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    countries in the world which have multi-racial. Although Malaysia has the most races of citizens in the universe‚ the Malaysia’s residents can live together peacefully. The ethnics of citizens in Malaysia are Malayan (Muslims)‚ Chinese‚ Indian (Hindu)‚ Iban‚ Kadazan and etc. Between‚ the three major ethnics are Malayan‚ Chinese and Indian in Malaysia. Because of the multi-racial of Malaysia‚ there are also many festive season in Malaysia. Malaysia also is the country which has the most festive season

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    Gawai Dayak

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    excuse to organise beauty contests as is happening at the moment. “Gawai Dayak needs to adapt to changes in our society but it does not mean it has to be revolutionised‚” pointed out Jimbun Tawai‚ assistant research officer‚ Majlis Adat Istiadat (Iban section). He said Gawai Dayak should be viewed from another perspective — as the community’s contribution to advance the 1Malaysia Concept since Dayaks also hold ‘open house’ during Gawai to promote bonds of friendship and understanding among the

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    Second‚ and closely related‚ was the issue of whether the roughly four million freedmen should be allowed to vote. The issue was how to receive the four million former slaves as citizens. If they were to be fully counted as citizens‚ some sort of representation for apportionment of seats in Congress had to be determined. Before the war‚ the population of slaves had been counted as three-fifths of a corresponding number of free whites. By having four million freedmen counted as full citizens‚ the

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    Australia Kinship System

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    “Kinship is a system of social relationships expressed in a biological idiom through terms such as mother‚ son‚ and so on.”(Australian Aborigine) The main purpose of their kinship system is to determine where each member stands within the tribe as well as outside the tribe. Kinship also “provided everyone with a ready-made guide to expected behavior‚ indicating‚ for example‚ the expectation of sexual familiarity‚ a joking relationship‚ restraint‚ or completes avoidance.” (Australian Aborigine) This helped

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    Alcohol in Alaska

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    across the present day United States and continue to live on and off reservations throughout America’s fifty states. Throughout Native Americans longstanding history the significant battle with alcohol has not only tarnished the culture of numerous tribes and the public perception of American Indians‚ but alcohol use has ruined the lives of countless people. The introduction of alcohol in Native American societies began with English explorer Henry Hudson in the early 1600’s during the exploration of

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    MAlAY LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF VARIOUS ETHNIC STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM ZAMRI MAHAMOD d-zam@ukm.my WAN HAZENAH WAN ISMAIL wanhazenah@yahoo.com ABSTRACT This study was designed to examine language learning strategies (LLS) of students from various ethnic groups in Malaysia for learning the Malay language out of the classroom (OC) based on their performance‚ demographic factors and the four language skills. Data was collected using a self-report questionnaire. The

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    Celebrating birthdays became popular almost universally because birthdays give people a reason to gather in friendly groups‚ share food‚ and enjoy kinship. Birthday traditions are quite similar in some countries today‚ but not everyone celebrates in the same way. There are numerous traditions surrounding birthdays. Family history‚ culture‚ language and economic status are all details that affect the way a person observes the anniversary of their birth. Is there anything that a child loves more than

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    INTRODUCTION Background English plays an important role at this area of globalization. People need to be proficient in English in order to compete on an international platform. Based on the resolutions of MELTA (Malaysian English Language Teaching Association) National Colloquium on the Role of The English Language In National Building held on 22nd of April 2003 at Sheraton Subang Towers and Hotel‚ Subang Jaya Selangor‚ "English Language plays a significant role in the enhancement of the economy

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    The Old Testament supports the tracing of the the relationship between the Levites and worship in Ancient Israel. Worship in Ancient Israel was based on doctrine supported by the covenant and interventions that had been initiated by God. Yahweh showed a considerable amount of compassion and protection to the descendants of Isaac‚ Abraham and Jacob. For example‚ the Israelites were rescued through their leader‚ Moses‚ from slavery and oppression and then led through Sinai to the Promised Land.

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    Business Essay How important is a thorough process of recruitment & selection for a hotel? A thorough process means a complete and comprehensive process. Recruitment refers to the process of identifying the need for a job‚ defining the requirements of the position and the jobholder and advertising the position. Selection is choosing the most appropriate person for the job. In the stance of a hotel‚ it serves thousands of millions of customer on a daily basis‚ coming from various countries

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