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Mother Tongue Virtually Impossible
1,713 wordsA multiethnic nation such as Singapore, the uses of languages are constantly changing and will never be fixed. In Singapore there are only 2. 5 million people on a small island in the South Pacific. In this multiethnic nation there are over 30 mother tongues and 20 with a thousand speakers or more. Singapore recognizes four official languages, Malay, Tamil, Mandarin and English (Borkhorst-Heng 287). At the time of independence these four languages were given official status, but the first three ...
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Miraculous Mandarin Unitarian Church Bartok
768 wordsBela Bartok, One of the best-known Hungarian composers is also one of the most significant musician of the twentieth century. He shared a strong passion for ethnomusicology, which is the scientific study of music, especially traditional music, as an aspect of culture. Bartok synthesized the Hungarian pattern of music and other folk music that he studied to make his own distinctive style. Bartok was born on 1881 at Nagyszentmiklos, which became Sinnicolau Mare, Romania. When Bartok's father died,...
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Made Me Realize Ethnic Background
1,806 wordsCHINK! ! ! ! Yeah... that's right look at us with those china eyes! Go back to where you belong!" Those words will forever ring in my ears. I was standing in line for lunch while talking to a friend while a couple of boys, fourth and fifth graders, were making fun of the only Asian girl in the school, me, a lonely kindergarten. I will never forget that moment when I realized that I was different. Growing up in a predominantly white community, I had never thought of the issue of race as a child. ...
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Southern China Chinese People
661 wordsWelcome to Taiwan! In this report you will find out more than you already know about Taiwan, or at least you should. You see, to tell you the truth, before I did this report I couldnt have told you Whether or not Taiwan was part of Japan or China! Now I know very well that it is part of China, and many other very impotent facts about this country, as you will now here in this report. Taiwan, like the rest of China, is unique. It has languages that are a result of different dialects or languages ...
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U S Embassy U S Department
2,505 words... eileen potential factors. This art form is important to be aware of because many Chinese believe that following Feng Shui will help promote prosperity, good health, and good relationships. The theory behind Feng Shui cannot only be followed in people's personal lives, but in their business lives as well. When looking at entertainment and the arts in China, there are a few to note. To date, there are many song and dance troupes, opera companies, symphony orchestras, choirs, and traditional in...
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Florida History Palmetto Leaves By Harriet Beecher Stowe
1,458 wordsFlorida History Palmetto Leaves by Harriet Beecher Stowe In this research we are going to examine the issue of Florida history presented by the well known writer of the 19 th century, Harriet Beecher Stowe, in her book Palmetto leaves. One of the core issues addressed in the book was the issue of the education for the ethnic identities in Florida. The author was one of the activists pushing forward the idea of the necessity of the education for all the people including the blacks and other natio...
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Sirs Researcher Multiple Sclerosis
2,134 wordsThe Inside Disease Multiple Sclerosis affects 350, 000 people around the United States. Judy Rhamini, a forty- six-year-old mother of two, was diagnosed with the crippling disease in 1988. In late 1997, her attacks had become so devastating that one of them left her arms and legs temporarily paralyzed. To combat the attacks, Mrs. Rhamini began a four- hour daily regimen of intravenous steroids. Within weeks, her pain was gone. Judy Rhamini now takes Avonex, which is a beta- interferon, and since...
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University Of California Left Side
923 wordsPerfect Perfect Pitch Perfect Pitch Perfect Pitch is the ability to identify any musical note without comparison to a reference note, and is a talent displayed in a small amount of people. What causes it is a question which has attracted a lot of attention lately. Scientists are asking them selves if it is a learned ability or are we given this unique talent through our genes. MRI scans in test have shown an enlarged portion of the brain present in individuals gifted the ability of perfect pitch...
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