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Intro Islam is a religion that practices peace. One of the more populated religious tradition of the world. In fact, there are over 7.1 billion Muslims in the world. Brief history and info about Islam Islam is one of the older religions in the world, founded around the 7th century C.E by the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. Many Muslims believed he was the “Seal of all Prophets” or the last prophet to be sent down to earth by God. Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 570 C.E. It…

Trans-Pacific Partnership. To answer the first question briefly the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP for short is basically a giant free trade deal between United States, Canada, and 10 countries (Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Vietnam, Chile, Brunei, Singapore, and New Zealand) That is in the Asia-Pacific region that has been under negotiation for nearly a decade now. It is expected…

Geography Poster Information Introduction The South China Sea is currently in the middle of a claims dispute between the surrounding countries of the area, these countries are Brunei, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. This marine area is highly sought after due to the resources it offers, for example, America and China are estimating the area is filled with oil reserves, however the estimated amounts are contradicting each other where America estimates 28 Billion barrels…

Harmony, word originally derived from the Latin harmonia meaning agreement and the Greek harmós which means to fit together or joint while the word diversity is from the Old French diversité means difference. Therefore, harmony within diversity in other words means to fit together despite the differences. According to Martin Luther King Jr. " We are caught in an escapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affect one directly, affects all indirectly." It is…

One of the most anticipated deals being made and discussed is the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This partnership is between twelve countries including Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam” (Agreement 1). “The negotiation process has been going on for nearly a decade, and if established, would be among the largest trade deals in history” (No labels 1). “The countries involved in this trade account for…

Jackie Smiths speech titled, “Economic Globalization and Labor Rights: Towards Global Solidarity” is a speech that is centered among the effects that globalization have had on both workers and unions. The speech has three main arguments imbedded throughout. The first argument is that “economic globalization has essentially enabled markets rather than people to determine how the world’s resources will be used and distributed (874).” The second argument is that “the policies of global economic…

monetary inflation of East Asian countries is higher. Generally, if the inflation of an economy within an area has a great similarity, the countries in that area are suitable to create a fixed exchange rates system, establishing the OACA. Except for Brunei in 2014, the direction of inflation of China and ASEAN countries is the same; there is no circumstance that one country is in inflation, while another is in…

essentially states that if the countries do not step up their game in the area of the South China Sea, the Chinese will take over causing an unstoppable force . His book feels like a call to action to the countries of Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, Taiwan, and The Philippines. Each country can do their part in establishing a better grasp of this aquatic frontier of the South China Sea. Two areas of frontier and targets for expansion that China is seeking are of the Spratly and…

intra-regional trade - Subhash C. Sharma and Soo Y. Chua At the summit meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in January 1992, leaders from the six countries of ASEAN agreed to form the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA). ASEAN consists of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. At the summit in September 1994, the plan was accelerated and ASEAN countries will be an FTA by the year 2003. On the other hand, equally important was the establishment of…

Economic globalization refers to the process that world economies are becoming increasingly interdependent. It is widely believed that the first real historical phase of economic globalization started in the 19th century. As a turning point in this process, the Industrial Revolution brought the innovations in the transportation (i.e. railroads and ships) and the communication (i.e. underwater transatlantic cable), which facilitated the movements of people and goods. At the same time, the…