different areas to different parts of the world. These immigrants also provided important support services such as workers in the dockyards‚ plantations‚ factories and some even provided daily necessities for traders all over the world. All these contributions of the immigrants helped to maintain Singapore as an attractive trading centre and kept it competitive. Without them‚ Singapore would not have grown so fast from a backwater island to a bustling island of trade and other commercial activities.
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International Education Journal‚ 2006‚ 7(4)‚ 391-399. ISSN 1443-1475 © 2006 Shannon Research Press. http://iej.cjb.net 391 Contributions of Islamic scholars to the scientific enterprise Yasmeen Mahnaz Faruqi Flinders University‚ School of Education faru0001@flinders.edu.au This paper presents a discussion regarding the role that Muslim scholars played in the development of scientific thinking in the Middle Ages. It argues that the Muslims were not just the preservers of the ancient and Greek
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The Contributions to the Western Civilization Ashley Stewart 5/1/11 Professor Hammond Strayer University The Hebrews‚ Greeks‚ and Romans‚ have made great contributions to develop the Western Civilization. The legacy that they’ve left was religion‚ knowledge‚ and government. The Hebrews contributed the religious aspect‚ the Greeks contributed knowledge and government‚ and the Romans contributed one must have an understanding of the ancient Greek culture‚ or else considered governing
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textbook is that there is very little mention about Chinese immigrants and their contributions in the United States. Almost all of the focus has been placed on white people of European background and their role in the development of this country. Without Chinese people’s contributions‚ America might not have become what it is today‚ one of the richest‚ smartest and strongest countries in the world. Chinese immigrant’s contributions included building railroads‚ reclaiming lands‚ and transforming the Sacramento
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Salutation to teacher for their contribution As we all knows that this day is having its special meaning. It is the birthday of the second President of India‚ an academic philosopher Dr. Sarwapalli Radhakrishnan. We all Indians have been celebrating Teacher’s Day on 5th September‚ since 1962. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan‚ a philosopher and a teacher par excellence‚ he gave his contribution towards Indian education system. Dr Radhakhrishnan believed that "teachers should be the best minds in
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Tourism’s Contribution in the Country "When we think of tourism‚ we think primarily of people who are visiting a particular place for sight seeing‚ visiting friends and relatives‚ taking a vacation and having a good time. They may spend their leisure time engaging in various sports‚ sun bathing‚ talking‚ singing‚ taking rides‚ touring‚ reading or simply enjoying the environment"(Goeldner and Ritchi‚ 2009). Tourism is one of the major sources of money in the country. It contributes many things
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aid of hope. As soon as one war would come to an end‚ another one would start. Though Koreans have only recently immigrated in large numbers to the United States‚ due to North Korean oppression‚ they have managed to make a reasonable amount of contributions‚ while still juggling countless hardships in America. All Koreans had reasons to leave their homeland. One reason was the poor education Korea offered. College education was highly valued in Korea‚ but the schools were of poor quality or very
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The contribution of teaching culture in raising student’s intercultural competence and awareness Introduction : Teaching a foreign language is not an easy undertaking that is limited to the direct teaching of morphology ‚ phonology ‚ vocabulary and syntax. Because language learning is not a case of only aquiring symbols and systems of codes‚ but it is as well as a metter of developing cultural knowledge and competence‚ that is viewed as vital component of language that cant be ignored or denied
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organized participation‚ aim to use‚ maintain or improve physical ability and provide entertainment to participants. Over the years‚ many people in the Caribbean have overlooked the importance of sporting activity; however sport has made several contributions to the development of the region. Firstly‚ sport has the potential to be a source for the generation of increased income for the region‚ if it is marketed in an effective manner so as to attract sponsorship from local and foreign corporations
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Many people know little about Canada’s large contribution to World War II and the efforts many Canadians made. Nearly everyone helped out in this war and thanks to the determination of those involved‚ the allies were victorious in defeating Hitler. Allied victory in World War II was in large part aided by Canadian involvement in the form of women contributing to the war effort‚ the British Commonwealth Air Training Program (or BCATP)‚ and Canada’s change in economy. World War II was a time of opportunity
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