in USA. It has since expanded into a global energy conglomerate by 1997. John Imle‚ President of Unocal is faced with contending with the challenge of the $1.2 billion Yadana Project that is caught in the crossfire of political unrest both within Burma as well as with the United States. If implemented‚ this project can fetch an estimated 12 billion dollars (400 million x 30 year contract)‚ over the next 30 years‚ to be split within the 4 participating conglomerates. OPTIONS Imle is about a
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Cyclone Nargis‚ crossing the south of Burma over two days‚ can accord recognition for bringing devastating loss to the Ayeyarwady Delta region ‚ particularly to the extremely vulnerable social groups within. As the United Nation estimates‚ 2.4 million people were affected due to this category 4 cyclone that sustained winds of 210 km per hour‚ and in light of this‚ the mitigation and response following the cyclone proved to be poor and limited. This was accountable to several factors including governmental
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“Shooting an Elephant” is an essay written by George Orwell in 1936. “Shooting an Elephant” is written chronologically and is a 1st person narrative. The tone of the essay is discomforting. The story takes place in Burma in the 1920’s. It depicts a situation in which the main character‚ a young Englishman‚ who is serving as a police officer‚ encounters a ravaging elephant while he is on duty. The anonymous narrator is a questioning colonialist that throughout the story struggles with three
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colonial rule that he witnessed while stationed in Burma” .He notes that the Burmese civilians were not allowed to own guns during his stay – a testament of British control over Burmese resources. He claims that it is evil and he is fully against the oppressors‚ the British. Though he is a British officer himself at the time in Burma‚ he feels a certain hatred and guilt towards himself‚ his empire‚ and the “evil-spirited little beasts‚” the Burma people.Secretly‚ though‚ he agreed with them‚ and he
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A Brief Political Account of the Kachin The Kachin people‚ comprising six different ethnic sub-groups‚ live mainly in north-eastern Burma‚ as well as parts of China and India. The Kachin in Burma are estimated to number between 1 - 1.5 million. Traditionally hill dwellers subsisting on rotational cultivation of hill rice‚ they used to be ruled by village and clan chiefs. The territory of Kachin State never came under direct British administration‚ nor had they been directly under the authority
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a country of Southeast Asia‚ bordered by China‚ Thailand‚ Laos‚ Bangladesh and India. Myanmar is a multicultural society encompassing over 90 nationalities. Our country was known as Burma up until 1989‚ when the name was officially changed to The Republic of the Union of Myanmar‚ shortened to Myanmar. The term ‘Burma’ is still used in the Western World but is not accepted and is condemned. In this report however‚ both terms will be used‚ but only to distinguish between time periods before and after
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Imperialists in Burma and the Burmese Response The British began colonizing India and its surrounding countries during the early 1800’s and soon had several profitable colonies in the Eastern Hemisphere. The arrival of the British imperialists in the country had a profound effect on the native population. This interaction between dominators and dominated is perfectly illustrated In George Orwell’s Burmese Days. This novel highlights the imperial interactions in the country of Burma just to the
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opportunity for Unocal as most of the oil fields in the United States nearing depletion. Hence‚ the corporation had looked outside America for opportunities. “Yamada Field” was their answer. It was an attractive natural gas field that belonged to Burma. To perform this project‚ it required Unocal to cooperate with one of the world’s most repressive military regimes‚ Burma’s State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC). Strongest condemnations by the US Congress‚ US State Department and other international
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Myanmar Police Force The Union of Myanmar is geographically situated in Southeast Asia between latitudes 09cated between Bangladesh and Thailand‚ with India and China to the north‚ Myanmar covers an area of about 675‚000 sq km (over 260‚000 sq mi). Myanmar is the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia. The capital and largest city is Yangon‚ an important trade centre is Mandalay located in central Myanmar. My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect
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essentials. Summarizing means including only the most important information. A summary tells the main idea of the text. Step One: Evaluate the headlines and organizational pattern of the two articles. Article One: Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Human Rights Headline: Burma (officially known as Myanmar) and Human Rights Emotional or intellectual appeal? Supported by which words? Intellectual becaus of the word nobel prize Format: Inverted Pyramid or Narrative format? Supported by which evidence? Inveted
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