Re-examination of the “Chinese nationalism” and Categorization of the Chinese in Malaya: The Case of the Chinese in Penang‚ 1890s-1910s SHINOZAKI Kaori‚ Ph.D. student‚ Graduate School of Arts and Sciences University of Tokyo Email: kaoris@pd.jaring.my ABSTRACT It is often described that the Chinese in Malaya strongly oriented towards China before the independence. Their activities were all explained by the "China factor"‚ described as if it was always developed
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5.1 Individual Reading Assignment 1. If the writing of the early Indus Valley civilization could be deciphered‚ what new information could they hope to learn? If the writings of the Indus Valley civilization could be deciphered‚ I believe we could discover where they came from‚ whether another civilization taught them how to fire bricks and cultivate cotton. I believe their writings would tell us how they learned to build vast assembly halls and what type of occasions they were used for. Since
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When asked about what “Korean Culture invasion in the Philippines” is‚ one would usually think of K-pop immediately. But then again‚ the terms “K-pop” and “Korean Culture” are distinctly different in meaning with each other. The latter can be also called Korean wave which includes almost all major aspects of Korean culture that penetrates other countries’ culture. By this‚ it means that Korean fashion‚ music‚ dances‚ language‚ businesses‚ etc. are all included. On the other hand‚ the former only
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Throughout the classical period‚ many civilizations‚ and empires have grown‚ like Greece‚ the Mayan empire‚ and the Gupta Empire. Although many have rose‚ and became greater‚ a few empires also got destroyed‚ including some of the same that grew. Near the end of the classical period‚ two of the largest empires of Ancient Europe and Asia‚ Rome and Han China collapsed. Even though the Han China Empire only lasted 200 years‚ and Rome around 900‚ they were the largest empires in the classical period
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Cambodians are on the move‚ with more and more cars and motos taking to the streets each day. On my blog‚ I recently wrote about the impact of Cambodia’s urban development on traffic congestion and the challenges of keeping up with the rising number of drivers. In response to my blog‚ Vithoureakborndidh asked‚ “How can Cambodians address road safety issues with more drivers on the road and respect the law?” The most troubling aspect of Cambodia’s burgeoning traffic is the rise in traffic fatalities
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Western Roman Empire was enormous and it had lots of great qualities. It was greater and stronger than any other empires in the world. But not everything lasts forever. The Western Roman Empire met its demise with four critical points. The Romans dealt with political disputes‚ economic issues‚ deadly diseases‚ and attacks from foreign invaders. Political problems started the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The Romans were led by 37 different emperors
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Throughout the ages there have been many important events‚ times crucial to the outcome of the future with regards to a very large portion of the population or a continent. The results of the Greco-Persian wars were so important that the defeat of Greece could easily have meant the loss of western civilization to the Orient. The fact that Alexander’s army refused to cross into India meant the prevention of harmful religions such as Hinduism entering into a knowledge-rich Asia Minor‚ or a philosophy-defined
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ASSIGNMENT: REVIEW OF THE EMERGENCE OF THE AMERICAS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS: 1880-1919 NAME_________________________________________DATE______________PERIOD_____SCORE____ DIRECTIONS: Use your packet by the same title as the assignment‚ the readings and your textbook to answer the following. IDENTIFICATIONS: Identify each of the following‚ ensuring that your facts relate to the context of the assignment. 1. Joseph Pulitzer - United States newspaper publisher who established the Pulitzer prizes.
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cells that have no definite genetic makeup or characteristics. Think of them as clay‚ and the cell they are trying to become is the finished product. Sang Hun Shin explains “Stem cells are like the building blocks of the body. They are unspecialized cells; however‚ not only do they have the potential to any of the 220 different cells.”(Sang Hun Shin‚ 1) This talks about the advanced differentiation these stem cells can portray on a cellular level. They don’t conform to any specific type of cell and
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‘Women’s roles are often tokenistic in dramatic comedy’ discuss whether you believe this to be the case in relation to the play you are studying. Throughout the history boys‚ the male characters mainly take the more dominant role whereas the women are seen more as objects rather than women. Mrs Lintott is the only woman that is actually respected a tiny bit whereas Fiona the secretary is seen more as a typical slutty secretary. The role of Fiona really helps the statement in the question to be true
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