writer describes his first experience of a wedding in Mongolia. (a) Comment on the style and language of the passage. [15] (b) The same writer visits another country. He puts an account of his experience of one of its national customs on the same website. Write the opening of the account (between 120–150 words). Base your answer closely on the style and language of the original extract. [10] Throughout the evening people came to warn me about themselves. They sat on the grass outside my tent,
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People's Republic of China (China), Hong Kong and Macau (a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China), Republic of China (Taiwan), Japan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Republic of Korea (South Korea), and Mongolia (Wikipedia 2007). Oriental Ideologies These are the main ideologies connected with Asia: Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism/Daoism. Others comprise of Shinto and Zen (Eastern Buddhism). Over 93% of Taiwanese are
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had to permanently leave their homes to settle in other places. Political boundaries as well as cultural values changed. The three major religions of the world: Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism were also affected along with other changes that came about. For our benefit the Mongols expanded the world where East met the West. Some of the most ferocious leaders of the Mongols were Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, Hulegu, and Tamerlane. (Nicolle). The life of the Mongols was a constant
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other two babies are from rural area, Ponijao is from Opuwo, Namibia and baby boy Bayar is from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia. This assignment will presents below four main differences between rural and urban area babies experiences in their childhood: sanitation and safety, feeding and bathing, toys and play and family structure. Firstly, one of main concern between all these four babies is about sanitation and safety. Ponijao and Bayar were growing up within an uneducated society, where Safety and security
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My effort to fit in American culture My idea of what American culture has changed greatly since I have emigrated from my home land of Mongolia. As an undergraduate student, I participated in American studies and English as a secondary language. This did not prepare me for the cultural shock and social obstacles that I would have to overcome. My goals of establishing a new life and fitting into the melting pot of the American culture were highly understated and unrealistic. It was a
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Centuries ago, when transportations were undeveloped, travelers would need to travel through long, harsh, and dangerous journey to get to where they need to be. Not knowing what the next day will bring, travelers takes on the risk to finish what their mission was no matter what unpredictable events lies ahead. John of Plano Carpini, William of Rubruck, Rabban Sauma, and Marco Polo were four of these explorers in 1200s. Each of these travelers had different agenda but what made them important and
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PepsiCo and PepsiCo Greater China About PepsiCo PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with net revenues of more than $65 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. Our main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. PepsiCo’s people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth by
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Hot Pot is the Best Food in China Hot pot is the food came from Mongolia to China more than 1000 years ago (Pao). It’s easy to imagine the Mongolian people gathering around a coal fire in that cold and wind-swept region (Pao), putting meat in the pot to boil them with oil, usually they like to eat beef, mutton, and horse. Between the 7th and 10th centuries, the hot pot technique spread quickly all over China in Tang Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty. By the Qing Dynasty (AD 1644 to 1912), the
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Inner Mongolia is rich in gas and rare earth depositsand a quarter of China's domestic coal production comes from the autonomous region. Manyethnic Mongolian people say they are being deprived of their traditional land rights. As ourcorrespondent Martin Patience reports. 内蒙古天然气和稀土资源储量丰富，中国国内四分之一的煤产量都来自内蒙古自治区。许多蒙族人反映，他们逐渐丢失了曾经拥有的土地权。下面是我们的记者马丁·佩胜斯发回的报道。 "The traditional music flows across the freezing grass lands that stretch for as far as I cansee. This is China's icy frontier of Inner Mongolia
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founder, Khan (ruler) and Khagan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. He was born in a Mongol tribe near Burkhan Khaldun mountain and the Onon and Kherlen Rivers in modern-day Mongolia, not far from the current capital Ulaanbaatar. The Secret History of the Mongols reports that Temüjin was born with a blood clot grasped in his fist, a traditional sign indicating that he was destined to become a great leader. He was the third-oldest
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