tSimilarities of Tunku Abdul Rahman and Mahathir bin Mohammad Tunku Abdul Rahman and Mahathir bin Mohammad have much in common. Their similarities start from their birth place. Both men were born in Alor Sertar‚ Kedah. They also spent much of their childhood there‚ growing up in the same town but in a different era. It was also surprising that both former prime minister are coincidentally of mix parentage. Tunku Abdul Rahman is of Malay descendent on his father’s side‚ but his mother‚ Che Menjalara
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“Neat People vs. Sloppy People” appears in Britt’s collection show and tell. Mingling humor with seriousness (as she often does)‚ Britt has called the book a report on her journey into “the awful cave of self: You shout your name and voices come back in exultant response‚ telling you their names.” In this essay about curtain inescapable personality traits‚ you may recognize some aspects of your own self‚ awful or otherwise. For a different approach to a similar subject‚ see the next essay‚ by Dave
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Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein highlights mankind’s yearning for knowledge. Usually‚ societies encourage the pursuit of knowledge and emphasize on the importance of it; however‚ Shelley diverges from this idea and focuses on the dangers that result from it instead. This notion is idealized in which the intense longing for knowledge drives the protagonist‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ into going beyond the laws of science and creating a monster he soon resents. Following his creation‚ a cascade of tragic
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The American Civil Defense program during the cold war reinforced American cultural ideals of individualism and self-sufficiency. During the cold war there was fear of the other countries use of nuclear weapons against the United States. Since this fear was gradually increasing throughout the U.S. president Truman established the American Civil Defense program to help protect citizens if there was a nuclear attack on American soil. Because of the increased fear of a nuclear attack the government
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Throughout its history Australia has had to rely on foreign savings to finance its development as did America until the World War I. This savings inflow showed up as a current account deficit that averaged 2.5 per cent of GDP. The 1980s monetary explosion under Keating saw this average leap to about 4.5 per cent. The soothing argument was that this sudden rise only meant that more foreign savings are being invested in Australia. That most of the foreign debt was incurred by the private sector
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1.1 Explain why working in partnership with others is important for children and young people Partnership is driven by a desire for collaborative advantage and can offer many positive outcomes‚ like benefits for staff and services such as less replication between different service providers. It helps them see others point of view and it keeps them from being selfish‚ it helps young people interact with others to achieve a goal‚ and it helps them develop socially. It’s important to work in partnership
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] “Ich bin ein Berliner” By John F. Kennedy Summary On June 26th‚ 1963‚ John F. Kennedy delivered his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech to the city of West Berlin. Kennedy gave this speech while the world was in the midst of the war between communism and democracy‚ to a people who had been torn and divided because of it. The Berlin Wall had been erected only two years prior‚ and thousands of relatives and loved ones were separated. Kennedy commends the Berliners for their bravery and steadfastness
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Analysis of John F. Kennedy’s “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” Speech In John F. Kennedy’s infamous speech in Berlin‚ he uses various tactics to gain the trust‚ and in turn the attention of his audience in order to display his support for them. Kennedy begins his speech by showcasing character to the German audience through the use of ethos. Kennedy talks of how proud he is to come and speak as the Mayor of Berlin’s guest‚ showing that he is‚ in fact‚ a humble man. When people can see that someone is humble‚
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claim that a consumer society is always a “throw away” society Consumer society is one that creates desire and encouragement for greater amount of goods‚ services and peoples identification with brands. A throwaway society is one that constantly creates waste for desire for new products. Nowadays‚ people self define in other ways leaning towards personal likes or dislikes such as music tastes‚ cars we drive or latest fashion accessories allowing people to feel a sense of belonging to particular
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ethos and question and answers‚ Lindsay is able to create a piece that discusses what role religion and evangelicalism has with work and study. Using those three criterions‚ Michael Lindsay creates a credible ambiance by setting up his ethos to properly engage with his audience. Ethos is the ethical appeal in which one makes himself/herself have an authority over an issue in order to gain respect and credibility from the reader. Lindsay builds his authority by stating‚ “I spent the last five years
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