Social Organization of Singapore Kenneth Cline ANT 101 Jo Macek November 7‚ 2010 My research will be based on Political‚ Economic‚ and Social Organization of Singapore—an industrialist city-state. Even though Singapore ’s history dates from the 11th century‚ the island was little known to the West until the 19th century. Singapore is one of the World ’s largest ports‚ because the city of Singapore has become a major port‚ with trade exceeding that of Malaya ’s‚ Malacca and Penang combined
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nature of Singapore business culture – imagine that you are trying to explain Singapore culture to an American Expatriate who has recently arrived in the country; identify practices which are central to Singaporean culture and also those practices which would be unacceptable or inappropriate for people in Singapore. You should primarily focus on organizational issues but a treatment of broader issues may be beneficial Danielle‚ my friend‚ is an Indonesian who has lived in Singapore for more than
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Zoe Project Sustainability Report Overview To extend the impact of our effort to curb the spread of HIV‚ we propose to continue and improve on our outreach effort targeted at the Chinese speaking Geylang crowd‚ and to initiate a campaign targeted at youths. The main objective of both efforts would be to encourage condom use and promote HIV testing as means to prevent the spread of HIV. On top of having both campaigns‚ we would like to propose making HIV testing more convenient by assisting
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culture. Singapore was an important trading center and port as early as the seventh century. By the fourteenth century Chinese immigrants had established a small community on the island‚ and the name Singapura‚ a word of Sanskrit origin meaning Lion City‚ was in common use. After Portugal wrested control of the region from Malaccan and Malay rulers in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries‚ Singapore fell into obscurity. Modern Singapore dated from the discovery
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express my interest in applying for a Master’s Degree in the The European Fragrance and Cosmetic Master Programs of the Group ISIPCA for the year 2011/13. What led me to apply for your position is that I have been planning a career in cosmetology industry for several years. In my eyes‚ cosmetic and perfume products are the best combination between art and science. My long time fascination with perfume and cosmetic is reflected in my participation starting when I was a little girl. I can remember myself
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considered offensive‚ morally harmful‚ or politically dangerous. Narrowing down the definition to cover The Arts scene in Singapore‚ the question beckons should anyone have the power to place restrictions on an individual’s freedom of expression? One might liken that tying a gag over someone’s mouth! In a recent dialogue with Minister Mentor Lee (Friday‚ October 5th‚ 2007 – Singapore: From Arts to censorship)‚ students posted the view on the natural contradiction in censorship codes and Singapore’s efforts
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The little island country of Singapore has many nicknames. “The Lion City”‚ “Little Red Dot”‚ “The Fine Country”‚ but her most famous nickname is “Disneyland with a death penalty”. Chewing gum‚ spitting littering‚ homosexual acts between men‚ jaywalking‚ and simply leaving the toilet unflushed are all illegal in Singapore. An intimidating place to visit indeed‚ you might think. But Singapore has that “Disneyland” in its nickname for a reason. With over one hundred shopping malls‚ eight nature
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Singapore has only a small land area of 700 km2 of land which means that there are only a few water catchment and reservoirs. Due to the increase in population to approximately 5 million‚ there is an increased demand for water‚ especially for domestic use. The expansion in the industrial development will further increase the demand for water in the industrial sector to cool and clean the machines. Therefore‚ Singapore uses several strategies to increase water supply to meet the demands of the population
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Cambodia 0r Singapore 1.) The health social conditions of Cambodia using the human development indicator were; their life expectancy at birth is 62.2. Its prevalence of undernourishment in total population (% of population) is 25. The country’s expenditure on health‚ public (% of GDP) is 1.7 and under-five mortality (per 1‚000 live births) is 90. 1.) According to the Human Development Indicator of Singapore their Life expectancy at birth (years) is 80.7. Its mortality rate is 3 (per 1‚000
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commentary‚ I chose my artefact as a newspaper article on PSLE stress because of many reasons. 1) I had always harbored a strong interest on what everyone is saying about this hot topic and it seemed very interesting‚ stating just one problem that Singapore currently face. 2) Other than that‚ it is a topic that is easy to research‚ unlike some historic things which are little-mentioned (e.g. the banana note‚ the merdeka talks‚etc) 3) Last but not least‚it is a topic that is widely discussed
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