South Asia

The United States’ foreign oil dependence is a major problem. America’s dependence on foreign oil poses dangerous risks to not only our economy but also our political climate. Changes in our accessibility to foreign oil could potentially lead to major changes in the lives of U.S. citizens. It is crucial for efforts to be made in order to decrease foreign dependence on oil as it takes power away from the U.S. and places it with governments that may be dangerous or unstable. Foreign dependence on…

The U.S. paint coatings industry is a matured industry which had $16 billion sales in 2004. This industry is expected to have a 1% to 2% sales every year. The industry is segmented into three types: - 1. Original equipment manufacturing- It occupies 35% of the market share 2. Architectural- It occupies 43% of the market share. 3. Special purpose coatings- It occupies 22% of the market share. Janmar coatings has high quality architectural paints, OEM paints and sundries because of which they have…

Dharavi DBQ Essay Imagine living in an environment that is unhealthy, crowded, and has a limited amount of resources. Living in poverty in a big slum with a minimum wage jobs not being able to provide for your children or get them an education. Dharavi is a city located in Mumbai, India and is known as one of the biggest slums because of the amount of poverty and how unsanitary the area is. Dharavi has lots of trash around it, poorly built houses, and over crowded areas. The land of…

Laxmi Sitaula Professor Sarah Sullivan Gomez Introduction to Sociology November 10, 2017 Deviance paper There was a huge bomb blast in Mumbai, India. It was the biggest bomb blast in the history of India where more than 300 people died and 1400 were injured. The India is always known as a Hindu’ country. There are more Hindu people than other people. There was a conflict between Hindu and Muslim at that time. It happened on March 12, 1993, at 1:30 pm. There were 13 blasts inside Mumbai…

that Polynesia’s geography, religion and traditions/cultures were more beneficial. Polynesia is geographically further away from its main enemies as it is made up of a cluster of small scattered islands. The Khmer Empire is based on the mainland of Asia where they were in frequent contact with other competing tribes and groups of people who would try and fight them for their land. Polynesia is based around one religion compared to the Khmer Empire having three different religions that caused…

In support of my understanding and my beliefs - I do not agree - Globalization is not the same thing as imperialism. While they are somewhat in the same general idea, globalization is an act to make a worldwide integration and with the inclusion of development to level the economic system field – which would make everyone involved equals. The act of globalization has many different aspects which encourage or produce a change within the world in multiple and distinct ways. Included changes are…

The Asian Pacific culture in America covers a large demographic and includes many different ethnic groups. The ethnic groups that are included with the Asian Pacific culture include Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese (Asian Nation, n.d.). As of 2008 the Asian Pacific culture in America made up about 5% of the population, but is still one of the fastest growing ethnic…

Currently, a large number of students choose to study and work abroad. This phenomenon is quite normal around the world, because of globalization is getting more and more popular. However, people study and work overseas probably would face many challenges which would lead to people feel uncomfortable in their life. This essay will discuss some study and work problems people would need to challenge overseas. Moreover, this essay would also provide some advices to solve these issues. In the first…

that resulted in the rejection. From my perspective, the idea that China was “isolated” was not totally correct. Instead, the East Asian was actively involved in trading, embraced scientific ideas, and accepted different culture. First of all, East Asia was drastically involved in the trading system, and was even the center of trading during the time before the Macartney Mission. The scale of trading, or say…

Jared Diamond explores the history of the world from a unique view. An ecologist and evolutionary biologist himself, he was not particularly trained to examine the world in the way an anthropologist would. This book, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Society, delves into the known world and societies within it, at least as of 1997. Diamond wanted to uncover why history unfolded differently on the different continents over the last 13 thousand years, but more importantly he wanted to…