The word “rickshaw” is an abbreviation of the Japanese word “Jinrikisha” or “Rikisha”.[1] In the 1880s‚ the rickshaw began to displace gharries (horse-drawn carriages) as the main mode of cheap transport in Singapore.[2] A comprehensive study of the “rickshaw” in 1921 Singapore necessarily examines rickshaws as a mode of transport‚ as well as an avenue to gain insights into the lives of rickshaw pullers. In the latter sense‚ rickshaws serve to bring the lives of the common people into sharper contrast
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here. I think that they crossed on the Bering strait. But thats not the only thing you’ll learn. First you will learn how they got here. Second I’ll tell you why they came here. Then you will learn where did they come from. Imagine going through what they did. How did they get here? Most scientists think that they crossed the Bering sea. Because when they came over 12‚000 years ago‚ it was frozen over and was called the Bering strait. But not all scientists agree. Some scientists
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The mystery of the lost city of Atlantis is an island that is thought to have mysteriously sank in a night and a day‚ but nobody really knows where it is located and how it disappeared Atlantis is a mysterious island that has been talked about for over 2‚000 years and most people say it is a legend. The Greek philosopher‚ Plato describes Atlantis as a strong and modern kingdom‚ that had mysteriously disappeared. Atlantis was mentioned in two of Plato’s dialogues‚ Timaeus and Critias. Both dialogues
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Arjuna Award for her achievements in 1983. Mihir Sen (16 November 1930 - 11 June 1997) was an Indian swimmer‚ best known for being the first Asian to swim the English Channel in 1958‚ and for being the first swimmer ever to have crossed the Palk Straits (in 1966) Early life[edit] He was born on November 16‚ 1930‚ in Purulia‚ West Bengal to physician Ramesh Sen and his wife‚ Lilabati. Largely due to the efforts of his mother Lilabati‚ the Sens moved to Cuttack when Mihir was eight‚ as Cuttack had
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Karachi and Port Qasim being the other two. Gwadar borders on Arabian Sea and lies in the Balochistan Province. It is about 533 km from Karachi and 120 km from the Iranian border. Gwadar Port is located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf and outside the Straits of Hormuz. It is near the key shipping routes used by the mainline vessels in the region with connections to Africa‚ Asia and Europe and enjoys high commercial and strategic significance. Various professional studies manifest that Gwadar Port location
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* There is a Sekinchan Paddy Field near to Kuala Selangor. BODY/CONTENT a) In the late of 18th century‚ Sultan of Selangor built a fort in Melawati Hill to protect the state from intruders. * We can overlook Kuala Selangor and The Strait of Malacca from the hill. * There are some historical things at Melawati Hill are the cannons‚ light house and the others. * The monkey is the favourite attraction for tourists. b) Kuala Selangor Nature Park is a well known nature park
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Although there are multiple theories demonstrating different methods used by the first people to arrive to North America‚ the Bering Strait land bridge is the most logical theory. The Bering Strait Land Bridge Theory illustrates that the native Siberians reached North America through following the migration of reindeer‚ passing Beringia. Migration methods of those representing the hunter-gatherer lifestyle prove this theory to be most likely. When groups of people find a good environment to stay
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From the 13th century to the 14th century‚ Malacca has been one of the world greatest trading cities and it has been developed for more than 500 years in trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca which made Malacca state a historical city in Straits of Melaka. Before the independency of Malaysia‚ Malacca used to be ruled by the Portuguese and the Dutch‚ which is the reason why it can be a historical city today with both tangible and intangible multicultural heritage
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Environmental pollution was the main issue with in the book‚ Tijuana Straits by Kem Nunn. He spoke of pollution in the beginning of the book‚ but yet he did not express pollution throughout the book. I feel in my opinion; he did not do a good of job that he was possibly to achieve with explaining his argument that he was trying to clarify. There were many times while reading this book that I was somewhat confused due to the fact that the book did not have me thinking of environmental pollution. It
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1.0 Executive Summary In this report we have chosen Hotel Equatorial Malacca to do our market plan. Hotel Equatorial has 3 branches in Malaysia such as Kuala Lumpur‚ Penang and Malacca. These 3 state is very familiar for tourist where they always have a vacation over here. Especially Malacca state is one of the best tourism and heritage area. Hotel Equatorial Malacca has located in the center of the Malacca town which is nearby A’Famosa and St. Paul’s Hill. So that‚ we would like to suggest and
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