and more than 1m of Burma’s 46m-strong population are unaccounted for. Most people also know that Burma is the setting for an extraordinary political morality tale—Asia’s beauty and the beast. While the world’s most famous political prisoner‚ Aung San Suu Kyi‚ has been forced to fight for democracy behind the locked gates of her home in University Avenue in Rangoon‚ the country has been slowly strangled by a secretive junta whose fiscal policies are drawn up by astrologers. There was thus great
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success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude; you must have perseverance‚ and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to." - Aung San Suu Kyi [stylist.co.uk] Aung San Suu Kyi is a burmese political leader of Burma (Myanmar) who fought for freedom and human rights from 1988 to this day. She has shown courage and patience throughout the years and has become an “important symbol in the struggle against
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The heroes and role models that we have chosen to share with you today are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Aung San Suu Kyi. Current President of Liberia since January 17‚ 2006‚ Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a hardworking and caring woman which has be shown all through her life. She was the first woman to be elected head of state in Africa. She is also the award winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and of a Presidential Medal of Freedom‚ a very high civil award in the United States for her personal courage‚
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If there was something that could describe Aung San Suu Kyi that would have to be being a leader. As a daughter of a political man‚ she was raised with awareness on how dirty politics could possibly be. In fact‚ she faced the cruelty of the world she lived when she lost his father at a very young age of 2. She escaped the wrath of Burma for a while yet‚ she was pulled once again into the battle field even if she had the choice to stay in England with her family. She chose to lead the people towards
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San Luis Rey de Francia by Brandon Hammond United States History Mr. Yakubovsky September‚ 2013 Hammond 1 San Luis Rey de Francia California has a reputation for its many different Spanish missions‚ all of which are unique in their own way. Whether it’s who founded it‚ why it was founded‚ when it was founded‚ or how it declined‚ they are all different. San Luis Rey de Francia is a very unique Spanish Mission. San Luis Rey de Francia was founded by Fermin Francisco
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San Joaquin River Restoration Project: Irrigating the Valley The San Joaquin River is the backbone of the San Joaquin Valley. The valley is not only the nation’s most agricultural area but it is also one of the entire worlds. Millions depend on the crops that come form this luscious valley. The river has gone through many drastic changes over its illustrious lifetime. Once it was a magnificent 350 miles long it is now one of the nation’s ten most endangered rivers. The river once flowed with
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The oldest masonry fort in the continental United States‚ the Castillo de San Marcos is a great example of Spanish influence in architecture. The monument‚ built from human determination‚ reflects a history that is centuries of years old. Throughout its history‚ the Castillo de San Marcos has been closely intertwined with the city of St. Augustine. The fort and the town serve as constant reminders of the early Spanish empire in the New World. Given the architectural details‚ the fort ultimately
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responsible for its development and promotion so as to guarantee a secure future for hockey. Famous Hockey Team: San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose‚ California‚ United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play their home games at the HP Pavilion at San Jose‚ known locally as the Shark Tank. The
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AUNG SAN SUU KI ABOUT Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election‚ the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament. She had‚ however‚ already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 of the 21 years from 20 July 1989 until her most recent release on 13 November 2010‚ becoming one of the
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PHY 104 July 8‚ 2012 Lillian Flakes San Francisco Earthquake Proposal The San Francisco earthquake of April 18‚ 1906‚ has gone down in history as one of the most damaging earthquake in United State history. San Francisco and surrounding cities were violently shaken by seismic waves produced by the magnitude 7.8 earthquakes. The proposal is to review the available literature on how geophysical precursors can be used for short-term predictions of earthquakes. The objectives of this review
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