The History of East Timor Timor is an island on the eastern side of the Indonesian archipelago and to the northwest of Australia. West Timor was a part of Indonesia and East Timor was a Portuguese controlled colony. East Timor was taken under the control of the Portuguese in the 1600s. They were in control until 1975. During 1942 the Japanese invaded East Timor whilst fighting the Australian troops. Around 60‚000 East Timorese were killed for protecting the Australian troops. The Japanese were in
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Silk Road Essay 10-12-12 Period 6 During the time between 300 C.E. and 1450 C.E. the trade routes between the Eurasian landmass and Africa were primarily along the Silk Road which ran from Eastern China to the Middle East. The sea based trade was also very large between India and Africa. These trade routes were affected by factors such as religion‚ the extensive trade of precious items and the rise and fall of several empires. But through it all‚ there were continuities
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more closely to Christianity than Buddhism. Christianity started in Israel and spread through Jesus Christ to become the religion with the most followers. Buddhism started in India and spread through trade networks to be the most popular religion in East Asia. Islam‚ Christianity‚ and Buddhism are all similar in the fact that they all spread their ideology‚ they have a god‚ there are holy men‚ there is holy texts‚
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The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to reinforce the split in the city of Berlin. At the time‚ Berlin City was split not only physically‚ but also economically and culturally. The Wall was built by East German workers and troops‚ and it symbolized the Democratic Republic of Germany’s political and cultural divide brought about by the domination of the world’s two superpowers on both sides of the wall. The United States of America and the Soviet Union had interests in Germany. The German split began
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The Nostalgia of East Germans in Good bye Lenin Main points: 1) Why were the East Germans so nostalgic about joining with W. Germnany : -They lose not only their national identitity but a definition of who a they are as individuals. They were socialist who unlike the W. Germas were not materialistic. They thouh about the welfare of their community even more than theirs. ( An example can be seen when Christiane Kenner help) people to write letters ‚ teaches children and through the various awards
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Essay 2 (Final version) Topic: “East or West‚ home is best” A Roman author‚ Plinny the Elder‚ affirmed that home is where our heart is. It is where we are from; where we are long to be at; and where we think of when we are away from it. There is a famous idiom sharing the same idea with the saying above about home‚ which is “East or West‚ home is the best”. Home is the best because it is where we come from. Home is not just a place but old and new memories. Where we are born‚ brought
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the Middle East office in Windsor‚ England‚ in 1993. In 1995‚ he was named region manager for Egypt‚ based in Cairo. In 1998‚ he joined the Middle & Far East Group‚ now the Asia Pacific Group‚ as Group vice president and executive assistant to Doug Daft. John Guarino‚ currently region manager for the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia‚ based in Bahrain‚ will become president of the Middle East & North Africa Division‚ replacing Don Short‚ who today was named president‚ Africa & Middle East Group. Mr.
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former preceding the latter. Every year witnesses a number of popular uprisings‚ the reasons behind them vary‚ as does the response from the state. The year 2011 saw a remarkable amount of uprisings; and popular protests throughout the entire Middle East and North Africa. The Change has come to countries like Egypt and Tunisia‚ while in other countries‚ namely Libya and Syria‚ and Yemen‚ the situation has deteriorated and the civilian suffering has been immense. Attempts to analyze the chain of events
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religion. Between the years of 632 and 750‚ Islamic lands spread from the Arabian Peninsula as far west as Spain (document 4). By conquering new lands‚ the ideas and culture of Islam was spread as well. Even today‚ Muslim culture still heavily influences past Muslim lands such as North Africa. In East Africa‚ cultural interactions with trade in the Middle East‚ China‚ and other areas had large effects in East Africa (document 6). Some of the immediate
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The Filmfestival AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 FILMS will bring together 14 extraordinary independent films from 14 regions around the world. From South America to Africa‚ through different parts of Europe to the Near East‚ through the Middle East and Central Asia to parts of the Far East‚ and on to North and Central America: 14 films representing 14 different‚ personal‚ artistic visions of 14 areas of the world. Each of the 14 films will be presented by another leading German director‚ who will
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