heard in our globalization era. What we know about diversity? And what we know about harmony? It those important for our live? Malaysia is a 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
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nature‚ which conforms to the principle of reciprocity in gift-giving. In Chinese and other Asian societies‚ a red envelope or red packet is a monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions. Red envelopes are mainly presented at social and family gatherings such as weddings or on holidays such as the Lunar New Year. Malay Muslims in Malaysia‚ Brunei‚ Indonesia‚ and Singapore have adapted the Chinese custom of handing out monetary gifts in envelopes as part of their Eid al-Fitr
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time‚ some traditional Chinese festivals such as Dragon Boat Festival‚ the Double Seventh Festival and Qingming Festival have declined.. Some people conclude that traditional Chinese Festivals have been overshadowed by foreign festivals. For example‚ China’s Double Seventh Festival has been overshadowed by Valentine’s Day‚ the Spring Festival by Christmas Day. Some people even call this trend "the Western Cultural Invasion". Some conservatives think that comparisons with Chinese festivals were overshadowed
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instance‚ watching too many TV shows wastes people’s time and hurts their eyes. In addition‚ broadcasting many diversions on TV can make people’s mind more superficial rather than reading books to do self-improvement. What’s worse‚ exaggerating actual news on TV may mislead society’s opinions toward truth. As depressed as it sounds‚ however‚ I don’t agree that TV is the worst invention ever. I believe TV’s advantages outweigh its disadvantages. As a matter of fact‚ TV inspired many other inventions created
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the television switch shows us images of events happening thousands of miles away‚ some of them happy and‚ unfortunately‚ some of them sad. Modern tourists are able to soak up the new experiences offered by foreign travel‚ sometimes for no other reason than curiosity to explore foreign places. One consequence of this new perception of the planet has been an increase in the number of students travelling abroad to study. 2. Students who travel to another country to study derive many benefits. Living
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Rizal’s Journey in Hong Kong and Macao Hounded by powerful enemies‚ Rizal was forced to leave his country for the second time in February 1888. He was then a full-grown man of 27 years of age‚ a practicing physician‚ and a recognized man-of-letters. • February 3‚ 1888 - after a short stay of six months in his beloved Calamba‚ Rizal left Manila for Hong Kong. He was sick and sad. To aggravate his discomfiture‚ he was sick during the crossing of the choppy China Sea. • February 7
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cultural traits that set it apart from neighboring areas; however there is always a looming threat of internal and external threats to its culture. China town possess many cultural traditions and customs. One major cultural trait is the color red. In Chinese culture‚ red signifies happiness‚ prosperity‚ and luck. Many buildings have a very generous use of red. Doorways‚ walls‚ and even windows covers have been painted red. Another cultural style was having curved roofs. Buddhists in China believed in
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Malaysia is well-known as a multi racial country that has variety of races such as Malays‚ Chinese and Indians with many types of religions and its own cultures. What makes Malaysia a unique country is the diversity of the people. 1 Malaysia concept has been introduced by our honoured Prime Minister which is basically to preserve and enhance unity in the diversity which has always been our strength and remains our best hope for the future. The motto of ‘People First‚ Performance Now’ has showed that
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the first three days of the lunar calendar. By history‚ Vietnam was influenced by China’s culture for many years. Therefore‚ the Chinese New Year and Vietnamese New Year have many similarities. Tet is occasion for people to reunite together‚ welcome a new coming year with good health‚ lucks and success. The celebration just last in some days but preparation starts from the days before lunar New Year’s Day. Before Tet holiday‚ people have to buy and prepare a lot of items carefully. The first thing
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their yard”. They weren’t given much but they manage to survive their dire living conditions under Mao’s reign. Each year‚ Li and his family looked forward to celebrations such as Chinese New Year. It was a time where hunger wouldn’t be a problem. Where friendships would become stronger and where the Li family would celebrate the festivities. Li described Chinese New Year as an occasion where “Happiness filled everyone’s hearts. We would forget hardship. We
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