------------------------------------------------- “SEA is a region without an identity”. Discuss this statement with reference to at least 3 examples. The term “Southeast Asia” has been debatable to be an imaginary “Unicorn” or true “Rose” as suggested by Ronald K. Emmerson in 1984. Over the years‚ “Southeast Asia” remains as a name given to this particular region‚ seemingly for convenience sake‚ to address the countries within this region collectively. “I began by picturing Southeast Asia as a cross between an unicorn and
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THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC AND EAST ASIA: JAPAN ON THE OFFENSIVE: 1941-42 When the nations of Western Europe became embroiled in World War II‚ Japan began to expand into the Southeast Asian colonies of the European powers. After the United States retaliated with economic sanctions‚ Japan planned a concerted attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii‚ and other Pacific and Asian targets. For a time Japan was master
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Obesity in North America In 1999‚ an estimated 61% of adults in the United States were obese. One in seven children was also obese. Obesity is the biggest public health problem in North America. It can cause serious disease such as diabetes. In economic term‚ the cost of obesity in the United States was about $117 billion in 2000. Therefore‚ North American Society needs to be aware that modern life can cause obesity. This modern life includes fast food‚ transportation and new technology.
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The three regions of American colonists had many differences in how things were done economically‚ religiously and socially. The three regions were also had different climates and a different terrain forcing them to live differently. New England was the most northern colony. The landscape had very rocky soil. Their whole economy was mainly shipbuilding and shipping. Though they did also participate in fur trading and the fishing industry. The whole reason the colonists settled was because of religious
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everyone is a proponent of globalization. This is especially true for North America. Although the textbook says North Americans have become a highly affluent society by means of transforming the environment and by extending their global‚ economic‚ cultural and political reach‚ the fact remains‚ that many citizens of North America are not wealth by any stretch of the imagination. The same can also be said about Latin America. The affluence has spread so unevenly‚ particularly in the United
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I. The Shaping of North America • All of the world’s dry land was one huge continent and eventually broke off into seven • North America was created with The Canadian Shield being the first part to shape • About 2 million years ago‚ most of the land was covered in ice during the Ice Age • 10‚000 years ago melting of Ice – lakes II. Peopling the Americas • Ice Age caused sea level to drop creating a land bridge that connected North America with Eurasia bringing Asian
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voters who cast a ballot during the time of an election. Without citizen contribution‚ democracy is meaningless. Some may like to declare America as the inventor of democracy and that our democracy is the most remarkable on Earth. While our democratic system may be remarkable‚ it still contains and houses many serious flaws. One of these major flaws being low voter turnout. As defined by centuries of trial and error‚ public participation‚ chiefly in terms of voting in the representative democracy
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it is. My hope is that by the end of this speech you will try to put an end to racism when you hear it and when you see it. You see racism is a type of discrimination‚ probably one of the worst. Racism is like a revolting disease being passed down from generation to generation by vicious racists. Unfortunately‚ most of us will face racism in our lives in one form or another. What kind of world do we live in where we are judged by the colour of our skin rather than the content of our character? We
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GIS Market in North America 2014-2018 A GIS is a system or a set of tools used to interpret business and geospatial data. It integrates hardware‚ software‚ and data for processing business and geographically referenced data. This system digitizes the received geospatial data and processes them to provide the desired output. The GIS is used across sectors such as Natural Resources‚ Utilities‚ Federal Government‚ Communication and Telecom‚ Military/Law Enforcement‚ and Others. GISs are used for
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRENDS DRIVE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SPENDING IN ASIA PACIFIC May 2013 INTRODUCTION GROWING IMPORTANCE OF ASIA PACIFIC URBANISATION AND WEALTH MIGRATION SHIFTING SPENDING PRIORITIES IMPACT ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INTRODUCTION Scope This report examines socio-demographic changes in the largest markets in Asia Pacific‚ and ascertains their impact on spending patterns and priorities within consumer electronics. Consumer Electronics Countries and Consumers Televisions Population
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