eBay: Expanding into Asia On September 3‚ 1995‚ Pierre Omidyar founded eBay in San Jose‚ California. Pierre and his wife‚ Pamela Wesley‚ had a vision that included creating a marketplace online where people could share the same interests. This vision also included a format that could create a fair and open meeting ground where prices were determined purely by the market. The site was based on five main values: people are basically good; everyone has something to contribute; an honest‚ open
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The end of World War 2 left Southeast Asia in an interesting albeit complex period. The once mighty European colonial empires started to crumble‚ having exhausted their fiscal resources and capacities in fighting the war. With decolonization‚ some countries like Indonesia declared independence‚ while other countries were left in a state of anomie‚ with the already existent internal turmoil such as segregated and suppressed ethnic groups and unstable democracy . The region undeniably saw the rise
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Buddhism vs Islam When presented with a question of terminology‚ many people will refer to a dictionary. But some people actually think about what a word means‚ how it was created‚ its origins and what it means in today world. This essay will explain the meanings of Buddhism and Islam‚ as well as the origin of the religions. In a small country south of Nepal‚ Siddhartha Gautama was born sometime between 566 BC and 553 BC. It is said that the child was born fully awake and could speak. He told
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concept of the jahiliyyah and demonstrate the importance and impact it has to understand the origins and development of Islam. The Jahiliyyah is a core and critical part of the foundations of Islam‚ that certain elements of the jahiliyyah were borrowed‚ adopted and developed; whilst other elements were discarded as Islam evolved. It is important as aspects of the jahiliyyah period continues to have an influence after the advent of Islam. Elements of the jahiliyyah such as the geographical location;
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Western civilization changed dramatically between 1450 and 1750. While remaining an agricultural society‚ the West became very commercially active and developed a strong manufacturing sector. Many of the core areas of the West transformed; governments increased their powers‚ science became the centerpiece of intellectual life and ideas on family and marriage changed. These changes resulted from overseas expansion and increasing commercial dominance. Russia on the other hand was heavily concerned
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poverty‚ after all promises of selling herself told of riches. Now imagine this girl is your own. These are not pretty thoughts‚ but these actions are commonplace in Asia. In the February 1995 issue of World & I‚ Christopher P. Baker discusses his findings in the article‚ Kiddy Sex-Luring the Tourist for Love Beneath the Palms. In Asia more than half of the working prostitutes are under the age of 16‚ many of those are under the age of ten. Most people who hear the staggering statistics‚ just like
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Culture presentation ISLAM Linguistically‚ Islam means submission. According to Islamic terminology‚ Islam means a specified submission to what the Prophet Muhammad‚ peace be upon him‚ brought.Muslims believe in all the Prophets & Messengers‚ beginning with Beliefs Muslims believe that God gave us the faculty of reason‚ by which we are able—if we employ it—to discern truth from falsehood. Muslims also believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that
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Pre-trip Background Research 1. History and heritage ** A nation’s dream of unity and common purpose now capable of realization 1.1 The earliest people - The earliest representatives of South Africa’s diversity – at least the earliest we can name – were the San and Khoekhoe peoples - Both were resident in the southern tip of the continent for thousands of years - The hunter-gatherer San ranged widely over the area - The pastoral Khoekhoe lived in those comparatively well-watered
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Japan’s attitude toward foreign domination changed drastically over the years. Since the early 1600s‚ during the reign of the Tokugawa dynasty‚ the shogun made every effort possible to enforce a rigid isolation policy. He closed all ports except for one to foreigners. Anyone who left the country or allowed foreigners in were sentenced to death. However‚ by the mid-1800s‚ Japan began to reconsider their seclusion from the rest of the world. In 1850‚ Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Japan‚ accompanied
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Work Britain in 1750 In 1750 there were lots of agricultural jobs‚ men usually worked on farms (were laborers) doing physical jobs like: • Looking after the animals • Being a milkman • Harvesting crops • Sowing broadcast • Dibbling • Threshing • Breaking stones The women did a lot more in the domestic system they would usually stay at home and: • Cook food • Wash clothes • Sew and make clothes They were very involved textiles and the making of cloth‚ they would spin the wool at
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