central conflict lies in Nea ’s devotion to Sourdi‚ which in turn was caused by a distant memory. "Once upon a time"‚ Nea recalls‚ "Sourdi had walked across a minefield‚ carrying me on her back" (Chai 140). With the terrible war background on the Khmer Rouge-era in Cambodia as an exposition‚ Nea recalls her sister Sourdi carrying her across a field by stepping on countless dead bodies to avoid the mines. This is something that Nea views as secret between just her and her sister‚ one she will never
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Bangkok Bangkok is the capital of Thailand‚ which Thai people always call Krung Thep Maha Nakhon‚ means the City of Angels‚ was constructed in 1782 or 228 years ago. Foreigners generally call the city by its original name of Bangkok; however‚ Bangkok or Krung Thep has the real full name as the longest city name in the world. The full ceremonial name of the city is: “Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan
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Tattoos and tattooing are taking on an increasingly larger‚ more visible role in today’s mainstream pop culture. Now you see all kinds of tattooed celebrities‚ rock stars‚ movie stars‚ sports stars and even the elite super models proudly displaying their body art. Tattoos have been a part of people’s lives for many years now. To most people living in South Africa‚ tattoos are a normal thing‚ however there are many people with opposing opinions. It’s impossible to walk through a mall for more than
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Foundation Ancient Vietnam About 2‚000 years ago people in North Vietnam began growing rice in the Red River Valley. To irrigate their crops they built dykes and dug canals. They were forced to work together and so an organized kingdom emerged called Van Lang. However in the 2nd century BC the Chinese conquered the area. The Chinese ruled northern Vietnam for more than 1‚000 years and Chinese civilization had a great impact on the Vietnamese. However in South Vietnam there was Indian influence.
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Population: 82‚689‚518 (July 2004 est.) Ethnic Make-up: Vietnamese 85%-90%‚ Chinese‚ Hmong‚ Thai‚ Khmer‚ Cham‚ various mountain groups Religions: Buddhist‚ Hoa Hao‚ Cao Dai‚ Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic‚ some Protestant)‚ indigenous beliefs and Muslim The Language Vietnamese‚ Vietnam’s official language‚ is a tonal language that can be compared to Cambodia’s official language‚ Khmer. With each syllable‚ there are six different tones that can be used‚ which change the definition and
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Osbert’s Second Semester History Exam Study Guide Finally‚ the history of countries in Asia have fit together like a jigsaw puzzle! Remember that this study guide should be used for review; look at your own notes first. For the short answer responses‚ it should be you connecting to the information and adding insight to it with an argument‚ not memorizing the facts of a study guide. That’s the entire point of history. Feel free to ask any questions! Good luck! Table of Contents: Part I: Teacher
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| IEM1201L Kodak to Instagram: | Do news photographs support the ideas presented in the newspaper article? | | Olivia Tang| 4/3/2013 | | The dramatic deaths of Nicolae Ceausesu‚ a former Romania dictator and his wife Lena Ceausesu were televised on Christmas Day in 1989. Pictures of their bloodied bodies provided direct visual evidence to the masses. Even with the photographs‚ many of the older Romanians firmly believed in conspiracy theories
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The Cold War was a state of political tension after World War II between the USSR and the United States. The two opposing sides did not have a war that was fought on the battlefield also known as a Hot War because they both have nuclear weapons and too much destruction would have occured. This political struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union centered on many events‚ such as the Nuclear Arms Race‚ it affected Vietnam because of the war‚ which started in 1947‚ and it ended in 1991
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The French in Indochina Creation Before French colonization‚ Indochina was broken up into three independent‚ separate countries in Asia. They were known as the Khmer Empire (Cambodia)‚ the Laotian Kingdom (Laos)‚ and Vietnam. The Vietnamese were ruled by emperors from neighboring China for hundreds of years before the French took over. The emperors had nominal rule however. One of the old social facts of pre-Indochina included the emperors collecting revenue. But the taxes were
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Vanity Fair‚ an English novel written by William Makepeace Thackeray (United Kingdom: Punch Magazine‚ January 1847 - July 1948)‚ epitomizes the early 19th century of British society of the duplicity of social climbers‚ sabotages‚ avarices‚ lovelessness‚ pretentiousness‚ selfishness. It‚ at the same time‚ captures mix pack of emotion of people who have their origin and counterpart in society as a whole. Furthermore‚ it is a satirical exposé of William’s masterpiece which exposes every chunk of the
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