The Travels of Marco Polo My ignorance and general distaste for history are likely to blame‚ but I‚ for one‚ was surprised to learn that Marco Polo is an actual person. Of course‚ I figured there was some significance to the phrase beyond its use as a swimming pool game‚ where a blindfolded individual closes their eyes‚ calls out‚ “Marco‚” and tries to tag other players by tracking down their mandatory responses of‚ “Polo.” That the significance was a name‚ however‚ surprised me indeed. I would
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Community Health Nursing Task 3 Dawn DeSantos Western Governors University HAT TASK 3 2 A. Analysis of the 2003 SARS outbreak Describe the communicable disease outbreak. Scientists believe that the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) originated from an animal to a human in Guangdong Province in China. It is not known what animal‚ for sure carried the zoonotic virus‚ but the civet cat is suspected. Bats in China
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Khans William of Rubruck composed a sequential and descriptive analysis of his experiences during his journey to the Mongolian empire in 1253 CE. His conquest took place primarily to affirm that Sartach Khan and the other Mongol Khans were Christian. Throughout his recordings he is repeatedly overwhelmed by the religious‚ cultural‚ linguistic‚ and political differences between the Mongolian Empire‚ and Western Europe. As a Franciscan friar‚ his humble circumstances pose a challenge as he proves to be
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Understanding Business Ethics in Asia: A Study of Several Ethical Issues in Japan‚ Indonesia and Mongolia Anggita Putri‚ Nasa Lkhagvasuren‚ Takashi Ushijima Brigham Young University International business ethics has been an issue researched and understood by companies‚ government entities‚ NGOs‚ and other institutions worldwide. Understanding business ethics becomes more important as entities understand the significance of cultural values in different countries. De George (1997) describes that
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it could offer Cambodia and the Khmer people. Saloth Sar desired to see a change in his country and society because he felt that the oppression and injustices his people were subject to was a crime of French Imperialism and the monarchy. He believed that his country would be able to prosper once these two factors were taken out of the political equation. Sar desired to build Cambodia’s economy as well as institute individual liberties. Saloth Sar formally joined the French Communist Party in 1952 before
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I HAVE NO CLUE! Mongolia (i /mɒŋˈɡoʊliə/; Mongolian: Монгол улс (help·info)‚ literally Mongol country/nation) is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and the People’s Republic of China to the south‚ east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan‚ its western-most point is only 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Kazakhstan’s eastern tip. Ulaanbaatar‚ the capital and largest city‚ is home to about 38% of the population. Mongolia’s political
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and emperor of the great Mongol Empire‚ and as a result‚ it became the largest contiguous land empire in all of history. Genghis Khan sought to unify the Mongols‚ and conquered nomadic Mongol tribes‚ unifying them at Karakorum‚ the capital of the Mongolian Empire. Whether on the battlefield or at home‚ Genghis was famous for his ruthless brutality. For example‚ when he defeated Mongol clans‚ he boiled all of their chiefs alive while killing all males taller than a wheel. As a result‚ he struck fear
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pancakes and dumplings. The flavors of the Northern China are most robust‚ with plenty of onion‚ garlic‚ cabbage‚ bean pastes‚ dark soy sauce and oyster flavored sauce. With influences form Mongolian and Muslim invaders in the past‚ Northern cuisine is hearty fare. Beijing (Peking) Duck‚ Mongolian Hot Pot and Mongolian Beef are some of the more familiar types of this cuisine. * EASTERN‚ OR SHANGHAI: This cuisine uses a combination of wheat and rice as its staples. Rice and wheat noodles are very
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Environmental and Global Health Issues Communicable Disease Outbreak SARS By Western Governors University Abstract Increased mobility of human populations allows disease to spread quickly around the world. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is one such communicable disease that came to worldwide attention in 2003 with >8000 cases and approximately 800 deaths. How such a disease can move so rapidly and be transmitted to so many people becomes apparent and
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conquered more territory than any other conqueror‚ and his successors established the largest contiguous empire in history. Even today his legacy continues in Asia‚ for without Genghis Khan there would not be a Mongolia. Kublai Khan (1215-1294) was a Mongolian leader who made an impact on China‚ not only through conquest‚ but also by ruling successfully. Many of the rulers before him were brutally land-hungry and apathetic to the conquered people; however‚ Kublai challenged
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