Identification. The Republic of Indonesia‚ the world ’s fourth most populous nation‚ has 203 million people living on nearly one thousand permanently settled islands. Some two-to-three hundred ethnic groups with their own languages and dialects range in population from the Javanese (about 70 million) and Sundanese (about 30 million) on Java‚ to peoples numbering in the thousands on remote islands. The nature of Indonesian national culture is somewhat analogous to that of India—multicultural‚ rooted
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Later‚ Hiccup fashions a makeshift harness and prosthetic tail that allows him to guide the dragon in free flight. Hiccup is able to transfer his knowledge of dragons to the other species of dragons at dragon-fighting class‚ appearing to conquer each one in battle and becoming the star pupil‚ much to the dismay of Astrid‚ a girl in dragon training on whom Hiccup has a crush. Eventually Hiccup completes the class and gets the chance to kill a dragon in front of the entire village. Meanwhile‚ the battered
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Writing 110 9 September 2013 Your Car is Your Best Friend When I was seventeen I was told one of the most important things that I would learn in my life. I was told that your car is your best friend. I didn’t believe this at all‚ the person who told this to me always said the craziest things. After going through a terrifying experience with a friend and seeing her views about what had happened‚ I soon learned that this lesson was very true. Your car is more important to you that you would think
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Cross Cultural Perspectives ETH / 316 11/25/2013 PHOENIX Cross Cultural Perspectives For many years‚ Nike Inc has been known worldwide as the champion of athletic gear producers‚ being a global leader in business and marketing. The company experienced a tremendous growth between 1970s and 1990s‚ dominating the global athletic footwear and apparel market (Cartey‚ 2002). However‚ in 1990s‚ Nike started facing a fierce criticism for its unethical practices of conducting business
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question‚ yes. Take gunpowder as an example; gunpowder was first used in China for entertainment‚ such as fireworks (Pyro universe‚ History of fireworks). However‚ when the invention went into the wrong hands‚ it became a weapon‚ which made it do more harm than good. It is not those who came up with the idea who are to blame‚ it is the people that use it in a deleterious way in human society. Inventions allow people to do less work‚ saving time and energy. One of the greatest inventions is
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the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by the people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. These two colonies divided based on their values and goals for their future‚ New England believed in unity‚ religion‚ and family‚ while the Chesapeake region believed in success‚ working alone‚ and entrepreneurship. Their lives really centered around what they believed in and was the determining factor on why these societies are very different. New England
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How to Manage Your Time Effectively Carlos Rios How to Manage your Time Effectively GEN 200 9/7/2010 Robert E. Hedicke How to Manage Your Time Learning how to manage your time is very important when you are a college student and it’s a very important issue in order to accomplish your main goal which is to graduate in the less time possible. As we all know we all have the same 24 hrs a day‚every day but the challenge is first to stop and think how you
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public awareness while encouraging the improved stewardship of rivers around the world‚ today‚ on the last Sunday of September‚ World Rivers Day is going to be observed in Bangladesh as well as the rest of world. The Day‚ established in 2005‚ is a global celebration of the world’s waterways. This Day has been endorsed by various agencies of the United Nations and is intended to complement the broader efforts of the United Nations Water for Life Decade. Originally‚ World Rivers Day was based on
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New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by the people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. The reasons for this distinct development were mostly based on the type on people from England who chose to settle in the two areas‚ and on the manner in which the areas were settled. <br><br>New England was a refuge for religious separatists leaving England‚ while people who immigrated to the Chesapeake region had no religious motives. As a
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Reading a book every now and then can benefit you. The article “How Changing Your Reading Habits Can Transform your Health” by Michael Grothaus was written to inform readers that reading a book can transform many people in having a better lifestyle. Grothaus main focus in writing this article is to give informational advice to people who are either in a bad state in life and trying to have a better life for themselves‚ or to even have a healthy life. He builds the credibility of the article by his
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