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    The December 2004 Earthquake in Northern Sumatra‚ Indonesia Sarah Loiacano November 16‚ 2010 Geology Section H004 On December 26‚ 2004‚ mass destruction and devastation was the result of a large earthquake off of the West Coast of Northern Sumatra‚ Indonesia. The earthquake began in the early morning on Sunday at 7:58:53 AM‚ and wreaked havoc on thousands in the affected areas. BBC News reported on the earthquake‚ stating that “Sunday’s tremor – the fourth largest since 1990 – had a particularly

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    group‚ also known as Minang (Urang minang in  Minangkabau language)‚ is indigenous to the highlands of West Sumatra‚ in Indonesia. Their culture is matrilineal‚ with property and land passing down from mother to daughter‚ while religious and political affairs are the responsibility of men (although some women also play important roles in these areas). Today 4 million Minangs live in West Sumatra‚ while about 3 million more are scattered throughout many Indonesian and Malay peninsular cities and towns

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    What is the tribal name of these aboriginal people? Mentawai Where exactly do they live? On the Island of Siberut – A remote island off the coast of Padang‚ West Sumatra‚ Indonesia. What do you know about their way of life? How do they eat‚ live‚ work‚ etc.? The Mentawai society is made up of clans. Each clan has a secular chief and a religious leader or shaman. The members of each of the clans live in umas‚ or clan houses. These houses are built from wood and palm thatch. Also the Mentawai

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    Caklempong Gereteh‚ Caklempong Tigkah and Caklempong Sauwa and the difference between these 3 is the amount of Bonang they use and the notes that they use. According to history‚ Caklempong was brought to Malaysia by the Minangkabau citizens from West Sumatera and settled down in Negeri Sembilan around the 14th century. It is really amazing to see how they could play it with such enthusiasm and hitting the Caklempong like hitting the drums and you could see how happy they look when they play it

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    Minangkabau Houses: Matrilineal Architecture Fig. 1: Location Map (Google Map‚ 2017) Introduction Located a Western Sumatra at Padang Panjang (Fig.1)‚ the Minangkabau is commonly recognisable through its jutting buffalo horn roof also known as “rumah bagonjong” (Wiryomartono 2014). The Minangkabau house also known as “Rumah gadang” literally meaning the great house (Wiryomartono 2014)‚ serves as a residence‚ a hall for family meetings and for ceremonial activities. According to (Kahin 1999)‚

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    cunning‚ and wisdom of this Indonesian people. The name is derived from minang (or victorious) and kabau (or buffalo). There are close to 5.5 million people who are of Minangkabau heritage and they reside in the Middle East in places such as Java‚ Sumatra‚ and Riau. The Minangkabau people are highly educated and many of them are dominate the educated classes of people in Indonesia. This is because they place such an emphasis on learning. They also enjoy middle and higher class lifestyles compared

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    Woodberry‚ Hijiri Ms. Bralock American Literature February 13‚ 2015 Cornel West Cornel West‚ Ph.D.‚ is an American philosopher that was born on July 2‚ 1953. He is involved politically with the Democratic Socialists‚ and teaches in the Department of Religion and African American Studies. Cornel West is sometimes referred as a “non-Marxist socialist” and is one of the most famous and popular African American intellectuals in the United States. He wrote the bestseller book Race Matters

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    century‚ one of the Four Great Classical Novels was written by Wu Ch’êng-ên‚ Journey to the West: Monkey also sometimes known as just Monkey. The significance of this novel is because the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese history greatly influenced the development of Chinese literature and culture. The graphic novel‚ American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is directly connected to Journey to the West: Monkey and helps readers better understand the story through a general theme about hybrid identities

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    Journey To The West 西游记 Growing up‚ we all had our favorite stories. My personal favorite was the Harry Potter series; I spent hours and hours immersed in those books. For a lot of Chinese children however‚ the story they grew up with was called Journey to the West‚ or XiYouJi. This story was written by Wu Cheng’en‚ an author who lived during the 16th century in the Ming dynasty. A very famous piece of literature‚ it is considered one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature. The

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    East/West Characterising Toilet attendant: “this in nothing yet.” “I don’t know if it’s a threat or a boast. This is what they call Berliner Schnaeize –snont. Its attitude; it in your face.” Anna: “I liked the sweeping rouge of words from ‘heartfelt’ to ‘heartsick’. And I liked the order‚ the directness that I imagined in the people.” On the former GDR “….its bewildered people.” “The demonstrators‚ in shock‚ obediently pulled their cards from their wallets. Then they seized the buildings

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