Experts say protecting about 42 sites across Asia‚ ranging from forests to tropical grasslands‚ could be key to the survival of one of the world’s most iconic and feared wild cats‚ the tiger. Habitat loss and the overhunting of its prey and poaching have caused its numbers to drop from more than 10‚000 in the 1980s to fewer than 3‚500 today. Tiger parts are so prized in Eastern medicine that a dead one can sell for $1‚500 to $3‚500 before its eyes are sold as a cure for epilepsy and malaria‚ its
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that the use of slang languages has become a necessity for the teenagers in Indonesia. So‚ what is slang language itself? Slang language is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker ’s language or dialect but are considered acceptable in certain social settings. Slang language appears around 1980s‚ when its name is prokem. Prokem means the language of gangster or in Indonesia‚ usually‚ we call them as “preman”. They use it as the way to save their secret
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everything. Culture is the way we dress‚ the way we carry our heads‚ the way we walk‚ the way we tie our ties --- it is not only the fact of writing books or building houses.” This is to say that everything we do in our lives is‚ in fact‚ our culture. In “Giant Dreams‚ Midget Abilities” by David Sedaris‚ Sedaris uses his own family background to explain a segment of his childhood in which he rejects a traditional culture in favor of his own. David Sedaris is a young man and his father wants him and his
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to exist in the ocean. Habitat: A giant squid lives between 200 and 1000 meters in depth‚ close to the bottom of the sea‚ around large underground canyons. They must live in deep water because the blood of squids does not carry oxygen very well at higher temperatures. If a squid swims too close to the surface‚ it will actually suffocate in the warmer water. Warm water will cause a giant squid to rise to the surface and not be able to get back down. Feeding: Giant squid are carnivourous mollusks‚
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Compare & Contrast Essay: Indonesian Martial Arts Martial arts in Indonesia all started when the Chinese raced Indonesians brought the Chinese martial arts to Indonesia allowing Indonesian martial arts to develop. The martial arts depicted in Kho Ping Hoo and the movie ‘Merantau’ both have similarities and differences. Kho Ping Hoo was a famous Indonesian martial art author with Chinese ethnicity who wrote stories about martial art. Kho Ping Hoo was inspired from Hongkong and Taiwanese films
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Version 1.0 Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats Analysis for AirAsia 1.0 Strengths Ø Air Asia has a very strong management team with strong links with governments and airline industry leaders. This is partly contributed by the diverse background of the executive management teams which consists of industry experts and ex-top government officials. For example‚ Shin Corp (formerly owned by the family of former Thai Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra) holds a 50% stake in Thai AirAsia
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In the article “Managing Malaysia-Indonesia relations in the context of democratization: the emergence of non-state actors by Khadijah Md. Khalid and Shakila Yacob‚ is an informative discussion on how and to what extend does the non-state actors effect the bilateral relations between Malaysia and Indonesia in terms of democratization. Here is the summary based on the article. The author did an overview of the historical and impact of people-to-people exchanges on diplomatic relations. The people-to-people
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that context drives change in society. Developing on the constructionist view‚ one can say the context in the 1950’s and from the year 2003 onwards caused innovation in three-dimensional. Three-dimensional films began to release during the 1950’s to the 1960’s. These films had a huge impact on American society in those ten years. However‚ it’s popularity faded until 2003. In the 1950’s many servicemen were returning home from World War II and wanted to focus on their families. The conveniences offered
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"James and the Giant Peach" The reason that I picked James and the Giant Peach is because it sounded interesting‚ also because I like made up stories‚ and finally because I like new books to read. James Trotter a four-year old boy who lived with his mom and dad‚ until they went to the city one day where a terrible tragedy took place. His mom and dad were eaten by a rhinoceros who’d escaped from the Zoo. It turns out that was much less painful then what James was going to have to go through
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Doing Business in Asia Dennet R Watson INB-300-9574-International Business February 12‚2013 Robert Wengrzyn Doing Business in Asia Expansion of businesses into Asia has become popular with a lot of companies. In the article‚ “US Companies Head to Asia”; the author describes the reason for expansion and the success of several prosperous companies (Basar‚ 2011). Doing Business in Asia Anyone interested in doing business in Asia should definitely begin their research by visiting the website
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