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The Portuguese In Arakan In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries, Suthachai Yimprasert Jan 2004

The Portuguese In Arakan In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries, Suthachai Yimprasert

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

In the kingdom of Arakan, there were thousands of pure and mixed-blood Portuguese staying as freebooters, mercenaries for the king of Arakan. Some of them rose to obtain important status. The main example was Filipe de Brito who became lord of Syriam from 1602 to 1613. The other one was Sebastiao Goncalves Tibau who became the pirate king of Sandwip from 1609. Although the king of Arakan defeated him in king of Arakan himself supported the Portuguese pirates and employed them to make trouble the Moghuls in Bengal.

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A Reflection Of English Teaching, Kanchana Prapphal Jan 2004

A Reflection Of English Teaching, Kanchana Prapphal

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

From the Grammar-Translation Method, the Structural Approach to the Communicative Approach, we have gained insights into how to assist our students to acquire and use the target language. It might be concluded from these approaches that "There is no intellectual growth without some reconstruction, some reworking" (Dewey 1938: 64).

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English Language Education In Japan: From Westernization To Globalization, Tavicha Phadvibulya Jan 2004

English Language Education In Japan: From Westernization To Globalization, Tavicha Phadvibulya

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

Japan is one of the most influential countries in the world's economy and politics. Although the country is perceived as being well-equipped technologically and having an industrious, highly literate, and energetic population, foreign language education, especially in English, has long been a critical issue. From the time of the Meiji Restoration (1868-1945), the Japanese have considered studying foreign languages to be tool to facilitate the Westernization of the country. It was also a key factor in Japan's recovery and rapid economic growth in the decades following the end of World War II (1945-1952). After the postwar period (1960s-present), however, foreign …

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Understanding Foreign Language Education At Bfsu, Zhou Yan Jan 2004

Understanding Foreign Language Education At Bfsu, Zhou Yan

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

The paper shows that the students at Beijing Foreign studies University (BFSU) are from various parts of the country with uneven exposure to and different training in English. They have to go through a period of adjustment: learning new materials, new ways of language learning as well as of unlearning certain learning habits gotten from their high schools. It is pointed out that language learning does not only mean mastering linguistic rules or structures but also understanding culture of the target language. In order to do this many things are required: motivation, willingness to do rote learning and monotonous drills …

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Summary Of Research Report: Foreign Language Teaching In The Northern Part Of Thailand, Anek Kimsuvan Jan 2004

Summary Of Research Report: Foreign Language Teaching In The Northern Part Of Thailand, Anek Kimsuvan

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

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Summary Of Research Report: Foreign Language Teaching In The Southern Part Of Thailand, Pratana Karnnawakul Jan 2004

Summary Of Research Report: Foreign Language Teaching In The Southern Part Of Thailand, Pratana Karnnawakul

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

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A Glance Into The Life Of A Computerized Generation: A Case Study On Thai Teenagers Living In Bangkok, Chulanee Thianthai Jan 2004

A Glance Into The Life Of A Computerized Generation: A Case Study On Thai Teenagers Living In Bangkok, Chulanee Thianthai

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

In this fast paced world, computer and internet use have automatically become an essential part of metropolitan life. It is easy for those who were born in the older generation to notice the impact of computers and internet on themselves, but what about this young generation of Thai teenagers who are growing up in a computerized generation? What computer-related behavioral aspects do these teenagers find to be unique for their generation? In seeking the answer to this question, this study aims to explore six different areas. Topics of discussion concern: (1) Thai teenagers define their computerized generation; (2) The computerized …

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Philosophical Challenges Of Computing Ethics: Unesco And Information Ethics, Darryl Macer Jan 2004

Philosophical Challenges Of Computing Ethics: Unesco And Information Ethics, Darryl Macer

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

Ethics and information activities are related in a number of ways. This paper discusses the role of UNESCO regarding information ethics. The main commitment of UNESCO is "free flow of information and access to knowledge sources," and the organization has held various meetings and congresses to this purpose. Then the author's project on mental mapping is discussed. The main focus of the project is on the question how interpersonal understanding is possible, and how this question is related to the problem of how human beings make decision in moral dilemma situations. The paper ends with a discussion of what is …

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Smart Id Card In Thailand From A Buddhist Perspective, Krisana Kitiyadisai Jan 2004

Smart Id Card In Thailand From A Buddhist Perspective, Krisana Kitiyadisai

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

The threat of terrorism and religious conflict has been intensifying around the world since the attack on the World Trade Center in the USA. Thailand has seen tense situations in the three Southern provinces in which the break down of intelligence gathering systems has been blamed for the failure in preventing attacks and ambushes by local separatists. Consequently, the Thai government implemented the smart ID card policy in order to improve public services, enable electronic transactions and facilitate counter terrorism efforts. The report by the British House of Commons? Home Affairs Select Committee has expressed concerns over the ID card …

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An Ethical Method For Developing Electronic Voting Systems, Michael Bowern Jan 2004

An Ethical Method For Developing Electronic Voting Systems, Michael Bowern

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

Recently there has been widespread concern about the use of electronic voting machines to record votes in elections. Although discussions on this technology have taken place in several countries, this paper will focus on the issues raised in the context of the USA presidential elections in 2000 and 2004. These concerns will be considered in the light of practices in Australia. This paper describes these areas of concern, and comments on some of the proposals coming from the USA, described as "best practices", to remedy the problems of voting technology and electoral processes. The paper argues that the processes used …

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A Perspective In Computer Ethics, Pattarasinee Bhattarakosol Jan 2004

A Perspective In Computer Ethics, Pattarasinee Bhattarakosol

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

Since computers are counted as a part of life, the issue of computer-related ethnics has been many studies done and various guidelines had been announced over the decades, enforcement has been impossible. This paper presents a short description of computer ethics and discusses the impacts when ethics are infringed. The causes of breaking ethical guidelines have been raised. Solutions are proposed to solve these causes by obtaining the cooperation of the family and using doctrines.

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An Outline For Determining The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence, Richard Lucas Jan 2004

An Outline For Determining The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence, Richard Lucas

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

The central question of this paper is: Can there be an ethical artificial intelligence (AI)? The author lists four possible types of answers that have appeared in the literature: Yes, No, Who Knows?, and Who Cares? He discusses the last answer in detail and sketches brief outlines of answers to the first three. The central question of this paper is: Can there be an ethical artificial intelligence (AI)? What do I mean when I say: Can AI be ethical? On the face of it this seems like a question with an obvious answer: no. So, at first glance, either that …

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Internet Booths In Villages Of India, Sundari Krishnamurthy Jan 2004

Internet Booths In Villages Of India, Sundari Krishnamurthy

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

Over 700 million of the 1050 million of the population in India live in the villages in which agriculture is the main occupation, thus making every fourth farmer in the world an Indian farmer. The average Indian farmer has to manage multiple relationships on a day-to-day basis: he has to weigh the choices in the inputs- seeds, fertilizers, pesticides etc; he has to network with various agencies and services ; for managing his farm he needs accurate, timely and adequate information. Can modern information technology aid the Indian farmer is the focus of this paper and examines the I.T efforts …

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Japanese Feeling For Privacy, Takanori Tamura Jan 2004

Japanese Feeling For Privacy, Takanori Tamura

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

In this paper, we discuss the Japanese feeling of privacy. In Japan, though "Information Society" had made Japanese people aware of their privacy, Japanese like to talk about their daily life on web diaries. We presume that these tendencies towards the privacy issue were encouraged by Japanese cultural attitudes. We tested this observation (hypothesis) through content analysis of newspaper databases and web log articles using computer coding and an online survey. Through the content analysis, we found that the diffusion of information causes a sense of crisis of privacy in newspaper articles but also found people's interest in writing about …

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With And Without Boundaries: Christian Homemaking Amidst Postmodern Homelessness, Brian J. Walsh, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger Jan 2004

With And Without Boundaries: Christian Homemaking Amidst Postmodern Homelessness, Brian J. Walsh, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger

Faculty Publications

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Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 2 Winter 2004, Grand Valley State University Jan 2004

Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 2 Winter 2004, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.

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Blood On The Third Coast: Causes And Consequences Of Madison's 1970 Sterling Hall Bombing, Andrea Rochelle Blimling Jan 2004

Blood On The Third Coast: Causes And Consequences Of Madison's 1970 Sterling Hall Bombing, Andrea Rochelle Blimling

Lawrence University Honors Projects

Causes and consequences of Madison's 1970 Sterling Hall Bombing.

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Front Cover Jan 2004

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Front Matter Jan 2004

Front Matter

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Editorial Statement Jan 2004

Editorial Statement

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Contributors Jan 2004

Contributors

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Contents Jan 2004

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Introduction, John Mark Nielsen Jan 2004

Introduction, John Mark Nielsen

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In 1992 a conference was held in Aalborg, Denmark, sponsored by the Danes Worldwide Archives (now The Danish Emigration Archive). The purpose of this conference was to celebrate the centennial of the birth of Marcus Lee Hansen, an American historian of Danish descent. Hansen had played a major role in challenging historians to consider the wider forces of migration. Before him historians tended to focus on immigrants in America while paying little attention to the conditions that had motivated individuals to emigrate from the lands of their birth. Although Hansen did not discuss this experience using the terms of "push …

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The Founding Of Danish America, J. R. Christianson Jan 2004

The Founding Of Danish America, J. R. Christianson

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If I were to address an audience of Norwegian Americans and ask them when Norwegian emigration to America began, many would answer without hesitation, "in 1825." Some would even say, "the fourth of July 1825," which was the date when the sloop, Restaurationen, sailed out of Stavanger harbor with fifty-three emigrants bound for the New World. I know this is true because I have frequently addressed Norwegian-American audiences and have always received this same answer. The voyage of the Restaurationen is well established as the beginning of Norwegian mass emigration to America.

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The Legacy Of The Danish Resistance In World War Ii, Joy Ibsen Jan 2004

The Legacy Of The Danish Resistance In World War Ii, Joy Ibsen

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When I first heard about this conference, I immediately thought of this topic, because I believe the Danish Resistance in World War II provides a legacy of critical importance. It is one which can be of help in guiding our way through today's murky social and political problems as we grapple with terrorist threats and moral issues confronting us in this new millennium. It is a story of special significance to all Danes and Danish-Americans.

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"A Lioness For Denmark"? Ambassador Eugenie Anderson And Danish American Relations, 1949-1953, John Pederson Jan 2004

"A Lioness For Denmark"? Ambassador Eugenie Anderson And Danish American Relations, 1949-1953, John Pederson

The Bridge

Thus did the respective Foreign Service leaders of Denmark and the United States assess Eugenie Anderson's tenure as America's ambassador to Denmark. Danish Foreign Minister Ole Bjorn Kraft made his remarks at the farewell dinner for Ambassador Anderson at Christiansborg Castle in 1953. Going from Red Wing, Minnesota to Copenhagen, she had served throughout most of the Korean War. The trappings and glamour of an ambassador's power and rank are seductive, particularly for political appointments. In extreme cases some ambassadors become as much an advocate for the country where they are stationed as the one they serve.3 In Anderson's case, …

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The Impact Of American Jazz On Denmark: From The 1950s To The 1970s, Merete Von Eyben Jan 2004

The Impact Of American Jazz On Denmark: From The 1950s To The 1970s, Merete Von Eyben

The Bridge

This is how Leonard Malone, an American writer who lived in Denmark until his death in 1998, described Dexter Gordon's first appearance at Jazzhus Montmartre. "Harold Goldberg had arranged for Dexter to appear at the Montmartre, beginning the first week in October ... On the ninth of October 1962, Dexter finally appeared .. .late. Thin. Very thin. Tall. Very tall. Charismatic...When he finished playing ... the audience was in a state that could best be characterized as a delightful state of shock.Dexter was in town and was burning! From that evening on, Dexter became "' our man in Copenhagen."'

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Immigration: Is It What It Used To Be?, Leland E. Molgaard Jan 2004

Immigration: Is It What It Used To Be?, Leland E. Molgaard

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I became interested in this topic as I traveled around the country teaching. My wife and I work with teachers and social workers, training them to conduct a "strengthening families program" for parents and young adolescents. Many of these teachers and social workers serve recent immigrant families and, as I heard them tell of their work, they often told me that these families were unique because they were new immigrants. Yet as I listened, I was struck by how similar these immigrant families were to the families in the community where I grew up in northwest Iowa. The scripts were …

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The Teenage Ambassadors: The Cultural Impact Of Institutionally And Privately Organized Exchanges Of Students, Young Farmers And Youth In General Between Denmark And The United States Since The End Of Wwii., Karsten Kjer Michaelsen Jan 2004

The Teenage Ambassadors: The Cultural Impact Of Institutionally And Privately Organized Exchanges Of Students, Young Farmers And Youth In General Between Denmark And The United States Since The End Of Wwii., Karsten Kjer Michaelsen

The Bridge

The little more than 300.000 Danes who emigrated to America between 1870 and World War II created a solid foundation for the cultural exchange between the United States and Denmark in many different ways. This exchange takes place on a family level as well as in a professionally managed way via a number of organizations which arrange longer visits in private homes for students, young farmers, and youth in general within the two countries. This paper deals with this aspect of the Danish-American cultural exchange in order to see how and to what extend the exchange students and other young …

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Defining An Immigrant, Helle Mathiasen Jan 2004

Defining An Immigrant, Helle Mathiasen

The Bridge

Before emigrating in August 1965, I had already experienced America while a child living in Denmark. My first American memory is the smell of Wrigley's Doublement gum. I also remember the green gum package containing the thin, shiny silver paper with the jagged edge you had to remove in order to touch the delectable candy. For me, as a child, chewing gum was America. I was born in Vangede in 1940, the year the Germans invaded Denmark. During much of the five-year Nazi Occupation, our family lived in Sydhavnen, in Copenhagen, on Sjcel0r Boulevard number 3, in a onebedroom apartment. …

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