Culture of Asia

for intellectuals that allowed people to trade ideas. This contradicts the idea that the Middle East in undeveloped and unchanged because in order to trade ideas you have to be open to difference in opinion and disregard difference in religion and culture. The house of wisdom led to the title of intellectual elites; this title began the race for ancient texts from around the world. One of the first countries to have paper this allowed knowledge to be written down libraries filled with books,…

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…

Jaguar. How is the climate in Suriname? Suriname has a tropical climate with the wind. Suriname is tropical countries that are very hot and humid as it is located near the equator. What are the festival celebrations in suriname? With a variety of cultures in Suriname, festivals and celebrations that are often done that is New Years Eve, Holi Phagwa, Easter, labor day, the day of the arrival of India, Keti Koti, day of arrival, Day of indigenous peoples, independence day, Christmas, Boxing…

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.…

Spain and Portugal really wanted to find a sea route to Asia for multiple reasons. Traveling to Asia by land takes too long, it’s expensive, and it’s a hassle. It’s also a more efficient way to get spices and other items. When traders come to Europe to sell silk, spices and other items from Asia, the items had been taxed so many times along the way that it becomes ridiculously expensive. Spain and Portugal also wanted a way to travel to Asia so they could convert people to Christianity and to…

Generally, from 1990 to 2010, Japan and Australia experienced an increase in total population (Table 1). However, in 2010, the total population of Japan decrease while Australia steadily increases. Demographic transitions contribute to the varying size of population. In turn, this transitions may impact society as a whole. Hence, this essay aims to describe and compare population size of Japan and Australia, in terms of the relationship between the three main demographic processes and its…

On April 13th, I attended a Conference of World Affairs Panel that was titled “The Arab World: Imagining Peace and Prosperity.” This panel was aimed at conceiving potential futures for the middle east as well as steps needed to achieve those futures. The speakers on the panel were Ben Wagner, Kemal Kirisci, and Ross Wilson. Each speaker had their own intellectual approach to the question of the Middle East. Ben Wagner tended toward subjective and humanist arguments to break down the rigid…

influences were so vast that they almost paralleled the han Dynasty and borrowed from later Dynasties however this does not mean they did not also fuse Chinese thought with their own beliefs. These changes meant that although they assimilated chinese culture with theirs it became a unique meld. The last was about Nara Buddhism, which was made up of of six sects and how these six sects were used a as a tool of state ideology, Nara Buddhism arrived in Japan around 670’s via Korea and later China,…