Population Growth A few months after Singapore was founded‚ the population began to grow very quickly. By 1821‚ Singapore’s population had increased to about 5000. The main cause of this increase was immigration. Singapore in the 19th century attracted many people from different parts of the world. Businessmen and traders came here to trade while others came to look for jobs. Satay Seller At that time‚ more men came to Singapore than women. This was especially so for the Chinese and Indians
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Immigration Immigration is a very diverse and wide spread issue throughout The United States of America. There are many proposals from different views between politicians and the citizens of the U.S. With there being two types of immigration‚ legal and illegal‚ there are even more aspects to look at when considering and researching policies and procedures of immigration. There are also many terms and definitions when it comes to both legal and illegal immigration. Defined by the IRS‚ an individual
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Australia has a rich migration history starting with the first migrants being convicts transported from Britain between 1788 and 1840. Free immigrants began arriving in the 1790’s (Walsh: 2001) The Industrial revolution which caused wide spread poverty and unemployment in Britain‚ as well as the demand for workers in the wool industry in Australia enticed more free settlers to Australia‚ followed by the Gold rush in the 1850’s of which the largest group of immigrants were the Chinese. The bringing
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deciding on what topics to focus on for our project‚ we decided to brainstorm topics there are relevant to our society today and to showcase some aspects that were not as well known. Since illegal immigration is talked about widely‚ we decided to incorporate the topic into our project. But‚ legal immigration is less known and not covered as much in media‚ so contrasting the two topics was a good choice. In addition‚ demography is a key topic in peopling because the study of statistics in the United
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Made In Britain 2012 – 2013 Sinbad Contents • • • • Key benefits Sky 1 & Sky Living overview 2013 timeline Programme specifics • • • Extending the opportunity Audience and delivery figures Investment summary Made In Britain on Sky Key Benefits • Sky 1 HD awarded ‘Broadcast’s Channel of the year 2012’ • By 2014‚ Sky are committed to invest £600 million in British commissioned content • Stella S1 and Moone Boy S1 both saw record breaking debut launches in the UK and ROI • Star
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The formation of the United Nations (1945) Kegley (2007) mentions that the failure of the League of Nations‚ brought about the creation of the United Nations in 1945. Following the planning of the American‚ British and Soviet allies for a new international organization to maintain peace and security‚ the United Nations came into existence on 24 October 1945. Today‚ the United Nations has many departments that deal with vast global issues mainly humanitarian‚ economic and social. The creation of
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Location and Definitions of the Caribbean Origin of Caribbean — The word ‘Caribbean’ is said to be derived from the indigenous people’s name for themselves‚ ‘Carib’. The term ‘West Indies’ which is often used interchangeably with Caribbean is the name given to the region by Christopher Columbus in 1492. — As with the inexact name of the region so to is there little agreement on what area is included within the Caribbean. Different criteria are used to define the region.
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THE COLD WAR- 1945-1991 In the immediate aftermath of World War II‚ the United States took a turn to the economic and political right. Nothing demonstrated this shift more than the Second Red Scare. The trials‚ denouncements‚ black lists‚ and paranoia about Communism in the Second Red Scare showed the domestic face of the Cold War--the international struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States for world dominance. The Cold War transformed anti-Communism from a right wing to a mainstream
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The Cold War – Conflict of 1945 – 1960 The cold war was the conflict that happened during the time period of 1945 through 1960 between the democratic nations led by the United States and the Communist nations led by the Soviet Union. The cold war was fought in the most part by using propaganda‚ the economy‚ haggling with the occasional military clash. The politics of the cold war is mostly theory but can be categorized as a struggle to expand‚ contain
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Education in Britain is compulsory and free for all children between the ages of 5-16. About 93 percent of all children are educated in state schools and the rest attend private schools. Primary school. Schoolchildren attend a primary school for 6 years (5 to 11 years). When students transfer to Secondary School at the age of 11‚ they do not take any examination‚ but their reports are sent on from the Primary School. Secondary School. Most children – over 80 percent – go to a comprehensive school
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