easy read and that I would like it. My English teacher also told me that this book is good and that I would be interested in reading it. This book is about a little girl‚ and her six siblings‚ whose life gets change when the Khmer Rouge takes over Cambodia led by a guy name Pol Pot. Under Pol Pot’s command everyone is sent to labor camps to help the government pay for weapons from the Chinese. Throughout the book Loung‚ the main character‚ has to wake up everyday not knowing if she’ll have enough to
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For centuries‚ wars continue to occur throughout the world‚ there are multiple wars that we all forget. The Cambodian Civil War: Pol Pot was one of the major war and the only a small number survived the War. Those survived are now close to retirement as the Cambodian Civil War: Pol Pot War ended in 1979. Not many people know about the war as few survived and only some people are willing to talk about the Pol Pot War because it brings back “terrible” memories. Chou Onn‚ 58 is one of the lucky handfuls
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In this case the victims were the “enemies” to the Khmer Rouge cause‚ threats to the Khmer Rouge rule.(1) Pol Pot led the Khmer Rouge and came into power wanting to create his own agrarian utopia in Cambodia this goal required the ‘cleansing’ of his opponents who were labeled enemies to the ideals of the Democratic Republic of Kampuchea. He also wanted to establish an agrarian utopia. Agrarianism is a movement promoting rural life and agriculture as
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In the 19th century‚ the French had a great influence in Vietnam in different aspects including; culture‚ religion‚ ethics‚ economy‚ politics and government and nationalistic aspirations of the Vietnamese. The French ruled Vietnam from approximately mid-late 1800 ’s until 1954 when Vietnam defeated the French. According by Edward Terry on the geocities website‚ the greatest influence in Vietnam was that of religion. Others may think differently‚ but this essay will explain how all different aspects
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Name: Kop Linda ID: 60-71-85 Room: 301 UNIVERSITY OF CAMBODIA Professor: Meas Raksmey Descriptive Essay: Khmer New Year’s Day Cambodian New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey is the name of the Cambodian holiday that celebrates the New Year. The holiday lasts for three days beginning on New Year’s Day‚ which usually falls on April 13 or 14th‚ which is the end of the harvesting season‚ when farmers enjoy the fruits of their labor
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Indochina was something no one was about to forget soon. It took France about 35 years to complete its takeover of Indochina. In 1858‚ the French captured Tourane (Da Nang). The region of Saigon was taken over 1862 and a protectorate was declared over Cambodia in 1863. The southern region of Cochin-china was annexed in 1867 and Annam (central region) and Tonkin (northern region) became protectorates in 1883. Laos became a French protectorate in 1883. The fundamental aim of the French in Indochina was
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Viet Nam is known that is a center of world’s species diversity with a abundant natural ecosystems like: mangrove forests‚ limestones‚ seas v.v with characteristics of the tropical climates. It is a habitat and development of many endemic wild species valuable‚ some of them can’t be found anywhere else in the world. Viet Nam has many valuable wild genetic resources‚ especially medicinal plants‚ the flowers and tropical plants‚ v.v. Biodiversity in Vietnam is the great value in many different aspects
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ASEAN ASEAN or Association of Southeast Asian Nations was founded in 1967‚ currently consisting of Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Singapore‚ Brunei‚ the Philippines‚ Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ Laos‚ Myanmar‚ and Thailand. Since its establishment‚ ASEAN countries have gradually and continually strengthened their economic integration‚ from the ASEAN Preferential Trading Arrangement (PTA) in 1977 to the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and now they further move to a deeper
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Democratic Republic (2 December 1975) I. Is Laos a unitary system country or federal system country? The Lao People’s Democratic Republic‚ which is situated in Southeast Asia‚ shares borders with five countries; China to the north‚ Vietnam to the east‚ Cambodia to the south‚ and Thailand and the Union of Myanmar to the west. It has a total area of 236‚800 square kilometres‚ with a population of 6.492.400 million . 66.8 per cent of Lao population believe in Buddhism because 33.2 percent believe in other
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organized do not follow a sequential pattern. In most cases there are street numbers missing. This paper is may play a significant part of the Phnom Penh future urbanization and planning as it will help provide a more organized view of the city. Cambodia is currently at a development stage therefore this is the time to create the best planning for its capital. Methodology All cities around the
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