Essays Tagged: "Indonesia"

Grades - Do we really need them?

dren's Freedom to Think.' It was written by Kie Ho, a business executive who was born and raised in Indonesia. Ho writes this article about why he thinks that American education is, in many ways bette ... nd out, who they really are. Ho uses his high school years as an example. In his homeland of Indonesia he was only able to answer a question when asked. His 6 year old son, brought up in Califo ...

(1 pages) 109 1 3.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Comparison Essay written to compare the two poems "Persimmons" and "I Go Back to 1937".

cultures coming together in the life of one person. Lee came from a Chinese heritage and grew up in Indonesia and later the United States (Li-Young Lee?Academy of American Poets). Initially, Li-Young ...

(3 pages) 64 0 3.3 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The effects of the economy on enviroment.

try. By looking at the 1990 table we can see that the poorest countries were India, with 1,399, and Indonesia, with 1,887 compared to the richest countries like the United States, with 22,388, Germany ...

(7 pages) 336 0 3.5 Jul/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

The Komodo Dragon

s really a dragon, or just another misunderstood reptile.The Komodo Dragon was not known outside of Indonesia until 1912. Komodo was usually an uninhabited island like many others in the southeast Pac ... was usually an uninhabited island like many others in the southeast Pacific and in the vacinity of Indonesia. It was only visited by the occasional pearl diver or sea turtle hunter. Suddenly reports ...

(5 pages) 38 0 5.0 May/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Hans Gugleot.

Hans Gugelot was born in 1920 in Indonesia where he attended primary school in Laren and Hilversum. Hans moved to Switzerland and gra ...

(3 pages) 35 0 3.3 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Globalisation and the Indonesian Economy.

ding to the emergence of a global market place and customisation of goods, services and technology. Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous nation and the anchor of Southeast Asia politically an ... , and abundant natural resources.Globalisation has introduced a series of structural adjustments to Indonesia's economy through liberalisation, marketisation, deregulation, and privatisation. It has e ...

(6 pages) 202 0 4.2 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Malaysia.

s, quaint villages and modern skylines. Malaysia is bordered by Thailand to the north, Singpore and Indonesia to south and southeast. Malaysia is situated on the Equator, so the weather is hot and wet ...

(2 pages) 83 0 3.4 Sep/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Critical Thinking Article Summary and Critique for MGT350

h. The article examines the ineptness of the various methods and techniques of teaching language in Indonesia.This analysis will also critique how the author dealt with the following elements: percept ... to Global SuccessThe article examines the current language teaching methods and techniques used in Indonesian schools. The author states "that many have suggested the current language education curri ...

(3 pages) 385 1 4.1 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Paper about travel agency in Indonesia. It includes travel services, pilgrimages to Mecca services, travel agents, and tourist guides.

Travel Agency Services in IndonesiaI7411 - Travel Agency Services in IndonesiaContentsDEFINITION3REFERRALS3ACTIVITIES3KEY STAT ... ) in 2002 was approximately Rp 2.306 trillion, which represents an insignificant 0.2 percent of the Indonesian economy.LinkagesDemand Linkages*H6411 - Luxury HotelsProviding accommodation services*I73 ... generally affect business and holiday travel. This includes factors affecting travel to and within Indonesia, in particular, factors affecting persons or nationalities that have a high propensity to ...

(22 pages) 142 0 3.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Vietnamese overseas workers in Taiwan.

orkers shifted away from heavy work, low pay menial jobs. As a result, foreign labor from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippine and Malaysia are welcomed in manufacturing, construction and other home servic ... good at technical skill, language ability and problem solving skill. Besides, compared to Thais or Indonesian, their physical health is poorer which resulted in slightly lower workload. Although Taiw ...

(3 pages) 51 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Concequences of poor miliary policy at Aceh

The Dutch venture into Indonesia centered on gaining profit from goods. In order to have the prosperity needed to make a pr ... he Dutch needed peace and order. For this reason originally, thousands of Dutch troops were sent to Indonesia. Expansion of Dutch interests in the area caused them to invade nearby Sumatra with those ... ce from Sumatra's small neighbor whose total population made up less than 1.5% of the population of Indonesia. They were to be bitterly disappointed.A resistance movement quickly flared up. The reacti ...

(3 pages) 29 0 4.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Use specific and real examples of differences between countries to evaluate the usefulness and limitations of a model of cultural differences.

1.0 IntroductionThis report aims to investigate the cultural differences between Indonesia and Australia using the Hofstede's Model of Cultural Differences. It will consider the use ... to show their capabilities to superiors by using their initiative.Comparison between Australia and IndonesiaIndonesia's PDI is high: Rank, power and status is very important, the workplace is formal, ... th the desire for training, clean, comfortable and safe work place.Comparison between Australia and IndonesiaIndonesia's IDV is low whereas Australia's IDV is high. Noesjirwan (1997, 1998) researched ...

(7 pages) 376 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

East Timor Oil Crisis Synopsis

tury the island of Timor was owned in the west by the Netherlands and in the east by Portugal. When Indonesia became independent, the western half of Timor became part of Indonesia. In 1971-72, ... ding three main East Timorese political parties. Shortly after, in mid 1975 a civil war erupted and Indonesia was sought upon to take control, by the political parties. Indonesia invaded on the 29th o ...

(3 pages) 37 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

What in your view are the challenges of transparency - the potential costs as well as the business benefits?

r" in Hong Kong and Japan; injecting "independence" into both tiers of the two-tier board system in Indonesia or the dual systems in China and Taiwan.2. Modern governance rules are being overlaid on e ...

(1 pages) 41 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Examine the various strategies used by the nationalist organizations to achieve their aims and the corresponding colonial responses in the period 1900-1940. (essay outline)

religion has been used as a platform for several organizations to advance their political agendaa) Indonesia - Sarekat Dagang Islam (anti-Chinese) (1911)Its focus was to develop and improve the econo ... and thinking but with the educated supporting the organizations, it gives them more credibility.a) IndonesiaOpening of Kartini schools (1902) and Boedi Utomo organizations (1908) saw a revival in the ...

(3 pages) 37 0 3.4 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Critical Thinking for Indonesian Language

2, may 02) The Jakarta Post. The author writes about the perception that the language curriculum of Indonesia is ineffective because of the methods of teaching the Indonesian language. The author iden ... any fixes occur, the attitudes of the educators have to be correct first.The proof that most of the Indonesian people feel that the language is a boring subject is not provided in the article, therefo ...

(3 pages) 28 0 3.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

Contrasts in the levels of development between the australina and indonesian economy

Indonesia's economy:Income and quality of life indicatorsThe can include a country's resource endowm ... a country's resource endowments, access to the sea, ethnic fragmentation, climate and legal systems.Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous nation. The main religion in Indonesia is muslim.Like ... most populous nation. The main religion in Indonesia is muslim.Like many other East Asian nations, Indonesia has evolved from an agricultural economy to one whose GDP is led by manufacturing.Prior to ...

(9 pages) 71 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Devastation Overseas: The Tsunami in SouthEast Asia:

On December 26th, Indonesia, Sumatra Island, and the surrounding land were devastated by a giant tidal wave that hit t ...

(2 pages) 26 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

An economic comparison of australia, cuba and singapore country, employment, quality of life, enviromental quality and government comparison (was a group assignment)

519 690 227 550 202 750Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. It is located south of Indonesia with a population of 19 913 144 (July 2004 est.) Australia is comprised of 6 states and 2 ...

(4 pages) 64 0 4.2 May/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Krakatau

arth in the 20th century, is located between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Sunda Strait of Indonesia. Located in the most active volcanic country in the world, Krakatau is not only one of the ...

(2 pages) 25 0 3.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography