The book in discussion is 1492 by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto. This book describes how the year 1492 changed the world for not only humanity but the environment as well. The reader chose this book in order to gain a better perspective of world-shaping events that happened in history. The reader discovered that all details no matter how minuscule or monumental aided in forming to modern world today. Furthermore‚ the first significant point‚ Fernandez made was the rationality that the world was not formed
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Tony Tan Caktiong (simplified Chinese: 陈觉中; traditional Chinese: 陳覺中; pinyin: Chén Juézhōng) is a Chinese Filipino entrepreneur and the founder and current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Filipino fast food chain Jollibee. He attended high school at Chiang Kai Shek College and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in chemical engineering. Tan had initially planned an ice cream parlor when he founded Jollibee‚ then added dishes such as hamburgers‚ french fries‚ and
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early 20th century by the Swedish political scientist Rudolph Kjellén (1864 – 1922). Geopolitical factors have become less significant in the foreign policies of states because of improvements in communications and transportation. Geopolitics in Asia: Russia‚ India and Pakistan-China Cooperation With Russian President Vladimir Putin planning to visit Pakistan‚ some of my Indian friendsjournalists believe that the proposed trip is a kind of punishment for India because of Delhi’s ‘proAmerican’
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SM Mall of Asia From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia SM Mall of Asia "No other mall comes close" Location Barangay 76‚ Bay City‚ Pasay‚Philippines Opening date May 21‚ 2006 Developer SM Prime Holdings Management SM Prime Holdings Owner Henry Sy‚ Sr. Architect Arquitectonica No. of anchor tenants 13 Total retail floor area 407‚101 m2 (4‚382‚000 sq ft) No. of floors Main & entertainment buildings: 2 Carpark buildings: 6 Website SM Mall of Asia SM Mall of Asia at SM Prime
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Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He resigned from all of these positions in June 2007. Blair was elected Leader of the Labour Party in the leadership election of July 1994‚ following the sudden death of his predecessor‚ John Smith. Under his leadership‚ the party
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David Morala Basic analysis Genre: Political advertisement or discourse. Mode: Exposition‚ argumentation. Text function: Persuade‚ convince people of the positive effects of government’s measures and political decisions. Text producer: Tony Blair. Former Prime Minister of Great Britain. This speech emphasizes the benefits that future social and economical measures will bring to Britain. Text receiver: Citizens of Britain. Adults and people who can vote. Time and place: The Labour
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OBJECTIVE Leadership can be defined as the ability to influence‚ motivate and enable other people to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organization. The main objectives to make this report is to apply and relate the public figure leadership style with this subject. From what I learn there are 4 leadership style in path goal model: directive‚ supportive‚ participative and achievement oriented. There are related to the employees and the situation occur. According to the founder
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Background of the company Air Asia Berhad is the name of the company who brings the name of the country‚ Malaysia to be known throughout the world. Air Asia Berhad was known as the only Malaysian-based low cost airline and also holds the status of a pioneer of low-cost travel in Asia. Air Asia was first established during the year of 1993 where during that time‚ it is a bad time for aviation industry to survive‚ but it becomes miracle‚ when Air Asia managed to survived and become the leader in providing
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will descend on Japan for the Soccer World Cup next summer‚ when it plays co-host with Korea. What they’ll find there is the epicenter of Asia’s youth‚ media‚ and fashion culture: the place and people who decide what’s chic and what’s hip for much of Asia. Even trends from America and Europe are filtered through Japan‚ and its capital‚ Tokyo‚ first. Japanese brands like Nintendo‚ Sega‚ Sony‚ "Hello Kitty‚" "Pokemon‚" and "Purikura" are the brands of choice for Asian teens. And pop culture phenomena
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in which power manifests itself in Southeast Asia? Illustrate your answer with at least 3 examples. The concept of power is one that has existed in Southeast Asia for a long period of time. Unlike that of the Western regions‚ where power is more of a concept and is intangible‚ power in Southeast Asia is more concrete and real. Power is defined as the possession of control or command over others (Dictionary.com‚ n.d.) In the context of Southeast Asia‚ power is gained through control of powerful
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