AUNG SAN SUU KI ABOUT Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election‚ the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament. She had‚ however‚ already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 of the 21 years from 20 July 1989 until her most recent release on 13 November 2010‚ becoming one of the
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renovated in 2011. Chinese Garden. An ornate Chinese-style gate‚ carved with swirling dragons‚ leads you into this whimsical garden which looks like it has been transported from old Peking. Along the lagoon constructed to simulate a small lake‚ are pagodas and gazebos that are set off by red pillars and green-tiled roofs and decorated with a profusion of
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At first glance‚ it is easy to assume that pre-war Southeast Asian nationalism was indeed primarily influenced by tradition and culture but further inspection and analysis of the history during that era would prove otherwise. In this paper‚ I will argue that although tradition and culture did initially influence the development of Southeast Asian nationalism‚ its indigenous and traditional influence waned as external Western ideology overshadowed it. In British Burma and Dutch East Indies‚ tradition
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Question Excerpt From Architectural History 01 Q.1) | Founder of the Bauhaus School of Art. | | | A. | Alvar Aalto | B. | Eero Saarinen | C. | Walter Gropius | D. | Le Corbusier | Q.2) | What architectural term is termed to be free from any historical style? | | | A. | Renaissance | B. | Eclecticism | C. | Art Noveau | D. | Baroque | Q.3) | The architect of Chrysler building in N.Y. | | | A. | Erich Mendelsohn | B. | Welton Becket |
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The Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว‚ RTGS: Wat Phra Kaeo‚ IPA: [wát pʰráʔ kɛ̂ːw]‚ Pronunciation‚ English: Temple of the Emerald Buddha; full official name Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram‚ Thai: วัดพระศรีรัตนศาสดาราม‚ IPA: [wát pʰráʔ sǐː rát.ta.náʔ sàːt.sa.daː.raːm]) is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. It is a "potent religio-political symbol and the palladium [safeguard] of Thai society".[1] It is located in the historic centre of Bangkok (district Phra Nakhon)‚ within
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Having grown up in the Mixtec town of Oaxaca‚ Mexico‚ I had the pleasure of seeing a wide variety of plants and their uses‚ among them the Agave plant. The agave plant was as important to barbacoa as was the fungus Ustilago maydis to the dish Huitlacoche‚ only this plant had several uses beyond the kitchen. Using my own experiences‚ the vast resources online‚ and a quick call to my parents‚ I set out to learn more about the other aspects of this plant‚ such as it’s role in the everyday life of Indigenous
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Hue arrives on tourist map by Kim Megson |[pic] | |Steeped in history: Visitors enjoy a trip to Hue’s ancient citadel. The city offers a perfect blend of| |history‚ culture‚ food and relaxation. — VNA/VNS Photo | When eager travellers arrive in Viet Nam they usually have a familiar list of places that they are determined to see – HCM City‚ Ha Noi
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Hinduism * A combination of a member of religious traditions in India * A polytheistic religion (More than one god) * God is Brahman - Creator and creation‚ made manifest in 3 persons: 1. Brahma - Creator 2. Vishnu - Preserver 3. Shiva - Destroyer * According to Hinduism‚ our true self is Brahman * The human soul is Atman * Basic Hindu phrase is "Atman is Brahman" or "Tat Tatum asi"‚ meaning "That Thou Art!" * Goal of Hindu life: 1. Become perfected to
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Some ten kilometers from the heart of Chiang Mai city stands the province’s iconic national park -- Thailand’s tallest mountain: Doi Inthanon. In native northern languages‚ Doi simply means a mountain or its peak. Surrounding this immense‚ gigantic granite is a 1000 square-kilometer national park area stippled with waterfalls and trek trails‚ all enveloped by an impermeable curtain of wilderness. Roamed by over 12‚000 visitors each year and soaring at two thousand five hundred and sixty five meters
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Entrepreneurs are innovators or developer who recognizes and seize opportunities; converts those opportunities into a workable/marketable idea; adds value through time‚ effort‚ money or skills; assumes the risk of the competitive marketplace to implement these ideas and realizes the rewards from these efforts (Kuratko‚ 2009). Based on this explanation‚ we can assume that entrepreneurs are people who take risks and efforts to venture into a new business. In order for them to take such risks‚ they
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