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    The History and Social Impact of the Circus “Freak Show” Since it's humble beginning in the mid 16th century, the circus and “freak show” act has been entertaining and horrifying people to this day; however, in today’s ultra-sensitive society, how has the classic “freak show” evolved to be deemed acceptable and be used to promote acceptance and positive views of people with abnormalities, rather than viewing these people as “freaks”, as was the original purpose of the classic “freak show”? Popularized

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    Borneo's struggle to survive during their struggle with large industrial deforestation and devastation. The government of Borneo is in favor of logging, thus destroying the culture and environment of the indigenous people. They are faced with the destruction of their entire way of life. For generations, their ancestors have lived on this land and been stewards of it. For decades, their government has trampled upon their rights and caused environmental destruction so that a few might get rich, all

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    discoveries all suggest that tattooing has existed since around Neolithic times. It was practiced for religious and cultural reasons with varying styles and imageries across cultures. This paper will examine a few tattoo designs originated from Japan and Borneo and some traditional motifs that help us recognize their cultural roots. The process of tattooing is brutal and painful; more so in the past as it involved the chiseling of skin in some cultures. Nevertheless, tattoos have received great popularity

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    Essay on Varying Patterns of Speciation

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    line, located in the Malay-Archipelago, is one of the best known and most studied boundaries of zoogeography in the world. It is a transition zone between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and the islands of Bali and Lombork, which marks both the convergence and division of the diverse flora and fauna found in the Asian (Borneo, The Philippines, and Western Indonesia), and the Australian regions (Sulawesi, Eastern Indonesia, Australia, and New Guinea) (Schulte 2003). The hypothetical line was first

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    The 18 Point Agreement

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    It is apparent by the citizens of Malaysia that Sabah and Sarawak are handled differently from the other states in West Malaysia. This is due to the Malaysia Agreement which is an agreement between Peninsular Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore and the British Colonial government to form the Federation of Malaysia. During the negotiation period before 16 September 1963, Sarawak proposed its terms for its incorporation into Malaysia to safeguard the special rights and autonomy of Sarawak and its citizens

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    Orangutans

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    Forest". Orangutans are found in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and move amongst the safety of the trees from one feeding site to the next. They are so well adapted to arboreal life that they cannot place their feet on the ground, instead they walk on the outside of their curved foot. There is a scattered population of orangutan in Indonesian Borneo, Malaysia Borneo and northern Sumatra. The different habitats have isolated the orangutan

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    conservation, and 2. how these platforms could be modified to suit regional realities and needs, resulting in enhanced engagement by local populations and better informed decision-making. Borneo Hub Borneo Hub is an open science platform for transboundary information sharing across the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, which is divided between the nations of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei Darussalam. Developing innovative means of promoting sound conservation practices in this region – described as

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    lead to even greater problems. Boyle’s argument that superiority does not always solve problems can be further seen through his use of ethos. In the essay, the narrator is constantly describing how the people of Borneo live in a degrading way. He writes, “You've got to realize this is Borneo we're talking about here, not Port Townsend. These people don't know from square one about

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    1.0 Company’s background Borneo Poultry Sdn. Bhd is a company that focusing on production of chicken’s meat which will soon to be one of the companies responsible in supplying poultry products in Sabah, specifically in Kota Kinabalu district. Borneo Poultry farm is located in sub-urban industrialised area in Jalan Tuaran, Inanam. The company have three business partners and aided with three experienced workers. Chicken’s farming is a lucrative business since chicken’s meat are consumed by universal

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    done by PublicInvest Research on the TRC Synergy Berhad (TRC) news of “A slice of Pan Borneo”, the recommendation given for investor is to Trading Buy. The recommendation done based on a few factor that influence the growth opportunities of TRC’s share. Earlier on, PublicInvest Research in a report dated July 22 said that TRC has already been shortlisted as one of the contractors for the projects of Pan-Borneo highway, with each of the package valued about RM1.4billion to RM1.5billion. In early of

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