Hawker

A brisk walk in the Botanic gardens before breakfast stimulates the mind for a good murder. Tony Malkovich returned from his stroll. He sat back into his chair by the open fire and rubbed his temples with his thumbs, damn these persistent headaches. There was a soft knock on the door.‘Come’, he called.Mrs Fergus wheeled a trolley into the room. ‘G’d morn there, Mr Malkovich.’ She said. ‘The kedgeree is piping hot and I’ve buttered the toast for ye’.’ She lifted the plates and dishes onto the…

Nobody would ever think that a children’s author would be that crazy and interesting, but nobody's ever really research Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl was born on September 13, 1916. He is currently famous for writing classic children's books like Charlie and the Chocolate factory, The BFG, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, etc… The crazy thing is that he has done more than just children's books. Roald Dahl has done many important things in his life other than writing children's books, such as…

According to the National Nutrition Survey (2004), nearly half of adult Singaporeans (49.3%) have eaten out. As a result of lifestyles, families have to eat out at hawker centers and fast food outlets six or more times per week. Likewise, an excess of energy intake of adult in Singaporean has increased from 31.8% to 48.2% between 1998 and 2004 (Pin, 2008). Owing to their diet includes fewer vegetables and more fat…

home, a place where the present alienation of the diasporic person did not exist. Because they knew there were no possibilities of physical return back to their home, therefore, spiritual, religious and emotional bonds were ongoing necessities. Like hawkers, they carried things such as a Ganapati idol, a dog-eared copy of the Gita or the Quran, an old sari or other deshi outfit, a photograph of pilgrimage or, in modern times, a video cassette of the latest hit from the home country along with…

IV. The characteristic of the casino gaming and other entertainments There is no doubt that, Macau's most successful hotel or casino is the massive Las Vegas Sands flagship Venetian Macao resort. The Venetian Macao is considered as one of the most luxurious and largest casinos hotels in Macau. In the Venetian Macao, there are 120,000 square feet of gaming area and provide 850 gaming tables. The Venetian offer variety type of games to gambler. For example, the blackjack, roulette, craps, Spanish…

In Mr Goh Chok Tong’s 1996 National Day Rally speech, he mentioned the importance of Singapore becoming a gracious society. Thus, the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM), a non-profit and non-governmental organization, was set up to encourage graciousness amongst Singaporeans. It aims to spread awareness, influence people to spread kindness, and instill a sense of responsibility in themselves. (SKM, About) has also commissioned a survey called Social Graciousness Index (SGI) to measure…

investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee. He would photograph children in coal mines, in meatpacking houses, in textile mills, and in canneries. His photos depict children working in the streets as shoe shiners, newsboys, and hawkers. Often would have to trick his way into factories to take the photographs that factory managers did not want the public to see because of the endangerment it could cause to their…

Slavery at the Cape The Cape as we know it today would not be as it is if it weren’t for our past, if it weren’t for slavery. Slavery played a significantly important role in the history of the Cape as many of its inhabitants today have ancestry dating back to when slaves were first brought here. This makes the Cape a particularly interesting place to have come from, but we are looking at the very origins of slavery and how it has impacted the people of the Cape in today’s society. When Dutch…

The Indian social system, with just a few exceptions, is dominated by patriarchy, which advocates male governance and female subordination. The better share has always been in the control of men and women have to be contented with the minor role and have to be restricted to the background. In this system, a woman is projected to mould herself in the pattern of the family into which she is married and ultimately fuses her identity with that of her husband. As Sudir Kumar Arora predicts:…

World War II started a technological revolution for Canadian engineers and research. As Canada’s economy started to boom, Canadian development was one step ahead. Canadians insisted on changing their identity to an internationally noted world power. The Cold war ignited Canada’s change of identity. This was the first war where Canada was seriously threatened by attack coming to their territory. Canada changed its identity from being an agriculture and rural place to a strong nation with a…