QUESTIONS BANK : MALAYSIAN STUDIES MPW 1203: Final Questions 1. Discuss the strategies that the government was and is using to create unity and national integration. 2. Lists and briefly explain the interventionist factor of five peoples that struggle against the Colonialists. 3. Discuss the lessons and benefits of the 1948 to 1960 Emergency in Malaya. 4. Explain the problem of racial unity in the country prior to Independence. 5. Briefly explain the Federal
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Family There are compare and contrast between Laotian and American value about family. The difference between American family to Laotian family is: Laotian people living as a big family. Mostly family consist of grandparent‚ parents and the children‚ we have to respect the elder‚ the elder or the head of family has the most power of the house. Laotian people always live next to the relative house‚ so we can be close to each other. The neighbor helps each other out; sometimes people cook and tell
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Do you know what I am doing? (thumbs up to the side – Hitch hiking). When I do this‚ most of you would think it means “good job”. But in the middle east‚ for example in Iran‚ it’s an insult similar to “the middle finger”. Good evening Madam Toastmaster‚ fellow toastmasters and guests‚ tonight let’s look at body language in different cultures. Do you agree that gestures can communicate as effectively as words? I agree. Some might argue‚ it maybe even more than words. However we must be aware different
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The differences between European and Native American culture plays an important role in how two interact. European’s whole society is built on the idea of “private ownership”‚ the more land someone had was equated with that person’s status and wealth. (Lecture 1‚ slide 20) They have a very distinct division on what is sacred and secular‚ they even believed that the secular world was there to serve them. (Lecture 1 slide 21) Native Americans had a completely different perspective. Not only does the
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harsh Arctic environment‚ and they obtained most of their food by hunting‚ trapping‚ and also fishing. Living in icy tundras‚ the Inuit people were unable to use agriculture for sustaining food. Therefore‚ hunting became the core of the culture and cultural history of the Inuit. They created different types of boats to hunt whales and other larger animals in the ocean. The parts of their catch they didn’t eat‚ they used to make clothing‚ housing‚ weapons‚ cooking fuel‚ etc.. There were several Eskimo
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Malay‚ Chinese and Indians while the Borneo sub origins made out the most of west Malaysian population. Malaysian food‚ of course is very much reflective of the diversity of the people staying here. Located at the Southeast Asia‚ Malaysia is in between Thailand and Singapore while West Malaysia is next to the Sulawesi and Philippines. It doesn’t take an adventurous traveler or food enthusiast to appreciate Malaysian food. There are just so much to choose from‚ whether traditional or modern cuisines
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Cultural Differences: Spain & Slovakia Country and Culture Research Assignment October 8‚ 2008 Adding sparkling lemonade or coke to red wine in Spain during lunch time is usual habit‚ while in Slovakia‚ people often drink‚ with their lunch‚ still‚ sparkling and gently sparkling mineral water or‚ of course beer of Slovak or Czech production. Even small details make these two countries different. Although there are some similarities among Slovak and Spanish population‚ mainly between the
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which lead to be peaceful existence of contemporary multicultural Malaysia. One of the classic examples of the amalgamation of cultures comes in the form of Chinese and Malay. Chinese are the earliest immigrant to the Straits‚ with adopting the Malaysian culture. They marry with the Malays and produced a new set of generation which called babas or
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Group Assignment Malaysian Derivatives. Question 1 (a) : By giving examples‚ explain the heading of each column. Trading of commodity futures is based on the tangible physical commodity. Commodity futures have storage value and therefore it can be delivered physically. All outstanding contracts in commodity futures are required to be settled by physical delivery at maturity. Crude Palm Oil were the first derivative instrument to be traded in Malaysian derivative market. It was launched on October
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I. Intro a. American and French Revolutions b. Spurred on by the Enlightenment c. Both sought to overthrow old government II. Similarities d. Both American and French revolutions drew on theories from the Enlightenment to justify their cry for Independence e. Both sought first to air their grievances by political means i. French attended the Estates General‚ an assembly to represent entire French population ii. Americans used local colonial
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