India Company based in Madras to obtain Pulau Pinang to setup a base to repair British navy ships and as a trading post for trade between China‚ India and the archipelago. In 1786‚ Francis Light acted as middleman in securing Penang from Sultan Abdullah of Kedah in return for a
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Poems from Guantanamo: The Detainees speak published by Marc Falkoff‚ is a collection of poems written by the infamous prisoners of GTMO or Guantanamo Detention Centre. The very existence of Guantanamo Bay camp nullifies the purpose of democracy as most detainees are detained without any trial. This article explores the poems and the poets themselves; investigating content of the poems and role of these prisoners as poets. They might not fit in to Wordsworth’s definition of a poet. But they embody
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a similar fate. The debate rested on the issue of audit independence ‚ that is found to be one of the major contributors to crashes like Enron. It is explained that the impact of lack of audit independence is extremely great to the audit quality (Abdullah‚ 2004). This essay‚ is trying to define what is ’independence’ and discuss about the relationship between independence and quality of external auditors. First of all‚ it is good to know what is the external auditors and its primary role. External
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Maggie Al Jajeh Final May 28‚ 2016 Flannery O’Connor (Everything That Rises Must Converge); Grace Paley (Samuel); Ralph Ellison (Battle Royale) How Racism Play Role In Short Stories There is a saying‚ which states that we should not judge a book by its cover. However‚ throughout history‚ that statement did not exist as history shows how society have judged and discriminated African-Americans on their skin color and not their character. As the great Martin Luther King‚ Jr. once said: "I have a dream
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For centuries‚ Arab regimes have expropriated‚ abused and taken advantage of power and wealth from their people; it was only a matter of time before things turned around. The year 2010 will be remembered in history as the year that witnessed the uprising of the Arab Spring‚ the term "Arab Spring" denotes the Revolutions of 1848; a series of political turmoil swept through Europe in 1848. Moreover‚ in the aftermath of the Iraq War the term ‘Arab Spring’ was used by analysts who foresaw a major Arab
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characteristic is it is drawn in favour of a specified person (payee) or to his order in favour of a bearer.A bill is payable to the order of a specified person where the name of the payee is stated. Under section 8 (4) & (5). For example‚ ‘pay Anita Abdullah’.A bill is payable to bearer in the following example. ‘Pay bearer’ or ‘Pay Anita or bearer’ . Thus‚Anita herself can obtain payment or she can negotiate the bill to another by mere delivery. The only or last indorsement is in blank‚ for example
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me first give you a small description of UAE and Dubai. It was in 1975 “the crucial states of Persian gulf had transformed into United Arab Emirates under the rule of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahiyan as its first president. The seven Emirates joined together under the visionary leadership of Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoom‚ ruler of Dubai. While Abu Dhabi tapped its rich oil reserves Dubai concentrated on providing first class business environment. Even though Dubai is producing
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Yemen: A Failed State at Risk of Civil War Some Facts about Yemen as a Failed State Yemen is one of the most water-scarce areas in the world. An estimated 80% of conflicts in Yemen are based on water. Up to 40% of water is used to grow ‘qat’ drug. Shortages will cause a major increase in internally displaced people. Yemen is the poorest Arab country. Nearly half the population lives on less than 2$ a day. Around 50% of Yemenis are illiterate. Yemen’s population will double by 2030. National unemployment
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References: Abdullah‚ A. N. & Chan‚ S.H. 2003‚ ‘Gaining linguistic capital through a bilingual language policy innovation’‚ South Asian Language Review‚ 13‚ 1&2‚ pp 100-7. Baskaran‚ L. M. 2005‚ A Malaysian English Primer: Aspects of Malaysian English Features‚ University
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Zaita and Dr. Booshy being arrested‚ Hamida running away with the pimp and Radwan Hussainy leaving for his religious journey. The irony in Abbas death also adds to the negative tone that goes through the town especially for his friends and family. Sheikh Darwish has an ironic quote at the end of the novel talking about Abbas death and he says‚”I will be patient so long as I live‚ for not all things have their end? Oh yes‚ everything comes to its nihaya”(286). Darwish is talking about everything in
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