CULTURAL ISSUES NO. 1(2000) Ethnic Relations in Peninsular Malaysia: The Cultural and Economic Dimensions Lee Hock Guan SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES NO. 1(2000) August 2000 Ethnic Relations in Peninsular Malaysia: The Cultural and Economic Dimensions Lee Hock Guan ISEAS Fellow © 2000 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies ISSN 0218-8961 ETHNIC RELATIONS IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA: THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS Abstract This paper looks at the changing ethnic relations in Peninsular
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Errors in Public Opinion Polls Polls are frequently used in politics to measure how the public feels about certain issues‚ campaigns‚ or elections. The polls can be helpful to politicians and helpful to get the public opinion made known. Although these polls can be beneficial‚ there are also many errors in these polls. Errors in word choice‚ nonattitudes‚ errors in how a poll is conducted‚ and errors in the sample can all cause results to be inaccurate. A major way that a poll can be in error is
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with different roles and responsibilities. When working in law enforcement one either is employed by the public or a private company. Each side has very similar and different responsibilities that play a big part in law enforcement. Each area has their advantages and disadvantages as well. The first private police organization was started by Allen Pinkerton in 1855 known as Northwest Police Organization. Private security is basically run as contract services. Organizations and people contract
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The Dangers of Drunk Driving Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the dangers that come with drunk driving. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Imagine driving your car to pick up a friend from a party late one night. The streets are desolate as you pull out of your neighborhood. You are closing in on the first intersection. You do not accelerate because the light is red but you are not hitting your breaks because you can feel that it is about to turn green. Just before you begin breaking
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Relationship Between Private and Public Police CJS 250 July 25‚ 2010 Relationship between Private and Public Police Private police and public police are important to society. Both are necessary to the protection of society‚ whether it is protecting one’s business and personnel or it is protecting one from personal harm. Both are responsible for crime deterrence. The relationship between private and public police is one that has been debated for many years. In some views the relationship
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To what extent did US public opinion have an impact on the Vietnam War? Public opinion did have an impact on the Vietnam War to an extent. The Vietnam War was fought between 1959 and 1975‚ between the communist government of North Vietnam and the democratic government of South Vietnam and its allies‚ the most actively involved of these being the USA. At the end of the conflict‚ neither side were defeated‚ however‚ it is considered a military failure and is seen as a very controversial conflict.
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Abstract: Over the past two decades the number of polls published as part of election coverage has increased immensely. In fact‚ pollsters have generated over five times the amount of polls in the seven-month period leading to the 2000 election than in the same time frame in 1980 (Steinhorn 2000). When tracking polls are included‚ the media publishes at least seven polls a week leading up to national elections. As polls’ regarding the public’s voting intention receives more media coverage‚ experts
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what ethnic group do you think of? Most people when they hear the word minority they automatically think of Hispanics or African Americans. But‚ there are white ethnic groups that are also considered minorities. Some examples of other minorities groups are Germans‚ Norwegians‚ Swedes‚ Welsh‚ French‚ and Irish. There are white ethnic groups that are considered a minority. To better understand why white ethnic groups are considered a minority‚ this essay will examine the reasons why white ethnic groups
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released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act. b. “Recuse”: Recuse is a judicial term meaning that an official of authority (a judge‚ juror‚ or prosecutor) is unqualified to perform their legal duties because of a conflict of interest. Jane Hanlin‚ the prosecutor on this rape case‚ recused herself from the case because her son was a friend of the accused‚ and she knew the families. c. “Vigilante Justice”: Vigilante justice is
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The cultural influence of ethnic groups on the concept of beauty Perception of beauty in different ethnic groups is distinct. Culture‚ the philosophy of a particular group characterized by the religion‚ belief‚ moral‚ art and habits (Zimmermann‚ 2015)‚ is a factor to influence the meanings of beauty. With the cultures development‚ some prominent cultures‚ such as western slenderness notion promoted by famous doll Barbie seem to invade other cultures’ concept of beauty. However‚ there is no doubt
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