feet in the gleaming hot white sand. I stood on the edge of this breathtaking tropical island and saw water so blue‚ that it more resembled liquid sapphire. The ocean’s salt stained breeze kissed my skin only enough to askew my hair and soften the mandarin orange suns heat. The ocean was like a cool rejuvenating enveloping blanket. Staggered black jetties stretched like fingers into the deep blue water offering the gulls something to bask in the sun on. After enjoying the beach‚ I went to witness
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instance‚ Malaysia. English is a foreign language for many children in Malaysia. Let me quote myself as an example. Malay is my mother tongue and my second language is English language. But it is totally different if I compare myself to Xie Ah where Mandarin is her mother tongue and her second language is Hokkien. Malay language is her third language and obviously English is a foreign language to her when she learnt it in school. However‚ English is the second major language used in the goverment sector
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BRIC The four BRIC countries which includes Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China are distinguished from a host of other promising to emerge markets by their demographic and economic potential to rank among the world’s largest and most influential economies in the 21st century.Together‚ the four original BRIC countries which include more than 2.8 billion people or 40 percent of the world’s population‚ cover more than a quarter of the world’s land area over three continents‚ and account for more than 25
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Pension - 35 Lodges - 151 Motel - 8 Unclassified - 10 Metro Manila Hotels (28) Hotel Continental Century Park Sheraton Holiday Inn Hotel Intercom Manila Hyatt Regency Manila Manila Pavilion Manila Hotel Mandarin Oriental Manila Midtown Hotel Manila Peninsula Philippines Plaza Hotel
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According to the 2016 United States Census‚ the Chines culture have 7 main dialects including Wu‚ Min‚ Xiang‚ Gan‚ Cantonese‚ Hakka‚ and Mandarin (CDC). In America‚ the Chinese mainly speak Standard Chinese because most who immigrate here‚ come from mainland China. Of the roughly 37 million Hispanic people living in the United States‚ the majority can speak Spanish‚ which is now the second
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I WON THE GAME!!! No‚ not one of those games. The game of Life! No‚ not the game with colorful tokens and a plastic spinner either. I won a game I did not even know I was playing before I even knew I was playing. Born a girl in rural China‚ I laid flat on my back for eleven months in an orphanage. I did not know when my next meal would be and I rocked myself to sleep at night. In the end‚ I won the lottery and found myself in an American family. Throughout my childhood I cannot remember ever being
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Panda Express Franchise Cost & Opportunities Liquid Capital Required: $125‚000 Panda Express is everywhere. The lightning fast-growing chain of American Chinese cuisine has outlets in casinos‚ shopping malls‚ supermarkets‚ airports‚ train stations‚ theme parks‚ stadiums‚ college campuses‚ even the Pentagon. It has quickly become the largest chain of Chinese fast food restaurants in the country‚ with 1‚321 locations in 38 states and Puerto Rico‚ and in 2004 the company began opening stand-alone
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Movie: Hero Director: Zhang Yimou Cast : Jet Li‚ Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung Year of production: 2002 Country of production: China Language: Mandarin Film synopsis: The Qin King was obsessed with conquering all of China and becoming the first Emperor. He had been the target of assassins throughout the other states. Among them none inspired as much fear as the three legendary assassins‚ Broken Sword‚ Flying Snow and Sky. To anyone who defeated the three assassins‚ the King of Qin
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imperialised the Philippines for 3 years and Japanese language was used as communication of Japanese soldiers. According to an Ethnologist‚ a total of 171 native languages are spoken in the Philippines except for English‚ Spanish‚ Hokkien‚ Cantonese and Mandarin. The Philippine languages are often referred by Filipinos as dialects. There are 13 indigenous dialects with at least 1 million native speakers: Tagalog‚ Cebuano‚ Ilokano‚ Hilingayon‚ Waray-waray‚ Bisaya‚ Kapampangan‚ Bikol‚ Albay-bikol‚ Pangasinan
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Personal Statement: From an early age I’ve always been very keen on geography and foreign languages. Different countries and languages have always engrossed me. I have been fortunate to travel extensively around the world with my dad‚ who’s a diplomat working for the United Nations‚ while my mother and brothers stayed home in Bolzano‚ Italy. I settled and studied in several countries‚ such as Italy‚ Guinea Bissau‚ Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ Ethiopia‚ Angola and currently Kenya‚ where I’m pursuing
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