locations‚ who have adopted partially or in full Nusantara customs to be somewhat assimilated into the local communities. They were the elites of Singapore‚ more loyal to the British than to China. Most have lived for generations along thestraits of Malacca and not all intermarried with the local Native Indonesians and Malays. They were usually traders‚ the middleman of the British and the Chinese‚ or the Chinese and Malays‚ or vice versa because they were mostly English educated. Because of this‚ they
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Lingua Franca is a pidgin‚ a trade language used by numerous language communities around the Mediterranean‚ to communicate with others whose language they did not speak. It is‚ in fact‚ the mother of all pidgins‚ seemingly in use since the Middle Ages and surviving until the nineteenth century‚ when it disappeared with hardly a trace‚ probably under the onslaught of the triumphant French language‚ leaving only a few anecdotal quotations in the writings of travelers or observers‚ an imperfect French/Lingua
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Nowadays‚ the tourism industry is dealing with a more demanding customer market that is aware of the variety of tourism products and services as well as the levels of quality that are available. As the tourists are more highly educated and posses higher purchasing power‚ their demands on better tourism products and services should be fulfilled in order for the tourism business to be sustainable. There should be offered a variety of tourism products and services and ensure quality level in accordance
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Malaysian Studies – Revision Notes 1. The Japanese Occupation • The Japanese occupied Malaya for only 3 ½ years (from 15 Feb 1942 to 15 August 1945) • Had a great impact on the country – the conquest of the whole of Malaya was fast and effective • The attack started from two directions‚ from the East and the West • After landing in Kota Bharu‚ the Japanese soldiers rushed to Kuantan and then to Mersing. • On 12 Dec 1941‚ Jitra was captured‚ followed by Penang
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job scopes there were to help and assist the mechanics and other staff. Some of the major projects that I have been involved were built temporary dam and pump station at Asahan during water crisis‚ installed pumps and motors at pump house around Malacca and new wash water recovery tank. 3. Till date‚ I have been actively involved in project management that brings a personal milestone to the university‚ such as Assistant Head Activities and Event of Dynamic Agrotech 2008 and also Logistic Committee
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Tropical Africa and Asia (1200 – 1500) Ibn Battuta 1. Young Muslim scholar 2. Completed the pilgrimage to mecca 3. logged 75‚000 miles of travel in 29 years 4. Powerful states and commercial systems were only made possible by local farmers‚ fishermen and pastoralists Tropical Lands and Peoples The Tropical Environment 1. Africa lies almost entirely within the tropics‚ as do southern Arabia‚ most of India and all of the Southeast Asian mainland and islands 2. In the lands around
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In Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game” General Zaroff displays intelligence‚ an evil mind‚ and also arrogance. Zaroff seems like a civilized human being but when we learn that he hunts people on his island for entertainment‚ we see that he is really nothing less than a monster. He is portrayed as vicious to readers by the way he looks‚ what he says‚ and what Rainsford says to him. Throughout Connell’s short story General Zaroff displays his intelligence and experience in hunting
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“LUKSONG TINIK” Regulations of Luksong Tinik (Jump over thorns) 1. Players : Usually 3 or more Players. 2. Setting : a grassy field with lots of space to run and tumble. 3. Equipment : Grassy field 4. Pre-game : * Assign two players to serve as the base of the tinik (thorn) by putting their right or left feet together (soles touching gradually building the tinik). * Set a starting point giving enough runway for the players to achieve a higher jump‚ so as not to hit the
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History tells us that Bahasa Melayu was once a lingua franca during the reign of Malacca Sultanate. Bahasa Melayu or Malay language was used widely among traders who sailed all the way to the stopover port in Malacca. Hence‚ the government has decided to acknowledge Bahasa Melayu as the national language of Malaysia. Nevertheless‚ the significant role as an international language is currently seemed to be taken over by English. Why? Language | Approximate number of speakers | 1. Chinese (Mandarin)
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THE LARLY FILIPINOS The earliest Filipinos of whom we have historical record are the little black men whom the Spaniards called negrillos or negrito. They‚ however‚ called themselves simply dwellers‚ or lords of the lands; itself as indication of the antiquity of their settlement. When this was cannot say exactly‚ but it may we’ll have been when land bridges still connected the Philippines with the continent of Asia. It is reasonable to assume that their way of life has not changed much
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