Modernisation and Transformation of Hong Kong 1 To what extent did the characteristics of British colonial rule in Hong Kong during the first half of the 20th century last until the end of the 20th century? 15 marks Difficulty : Marking criteria Criteria Max. Grade to be awarded Marks • Coherent presentation with reasonable analysis of the characteristics of British colonial rule in Hong Kong during the first half of the 20th century; able to compare the characteristics
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BCE= Before common era (same as BC) CE= Common Era (Same as AD) Circa = around the time of‚ approximately – not exact date( abbreviated “ca” or “c”) Chapter 1 * 4mil ya to 3500 BCE * Hominids * australopithecus 4mil ya * Homo Erectus 1.5 mil ya Homo Sapiens 200 thousand ya * Paleolithic – Hunter/Gatherer * Paleolithic – “old stone age” – first hominids to 12‚000 years ago; Hunters and Gatherers; Nomadic; No private property; Egalitarian- equal society; Gender-based
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1 Study Questions 1. What is the symbolic importance of the lady in black and of the two lovers? These characters often appear at the same points in the novel; what is the significance of this pairing? Answer for Study Question 1 >> The lady in black represents the conventional Victorian ideal of the widowed woman. She does not embark on a life of independence after fulfilling her duties as a wife; instead‚ she devotes herself to the memory of her husband and‚ through religion‚ to his departed
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CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.0 General Introduction This research study is aimed at interrogating the question of play-based learning approaches in early childhood settings through a focus on teachers’ perspectives. The specific focus will be teachers in senior infant classes in the Irish context. It is believed that early childhood teachers face some dilemmas in the implementation of play-based learning approaches. However‚ this is against the backdrop of the full theoretical
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History notes CHAPTER 26 - WORLD WAR 1 SECTION 1 THE GREAT WAR BEGINS 1. Europe had been at peace for 100 years 2. Europe leaders became worried about a region called the Balkans 3. Most people in the Balkans are Slavic 4. “Triple alliance” was formed to protect each other from attack a) Germany b) Austria-hungry c) Italy d) Ottoman empire joins later 5. Triple Entente was formed as a response to the triple alliance a) great Britain b) France c) Russia 6. Great Britain is
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offering discounts to consumers who turn in their old clothes at H&M stores. The initiative started in February and will be in all of H&M’s 2‚900 or so outlets by the end of the year. It’s a brilliant piece of green marketing by H&M’s corporate responsibility staff. But the company’s number-crunchers deserve some credit‚ too; they have carefully constructed the program in a way that makes it hard for H&M to lose. For every bag of clothes (regardless of brand)‚ the Swedish retailer gives a small
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The History of Indian Economic History Prasannan Parthasarathi May 2012 Introduction While there is a long tradition of both historical and economic thinking in the Indian subcontinent‚ modern economic history may be dated from the late nineteenth century. From the early pioneers of economic history‚ including Mahadev Govind Ranade and Romesh Chander Dutt‚ the field reached a high level in India‚ giving rise to a stellar set of practitioners and an impressive body of scholarship‚ ranging from Irfan
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factor that shapes a person. Were a person lived shapes that person‚but it does not define them. This is shown in Sandra Cisneros novella The House On Mango Street. The story follows a young girl named Esperanza who has just moved to “Mango Street”. All of her life her family has been poor and had to move around constantly. When she arrives on Mango Street she is disappointed with where she lives. The book progresses by showing as Esperanza grows up in this community and her search for identity. Esperanza’s
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Pangasinan Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the western area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf and South China Sea. It has a total land area of 5‚451.01 square kilometres (2‚104.65 sq mi).[1] According to the 2010 census‚ it has a population of 2‚779‚862 people.[2] The official number of registered voters in Pangasinan is 1‚651‚814.[3] Pangasinan is the name for the province‚ the people‚ and the
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HOMS Theme Essay Growing up‚ everyone expects it as this unbelievably spontaneous thing . In Sandra Cisneros book “The house on Mango Street” states that growing up can happen to people variously‚ in good and bad ways. In the pages 46- 57 there is a lot of growing up in many of the characters especially Esperanza. Esperanza gets her first job‚ during her break time she mingles with an oriental man; “ He grabs my face with both hands and kisses me hard on the mouth‚”(55). Esperanza has just gotten
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