the differences overcome the similarities between these two territories. Despite all the
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arose out of the Buddha’s interpretation of the Hindu religious system. Many think that Buddhism and Hinduism are two separate sects of the same religion—but they are not. Despite having many similarities‚ there are many distinct differences between the two religions. This paper will compare and contrast yoga‚ meditation and achieving enlightenment in Hinduism and Buddhism. Section One: Similarities There are many similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism. For starters‚ both religions believe that
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Many parallels exist between “Man on Wire” and the life presented by Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus‚ but there are some distinct differences between the assertions of Camus and the actions of Philippe Petit. Camus found that we as humans usually act with some motive‚ whether that is appealing to God or to some goal set by social standards‚ to reach some unknown measure of success. To Camus‚ this constant appeal to some ulterior meaning becomes absurd when death is considered‚ because death is when
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However‚ in spite of the many differences‚ there are similarities between the two stories. Romeo and Juliet and “Teen Couple Executed by their Parents…for daring to fall in love‚” both involve the deaths of the couples all happening at a young age‚ all of them dying before the age of 19 before any of their parents died. Throughout both stories a common factor is that the couples were forced to make adult decisions about their lives and love lives; while‚ the adults around them were making many poor
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"Given the limited land available in Singapore‚ is it wise to set aside some areas as nature reserves?" Singapore‚ officially known as Republic of Singapore is a beautiful country in Southeast Asia. It comprises of 63 islands and the main island is known as the Singapore Island or Pulau Ujong in Malay. The territories of the country are expanding rapidly through land reclamation. The land reclamation process have increased its land area from 581.5 km2 in the 1960s to 718.3 km2 presently. After
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many similarities their differences were greater. Thousands of years ago people from‚ Europe‚ and Japan‚ both regions found their land in pieces. These regions developed a system called feudalism‚ feudalism was when a lord granted lesser lords large pieces of land in return the lesser lords promised loyalty‚ and military service the lesser lords shared this land with knights and serfs. Samurai and Knights alike or different? Samurai and Knight the differences were greater than the similarities because
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In my paper I would like to discuss with you the similarities and the differences between Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ while they may in fact be different I believe that they are very similar to each other. Maybe because they are so close together in time and very little has had a chance to evolve into something new. Mesopotamia became the world’s first complex society in 3rd Millennium BCE. The Greek meaning of the word ‘Mesopotamia’ means between two rivers and they have earned that name from being
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to end and with so many differences and few real similarities as the world turns and new leadership takes place the people are always at the helm of reform and reconstruction. As most incumbent leaders and rulers assure the people as they campaign. Democracy is a government by the people; especially: rule of the majority and a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically
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The slave laborers were exhausted. They lived in camps infested with disease. The Nazis used gas tanks to murder the weak. There are many similarities as well as differences between The Holocaust and The Crucible. The Holocaust can be compared to The Crucible for a number of reasons. In the beginning of the Crucible‚ a scene told the audience how a teenaged girl‚ Abigail‚ helped her employer‚ John Proctor‚ commit adultery. She knew she had grudges toward some people‚ including her mistress‚ because
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