1. Petronas Twin Towers The Petronas Twin Towers dominate the sky scape in Kuala Lumpur. They are magnificent pieces of architecture which tower over the rest of Kuala Lumpur and are currently the second tallest buildings in the world‚ and the tallest twin towers in the world. They were built in 1998 and have 88 floors and reach 452 meters into the sky. The towers were planned in the form of an 8 sided star which in Islam symbolises fullness and regeneration. There is a viewing deck on the twin
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Case Study Shanghai Tang: The first Global Chinese Luxury Brand? 1) What is a luxury brand? A luxury brand is a brand that consumer associates it with luxury. Most of its products are luxury goods. It includes brands whose names are associated with luxury‚ high price‚ or high quality goods. A luxury brand is associated with sophistication (1 out of 5 brand related dimensions). Brands that are considered upper class and charming‚ high in sophistication dimension scale: E.g Cartier
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SAN FRANCISCO Fwanyanga W. Mate & Ibrahim Akinola SAN FRANCISCO Fwanyanga W. Mate & Ibrahim Akinola San Francisco is one of North America’s most vibrant and robust cities. Located on the west coast of the United States of America‚ and only about a six to seven hour flight from Calgary‚ San Francisco is well-known for its great climate‚ lively culture‚ and outstanding world-renowned landmarks. With the above in mind‚ there are two basic reasons of why one should visit San
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Urbanism at its eclectic finest exists in the city of San Francisco. The name itself brings to mind its many sociocultural icons. The Golden Gate Bridge‚ cable cars‚ Fisherman’s Wharf‚ Chinatown‚ and Alcatraz Island are unique to San Francisco yet do not define the city. From a tiny missionary village to wild west frontier town to love-ins and gay pride to world-class city characterize San Francisco as a distinctive metropolis. Environmentally‚ San Francisco is far from ideal. At the tip of the peninsula
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During the 19th century in the United States‚ male and females of Asian descent had migrated into the country‚ which created a huge impact to America. In 1848‚ the Treaty of Hidalgo was signed by Mexico‚ which ended the Mexican-American war resulted with Mexico giving up the territory of California to the U.S.. By March 15‚ the news spread that plenty of gold was found within California and caused many men from different countries to explore the territory to find precious gold such as China. China
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The Pianist Roman Polanski’s (The director)‚ "The Pianist" tells the story of a Polish Jew‚ a classical musician‚ who survived the Holocaust through stoicism and good luck. This is not a thriller‚ and avoids any temptation to crank up suspense or sentiment; it is the pianist’s witness to what he saw and what happened to him. The film is based on the autobiography of Wladyslaw Szpilman‚ who was playing Chopin on a Warsaw radio station when the first German bombs fell. Szpilman’s family was prosperous
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another martial artist. Taller but lighter‚ with his 135 pounds stretched thinly over 5’10"‚ this fighter was also of Chinese descent. Born in Hong Kong and reared in the south of mainland China‚ he had only recently arrived in San Francisco’s teeming Chinatown‚ just across the bay from Oakland. Though over the next 15 years he would become widely known in martial arts circles and would train some of America’s top martial artists‚ he would retain a near disdain for publicity and the commercialization of
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a better life in America. Ah-Kim and her Ma find themselves deeply indebted to Aunt Paula who has paid their airfare‚ a place to live and many other expenses until they could get on their feet. At the age of five‚ Ah-Kim and her Ma worked in a Chinatown dirty clothing factory to pay-off their debt to Aunt Paula. Ah-Kim had to handle going to school and helping her Ma in the factory at night. Ah-Kim had to adapt to her new culture and new way of life in America. She even changed her name to Kimberly
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stereotypes might affect children. The methods were developed by using eighty one Asian-American girls and seventy Asian-American boys from the Boston area. They were recruited by local Chinese‚ Korean‚ and Japanese newspapers and summer programs at Chinatown. The participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: Asian identity activated‚ female/male identity activated‚ and no identity activated (control) or have not been defined
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short story "Two Kinds‚" Amy Tan explores the clash of cultures between a first-generation Chinese-American daughter‚ Jing-mei‚ and her mother‚ Suyan‚ a Chinese immigrant. Suyan is certain that Jing-mei can become a prodigy if she only tries hard enough. At first Jing-mei is eager to try‚ but she always falls short of her mother’s expectations. She decides that the prodigy in her is the girl who would steadfastly refuse to be what she is not. While the mother and daughter reveal their personality
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