In the melting pot of cultures in the United States‚ Hmong people are among the most misunderstood and enigmatic ethnic groups. Throughout history‚ during the most uneasy and difficult time‚ when Laos experienced civil war in the 1950s and 1960s‚ the Hmong sided with the government‚ fearing a communist regime would disrupt their independence. The Vietnam War resulted in the Hmong to siding with the United States to oppose Vietnamese and Laotian communists‚ lose a huge percent of their population
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Medicinal Plants (Philippines) Members: Austria‚ LG Bituin‚ Mica Bucawit‚ Princess Calabia‚ Karen Calpito‚ Gervielyn Cuevas‚ Denise Reyes‚ Simon Villegas‚ Lara Akapulko - is used as herbal medicine and is a shrub that grows wild in the tropical climate of Philippines. Uses: Treat fungal infections‚ like ringworms‚ scabies and eczema.. Treat intestinal problems including intestinal parasites. Treat bronchitis and asthma Yerba Buena- is a rambling aromatic herb of the mint family
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Project Report – Herbal Processing Plant Sector: Forest‚ Environment and Herbal Project Title: Processing Plant for Wild Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Project Description Associated side effects and high cost of allopathic medicines are key reasons‚ herbal medications are being increasingly preferred over their synthetic counterpart. Around the world herbal industry is growing faster than the traditional pharmaceutical industry. India has a thriving herbal industry and there is a high potential for
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The present paper aims to analyse two occupations performed by Evelyn in the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Madden‚ 2011). According to Townsend and Polatajko (2007)‚ occupation is “an activity or set of activities…given value and meaning by individuals” (p. 19) and occupational performance is defined as the “actual execution of…an occupation” (p. 26). The two concepts are emphasised in the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement (CMOP-E)‚ which was developed to clarify the
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respective rules. Though Communist leader Pol Pot and German nationalist Adolf Hitler can be compared in several ways‚ there are also myriad differences between their ascendancies. The social dispositions and executions of Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot‚ although similar in several ways‚ also differed for numerous reasons during their supremacies. The social perspectives and exploits of Hitler and Pol Pot have multiple similarities. For example‚ both Pol Pot and Hitler advocated and‚ to an extent‚ succeeded
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Dominik Laszczkowski 11/12/12 Test Essay In The Effect of Gamma rays on Man- in – the Moon Marigold by Paul Zindel‚ Beatrice‚ the single mother of Tillie and Ruth‚ has multiple internal and external conflicts which present barriers to living a normal life. A single mother whose life has gone awry‚ she copes with it through self-hatred‚ cynicism‚ and drug abuse‚ and by verbally (and at times physically) abusing her two daughters But she finds other ways to sustain herself. There are many internal
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Some of the most bizarre and fascinating plants in the natural world are undoubtedly carnivorous plants. Carnivory‚ defined as the consumption of animal tissue‚ is often only associated with the animal kingdom. However the existence of carnivory is widespread and diverse in the plant and fungi kingdoms as well. Specifically carnivorous plants‚ which originally descended from exclusively photosynthetic plants‚ have evolved elaborate‚ efficient‚ and diverse methods to capture‚ digest‚ and metabolize
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Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes Sanguinolenta) also known as "freckle face" is an attractive decorative ornamental plant with velvety green leaves and splashes of color. Its color spectrum consists of red‚ white‚ purple‚ lavender‚ purple scarlet rose. The striking leaves also come in solid colors with dots. Other common names for this plant are the flamingo plant‚ the pink dot plant‚ and the measles plant suggest spotted leaves. This bushy‚ colorful plant is native to Madagascar where it can grow up
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Potoooooooo or Pot-8-Os (foaled in 1773) was a famous 18th-century Thoroughbred racehorse‚ known for his defeat of some of the greatest racehorses of the time and his later life as an influential sire. Pot-8-Os was a chestnut colt bred by Willoughby Bertie‚ 4th Earl of Abingdon‚ in 1773. He was sired by Eclipse‚ his dam Sportsmistress traced to Thwaites’ Dun Mare from the number 38 family and she was sired by Warren’s Sportsman. He was the first foal of Sportsmistress‚ who also produced the Epsom
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SPEECH Start with: Respected teachers and my fallows....Good Morning....I am Bilal Sajjad from grade 5........!!!Today my topic is about...!!!...:Telling the truth is the most important thing to do. It’s better to tell the truth‚ admit mistakes and move on. Everybody should tell the truth all the time to feel more comfortable. Of course‚ sometimes they have to use the polite way to express their opinion. It makes life simpler; there is also great humility in admitting mistakes. People appreciate
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