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    is necessary first to regulate one ’s own family” (Dawson‚ 1915) which in Chinese‚ means the man should process a permanent house and have a harmonious family before he has the capacity to govern the country. What’s more‚ another sacred philosopher Lao-Tsu seems to be the best-known Chinese philosopher to the western world‚ through his short treatise the Laozi or Daodejing‚ consisting of more than 5‚000 Chinese characters‚ which has been the most frequently translated Chinese book (Shen‚ 1971). “Let

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    The Vietnam War began on the 1st of November‚ 1955‚ and ended on the 31st of April‚ 1975. It was a war fought predominantly in Vietnam‚ but small battles did occur in areas of Laos and Cambodia. During these twenty years of unfortunate enmity‚ hostility and combat‚ the South fraction of Vietnam‚ fought against the North. The South of Vietnam was predominantly Capitalist‚ their allies strictly anti-communist‚ a political ideology which exorbitantly contradicted that of the North sector‚ which was

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    communism which would result in the outbreak of a second Indochina war in a decade. The Geneva Conference of Indochina was attended by the U.S.‚ Britain‚ China‚ the Soviet Union‚ France‚ Vietnam (Viet Minh and representatives of Bao Dai)‚ Cambodia and Laos‚ all meeting to negotiate a solution for Southeast Asia. Because of the Cold War between the U.S (nationalism) and the Soviet Union (communism) each side soon sought their own interest in the Geneva Conference. Even though the Viet Minh had been victorious

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    Asian American Culture

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    philosophy was crystallized. religios Religions founded in Asia and with a majority of their contemporary adherents in Asia include: * Bahá’í Faith: slightly more than half of all adherents are in Asia * Buddhism: Cambodia‚ China‚ Japan‚ Korea‚ Laos‚ Malaysia‚ Mongolia‚ Burma‚ Singapore‚ Sri Lanka‚ Thailand‚ Vietnam‚ parts of northern‚ eastern‚ and western India‚ and parts of central and eastern Russia

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    Myanmar Foreign Direct Investment Policy: Should Myanmar place restrictions on MNCs by placing environmental and labour law Executive Summary MNCs are one of the factors to contribute the country’s development. Myanmar’s economy is based on agriculture‚ and its natural resources. Thus‚ it has the bargain power regarding with these sectors and lack of bargain power regarding with country’s infrastructure‚ technical and management skills. As the economy is based on oil & petrochemical (gas)‚

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    Sepak Takraw

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     RTGS: takro‚ pronounced [tā.krɔ̂ː]; Khmer: សីដក់ Sei Dak; Lao: ກະຕໍ້ka-taw; Filipino: sipa; Vietnamese: cầu mây)‚[1] or kick volleyball‚ is a sport native to Southeast Asia.[2] Sepaktakraw differs from the similar sport of volleyball in its use of a rattan ball and only allowing players to use their feet‚ knee‚ chest and head to touch the ball. It is a popular sport in Southeast Asia. In Malaysia‚ the game is called sepak raga or takraw. It is also kataw (Lao: "twine" and "kick")[1] while in Thailand it is

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    Music of Thailand

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    The Music of Thailand The music of Thailand reflects its geographic position at the intersection of China‚ India‚ Indonesia and Cambodia‚ and reflects trade routes that have historically included Persia‚ Africa‚ Greece and Rome. Thai musical instruments are varied and reflect ancient influence from far a field - including the klong thap and khim (Persian origin)‚ the jakhe (Indian origin)‚ the klong jin (Chinese origin)‚ and the klong kaek (Indonesian origin). Classical music  Thai classical

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    A common theme that has been discussed regarding the adversities that immigrants experience when arriving to the America are the social and cultural clashes between immigrants and citizens. What I find interesting is the conflicts pertaining to the health care system. Based on previous lectures‚ immigrants tend to mistrust the American health care system due to difference in medical remedies and the language spoken. I know first-hand that my mother would prefer to have a Ghanaian physician‚ as opposed

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    Critique: Tribal Wisdom

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    Cited: Mayberry-Lewis. David. "Tribal Wisdom." Utne Reader July/August 1992: 6-11 Lao Tzu. TaoTeChing. Trans. Lau‚ D.C. New York: Penguin. 1963

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    American Failures in Vietnam

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    Gloria A. Loftin American History II Ken Whitehurst December 5‚ 2012 UNITEDS STATES FAILURES IN VIETNAM It was the war that lasted ten thousand days. The war that inspired scores of songs. The war that sparked dozens of riots. (Caputo‚ Phillip‚ 10‚000 Days of Thunder: A History of the Vietnam War.) The Vietnam War‚ one of the most controversial wars in American history‚ has been one of the few wars where the United States was not a victor. Despite being a world superpower‚ the United States

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