history of Singapore. The mouth of Singapore River‚ which still stands as the downtown core today‚ has a long history as bustling trading port. Pre-modern period Starting from the 5th‚ there has been a constant flow of ships between the South China Sea and Indian Ocean via the Straits of Melaka. Merchants and traders from different countries including China‚ Arabia and India would travel by trading vessels around the tip of the Malay Peninsula and to trade at various ports‚ one of which was the
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One of the primary lessons I learned is that Christopher Columbus is said to have carried a range of diseases the first time he crossed the Atlantic in 1492‚ which wiped out a huge population of Indians. The strategy was viewed as revenge through the introduction of syphilis into Europe. On the other hand‚ a skeleton was found in an English monastery that was said to be of a man who possibly died of syphilis. It is tough to determine the disease an individual died from especially after a long period
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Introduction Virtually every business today uses at least one form of computer information technology. Business firms use computers to automate and assist in managing everything from operations‚ sales‚ finance‚ and logistics. Internal databases and intranets are used for internal controls and organizations are connected via the internet to conduct sales‚ marketing and many other communications and transactions. Electronic business‚ or e-business‚ is dominating modern markets and the business world
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Sports have embodied many valuable lessons in my life that I use on and off the track. The three most valuable lessons it has taught me is how to be a leader‚ how to work with others‚ and being graceful even when you don’t like the outcome of certain events. Through the participation of sports I have learned different leadership skills that impact the lifestyle that I live today on and off the track. I utilize the leadership skills I learned in sports by becoming the Senior Class Treasurer. Being
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not there to take care of them. In some ways‚ men are sometimes seen as the term that women use often: animals. However‚ that would be an immoral judgment. In Barbara Ehrenreich’s short essay‚ "What I’ve learned from Men‚" she describes and bases her essay on things women can learn from men. In this essay‚ she proves that men influence women to become tough because of all the battles and arguments between the genders which make women realize they are too ladylike to "put out" in front of men
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elementary school) had a very tight knit‚ somewhat elitist group of friends who at times would talk about some of the other girls they thought were "weird" or dressed "funny." I shared this particular childhood memory of mine with her and it taught HER a lesson. When I was in 5th grade I was new to my school and pretty shy. I dressed a little differently than my classmates and did very well in class. My teacher was always pleased with my work and complimented it in front of the class; some of the more
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I learned a lesson all the way back in first grade‚ and that lesson has stuck with me ever since. I was coming in from recess‚ and I was talking to a friend of mine off to my left. Unfortunately‚ I was not watching where I was going. I kept barely taking glances of what was in front of me‚ and that was a huge mistake. Someone was running behind me‚ and wasn’t watching where they were going either. As I approached the building I heard yelling‚ but thought nothing of it. After all‚ recess had just
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Vietnam and the 20th Century Western Experience Ashley Manuel Religious strife and totalitarian regimes have always been enemies of religious freedom. Dominant religions are sometimes accustomed to wielding legal authority and that power may be abused. Totalitarian religious regimes can be particularly malevolent as they claim divine right for the heinous acts they commit. Nowhere is this more apparent than Vietnam‚ which was heavily influenced by a totalitarian French Catholicism. The Vietnamese
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overseas feels‚ they are always on their toes‚ waiting for the next ambush or ever waiting for their next attack. They never know what is next and soldiers often say they have never felt as alive as they feel in a firefight. Often when soldiers return from war they find their life boring and uneventful‚ they feel like no one is there for them like they were 4 years prior. They feel empty. Everyone has their morning routine‚ wake up‚ get dressed‚ etc. But imagine in that routine adding in loading
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the meaning of Prisoners of War (POWs). POWs throughout history have received harsh and brutal treatment. Prisoners received everything from torture to execution. However‚ in recent times efforts have been made to reduce these treatments and to get humane treatment for POWs. These attempts include the Geneva Convention of 1949. Unfortunately‚ during the Vietnam Conflict‚ these "rules" of war were not always obeyed‚ as they are now. The Geneva Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoner
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