Dragon fruit‚ also known as pitaya or pitahaya‚ belongs to the Hylocereus genus of the Cactaceae family. It is recognized as leathery‚ slightly leafy – skinned sweet fruit of many cactus species rooted from Mexico‚ which was believed to be then brought to Central America by the European. Nowadays‚ dragon fruits are widely cultivated in the United States‚ the South East Asia region‚ Israel‚ Australia‚ Cyprus‚ as well as the Canary Islands (Morton‚ 1987). The term “dragon fruit” is used in English
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For centuries‚ Taiwan has been ruled by alien regimes. Modern Taiwanese history is a chronicle of the Taiwanese’ struggles against oppression and fight for independent survival. Since 1945‚ Taiwan under the Kuomintang (KMT) regime has been subject to the threat of China’s invasion. Even though recently the tensions across the Straits of Taiwan has loosened gradually‚ to Taiwanese‚ the unification policy stressed by both the KMT regime and the Chinese government still poses a grave danger of
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Dragon fruit in Vietnam has three main varieties: red-skinned fruit with white flesh‚ red-skinned fruit with red flesh and yellow-skinned fruit with white flesh. Since the white-fleshed dragon fruit (or Pitaya) can grow stronger‚ larger and produce sweeter fruit than other varieties‚ they are much more planted in the Vietnam. Dragon fruit with red and yellow flesh are also popular‚ but the area for red-fleshed dragon fruit in the rural areas in Vietnam is trivial and its productivity equals only
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necessary to thoroughly analyze other alternatives. Solution: [Acer had moved into China the very next year the case study was prepared in 1998‚ i.e.‚ in 1999 under the stewardship of Gianfranco Lanci as the director of the company and J. T. Wang‚ the chairman and chief executive] The "GO" Approach * The most important reason for moving into China could be the huge lucrative market and the immense opportunity the market of China presents Acer with. * China being a huge market waiting to be exploited
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Dragonslayer story was the English epic‚ Beowulf‚ written sometime between the eighth and eleventh centuries. The story of the Dragonslayer is that of a Hero‚ who starts off insignificant‚ but after his journey‚ is strong enough to face and defeat the evil Dragon. The Hero’s Journey is split into three phases; in order they are: Separation‚ Initiation‚ and the Return. The story of Beowulf was written for a specific purpose‚ other than creating a whole genre. The bards who wrote it as though it was a history
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s991024 Eva Chen Social Issues in Taiwan In recent years‚ many serious social issues keep happening constantly in Taiwan‚ causing a lot of people depressing and frustrating. According to the page of Dajiyaun published in 2009/08/29‚ the rate of happiness in Taiwan ranks at the bottom among seven Asian countries. People in Singapore‚ Vietnam‚ China and Korea live happier than Taiwanese. Besides the law rate of well- being‚ the rate of committing suicide stays at a high level as well‚ showing no
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theory and practice‚ work out possible definition for Nation branding‚ work out the Strategic Marketing branding strategy and analyze Taiwan as an example trying to apply strategic marketing branding strategy. Finally give some recommendations and policy implications‚ as well as give some directions for future research. The author will present the case analysis of Taiwan in terms
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The book I read is a fantasy novel called A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin. There are 18 point of view characters in the book. These characters are Tyrion Lannister‚ Daenerys Targaryen‚ Jon Snow‚ Bran Stark‚ Davos Seaworthy‚ Theon Greyjoy‚ Lady Melisandre‚ Quentyn Martell‚ Barristan Selmy‚ Jon Connington‚ Victarion Greyjoy‚ Arya Stark‚ Areo Hotah‚ Jaime Lannister‚ Cersei Lannister‚ Kevan Lannister‚ Varamir Sixskins‚ and Asha Greyjoy. I chose to read this book because I had read the previous
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Introduction: According to Grainger (2008)‚ “The Roaring Dragon Hotel is one of the three start hotels in south-west China and it is a state owned enterprise “(p.1). Background: Potential of the Roaring Dragon Hotel is not recognized and provisional government decides that Roaring Dragon Hotel requires modernization (Grainger‚ 2008). According to Grainger (2008)‚ “The organizational culture was relaxed with many employees managing to find time to read newspapers‚ drink tea and some managers even
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Tourism Industry in Taiwan Due Date: December 11th‚ 2012 Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Overview of Tourism Industry Development History 3 3. Recent Development 4 4. Demand 6 4.1 External demand (inbound tourism) 6 4.2 Domestic travelers (local leisure) 8 4.3 Price elasticity of demand 10 5. Tourism Resources 10 5.1 Five Major Regions 11 5.2 Festival-Based and Event-Based Tours 13 6. Supply 14 6.1 Package tour 14 6.2 Transportation 16 6.3 Accommodation & Hotel Industry 16 6.4 Government
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