Helo kepada semua‚ As many of you might know by now‚ my name is Anirudh‚ and I am an exchange student from Houston‚ Texas‚ U.S.A. I have been in Malaysia for just about 3 months‚ but my experiences have been a lifetime’s worth of memories! I would like to share some of my favorite moments and experiences from these past few months and give you a little bit of insight into my view of Malaysia! First of all‚ I want to explain why I’m here. My program‚ called YES Abroad‚ is sponsored by the U.S. Department
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Exchanges on the Silk Roads After the fall of the Mauryas‚ the Kushan kingdom became the main political force in northern India. They were located across the main trade routes‚ and the Kushans prospered on the trade that was happening in that area. That area of trade and exchange was known as the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a trade route located between the Roman Empire and China‚ which also had a section that passed through the mountains northwest of India. From that area‚ goods where shipped
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The Age of Exploration and Exchange in 1450 - 1750 CE‚ was a catalyst for the colonization of North America. Before this period in history‚ the Americas were an unknown place to the west of the rest of the developing world. The explorers and travelers ran into North America unintentionally. However‚ what happened after this was no accident. Once more first discovered‚ many nations sent out more traders and explorers to North America. Although there were already natives on the land‚ several European
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World and began trading with the natives he incorrectly dubbed "Indians"‚ he had no idea that his bartering would eventually lead to immense contact between the Native Americans and Europeans. Cultural and economic influences flowed both ways in this exchange of societies between Native Americans and both the French and British. France‚ a late arriver in the New World‚ established its first settlement at Quebec in the form of a granite sentinel overlooking the St. Lawrence River. Commander of this fort
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When Spain found the Americas in 1492‚ they had no idea it would become their source to riches in the years to come. The escalation of the development of silver from the mid-sixteenth century to the eighteenth century caused social and economic changes by making the wealth of countries such as Spain and Japan increase‚ which increased economic opportunities within their trade partners‚ while also creating a social division in their own countries with the heavy use of slavery. Due to the findings
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Columbian Exchange Food/Ingredient Project By: Aaron Poulin Mr. Yonkers 6th Period What is the origin of your food/ingredient? Cinnamon originates from the islands of Shri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon)‚ southeast of India. It is also native to southwest of India and the Tenasserin Hills of Burma. Cinnamon is part of the Lauraceous‚ a branch of the Laurel family of spices. Although there have been many versions of cinnamon with stews‚ desserts‚ and everyday food‚ I am focusing on
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Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd. A short overview Dhaka Stock Exchange (Generally known as DSE) is the main stock exchange of Bangladesh. It is located in Motijheel at the heart of the Dhaka city. It was incorporated in 1954. Dhaka stock exchange is the first stock exchange of the country. As of 18 August 2010‚ the Dhaka Stock Exchange had over 750 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $50.28 billion. History First incorporated as East Pakistan Stock Exchange Association Ltd in
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Reflecting on the first chapter‚ I was exposed to a great deal of events contributing to the birth of American civilization. The importance of connections‚ wealth‚ power‚ and influence on the citizens is demonstrated through these examples in history. In 1492‚ Columbus landed on a Caribbean island containing citizens from all over (mostly from central Siberia and Asia). Paleo-Indians followed‚ contributing to the growth of communities by settling and establishing gender-specific roles as well as
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History QUESTION: In what ways did the Columbian Exchange affect the Americas as a whole? Was this a positive or negative affect? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOCUMENT 5: DOCUMENT 6: DOCUMENT 7: The Columbian Exchange DBQ QUESTION: In what ways did the Columbian Exchange affect the Americas as a whole? Was this a positive
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Effectiveness of Health Data Exchange Introduction: The major goal for moving towards the electronic health care exchange is to have improvement in the health care and also have the lowering of costs. The health care is seen to be one of the largest segments which account for 20% of the US GDP. Research has shown that Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) has provided the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) which gas made more than $15.5 billion available to the
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