Tan Tock Seng Tan Tock Seng was born in 1798 at Malacca‚ Malaysia and died at the age of 52 after catching an unknown disease on 24 February 1850 at Singapore. His grave lies along the grassy slope next to Jubilee Church‚ 256 Outram Road‚ Singapore. He was a Hokkien merchant‚ land owner‚ entrepreneur and philanthropist. In 1819‚ Tan moved to Singapore at the age of 21 and started out as a humble vegetable seller‚ selling fruit‚ vegetable and fowl. As he was hardworking and diligent‚ he was eventually
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The Battle of Long Tan The Battle of Long Tan was a very significant part of the Vietnam War era. Of the Battles fought by Australians in the Vietnam War‚ The Battle of Long Tan was the biggest. The battle was significant through Australia’s victory‚ as one hundred and eight soldiers were able to fight off several waves of enemy troops‚ consisting of over two thousand Vietcong and North Vietnamese soldiers‚ until they were rescued by reinforcements. The Battle was one of the greatest in the Vietnam
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The Only Way Is To Tan Less Baa…baa…baa. There is a funny correlation between sheep and the people of the 21st Century‚ and it no surprise that those who mindlessly follow trends are described as such. But now a new breed has taken it to a whole different level – and we’re spray-tagging them to track their movements. The problem is research shows the outbreak is spreading… rapidly. For many years now we have thought that the bleach from the blonde’s hair dye has been the thing damaging their
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been a huge inspiration in my life. My mother‚ Karen Rodriguez. Karen was born on September 28‚1977. She faced many conflicts in her life as a young girl. Karen was born and raised in Mexico City. Her life as a child was hard. She was bullied at school and at home. For Karen education was the key to a better life. She wanted to be a somebody and not a property. Karen got married at the age of 16 and had two little girls Daisy and Jasmin Rodriguez. Traditions in Mexico City according to Karen were
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Why do you think John Marsden and Shaun Tan chose this image‚ over all the others for the cover of The Rabbits? The Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan is a perspicacious insight into the colonization of Australia from the perspective of the colonized. The appropriated image of Captain Cook’s arrival in 1770 was an inquisitively chosen illustration as it provoked a provocative response from the viewer making it glaringly obvious as to why Tan chose this as the front cover. Through decisive
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Baseball player Alex Rodriguez went from having a salary of twenty nine million to ending his career shortly‚ all because of the embarrassment of using Performance Enhancement Drugs (P.E.D.). He was caught using a banned substance and it cost him a season of baseball. Performance Enhancement Drugs are any type of drug that an athlete can take to increase the abilities or performance of themselves. The punishments for violating the Drug policy in sports should be intensified because of the damage
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belonging (and the desire to belong)‚ the long process of integration and establishing a sense of familiarity‚ security and friends. The story emphasises the isolation that is often experienced by many people arriving somewhere new and unfamiliar. Tan demonstrates the different aspects in which we may or may not belong to a particular group‚ be it a country‚ language or friendships. We begin to appreciate the optimistic features of belonging and the sense of self gained when this is possessed‚ as
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Shaun Tan (1974) -Conceptual Framework- Artist Shaun Tan grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth situated in Western Australia. As a young boy he was always known as the “good drawer” at school which‚ in a way‚ made him forget about being the shortest kid in every class. In 1995‚ he graduated from the University of Western Australia with joint honours in English Literature and Fine Arts and is now working full time as a freelance author and artist in Melbourne. Shaun started sketching and
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Raul Rodriguez My grandfather‚ Raul Rodriguez was born on May 20th‚ 1931‚ in San Juan‚ Puerto Rico. He was raised in San Juan‚ in the streets of Locillo‚ which is five minutes away from the beach. He spent most of his childhood in Puerto Rico. He is a man with a great personality and great mind‚ he has always been in my life‚ from the day first day I was born to the present moment. He has taught me discipline and the importance of life. He is a helper‚ a mentor and a role model. This person means
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In 2010‚ Gaby Rodriguez‚ a junior from Issaquah‚ Washington decided to fake a pregnancy as a social experiment for her senior board project. She faced many internal as well as external challenges from her peers‚ her family‚ teachers‚ and the media along the way but the end result made it all worth it. It seemed that teen pregnancies ran in the family‚ Gaby’s sisters‚ mom‚ and grandmother all became pregnant as teenagers. Even though she had a great reputation and maintained straight A’s‚ no one
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