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Asian Essays and Term Papers
Vietnam War - The Vietnam Conflict And Its EffectsThe Vietnam conflict began in the
late nineteenth century. The French conquered Vietnam and made it a protectorate. For nearly forty years, Vietnam had not experienced settled peace. The League for the Independence of Vietnam ( Viet Minh ) was formed in 1941, seeking independence from the French. ...
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Buddhism1. is a major world religion, founded in northeastern
India and based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who is
known as the Buddha, or Enlightened One. Buddhism today is
divided into two major branches known to their respective
followers as Theravada, the Way of the Elders, and ...
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Christopher Columbus, an Italian-born navigator who sailed in the service of Spain, is commonly described as the "discoverer" of the New World--America. Although Columbus was in search of a westward route to Asia by sea, the "discoveries" he did make were more important and valuable than the route he failed to find. ...
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Culture ClashI am a born Vietnamese, and Chinese American. For more than a decade I have made many friends coming from diverse cultures. I recall one friend back in high school that demonstrated the importance of one’s own private culture, and language. From this experience with my friend, Hong, I realized ...
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Brief History Of BuddhismBuddhism is one of the major religions of the world. It was
founded by Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha) in Northeastern India. It arose as
a monastic movement during a time of Brahman tradition. Buddhism rejected
important views of Hinduism. It did not recognize the validity of the
Vedic Scriptures, ...
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Foxwoods (gambling)There are many reasons why people gamble and what the advantages and disadvantages are of risking your bank account on the roll of the dice or the luck of the draw. I originally set out to try and explain why people gamble, but I realized that gambling is just as much of a business or industry as ...
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Cultural Diversity: Campus Climates and Classroom Instruction
American Society has been and continues to become increasingly mixed, complex, and variegated in its cultural practices and ethnic make up. However, the state schools have fallen short of race goals established thirty-one years ago in a desegregation ...
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Bruce LeeMy research paper is about the life and death of . The reason I chose this topic is because I wish to do my paper on . I will also tell you about his wonderful accomplishments.
Lee Jun Fan was born on November 27, 1940. (The Year of the Dragon, In San Francisco, Chinatown.) Lee’s name was later ...
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The Colonial EconomyOne economic historian describes the situation in South Carolina in this way: "Rice and indigo transformed the Carolina Low Country in much the same way that sugar had led to basic changes in the West Indies. White workers would not willingly endure the hard and disagreeable labor involved in the ...
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Brazil 2On January 12, 1999, over a billion dollars fled Brazil. Three days later, the Central Bank attempted to bring about a limited devaluation of the Brazilian currency, the real, but it failed to prevent a free fall. Over the next two days, another $3 billion was pulled out, and by the end of the ...
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Hong Kong Transferring HandsWhen one look’s at Hong Kong there are many of questions that come to mind. How is China going to respond to citizens of Hong Kong holding protests? Will Hong Kong’s citizens be taken back by their lose of rights? Or will this more liberal form of government led the rest of China into a more ...
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BuddhismFor over 2000 years has existed as an organized religion. By
religion we mean that it has a concept of the profane, the sacred, and
approaches to the sacred. It has been established in India, China, Japan and
other eastern cultures for almost 2000 years and has gained a strong foothold in
North ...
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False Advertising"My mailbox and million of demographically similar others are choked with flyers from companies (Wal-mart, Victoria's Secret) bent on publicizing both their wares and their social bona fides by displaying black and white models at cordial ease with one another. A torrent of good will messages ...
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China's Economic Future OutlookIf China's economy grows as fast for the next 20 years as it has for
the past 14, it will be the biggest economy on earth:
I feel that China's drastic improvements over the last 14 years are
overwhelming, with their Real GNP growing at a rate of 9% a year, which
means by, 1994, China's economy ...
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Bubonic Plague 2The Bubonic Plague, or Black Death, had many negative as well as positive effects on medieval Europe. While being one of the worst and deadliest diseases in the history of the world,it indirectly helped Europe break grounds for some of the basic necessities forlife today.
The Black Death erupted ...
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Immigration ExperienceBooks related to The -
The -
They are our grandparents, our relatives, our friends. They
are the immigrants. They came from all over the world for many
reasons, such as, religious persecution and racial tension, but the
largest reason for coming to America was for freedom. The freedom to ...
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Sickle Cell Anemiais a genetic disease that affects all kinds of people
and can start before a person is even born. This paper will talk about
symptoms of , the people affected, the cause of the disease,
how the disease is diagnosed, and cured.
Symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia are pale skin, short of breath, ...
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Karl Marxwas the greatest thinker and philosopher of his time. His views on life and the social structure of his time revolutionized the way in which people think. He created an opportunity for the lower class to rise Above the aristocrats and failed due to the creation of the middle class. Despite this ...
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IndonesiaThis essay will be on the History in Brief of Indoneisa, the Government
of Indoneisia, the island of Java, and the Geography of Indoneisa.
In early days, the region from India to Japan, including , was
known to the Europeans as the Indies. Chris Colombus was looking for a westward
sea roots from ...
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1984, Science-fiction Or Reality
“On each landing, opposite the lift shaft, the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall. It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption beneath it ran”(Orwell 3). The novel 1984 ...
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