What makes me a Malaysian? Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy in south-east Asia consisting thirteen states‚ and three federal territories. The country is separated by South China Sea into two regions. There are Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysia Borneo (also know as east Malaysia).and also the former shares a border with Thailand to the north‚ with Singapore lying at its southern tip. Moreover‚ halfway up the peninsula on its eastern side is Kuala Lumpur‚ the nation ’s capital. Contingency
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higher‚ pct of persons age 25+‚ 2006-2010: Towson 60% and Maryland 35% 4. Mean travel time to work (minutes)‚ workers age 16+‚ 2006-2010: Towson 23.7 and Maryland 31.3 5. Median household income 2006-2010: Towson $72‚949 and Maryland $70‚647 *What would he or she find? Based on your knowledge of your hometown‚ list out the positive and negative things you think the ethnographer might find. Positive: In the city of Towson 94% of people 25+ have graduated high school and that is 7% more than
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Empire Niall Ferguson Introduction * To the British‚ as to people in the rest of the world‚ imperialism’s golden age is now considered a stain on human history‚ an era of slavery and racism and the plunder of native lands and peoples. The notion that imperialism is inherently evil‚ and that no empire can be a good empire‚ is an axiom in today’s geopolitics. * Examines the British Empire from an economic perspective‚ controversially concluding that the British Empire was‚ on balance‚ a
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WHAT THANKSGIVING MEANS TO ME In the United States‚ Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday‚ of November. However‚ seven nations also observe Thanksgiving as an official holiday. Those nations are Argentina‚ Brazil‚ Canada‚ Japan‚ Korea‚ Liberia‚ and Switzerland. The first Thanksgiving is on record as being celebrated in the year 1621 near Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ with a feast following the Pilgrims first harvest. However‚ the feast was never repeated. In fact‚ the devoutly religious
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identity that feel is incredibly meaningful to me is that I’m dyslexic. This is an odd thing to cherish but it is fundamental to who I am. Some people believe that dyslexia only deals with reading and writing but it can affect the individual’s personality as well. Some kids with dyslexia seem "too quiet" and that’s how I am. In class‚ I would much rather just sit and listen to then talk. I like being able to focus on what other people are saying and why what they’re saying is important. I think in a different
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things that make me happy and I am going to state them. First‚ one thing that makes me happy is discovering a good book. Not one of those “lousy” books that people have written in the last couple decades‚ but one of those wholesome‚ clean‚ and well-written books that people used to write. I’m not saying that all the authors writing in the 21st Century are writing lousy and detestable books—there are quite a large number of excellent authors writing noteworthy books now! But what I am trying to say
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slaves and the poor at the bottom of the hierarchy. However‚ a difference was the “form” of slavery. In Europe and Asia‚ there are several forms‚ one of them being serfdom‚ while serfdom does not exist in the Americas. Another difference was the social class hierarchy of the Americas‚ under the Spanish. All three regions are patriarchal. In all three societies‚ men are higher than women on the hierarchy and have more opportunities and rights. All three also have at the bottom of the society‚ the slaves
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that made me chortle. The physical actions‚ appearances and the verbal communication made me laugh my head off‚ as the characters were extravagant colours and cracked many humorous jokes through out the show. The chemistry between the characters sponge bob and Patrick was so unique and different that I started laughing before the programme even began. As I grew older‚ I didn’t find sponge bob humorous instead I started to enjoy different comedy films and programmes like Despicable Me. Despicable
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story behind the Statue of Liberty is that it was a gift from French people to the United State in honor of the Centennial of American Independence in 1886. “It was designated as an American National Monument in 1924” (Hugo‚ V‚ 2013). It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi‚ who got the idea about the design of Liberty while he was on a visit to U.S. He got a creative thought in designing the statue which will represent freedom all over the world. Also‚ the Liberty welcomes many immigrants for
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