SE4660 INDEPENDENT STUDY Religious Syncretism in Singapore: Phra Phrom worship among Chinese Singaporeans. Abstract: Since the 1980s‚ there has been a growing popularity amongst Chinese Singaporeans who worship the Thai deity Phra Phrom (commonly known to them as the “Four Faced Buddha”) and making regular pilgrimages to temples in Thailand. (Hoon 2001) My research will seek to understand the historical‚ cultural and economic dynamics behind these practices. Such an exploration would
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Celeste Luna Amie Sheffer English 1301-54123 October 18‚ 2013 Rhetorical Analysis Draft 1.2 Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel‚ a Thai professor at the University of Hawaii in Manoa‚ gives her outsider’s perspective of the American culture in an offensive manor towards her American readers. Natadecha-Sponsel pushes her theory that individualism is an American cultural value while implying that Americans are vain in the process. It is understood that Individualism is the habit of being self- reliant
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Expository Essay I have chosen two pieces of music‚ both played with a woodwind instrument‚ but from two very different regions. The first one with title “Lam thang san” is played by a Thai performer using a free-reed aerophone that accompanies the vocalists. The second one is a Native American flute performance with use of an end-blown flute. The title of the piece is “Taos Pueblo Courting Song”. The music gives audiences a gentle touch of peacefulness and solitude of earth. There is an
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an economic leader in the Third world. The $4 billion a year in tourism revenue is the core support of the Thai economy (Bishop‚ p. VI). Thai officials have attributed the success of the tourism industry to the "many attractions located in various parts of the country" as well as "the uniqueness of the Thai people" --- "their friendliness and hospitality (Bishop‚ p. 67)." However the Thai government has failed to recognize the contributions of sex tourism which is estimated to generate about $1
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moment when I came to see children differently regardless of my own desire. This past month in September‚ I was at Thai local church like every other Friday‚ for a community service teaching Thai children English. It was just like my any other Friday evenings at the church for a community service‚ starting with several worship
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have no direct competitors but their indirect competitor is Siam Niramit. The second part of the report would tell about the communication objective which is to have about 315 visitors per day to come to Sampran riverside and our main target group is Thai household. The third part of the report shows the advertising budget which includes the method to determine the budget and how we would use the budget to promote the place. We use top-down approach to determine the budget which is 1 million baht and
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the 9th century when the dominant cultures were Hinduism and Buddhism before converting to Islam around the fourteenth century and became a vassal state under Ayutthaya Kingdom. The Sunni-Malay Muslims of the South never assimilated into the Siamese/Thai world. Unlike the Shiite-Muslims who came from Arab and Persia in the seventeenth century‚ they engaged mainly in trade and commerce in urban settlements and were successfully assimilated into the noble class of Siamese by marriage and by serving
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Overview Of Martial Arts Feel The Wrath Of My Bo James W. Brown 2 Ebook Title Table of Contents Chapter 1. A Look at Belts Chapter 2. A Look at Kung Fu Chapter 3. A Look at Ninjutsu Chapter 4. A Look at Wing Chun Chapter 5. A Look at Muay Thai Chapter 6. A Look at Aikido Chapter 7. A Look at B.J.J. Chapter 8. A Look at Chinese Martial Arts Chapter 9. Five Animal Kung Fu Chapter 10. Hapkido Chapter 11. Shootfight Chapter 12. Tai Chi Chapter 13. Judo Chapter 14. Taekwondo Chapter 15. Kenpo
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benefits from considering DFI in Thailand is maximizing profits and minimising costs. As the fact shows that Thai baht is now a freely floating currency and has depreciated 8.88 percent during the last 12 months‚ which could lower the initial costs required for DFI. In this way‚ Blade may generate profits when DFI is considered. 1.2.2 Compared to Blades’ U.S. market or U.K. market’s‚ the Thai roller blade market offers more growth potential. Since Blades’ growth potential there is limited due to
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Nowadays‚ the problem of teenage pregnancy in Thailand doesn’t affect only teenage mothers’ lives‚ but also many aspects of Thai society‚ such as family‚ occupation‚ the economy‚ etc. Moreover‚ it is expected that in the future‚ the problem will increase and become bigger and harder to solve. According to the Bureau of Reproductive Health at the Public Health Ministry‚ Thai teenager births have increased 43 percent during the last 10 years and Thailand’s teenage pregnancy rate is the highest in Southeast
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