Issues Facing America The General Welfare- Issues Affecting Individual Well-Being 7. Quality Education For All The nation’s public schools set an enrollment record in 1999 with more than 53 million children enrolled; now public education has been criticized by some as not teaching all children effectively. The consistency of public school’s poor test results and low graduation rates attest to this. As a result to these truths‚ many
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nature of Singapore business culture – imagine that you are trying to explain Singapore culture to an American Expatriate who has recently arrived in the country; identify practices which are central to Singaporean culture and also those practices which would be unacceptable or inappropriate for people in Singapore. You should primarily focus on organizational issues but a treatment of broader issues may be beneficial Danielle‚ my friend‚ is an Indonesian who has lived in Singapore for more than
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Today‚ stories are an intrinsic part of our societies and culture. Movies‚ books‚ music‚ news media‚ religions‚ architecture and painting‚ you name it‚ and the influence of storytelling is to be seen in all aspects of our life. Defining our values‚ desires‚ dreams and‚ as well as our prejudices and hatreds‚ don’t you want to know how it all began? Well‚ the history of Storytelling is the prime focus of this article. Traditionally‚ the oral stories have been handed over from generation to generation
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Malaysia and the Challenges of Globalization: An Economic Perspective Mansor Md. Isa Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia mansor@um.edu.my Paper presented at the “10th Biennial Tun Abdul Razak Conference”‚ Multicultural Center‚ Ohio University‚ Athens‚ Ohio‚ USA‚ 11-12 May 2007. Malaysia and the Challenges of Globalization: An Economic Perspective Mansor Md. Isa‚ University of Malaya 1. Introduction One of the main focus of the
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The Fall of Singapore 1 INTRODUCTION Singapore‚ the impregnable fortress‚ the “Gibraltar of the East”. It stood this way since long ago‚ with Australians using it since 1920. It was the British symbol of Eastern power and on February 15th‚ it fell control the control of the Japanese empire. In a fresh new battle front‚ a war had begun. A war of the pacific that was only ten weeks old. Britain’s foothold into the Pacific had been taken‚ and it took only seven days. Painfully undefended‚ it stood no
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of social and economic groupings in the world today. 40 Marks Contrary to popular belief‚ the world is not only separated into countries and continents‚ the world can also be separated into groupings that work to protect and enhance their economies‚ their level of development and also the social status of their home. The European Union‚ NAFTA and the World Trade Organisation are all examples of these groupings. One of the primary reasons for the introduction of social and economic groupings was
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The little island country of Singapore has many nicknames. “The Lion City”‚ “Little Red Dot”‚ “The Fine Country”‚ but her most famous nickname is “Disneyland with a death penalty”. Chewing gum‚ spitting littering‚ homosexual acts between men‚ jaywalking‚ and simply leaving the toilet unflushed are all illegal in Singapore. An intimidating place to visit indeed‚ you might think. But Singapore has that “Disneyland” in its nickname for a reason. With over one hundred shopping malls‚ eight nature
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Singapore has only a small land area of 700 km2 of land which means that there are only a few water catchment and reservoirs. Due to the increase in population to approximately 5 million‚ there is an increased demand for water‚ especially for domestic use. The expansion in the industrial development will further increase the demand for water in the industrial sector to cool and clean the machines. Therefore‚ Singapore uses several strategies to increase water supply to meet the demands of the population
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that shape us to what we are today. There are many different types of cultures in the world. Within a country itself‚ there might be a distinctive culture‚ like those typical of a German or Japanese. Beyond nationality‚ people can be further classified into their dialect groups‚ religion‚ and many other categories. Therefore the various classification of culture itself may seem endless. The purpose of this report is to identify the Chinese culture in Singapore‚ particularly aspects that are
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culture. Singapore was an important trading center and port as early as the seventh century. By the fourteenth century Chinese immigrants had established a small community on the island‚ and the name Singapura‚ a word of Sanskrit origin meaning Lion City‚ was in common use. After Portugal wrested control of the region from Malaccan and Malay rulers in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries‚ Singapore fell into obscurity. Modern Singapore dated from the discovery
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