Water Polo What is Water Polo? Water polo‚ or Water ball‚ is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals. Game play involves swimming‚ treading water‚ players passing the ball while being defended by opponents‚ and scoring by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie. Water polo is very similar to handball on land. Basic Skills Water Polo is a team water activity requiring swimming
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What is Thai Cuisine? An Introduction There is a degree of ambiguity attached to the understanding of Thai cuisine. Having lived half of my life outside of Thailand‚ it seems that food became Thai only in foreign settings‚ whereas Thai food in Thailand is rarely identified in such fashion. There must be‚ to borrow Roland Barthes’ terminology‚ ‘a system of communication’‚1 and an established body of knowledge that enables Thais and foreigners alike to identify what food is and is not Thai. The
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involved in the teaching of English to Thais are discussed‚ and this is followed by an examination of some of the approaches used here for the teaching of English. Finally‚ attempts to tackle problems are presented. Problems In the first regard‚ it will be shown that English and Thai are different at all levels: pronunciation‚ word‚ grammar and text. Moreover‚ there are different cultural notions between the two. Pronunciation In most cases‚ pronunciation problems result from the
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grow faster and earn more benefit than less developed countries. Because of many advantages and disadvantages‚ this topic is very interesting to study. For this reason‚ I will discuss the effects of globalization on Thailand‚ which is the place I was born‚ and why does it bring more benefits than detriments to my country. Moreover‚ how it affects the Thai economy and culture is the main focus. This essay will be divided into 4 main parts: the description of globalization‚ what causes globalization
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LITERATURE THAI LITERATURE ◦The earliest literature of the Thai people was written in Chinese until the 13th century‚ then in Sanskrit and Pali from India. ◦Thai literature was traditionally heavily influenced by Indian culture from the 13th century. Thailand’s national epic is a version of the Ramayana called theRamakien. ◦The most important poet in Thai literature was Sunthorn Phu‚ who is best known for his romantic adventure story Phra Aphai Mani and for nine travel pieces called Nirats. THAI FOLKLORE
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Reflection Paper On the assigned reading of week 2: “Modern Buddhist murals in Northern Thailand: a study of religious symbols and meaning”‚ written by John P. Ferguson and Christina B. Johannsen. The title pretty much says it all. In brief‚ the reading aims to explore some symbolic realms of Buddhist murals located in Northern Thailand (Chiengmai) as an attempt to achieve a better understanding of Theravada Buddhism world view. Founded on the belief that religious graphic art does deliver as
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Marco Polo When I was younger one of my favorite games to play in a swimming pool was “Marco Polo”. Little did I know that this famous childhood game was named after the famous explorer‚ Marco Polo himself. It is said that the reason the game was named after him was because one day Polo was traveling through China and grew very tired. He fell asleep on his horse and wondered away from the rest of his group. Later‚ he heard his group members calling his name‚ “Marco”. In return he called back to
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MARCO POLO The name Marco Polo has excited the imagination of children and adults alike for hundreds of years. This famous explorer left his home in Venice in 1271 to sail for a journey of a twenty four-year. A journey that took him where no European had been before. He went across the Middle East to Central Asia‚ Peking‚ and eventually to the palace of the strong Mongol King‚ Kublai Khan. Yet‚ when Marco returned home‚ he told the amazing stories to very few people. In the thirteenth century
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In Thailand‚ the growth of a transgendered female population has led the Thai culture to classify a third gender role‚ commonly termed ladyboys. The Thai language also uses the terms “kathoey” or “sao praphet song” (meaning ‘second kind of woman’) to categorize this gender role (Winter 2008‚ 47). A transgendered female is a born male who undergoes a male-to-female identity change. There is much discussion as to why a kathoey thinks of herself as a female even though she is in a male’s body. Though
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Muay Thai Muay Thai is a combat sport that started from Thailand ’s martial arts which use a similar approach to boxing and or kickboxing with various techniques. It not only physically challenges the person‚ but it also shows mental control and discipline for the mind in combat knowing how to control the other person at all times. It is the one sport that requires no shoes or sneakers‚ with hands wrapped and boxing gloves on. The combat is known as “the art of eight limbs” or sometimes “science
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