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    Compare and Contrast two Cultural Events or Celebrations; Sensation (White) Festival and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sensation Festival History Sensation is an electronic dance music (EDM) festival which began in 2000. The event originated in Amsterdam‚ (Amsterdam ArenA) by a company called ID&T‚ and was experienced by around 20‚000 clubbers. The sequel festival was created in 2001‚ however this time‚ the number of attendees had reached 40‚000. All visitors were asked to attend in white outfits

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    During (c)1750-1914 both Africa and Latin America Europeans invaded but in Africa they had a mix of peaceful Europeans as well as non-peaceful Europeans and In Latin America they had only non-peaceful Europeans. In Latin America they were constantly fighting with the Europeans for their independence‚ while in Africa they both fought and helped the Europeans. also in both Africa and Latin America some used to hate abolitionists then decided it better to free slaves. In Africa they supplied napoleon

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    Cultural Briefing- India

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    Cultural Briefing-India | October 20 2010 | Brief overview on India’s history‚ geography‚ size‚ population‚ languages‚ values and traditions to help business managers conduct new business venture in India | Prepared by: Sunita Goel‚ University of Maryland‚ University College | ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Starbucks has decided to launch its product in India. In order for the company to succeed in this new venture‚ I have prepared a cultural briefing for

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    While Duncombe talks extensively about the various types and stages of cultural resistance‚ the overall idea is to rebel against an overarching societal system that is oppressive in some manner. This resistance can be presented through arts and media‚ action‚ or personal attitude. The author believes that any movement of this nature against the norm can create new school of thought on one end and a full-blown revolution on the other. Duncombe begins his piece by stating his observations of the rave

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    The Cultural Revolution was a movement in China during1966-1976. This revolution was a power struggle within the Communist Party of China. This struggle grew to include large portions of Chinese society‚ which eventually brought the People’s Republic of China to the brink of civil war. The revolution was launched by Mao Zedong‚ the Chairman of the Communist Party of China‚ in order to regain control after the Great Leap Forward. During the Great Leap Forward campaign Mao Zedong loss a significant

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    (GK) 2. Mathematical Aptitude 3. Reasoning 4. English language SECTION-II QUESTIONS - ESSAY: Essay Writing on Given Topics‚ IB ACIO Exam has Three Topics for Essay(Not more than 400 words): 1) Emergency Trends in india 2) Security threats in India 3) Cultural Diversity In India  SECTION-I QUESTIONS -GK‚ APTITUDE QUESTIONS: 1. How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world? A. 6‚000 B. 9‚000 C. 4‚000 D. 1‚000 Ans: C 2. Approximately‚ how many people speak Chinese

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    III Education-Compare and Contrast China and India Since the end of World War II china and India have faced similar conditions and challenges in education during their rapid industrial and social transformation. During that time period the two countries have been building their national education systems through different routes. China has outperformed India in primary and secondary education along a broad spectrum of access‚ quality‚ and delivery. India has enjoyed a competitive edge

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    CAC between India and China When analyzing cultural traditions and innovations‚ economic relationships‚ and social classifications and expectations during/between the periods of classical China and classical India. Classical China lasted from 2000 B.C.E - 600 C.E‚ while classical India lasted from 600 B.C.E – 600 C.E. There are quite a few similarities and differences between these two civilizations. With regards to cultural traditions and innovations both developed similar technologies in their

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    Chapter 2: Zappa and his Cultural Legacy: Authorship‚ Influences and Expressive Features in Frank Zappa’s Movies The second chapter was written by Manuel de la Fuenta‚ and it enters more in the realm for Zappa’s love for filming and movie making. It may have seemed peculiar at the time for a rock star to become so entangled with movies‚ but Zappa actually admitted that if he found a producer for his beginning works in cinema‚ he never would have performed rock music. Like his music‚ we get snippets

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    Classical China and India have some differences‚ but the civilizations also have many similarities such as both having a caste system‚ something that has many differences and similarities are both China and India’s religion. Government is another thing influenced both Classical China and India. Both India and China has a caste system but the systems are not the same‚ they have a few differences. In India a person born into a caste can never change caste or mixed with members of other castes

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