Early Southeast Asian Categorization of Europeans 1. SE Asia was not “discovered” by world trade system • Even before the Europeans knew about SE Asia‚ it already existed • Europeans were initially just one more part of the Asian maritime trade 2. Categories of otherness • Vietnam – “southern” country‚ point of reference: China – North • coastal SE Asian countries – “below the winds” ‚ point of reference: India - “above the winds” • William Marsden: “analogous to “us-them” distinction such
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and the Creation of Hindi Media Communities in Singapore Arunajeet KAUR and Faizal YAHYA Indian communities in Singapore‚ especially of non-Tamil sub-ethnicity‚ have received renewed impetus to replenish their cultural ties with India as a homeland with the advent of Hindi Cable channels such as Zee TV‚ Sony Entertainment‚ and Star Plus. The availability of cable networks in the early 1990s and the proliferation of Hindi media channels have led to a renaissance of Hindi culture‚ fashion‚
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toh kabr se ek awaaz aaye chadhana phool jane mann‚ magar‚ ahista ahista” saraktii jaaye hai ruKh se naqaab aahistaa aahistaa nikaltaa aa rahaa hai aaftaab aahistaa aahistaa jawaaN hone lage jab vo to ham se kar liyaa pardaa hayaa yakalaKht aayii aur shabaab aahistaa aahistaa shabefurkat kaa jaagaa huuN farishton ab to sone do kabhii fursat men kar lenaa hisaab aahistaa aahistaa savaale vasl par unko uduu kaa Khauf hai itnaa dabe honThon se dete hain javaab aahistaa aahistaa hamaare aur tumhaare
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down the idea of amending the Constitution to make Hindi the official language for conducting court in higher judiciary‚ and relied upon a report by the law commission in this regard. Now the Issue that arises is that whether it is practical to use any other language as means to conduct business in higher judiciary. In a country which houses 780 language out of which 122 are officially recognised and another 100 are suspected to exist‚ Is Hindi the ideal
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I AM SORRY MA…M – Short Story Internet Love These days‚ social networking sites have become a part and parcel of our lives. No one would have guessed a few years ago about today’s dependency of our lives on these sites which has caught almost all the celebrities to get attached to its realm. My morning starts almost daily now with a regular checkup of updates on my Facebook and Google accounts. I don’t know that how many of you have created a fake profile and enjoyed through it but‚ I really
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Introduction The Internet Is The Greatest Invention of Mankind There are two sides to every story‚ and in this case‚ two sides to every argument. The above statement poses such questions as: if the Internet is not the best invention of mankind‚ what is? And‚ what would life be like without computers and the Internet? I hope to answer these questions and form a fact-based opinion on whether I think that the Internet truly is the greatest invention of mankind. One of the obvious benefits of the Internet is that
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Internet The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link several billion devices worldwide. It is an international network of networks that consists of millions of private‚ public‚ academic‚ business‚ and government packet switched networks‚ linked by a broad array of electronic‚ wireless‚ and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services‚ such as the
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INTRODUCTION The internet has enabled faster access of information worldwide. It is the cheapest means to accessing any information. The internet is defined as a tool that can link up all the people in the world who have interconnected computers. We depend on the internet nowadays so much‚with its convenience but again it can act as a weapon against us. Firstly In 1969‚the US Department of Defense started a project to allow researchers and military personnel to communicate
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------------------------------------------------- Internet The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to serve several billion users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private‚ public‚ academic‚ business‚ and government networks‚ of local to global scope‚ that are linked by a broad array of electronic‚ wireless and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries an extensive range of information
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The Negative Effect of the Internet on Businesses Abstract The internet has made the lives of society in general‚ easier. The only question is‚ what are we giving up and sacrificing in order to have this luxury? It is undeniable that there are many negative aspects of the internet‚ and that they affect our lives daily. However‚ what people tend to overlook is the effect it is having on our businesses. By cutting out many social activities and introducing unethical principals into people’s lives‚
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