Henry Hudson was an explorer that had a river‚strait and bay named after him. He went on 3 different expeditions seeking for the NorthWest Passage. In one of his expeditions he almost died of mutiny. While on his fourth Expedition Henry’s crew abandoned him‚ his son‚ and other crew‚ members‚ they left them there to die which they did. Henry Hudson was brave and courageous. He put his life at risk for the sake of the country. On his first expedition he sailed under The Muscovy Company
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him too much‚ as long as he can get into a secondary school.” And with this in mind‚ there is an ongoing debate on whether the PSLE should be abolished as it is causing too much stress on Singaporean students and parents as well. One of the The Straits Times’ current affairs
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emigrated from China to the British Straits Settlement of Melaka‚ Singapore‚ Penang and also Java of Indonesia. The Chinese then married the local females and their distinct background‚ cultures and customs blended together harmoniously and became baba nyonya in “Peranakan” culture. Farhana : “Peranakan” means descendent in Malay. It is another local term for them. “Baba” refers to the male while “nyonya” is female. Besides‚ they are also being known as “Straits-born Chinese”. This is a very unique
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degradation and the sheer brutality of the act of physically separating a mother from her children is a deep assault on our senses and on our most elemental humanity.... The stolen generation is the name given to the generation of aboriginal and Torres strait islander children that were removed from their families and placed into institutions where they were forced to forget their aboriginality. These children were then given a poor education and were sent into the homes of white Australians to be servants
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The second student‚ I chose is Donna Corcoran; she is ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). She was born in Australia and her parents got divorced when she was four years old. She lives with her mother. She was affected by this divorce and always felt that happened because of her. Her mother sometimes struggling to figure out what her daughter wants to say. In her school‚ she has all the support from her teachers. Autism is a lifelong developmental condition that affects‚ among other things‚ the way an
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Kevin Rudd Sorry Speech analysis Kevin Rudd (Prime Minister at the time) made an apology to the “Stolen Generation” from the Parliament House‚ Canberra‚ 2008. The “Stolen Generation” were the children of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church missions‚ under the acts of their respective Parliaments. Kevin Rudd’s aim was to inform the Indigenous community of the Australian Governments ‘wrong doings’
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The Straits Time. [Newspaper] [4] N.A. (2009‚ July 22). ‘Research Finds That Many Older People Can’t Get Up After A Fall’. [Online] Available: http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-health-older-people-fall-research-story.html [5] J.A Baker (2011‚ May 30). The Straits Time. About 6 elderly S’poreans die alone each month. [Newspaper] [6] N.A. (2014‚ March 07). HDB InfoWEB: Project
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the Singapore government also backed entrepreneur Ong Beng Seng’s bid to hold the F1 grand prix in Singapore. In fact‚ the government announced that they would fund up to 60% of the estimated $150million cost through Singapore Tourism Board (The Straits Times‚ 2007). With such encouragement from the government‚ Shangri-La has not much to fear‚ especially in a politically stable country such as Singapore. In such a well-governed country‚ there has never been demonstrations of displeasure or anything
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Guam History: A Review of the Island’s Unique History VincentAnthony V. Borja English 135 Professor Rosemary Harty April 21‚ 2011 Over the past 10 years‚ random people would ask me about the history of Guam‚ and how it became a United States territory. Grew up most of my life on Guam‚ but never really cared about its history‚ although‚ every year we would celebrate its liberation day from the Japanese and celebrate festive holidays significant to the islands history‚ I never really understood
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Between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ a countless number of European explorers navigated the globe in search of new lands and new treasures. The era‚ known as The Age of Discovery‚ gave fame to some of history’s greatest seafarers—Ferdinand Magellan‚ Vasco da Gama‚ and John Cabot to name but a few. Of all the great explorers‚ though‚ none are as celebrated as Christopher Columbus—the man who “discovered” America. The Making of an Explorer‚ 1451-92—Beginnings Christopher Columbus was born
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