Asia-Pacific

appear birth) is the name of the direction from which the sun (and other stars) minted in antiquity, namely the East rises. By extension, it refers to those regions that are east of the benchmark. In the "Western" culture he was given this name to Asia. Middle East, Middle East and Far East: Conventionally are three parts. HISTORY AS HISTORY AND ECONOMY Three important facts distorted the union between East and West: The Crusades the Christian reconquest of Spain Renaissance humanism. The Cold…

“lesser Jihad means ‘have to use arms’ if someone attacks you, use jihad to protect themselves… when the attacker stops, then they stop” (class notes). There was often a misconception about the meaning of Jihad that it only meant violence, however this was the minor meaning. The major meaning of jihad is an internal struggle. This goes all the way back to Mohammed Abdullah; the creator of Islam. Before this the Middle East was very separate and chaotic; Mohammed created a place for unity at the…

The impacts of climate change that are of most concern through 2100 are many and will affect societies in all different ways. Sea level rise is one of the greatest as it is a link within a chain reaction. As sea level rises not only will coastal areas be demolished leading to increased financial burdens and the migration of those citizens to move inland, but also smaller island countries will be lost under water and that society will no longer have their home. With the reduction of available…

Orientalism is a term which indicates how the West perceives the East as the ‘other’. Edward Said published his controversial book Orientalism in 1978, which talks about how Orientalism forms an inferior Orient, in terms of knowledge and domination. Edward Said opens his introduction by mentioning the Western’s misconception about the East arguing that “The Orient was almost a European invention” (Said 1). The Orient played a significant role in the creation of the European culture and it…

What are the major ethnic groups in Suriname? The largest ethnic group in Suriname is Hindustani, which is an immigrant from India who migrated north in the 19th century. The number of Hindustani as much as 37% of the population, the second largest ethnic group in the country namely Creole community (31%), then Java (15%), Maroon (10%), and Amerindian (2%). What is the official language of Suriname? The official language of Suriname is the Netherlands, Suriname is the only country in the area…

according to Paul. They walked the strait called “Bab el Mandeb”the gate of the grief. It is from Africa to Arabia and made 2500 generations. Paul uses fossil evidence and genography to walk North from Africa into the Middle East. He will walk from Asia to China, to Siberia. Then from Russia he will cross in a ship to Alaska and finally to Tierra Del Fuego. It is 21,000 miles,…

tell me; “why didn’t you tell me you were just from Vietnam.” I usually let people know that Indians (who have dark complexions) and other non-looking “Chinese” countries are considered Asians too. Furthermore, that the many different countries in Asia, are what makes up the continent and where people are originally from. Another example, of discrimination in society today is the black lives matter movement, where numerous black people have died because of police brutality. These people who…

While reading the article written by Angela Aujla, “Others in Their Own Land”, it quickly became clear that her argument was that South Asians have been facing being “others” in Canada even if this was their home country. She shows this “other-ing” all through history up until today. Through looking at comments made by white, Anglo-Canadians, to the stereotypes South Asians have, and the questions asked, such as “where are you really from?” it is clear that South Asians have indeed been others…

How the Continents Came to be One day while Zeus was down on the earth helping and looking around at all the humans, he met a very nice mortal woman. He went up to this beautiful woman and he started to flirt with her. “I don't think I have ever met a more beautiful woman in all the world” said Zeus. “Well thank you, you very nice looking man” answered the woman. The man then asked the woman if she would like to go on a trip with him. “This trip would be an a cross continent trip” said Zeus.…

culture, and diseases across the world. Through time, the reasons for migration varied, as more change was being made within the world. In various Latin American countries, slavery was abolished, which resulted in the migration of workers from East Asia to Latin America, where they can work on plantations for low wages and unfair conditions. Migration increased as various calamities such as the Irish potato famine, as more people left their Ireland to escape famine. A vast amount of migration…