would tell me stories‚ not the prince and princess lived happily ever after kind—the kind my mum would read me before bedtime‚ but ancient Chinese stories like “All Men Are Brothers” and “Journey to the West”. Monkey king’s uproar in the Heaven Palace is one of my favorites from “Journey to the West”. The way Monkey King is gifted and don’t want to be ordinary fascinated the 7-year-old me‚ and I’ve always thought maybe that story help planted the seed of curiosity‚ adventurous and bold in me. Last
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history of the Bidayuh in Kuching Division is both colourful and eventful. It was believed that the Bidayuhs migrated from Kalimantan Barat Indonesia to Sarawak long time ago. However‚ there are some Bidayuh groups claim that their ancestors came from West Kalimantan‚ Java and Sumatra‚ while others say they are the original inhabitants of Sarawak. Initially‚ the earliest Bidayuh settlements were centred at Ulu Padawan and Rabak Mikabuh in Kuching District‚ Bung Bratak‚ Dorod Singai and Gunung Serembu
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individuals look upto political structures for answers beyond poverty‚ inflation and basic public goods. They want answers to issues like climate change‚ sustainability and globalization. Ghana is on the verge of accomplishing a nearly-unprecedented feat for West Africa -- a reflected growth of income and happiness in a transitioning democracy. Neighbouring Mali‚ has not been successful in doing so in its contrasting regime structure. Ghana has been producing oil since the early 1990s but the sector truly began
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counties were each in control of a small part of what was to be West Germany. These three countries decided that they would come together to form one country out of their three divided parts. Those three divided parts formed West Germany. After all the land was divided the Soviet Union controlled East Germany. Just like the Soviet Union‚ the economy in East Germany was struggling to get back on its feet after the war. While West Berlin became a lively urban area like many American cities‚ East
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across notions of the “golden West”. Many weren’t leaving East Germany purely for the reason that they did not agree with Soviet policies‚ but rather because they desired a better life in West Germany who were clearly enjoying the ‘economic miracle’ post-war. This prospect of a desire for a better life can be supported by the fact that between 1945 and the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 3.5 million‚ or one in six‚ East Germans crossed the border to the West. West Germany’s population grew from
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As the first speaker stated I will covering three points which are * Freedom of expression * Controversial Art makes people come in contact with their own prejudices * Controversial art brings about change My first point will be about freedom of expression. We have writers‚ journalists‚ film makers who all one thing in common they express their feelings through their novels‚ media and movies. So why shouldn’t artist be allowed to do the same? Anything someone publishes from their
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force‚ has been weakened by rising unemployment and poor leadership. In 2005 the government introduced legislation to end the NLC’s monopoly. Nigeria generally has good relations with neighboring countries and is a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Although
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In 1963‚ Historian‚ Hugh Trevor-Roper‚ made a brazen statement during a televised lecture at the University of Sussex‚ He affirmed ’’ Perhaps‚ in the future‚ there will be some African history to teach. But at present‚ there is none‚ or very little: there is only the history of the Europeans in Africa. The rest is largely darkness‚ like the history of pre-European‚ pre-Columbian America. And darkness is not a subject for history’’. I will be keenly evaluating the acrid statement‚ investigating the
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The West African nation of the Ivory Coast was once a place for prosperity for the region. A crisis was set off in November 2010‚ when the ex-president‚ Laurent Gbagbo‚ refused to accept his defeat in a democratic presidential election he had postponed for years. Despite declarations and sanctions released by regional leaders along with the Untied Nations‚ Gbagbo clung to power and refused to recognize Alassane Quattara as the winner. A violent stalemate followed‚ as Mr. Gbagbo used security forces
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