Matriculation Number: A0096459L Tutorial Number: D12 Tutor: Ng Shi Wen Question 3 “SEA is a region without an identity.” Discuss this statement with reference to at least 3 examples. Introduction Southeast Asia (SEA) is a region whose countries include and are classified into 2 different regions namely the mainland‚ consisting of Thailand‚ Cambodia‚ Burma‚ Laos‚ Vietnam and Peninsula Malaysia‚ and the insular regions‚ consisting of East Malaysia‚ East Timor‚ Singapore‚ Brunei‚ Indonesia and The Philippines
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architecture‚ and the arts. Along with the imprints they made on the earth through these works‚ the Romans also developed a literary tradition and legal system that many still use today‚ giving Rome more credit to the longest lasting influence on the common world. Unlike some empires and civilizations‚ the Romans took a practical approach to the studying of science and engineering in search of societally beneficial results. Practiced studies of the Romans consisted of many from numerous other cultures
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not traditionally part of the Middle East but their cultures cause their placement in this region (such as Pakistan). Afghanistan Algeria Azerbaijan* Bahrain Egypt Iran Iraq Israel** Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Morocco Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Syria Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen * The former republics of the Soviet Union are typically lumped into one region‚ even twenty years after independence. In this listing‚ they’ve been placed where most appropriate
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The Spanish settlements in the American Southwest and the English colonies in New England of the seventeenth century can be contrasted in primarily two ways. First‚ their politics were based on entirely different ruling classes and systems of government. Second‚ they employed different avenues of economic development. The Spanish settlements began with Cortes and others conquering the Native Americans of South‚ Central‚ and parts of Southwestern North America. After eradicating a large portion
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Johnjohn Urcia French and English Relations Part A: World War 1 Conscription (1914-1917): - English Canadians were willing to volunteer to help the British Empire’s battle against Europe - French Canadians didn’t felt patriotic and determine to help to the war‚ they felt excluded for having little ties with the mother country unlike English Canadians - The conscription was introduced and was called the Military Service Act - Canadian farmers believed that their contributions were enough for the war
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international varieties of English: Compare and contrast two non-Anglo varieties of English (i.e. excluding those from Kachru’s Inner Circle)‚ showing how the socio-historical context is reflected in their present characteristics. Postcolonial countries where the English language is not the mother tongue have still fallen under the influence of the British language. Where the education system‚ government‚ commerce‚ business and some instruction are carried out in variations of English. This assignment
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Outline and discuss some of the differences between the terms “media” and “culture”. Do the terms share anything in common? Name: Kelly Pointer Student Number: 110154860 Word Count: 1166 Both the terms “media” and “culture” are ambiguous and therefore it will always be subjective to define the similarities and differences between them. In many ways the two terms are linked intrinsically as it is difficult to decipher the cause and effect that each have on one another. The vast expanse
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the issue of biases in self-perception. Self-perception is defined as how an individual’s performance and controlling elements respond in a different way with his ability (Mead‚ 1934; Ryle‚ 1949; Skinner‚ 1957‚ as cited in Bem‚ 1967). Common biases of self-perception There are quite a few biases that are discussed in Yammarino and Atwater (1997) and Dunning et al. (2003). The double curse‚ undue modesty‚ underestimation and overestimation are biases of self-perception‚ just to name a few. In these
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The European nations all had at least one thing in common when they came to the Americas and that was to increase their wealth. The Europeans thought of themselves as bold‚ fearless‚ and heroic explorers that sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to discover a new kind of world. The Native Americans believed the Europeans were ruthless marauders. The truth is that both the Europeans and Native Americans’ viewpoints were right. The Americas were unknown and nonexistent to Europeans until their courageous
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In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ there is a major contrast between two societies. An encounter between the perfect world and the brave new world‚ which is more like todays society. The two societies have many differences like having no feelings‚ being a organized society‚ and having babies is forbidden. As the society grows could it become like Brave New Worlds society. In Brave New world‚ they are not allowed to have feelings for each other or get to close to one another. Were in our society
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