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In this essay, I will compare and contrast several cultural elements of the countries of Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is located in Asia in the Middle East and is currently ruled by the Al Saud family. Saudi Arabia largely consists of a desert climate with hot days and cool nights, and the majority of its population congregates in Southwest Saudi Arabia in major cities such as Mecca, Medina, Hofuf, Ta’if, Dammam, Riyadh, and Jeddah (House, 2012). The population of Saudi

Chapter 2 Literature Review 2.0 Introduction The aim of this literature review is to inform the reader about the influential groundwork studies and the research on self-directed learning in relation to this study. This chapter is divided into two separate but closely linked parts. It begins with a detailed account of the Malaysian context in which the current study was conducted, and particular attention is paid to the Malaysian Higher Education framework and the impact of three key pieces of government

easy and strong way to swing votes from racially paranoid and anti-Asian whites in British Columbia. For example, in the 1935 federal election, both the Conservative and Liberal candidates ran smear campaigns accusing the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (which would evolve into the New Democratic Party) of being pro-Asian.7 At the center of the anti-Asian movement in British Columbian politics was the former minister of national defense, now the M.P. for Vancouver Downtown and federal minister

Did the USA need to drop bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? On the 6th of August 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima,1ushering in the nuclear age. The bomb caused the deaths of over 100,000 people,2with the bulk of the destruction pertaining to innocent civilians. Three days later, the Americans repeated their action at Nagasaki. The aim of the US was not, however, to cause complete annihilation of the Japanese, but to seize the fierce nationalism within

Chia Wern Lin NJC JH206 GS-Our Forefathers Harry Lee Kuan Yew Mr Lee is a fourth-generation Singaporean. His Hakka great-grandfather, Lee Bok Boon who was born in 1846, emigrated from the Dapu county of Guangdong province in China to the Straits Settlements in 1862. Harry Lee Kuan Yew was born on 16 September 1923, at 92 Kampong Java Road in Singapore, a large and airy bungalow. Mr Lee was the eldest child of Lee Chin Koon and Chua Jim Neo. Mr Lee had three other brothers, Lee Suan Yew, Dennis

invades Malaysia and took over Malaysia from the British Malaysia. At the end of World War Two, The British claims Malaysia back from the Japanese, however the local leader of Malaysia wanted independence. The local leader of Malaysia formed the Federation of Malaya under British protection in 1948. On August 31st, 1963, Malaysia finally successful takes back the control from the British. Current Malaysia flag was formed upon the

know the human can live a normal life with only one kidney depends, but they have a perception of the concept of organ donation from a religious. World Kidney Day, initiated by the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF), is celebrated on 8 March globally. The 7th World Kidney Day year 2012 themed is “Donate Kidneys for Life Receive” and serves to raise awareness about our kidneys, highlight key risk factors of diabetes and high blood

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences October 2012, Vol. 2, No. 10 ISSN: 2222-6990 The Impact of Employment of Foreign Workers: Local Employability and Trade Union Roles in Malaysia Ramesh Kumar Moona Haji Mohamed (PhD Candidate), School of Distance Education, 11800,Universiti Sains Malaysia Email: rameshk@utar.edu.my Charles Ramendran SPR Faculty of Business & Finance, UTAR Email: charlesr@utar.edu.my Peter Yacob Faculty of Business & Finance, UTAR Email:

Philippine History Early History -The Negritos are believed to have migrated to the Philippines some 30,000 years ago from Borneo, Sumatra, and Malaya. The Malayans followed in successive waves. These people belonged to a primitive epoch of Malayan culture, which has apparently survived to this day among certain groups such as the Igorots. The Malayan tribes that came later had more highly developed material cultures. In the 14th cent. Arab traders from Malay and Borneo introduced Islam into the

Drama as a Means of Improving the Advocacy Skills of Non-English-Speaking-Background Students Chamkaur Gill Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Bond University, Australia cgill@staff.bond.edu.au This paper will discuss the problems facing overseas-Asian students who study law in Western universities and will deal with how drama can help improve their English-language oral-communication skills. A profile of the average student belonging to a high-context, relational culture will be provided