nostalgia which generally shared by the society. As the current situation of Hong Kong‚ Hong Kong people has an ultimate nostalgia and paranoia with the historical buildings and different local values‚ but when we are facing the countless of white elephants projects in Hong Kong‚ it shows our helpless and hopeless to this society‚ even seldom people completely agreed with the the "reconstruction"‚ "renovation" and "revitalization" of the Government. When the old things left the site‚ it also means
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Asian Values have been defining by different scholars and practicing by different leaders in various countries in Asia. Some Asian leaders have thought of Asian Values as unique characteristics of Asia as comply strictly by Asian peoples. It is defined as the value that depends on one strong leader to lead a country to become one strong country instead of popular democracy‚ give state a power for a far-reaching to state economy and bureaucracy‚ a social norm that follow strictly by a community‚ and
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Asian American/Chinese Culture Theresa Chambers Webster University Abstract A Chinese American is an American who is of ethnic Chinese descent. Most Chinese Americans are descended from China’s majority ethnic group‚ the Han. The rest are usually members of one of China’s 56 minorities‚ such as the Hui. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and are also one group of Asian Americans. Asian American/ Chinese Culture Immigration Chinese immigration to the United
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of their skin they are all equal. On the other hand‚ George Orwell uses a lot more themes such as imperlisim and conqueror or conquering. These two themes are shown in the writing “Shooting An Elephant” in where he wants to fit in to a society where the only way to conquer that is to shoot an insane elephant that escaped‚ as much as he didn’t want to do it due his values and morals he did it to look good in front of the village and the citizens.
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creating a place for spiritual development. I developed my concept by creating a semi-abstract painting representing block of Asian countries at different level (different stage of development) and reflecting co-ordination‚ motivation‚ sharing feelings and ideas between Asian youth. During journey of goal (moon) frustration and depression can obstruct the path. So‚ Asian youth center should be a spiritual platform to enhance the youth spirit. In my design‚ I create a different space in a different
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the essay “Shooting an Elephant”‚ it gives away many symbols and a very important life lesson. The essay has many symbols‚ but three stick out like a sore thumb. These include the gun‚ the Burmese people‚ and the elephant. A main symbol that is easily noticed is the gun he uses. A small powerful rifle against a huge elephant. Orwell even noted “an old .44 Winchester and much too small to kill an elephant” (324). The gun isn’t mad to kill a giant beast like this elephant. It was all he had for
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Case Study of “EPIC OF SURVIVAL – Ernest Shackleton’s Voyage to the South Pole” By Reuben Q. Binasoy‚ SILVER Group‚ UB EMBA Intake 17 I. Most Compelling Facts / Main Learning Points a. The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition started out on August 8‚ 1914. The last of the crew members were rescued on August 30‚ 1916. More than 2 years after they had set out – in the face of the many dangers they faced during the failed expedition – Shackleton mustered together the courage‚ willpower‚ wit
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condemns it and thinks of it as only a façade of power. In ”Shooting an Elephant”‚ he conveys the ironic‚ powerless and evil nature of Imperialism through the experience of himself as a young British officer shooting the elephant against his own will in order to maintain the image of the imperial power in Burma. This is shown specifically through the relationship between the British and Burmese‚ the portrayal of the elephant as well as development of the inner conflicts of the protagonist. The major
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Southeast Asian Endangered SpeciesNicole HarrisBIO/280March 10‚ 2014Shameema SarkerSoutheast Asian Endangered Species Endangered species are living things whose population have declined so much that they are on the brink of extinction. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is the world’s oldest and largest conservation organization that is the main authority on the conservation status of species. The status of species on the Red List are indicated by nine different
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1. John Merrick is a kind‚ but shy spirit. He really just wants a friend that stays around and a place to call home. His self-esteem is really low‚ and we can be sure of this because whenever John goes out in public he wears a giant cloak‚ a sleeve to cover his right arm‚ and a hood to cover his head and face. We also know he has low self-esteem because he doesn’t look or like to look at himself in the mirror. John seems fairly religious not only because he has read the Bible‚ but he also made
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