While the nation's people and history are a marvel, it is not too hard to notice the underclass powering the Lion City's lifestyle and development. just look at that dynamic development My long running perception of Singapore was shaped in my youth by its curiously barbaric portrayal in Pirates of the Caribbean, but much of the world probably reflects on it more through its majestic skyline and overwhelming opulence depicted in the likes of Crazy Rich Asians. Yes, this is a w

Cloudy in Taipei: Perhaps more than just a weather phenomenon... Taiwan is weird . Many will consider it a part of East Asia; it certainly is in terms of per-capita income. Yet its culture's lack of public-facing cleanliness feels very Southeast Asian, if not just American. And the weather is certainly more in line with those to its West than either Japan or Korea. This was my first locale in the continent where the sun boiled, to the point where I almost fainted in Kaohsiung

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A completely proportional representative democracy is an oxymoron and most countries utilizing it prove as much The Israeli Electoral...

Performance and Pageantry Bring Out the Worst in Politics...but that is kind of where we are at I mean, look at those hands Daddy always...

A meditation on one of the most unique places in FLORIDA...which is already saying something Downtown Miami: nice groove if you can...

There is always a stomach-dropping mix of glitz and glamour among the upper echelon of any developing country . In Guatemala City, more...

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Ready for Post-Election Content? Me Neither; Let's Bathe in Travel Instead --- Given that The H, as it is nicknamed, was the poorest...

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Mindful of recent positive developments in Guatemala, as well as the exact opposite in Ecuador, it seemed a prudent time as ever to throw...

What better way to ring in the Gregorian Calendar's Proclamation of Messianic Birth than a steep political debate that is the furthest...

Salutations to all! Attached you will find my completed Masters Dissertation for the London School of Economics (minus the cover page)....

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Today I am showcasing an old assignment from college which I think has more and more validity as time passes in India. I cover the...