slowed down the rapid population growth in China but has produced some undesirable effects that will only get worse. The Chinese traditional culture has a long tradition of son preference. The reasoning is that they financially support the family‚ the brides become primarily part of the groom’s family‚ and sons are also more helpful working the farm. The practice of female infanticide was a common practice before 1949‚ but this
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ceremonies include engagement (involving vagdana or oral agreement and lagna-patra written declaration)‚ and arrival of the groom’s party at the bride’s residence‚ often in the form of a formal procession. The post-wedding ceremonies involve welcoming the bride to her new home. Despite modern Hinduism being largely based on the puja form of the worship of devas as enshrined in the Puranas‚ a Hindu wedding ceremony at its core is essentially a Vedic yajna (a fire-sacrifice)‚ in which the Aryan deities are
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growing impoverishment is crucial to the success of development policies in the Third World. The legacy of decades of Soviet rule still affects the development of the five countries that comprise the Central Asian Republics (CAR) – Kazakhstan‚ Kyrgyzstan‚ Tajikistan‚ Turkmenistan‚ and Uzbekistan. Unlike some other countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU)‚ the Central Asian countries did not achieve independence through a broad-based movement with democratic leaders. The transition period since
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the Persian suffix "-stan"‚ meaning "land of")[1] and is within the scope of the wider Eurasian continent. In modern contexts‚ all definitions of Central Asia include these five republics of the former Soviet Union: Kazakhstan (pop. 17.9 million)‚ Kyrgyzstan (5.8 million)‚ Tajikistan (8.0 million)‚ Turkmenistan (5.2 million)‚ and Uzbekistan (30.2 million)‚ for a total population of 67.1 million as of 2013-2014. Afghanistan (pop. 31.1 million) is also sometimes included. Central Asia is an extremely
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5. ZAFAR‚ MORWARI 6. "Afghanistan." WHO. World Health Organization‚ n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2013 7. United Nations 8. Lighter‚ Gwen. "Looking for the Reset Button in Afghan Opium Fields." The Moscow Times. N.p.‚ 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. 9. Opium Brides. Dir. Najibullah Quraishi. PBS. PBS‚ 03 Jan. 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. . 10. Holzehu‚ Nicolas. Addict Smokes Heroin off Tinfoil. [Online image]. Flickr.com. Winter 2010. Thurs 16 Nov. 2013 11. Howard-Gibbon‚ J.A
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Sirisakul Ratanachomsakul Argumentative Essay Girls love dolls and boys love trucks is what we have been taught by our grandparents‚ parents‚ and teachers generation by generation and has become gender stereotypes. Women are expect to marry and have children. She also put her family’s welfare before her own; be loving‚ compassionate‚ caring‚ nurturing‚ and sympathetic. For that female is often seen as a symbol of a weaker gender comparing to male who are bigger‚ stronger‚ and financial provider
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Bau Nyale Worm Festival Central Lombok. Many thousand Sasak people from across Lombok flocked to the southern shore at Seger Kuta Beach late on Wednesday 23rd February to partake in the Bau Nyale event and catch as many sea worms as possible. The worms (Nyale) are thought‚ locally‚ to be the reincarnation of Princess Mandalika‚ who in legend‚ to save her subjects from war‚ drowned herself. Mandalika reigned over the Tonjeng Beru‚ a kingdom that included much of the modern central Lombok and
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Financial Aid Essay My name is Aigerim. Now I am a student of 11 grade of “Sebat” Turkish High School‚ which is located in Issyk-Kul. I like mathematics and similarly English. I believe that these two subjects will help in my future career - auditor. So I want to apply to Business Administration faculty of AUCA to acquire good quality education. But one barrier in my dream is of course the cost of education. It is very expensive for my family. That is why I really need the financial aid of US-CAEF
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China‚ Japan‚ Turkey‚ the United Kingdom‚ and the United States represent the largest woven carpet and rug markets while the strongest annual growth is forecast to occur in Morocco (19.0%)‚ Greece (18.5%)‚ Azerbaijan (18.4%)‚ Estonia (16.7%)‚ and Kyrgyzstan (16.3%). Woven carpet and rug market size compared to market growth in different countries Based on in-house analysis and an advanced model which takes into consideration the actual market size‚ trends‚ forecast market growth‚ and changes
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Chinese Traditions Values for one society may seem strange to another society‚ but nonetheless‚ they are important to that society. For instance‚ the painful and debilitating Chinese tradition of foot binding‚ as bizarre as it may seem to our culture‚ to the Chinese people‚ it was the esoteric essence of pure beauty and signified status within the family structure‚ allowing young women with lotus feet better opportunities for marriage with well-to-do families. Traditional Chinese courtyard life
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