Immigration has been an important part of Singapore’s demographic history. Its economy has been built on immigration. Migration from China‚ India and the countries surrounding Singapore was the main contributor to population growth up to the period around World War II. Singapore’s immigration policy tries to maximise the economic benefits of immigration while minimising its social and economic costs. Depending on their skills levels‚ the terms and conditions for foreigners to work or stay in Singapore differ
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Geography essay Mass tourism is better than no tourism‚ do you agree? Yes‚ I agree with this point because countries which do not have tourism nowadays are hard to imagine nowadays if it is not a country with war or a desert through it entirely‚ although even countries with mostly desert have quite a bit of tourists in them so it is far more easy to imagine a town or village with no tourism. And then there are those places with mass tourism which only have one noticeable problem – Overcrowding
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How far would you agree with the view that Curzon made a ‘colossal failure’ of his job as Viceroy. It was Curzon’s life ambition to become Viceroy of India‚ therefore he worked extensively as a young man to ensure that he was prepared for the job should the situation arise that he was given the job of Viceroy. As a boy he studied at Eton and Oxford which would show not only that he gained the level of education expected of someone that would later become Viceroy but also that he represented the
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the responsibility of giving birth‚ and the female characters pay for his arrogance.’ How far and in what ways do you agree with this view? Reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1831) from a feminist perspective brings to light many questions of moral and ethical importance‚ particularly those associated with the idea of the male protagonist taking on the birthing role as expressed in this view. I very much agree with the negative stance on his usurpation of the mother as it inevitably proves to be
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How far do you agree that the years 1945-55 saw only limited progress in improving the status of African Americans? The years of 1945-55 saw limited progress in improving the status of African Americans to an extent; however‚ during this time period there was also an increased amount of progress for the African American community in improving their status. There were many key factors‚ which contributed to improving the status of African Americans‚ such as the work of key civil right parties‚ for
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How far did the Big Three get what they wanted? Clemenceau Clemenceau‚ Prime minister of France‚ wanted Germany to suffer the most out of the other leaders because he felt threatened by them. He wanted Germany to accept full blame for the war and this happened as a term in the treaty was for Germany to accept full blame for the war. This made Clemenceau very happy. He also wanted the German military to be weakened so that they couldn’t attack in the future‚ and he also wanted control of the Rhineland
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WORLD WAR 1 A. MAJOR ALLIANCES FORMED DURING WW1 * Started by Germany * Triple Alliance/Central Powers: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy / Turkey & Bulgaria * Triple Entente (treaty of friendship‚ not yet an alliance): Britain‚ France and Russia * Allies: Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Serbia‚ USA B. MILITARISM * Attitude of powerful class of military leaders on their countries’ policies * Glorification of war and urged the build up of weapons and
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Emperor of Japan Hirohito‚ during world war two gained enormous amount of land‚ Having advancing at a very rapid pace invading almost all of southeast asia in a time span of less than 10 years. The US played an essential role in the advancement of military for the Japanese as the trade between US provided them with oil. However‚ July 26‚ in 1941‚ The US President‚ Roosevelt started seeing the Japanese as a threat and decided to sign an Executive Order freezing all Japanese assets held in the
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Mention the word "greed" or any of its synonyms‚ and one is likely to receive many a disdainful stares. It is listed as one of the seven deadly sins in the Catholic doctrines and yet‚ virtually every single person that inhabits this planet is guilty of it. Greed drives desire‚ desire turns to envy‚ and envy leads to the failure to appreciate and hold dear what one possesses. In the modern age of the 21st Century‚ the above statement seems so much more accurate and true. The insatiable hunger for
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In this essay I will discuss whether Stalin’s position as General Secretary was the most important factor in his seize of power. Stalin’s position as General Secretary was very important as it gave him control over the whole party machine. But there were also other factors that proved to be very important. This essay will attempt to assess the relative importance these factors. Stalin’s position as General Secretary proved to be very important in his seize of power for many reasons. One reason for
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