Borneo Essays

  • Orangutans

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    Forest". Orangutans are found in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and move amongst the safety of the trees from one feeding site to the next. They are so well adapted to arboreal life that they cannot place their feet on the ground, instead they walk on the outside of their curved foot. There is a scattered population of orangutan in Indonesian Borneo, Malaysia Borneo and northern Sumatra. The different habitats have isolated the orangutan

  • Land Area In Malaysia Essay

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    remainder is covered by alluvium.[7] Harbours are only available on the peninsula's western side,[1] and the most fertile land occur... ... middle of paper ... ...Kedah, and Penang Island in Penang. The largest island shared with another country is Borneo, followed by Sebatik Island. In addition, Malaysia lies within the world's coral reef distribution.[15] The reefs can be usually found around islands such as Sipadan Island, Swallow Reef, and Redang Island.[citation needed] Sipadan Island, an underwater

  • Hong Kong and Malaysia Presentation

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    o Hong Kong and Malaysia are different in many ways. o Hong Kong is a major city, the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is located in eastern Asia, on the southeast coast of China. As a city it has no capital. o On the other hand, Malaysia is a country. Its capital city is Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia. o It has 2 distinct parts: o West or Peninsular Malaysia AND o East Malaysia Slide 3 - Physical Environment - Area and Topography o

  • Headhunting in Southeast Asia

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    The practice of taking and preserving a head of a slain enemy, known as head hunting, has occurred throughout the world from ancient times into the 20th century. Headhunting tribes believed that the head was the most important part of the body, and taking it weakened the power of the enemy. Because the head was seen as so powerful, head hunting developed into human sacrifice. In many societies, some men were not allowed to marry until they have taken their first head. In Indonesia, Wona Kaka, a famous

  • Informative Essay On Caleb Reynolds

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    Tonight a season of Survivor came to an end and now the announcement is out about who will be on the upcoming season. Everyone is talking about the fact that Caleb Reynolds of Big Brother is officially on the cast. Entertainment Weekly shared about Caleb joining the cast and also former NBA player Scot Pollard being on the upcoming season. Pollard is 6 ' 11" tall and so it won't be easy for him to keep his past a secret. It is time for season 32 of Survivor. Caleb Reynolds is not the first person

  • My Medical Attachment in Sarawak General Hospital in Borneo, Malaysia

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    I did my medical attachment in Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), Borneo, Malaysia in another remaining four weeks of my elective period. This government hospital is older than the Selayang Hospital and it provides standard health facilities. I spent most of my time in General Medicine department. I felt so fortunate to get to know doctors in the SGH who are very dedicated, flexible and motivating. I gathered many clinical experiences related to both common and rare infectious diseases in SGH such

  • PT Barnum: Circus Pioneer and his Modern Equivalent

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    The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is one of the most popular shows in the United States. One of the founders of the circus, Phineas Taylor, or PT Barnum, did start running shows with a circus. Instead, he began with the famous American Museum in New York. He also became well known for forming a group of “freaks” who he would take on tour around the world. The American Museum became an incredibly popular entertainment venue in New York until it burned down in 1865 (Maher). A very popular

  • Characteristics Of Proboscis Monkey

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    PROBOSCIS MONKEY IN BORNEO Two of the most intriguing primates on the primate-rich island of Borneo are the proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus and the orangutan Pongo pygmeus (Tisdell & Nantha, 2007). The proboscis monkey is restricted to Borneo whereas the orangutan occurs both in Borneo and in Sumatra. The proboscis monkey is classified under the one of the largest and most diverse primate families distributed throughout Africa and Asia (Sha, Matsuda & Bernard, 2011), family Cercopithecidae

  • Orangutan Persuasive Speech

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    Hello good morning ladies and gentlemen. Have you ever seen an Orangutan? Have you ever touch them? Well, talking about Orangutan, there are many sad cases about them. In 2015, in Ketapang, West-Borneo, a five-months-old baby Orangutan named Budi was kept as a pet after being stolen from his family in the wild. He spent his first year in a chicken cage and he was treated badly. Whole part of his body were injured, there were so many wounds. He couldn’t walk or sit up on his own, he was too skinny

  • Vanishing Wildlife: A Crisis in Sabah, Malaysia

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    Sabah wildlife is in trouble. Many of the animals found in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo exits no where else on earth. It is mostly because of the local hunting culture and illegal wildlife activities. Indigenous people have been hunting for generations. Only 100 years ago, Bornean Headhunters were still in action. Already this year we lost two species of rhinoceros in the world. The West African Black Rhino, and Javan Rhino of Vietnam (source: The Atlantic Wire). There are no Sumatran rhinos left in the

  • Brunei’s Effort in Achieving Sustainable Development: Strategies and Challenges

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    World Commission on Environment and Development (1987, p.43 as cited in Baker, 2006) defined ‘sustainable development’ as ‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. It is a crucial necessity for Brunei Darussalam to become a sustainable country. This is for the sake of Brunei in managing its natural resources while in unison promoting economic prosperity at the best. Although Brunei is still in its initial stage

  • Advantages And Benefits Of Customer Service In Malaysia

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    1.0 Introduction Nowadays restaurant is important in our daily live. This is because cooking activities at home has become less. To prepare the large number of food is taking too long then the option of spending time in the kitchen becomes less and less attractive. People prefer to spend their time and money over the restaurant. People can always find a place that prepares and sells the food we want at a reasonable price. Malaysia is a newly industrialized country experiencing economic improvement

  • Lionel Colin Matthews Essay

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    1942. January of this year ‘The Duke’ was promoted to captain where shortly after on 15th Feb, he was jailed in Changi prison Including Matthews, 1496 Australians who were known as ‘B’ Force were shipped by the Japanese, to Sandakan in British North Borneo, where Matthews was ‘largely responsible for setting up an elaborate intelligence organisation’ . He made contact with an Australian in charge of the nearby government hospital, Dr J.P. Taylor, and with European internees on Berhala Island. In addition

  • Primates: Evolution, Habitat, and Diversity

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    1.1 Study Background Primate (Latin: "prime, first rank"), which includes prosimians and simians ( Goodman, Tagle, Fitch, Bailey, Czelusniak ,and Koop ,1990). Primates are descendent that emerge from their predecessor that lived in the trees of tropical forests; A lot of primate features shows how they adapt to survive in this demanding habitat.Majority of the primate species are pertain to trees. Besides humans, who occupy each continent, majority primates live in tropical regions of the Africa

  • Rating Rhetorical Effectiveness

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    T. Coraghessan Boyle, is a story about the absolute absurdity of things that human beings do to their world and to their fellow living beings. Set during a Senate hearing by a chemical company executive on the defensive about the effects of DDT in Borneo. Basically, poison was used to get rid of mosquitoes. Didn't work. So they brought in geckos, that died from the poison. Cats ate dead geckos, and cats died. This brought on rat infestation. So they brought in more cats and cycle started over again

  • Culture: The West's Biggest Export?

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    Culture The West's Biggest Export? I spent a month over the summer of 2002 trekking in Borneo with a team of 15 other boys from my school. This was the first time that I had traveled outside England, my home, to a destination that was not geared towards hosting tourists. The expedition provided me with a very interesting perspective on the march of developed culture across the globe. The tourism industry is simply one example of this expansion, but it is an interesting example because it is

  • Vancomycin Research Paper

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    Vancomycin Vancomycin can be classified to the Glycopeptide antibiotic group. • Vancomycin was first discoverd by Eli Lilly, from a soil sample which is collected from the jungles of Borneo. It is a naturally obtained antibiotic produced by the soil bacterium Actinobacteria species Amycolatopsis orientalis • The one advantage that was apparent is that staphylococci did not develop very strong resistance inspite of introducing it several times in culture media with vancomycin • The drug fast tracked

  • Marine Biology Personal Statement

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    To me, marine biology is a subject unlike any other. Studying the nature of marine life means far more than an academic subject studied, it is a passion of mine towards the world's oldest and most complex ecosystem. Growing up on the island of Borneo led me to my fascination with the ocean; it also meant being aware of the pollution that is happening. I first decided that i wanted to study Marine Biology after my first snorkeling trip on the islands off the coast of Sabah. To know that having a degree

  • Speech On Endangered Species

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    The problem I have chosen is the problem of endangered species. An endangered species is a group of organisms that have a risk of becoming extinct. More than 90% of all species that have ever lived on earth has become extinct. Many reasons for this are habitat loss, predators, too few organisms for sustainable reproduction. Habitat loss is the most widespread cause of species endangerment and extinction. Usually, this is happening because of human activity including deforestation and pollution

  • The Bajau: Sea Gypsy, Seafaring People In Malaysia

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    Marriage by kidnap and elopement are also still quite frequent. They are known to be the second largest indigenous people in Sabah, the precise origin of the Bajau is unknown. They may have come from Johore, in peninsular Malaysia, long before the two Borneo states became a part of the country. Wherever they came from their migration has been in part to their pursuit of trade, particularly in a sea cucumber species called the trepang. It is a delicacy and used in soups made as far away as China, where