1. Shangri-La Background: Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is a deluxe Asian hotel chain‚ founded in 1971 in Singapore by the Malaysian-Chinese tycoon Robert Kuok. The company quickly differentiated itself from the competition and provided distinctive Asian standards of hospitality and service. As of 2006‚ Shangri-La was the largest Asian-based deluxe hotel group in Southeast Asia. The company managed a total of 50 hotels under two brands: the five-star Shangri-La and the four-star Traders- a sister
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Become Fashionista is the main key word of La Sape. La Sape is a social movement occurs in Congo who devote their income to purchasing fine clothing and accessories‚ assuring they innovate the morale of their neighborhoods by being an example of couture and courtesy to others. Congo is well known as poverty country and interminable with civil conflicts. This is not the way cease La Sape “dream” to express their lavish apparel. The story of La Sape began when French colonization entered to Congo
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South America In 1541‚ the Spanish came to Chile‚ South America and they brought grapes‚ olives‚ walnuts‚ chestnuts‚ rice‚ wheat‚ citrus‚ fruits‚ sugar‚ garlic‚ and spices. They also brought different kinds of meat and dairy such as: sheep‚ sausages‚ chicken‚ beef‚ rabbits‚ pigs‚ milk‚ and cheeses. Most of Chile’s cuisines are influenced by other countries that their settlers have brought over with them. For example‚ their own ingredients and cooking methods. Unlike the US‚ Chileans have
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La Haine (1995): dir. Mathieu Kassovitz- France Starkly shot in black and white to show a Paris not on any map‚ the film deals with Frances intolerance towards outsiders. After local youth Adel is beaten unconscious by police‚ a riot ensues on his estate during which a policeman loses his gun. La Haine follows vinz‚ Hubert and said‚ three young men trapped in the Parisian economic‚ ethnic and social underclass. Watching the film‚ what really stood out to me was the way the film shot- -Being wholly
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the world and has received numerous awards for her work; she serves as a voice for the Chilean people and their recent history. For the story you are about to read‚ it’s important to know that she is the niece of Salvador Allende‚ the President of Chile from 1970 – 1973. His presidency ended after a bloody coup in which Salvador Allende’s life ended. During his final speech at the Presidential Palace‚ gunfire and explosions were heard throughout the city as opposing forces approached the Palace
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For my first quarter supplemental project‚ I chose to watch the movie Amistad. This movie portrays very unfortunate events that innocent people from Africa had to endure. The Africans were being held in Cuba and were chained to the cargo on the ship La Amistad. One of the Africans- Cinque; takes over the ship and him and his men kill most of the crew. Furthermore‚ they continue to sail‚ but reach the United States where they are imprisoned as runaway slaves. After this‚ the slaves are beginning to
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From first glance of the Las Meninas painting‚ my eyes go to the center‚ down front‚ where a princess is being offered a drink and gives off an air of not being interested. Not too near to her‚ almost at the margin of the picture‚ a woman dwarf‚ and a boy bothers a tired dog‚ which disregards the torments. There is a woman in middle ground talks to a man who seems to be ignoring her while instead he looks directly at the viewer. Further in the back‚ a courtier in all black prepares to leave; his
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This year again‚ I was preparing my trip to Chile. The holiday vacations were starting in a week‚ and like every other year I was leaving for Christmas. My desire for helping others in need‚ started when I was only 15 years old. That’s when I went on my first humanitarian trip‚ with my school. We left for Chile and built ten houses in two weeks. Since then‚ I have never skipped a year without going on this trip and building houses. The first couple of years I would leave in the summer vacations‚
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A little Coppermine located in Chile‚ had a cave that caused thirty-three miners to be trapped underground on August 5‚ 2010. The miners did not have enough oxygen‚ water‚ or food; while trapped no one was sure if the miners would live through this catastrophic event. The miner were trapped in the cave for four days; there were no signs that these miners were still living during this event. Luck struck these families of the mine workers when in tears; were replaced by complete happiness when all
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Day Dreaming While Driving Dagoberto Gilb’s “Love in L.A.” is a love story that is set on a freeway in Las Angeles. Now this is an unusual setting for a love story‚ however‚ “Love in L.A.” is a different kind of love story. The story opens up with Jake‚ a careless and irresponsible guy sitting in traffic. Gilb states that Jake is sitting in “near motionless traffic.” This symbolizes Jake’s life. Jake drives a ’58 Buick which is out of date and old. He wishes that this car had more accessories
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