The Strait of Magellan and the Pacific Ocean allowed for nations like Spain and Portugal to expand their trade networks. Spain sold use of the Strait of Magellan to Portugal to raise money. Spain initially disliked the Philippines‚ but the city of Manila eventually became their largest trading center in East Asia. This is directly linked to Magellan because he was the first to discover the Pacific Ocean and the Strait of Magellan‚ therefore almost single-handedly
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THE HISTORY OF MALACCA Malacca is a small state encompassing 1657km2 on the Western Peninsular of Malaysia. Geographically positioned along East-West trading route‚ at the busiest and narrowest point of Straits of Malacca‚ the state experienced a unique culmination of cultural and historical influences from Malay Sultanate (1400-1511)‚ Portuguese colonial (1511-1641)‚ Dutch colonial (1641-1795)‚ English colonial (1795-1942‚ 1945-1957) and Japanese occupancy (1942-1945). Today‚ independent Malacca
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Viet Nam is known that is a center of world’s species diversity with a abundant natural ecosystems like: mangrove forests‚ limestones‚ seas v.v with characteristics of the tropical climates. It is a habitat and development of many endemic wild species valuable‚ some of them can’t be found anywhere else in the world. Viet Nam has many valuable wild genetic resources‚ especially medicinal plants‚ the flowers and tropical plants‚ v.v. Biodiversity in Vietnam is the great value in many different aspects
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HLT7D21V Cultural Diversity and Workplace Legislation V43201304 Diploma of Counselling Units of Competency HLTHIR403C Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers HLTHIR404D Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people HLTWHS300A Contribute to WHS processes ACAP regularly revises its course materials‚ including assignment requirements‚ to ensure that the content is current and relevant. The online class space has the most up-to-date version of the course
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(2011). Understanding pathophysiology. NSW‚ Australia: Elsevier Australia. Grbich‚ Carol (Ed.). (2004). Health in Australia (3 ed.). NSW Australia: Pearson education Australia. Mathur‚ S‚ Moon‚ L‚ & Leigh‚ S. (2006). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with coronary heart disease: further perspectives on health status and treatment. from http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=6442454970 Murray‚ Anne Mc‚ & Clendon‚ Jill. (2011). Community health and wellness primary
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people as young as 30). (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare‚ 2012‚ Dementia in Australia). • Research studies indicate that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience dementia at a rate three to five times higher than the non-Indigenous Australian population. (Alzheimer’s Australia). • The number of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (55 years and over) is expected to more than double over the
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Introduction The public always relate social ills or social problems with teenagers from the age of 13 to 20 years old. Unfortunately‚ social problems have occurred in every corner around the world including Malaysia. It is one of the most serious problems that are growing worldwide. Most of the teenagers around the world are facing the similar social ills‚ such as‚ drug abuse‚ bully‚ abortion‚ alcohol problems‚ free sex and other social problems. Nowadays‚ newspapers in Malaysia especially are
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What were the geopolitical realities of Europe at the end of the 19th century? What alliances were the result? What destabilized the alliance system? Between 1870 and 1914‚ European states were locked in a competition within Europe for territorial dominance and control. In the years 1871 to 1914‚ European diplomacy involved an increasingly precarious balance of power. The politics of geography combined with rising nationalist movements in southern Europe and the Ottoman Empire to create an increasingly
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Country The type of music I will be viewing is the ol’ American country music. Country is good for me to pursue because I never really knew where it originated from and how it took over and became a sensation in the music world. Country originated from the south and soon sparked and took over the whole United States. It is traditionally a mixture of ballads and dance tunes played characteristically on fiddle‚ guitar‚ steel guitar‚ drums‚ and keyboard. If you guys have never heard of Johnny Cash
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This essay integrates and revises material from Kwa Chong Guan‚ "From Temasik to Singapore: Locating a Global City State in the Cycles of Melaka Straits History" in Miksic‚ John & Low‚ Cheryl-Ann (eds) Early Singapore 1300s to 1819: Evidence in Maps‚ Texts and Artefacts p125-139‚ De Coutre’s Proposal for a fort on Singapore and Sentosa‚ c.1625 (A/Prof Peter Borschberg’s website at www.borschberg.sg)‚ and Kwa Chong Guan‚ Derek Heng and Tan Tai Yong (2009) Singapore: A 700-Year History‚ From Early
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