Thomas Ji
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Research Paper Proposal - Bhutan

	I decided to do my research paper on Bhutan, the unspoiled, exotic, and hidden in the Himalaya, the only Buddhist Kingdom left in thew world.  After watching the short video about Bhutan in the class, I was intrigued with the Bhutan's self-protection of their culture from westernization.  It is interesting to see Bhutan facing the invasion of Western culture in brink of collateral change since I was born and lived in Westernized world from the beginning and accepted it as a norm.  However, to people in Bhutan, such a radical change, perhaps which can be described as a culture shock cannot be explained easily I'm sure.  To learn that such a country existed all along was really refreshing.  I thought some countries in Africa were only ones that were not modernized and to see an Asian country like Bhutan setting one foot in modernity and yet able to keep their traditions is truly interesting.  Aside from the current change the Bhutan is facing, Bhutan itself is a country that is full of uniqueness.  It is evident that Bhutan will be swept by the globalized culture.  But until then, it would be my pleasure to learn more about this remote Buddhist kingdom which has been hiding all along from the rest of the world including myself.