The Chihuahua Listeni/tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/ (Spanish: chihuahueño)[1] is the smallest breed of dog and is named for the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Chihuahuas come in a wide variety of sizes, head shapes, colors,…
His distinguished standing as a positive leader who put the interests of China first in the fight against Communism is evident throughout his life. As I progressed through The Generalissimo, I found myself agreeing with the majority of Taylor’s point of view. Chiang Kai-shek was a highly regarded and positive leader who put the interests of China before his own in his quest to save mainland China from Mao Zedong and the spread of Communism. While I have my own reservations, Taylor does exceedingly well in presenting a clear and primarily objective picture of Chiang Kai-shek. I consider The Generalissimo to be the comprehensive western biography on the life of Chiang…
Chiang Kai-shek, as an unprecedented Nationalist leader, also as a great politician and strategist, played a significant role in modern Chinese history. His unshakable position, strategic plan and frequent diplomacy helped China survived on this unparalleled crisis.…
Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin dynasty from 221-207bc went beyond functional design with his motif collection because in his tomb before death, he brought over 8,000 sculptures including a council of high-ranking officials, musicians, dancers, acrobats, as well as the terra-cotta warriors which signified afterlife protection of everything that the emperor valued in his tomb. One of Chinas best military leaders Qin Shi Huang ruled during the previously mentioned years as the countries first emperor. When farmers stumbled upon the statues while digging a well 2,200 years later, roughly 8,000 terra-cotta soldiers became rediscovered in 1974. This event marked as one of the greatest hoards of ceramic art history. It…
It was a mid-afternoon day in Baltimore, Maryland January 13,1999 when Hae Min Lee, an 18 year old high school senior, went missing. Hae, originally born in South Korea in 1980, was an outgoing honor roll student athlete who excelled in her school work and was profoundly involved in her community. She played both varsity field hockey and girls lacrosse for Woodlawn High School as well as managed the varsity boys wrestling team. Hae was also involved in Ecology club, French club, and SADD (students against destructive decisions). The afternoon of January 13, 1999 was a mournful day for the many people who knew Hae Min Lee.…
There is a lot of information out there on How to Take Care of a Chihuahua. As Chihuahua's are fragile little dogs it really does pay to do your research before taking the 18 year commitment of owning one of these great little dogs.…
Kymora-Lee Sue Chung Hing is a multitalented, vibrant, thirteen year old. She is outgoing and loves to laugh. She has an exuberant personality. She is gifted in many different talents and hobbies, and she absolutely loves her culture. Although I haven't known her for very long, I have learned quite a bit about her and her interests. In fact, I have gathered some into depth information about her.…
Qin Shi Huangdi is known the first ruler of united China. As a merciless ruler, he had his own determination of immortality which was the reason for his death. The Emperor, having conquered all the enemy states and had everything he could attain, power, fame and wealth. However, his desires were beyond far and he wondered: Why don’t I be immortal? In the mean time, he asked his alchemists to create concoction of immortality.…
Vera Wang, 54, is a fashion designer born in New York City to a Chinese-American family. Wang was the daughter of a Chinese born business tycoon and an elegant, worldly mother who regularly shopped the couture shows in Paris. Wang began figure skating at the age of eight and began training for the Olympics in 1968 and ended up not doing well. She graduated from college of Sarah Lawrence with a degree in art history and tried working her way up the fashion food chain. Wang’s father had no faith in her but she had the passion and desire and continued to focus on fashion. In 1989, it was her own wedding that launched her wedding brand while working for Ralph Laure. She worked at Vogue magazine for sixteen years as a senior fashion editor before she became a successful…
Imagine this, you’re a peasant or a criminal and you were forced to work on the Great Wall of China, or work on Shi Huangdi’s tomb! By being forced to do that your chances of dying are very high! Heres some background of this emperor. “At age 13, Ying Zheng became leader of the Chinese state of Qin. The young 13 year old leader brought down the Qins six states that were in war together battling it out”(Journey Across Time, pg 243). Now you may think that he's a good emperor but trust me he's isn't. But since you're not convinced yet here's the 3 reasons why I think Shi Huangdi is a Terrible Emperor.…
American fashion designer, Vera Wang, was born on June 27, 1949 in New York City. She attended the University of Paris and then got a degree in art history from Sarah Lawrence College. Her parents were both born in China and her mother was a translator for United Nations. Her father owned his own medicine company and she has a younger brother. When Wang was eight years old, she started figure skating. She trained with her partner who was from Paris. In 1968, she skated in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Also that same year, shew as featured in Sport’s Illustrated. When she failed to make the U.S. Olympic team she entered the fashion industry. Once she graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, she was hired to be an editor for Vogue Magazine.…
China was unified in 221 B.C.E. for the first time in many centuries after decades of constant warfare (also called the “Warring States Period”) for the first time in centuries under the leadership of Qin (McKay, 178). The king of Qin did not feel that the title of king was grand enough and created the title “Emperor” (huangdi) and he called himself the First Emperor (Shihuangdi) in hopes of many successors (McKay, 178-179). The Qin state soon fell apart and led to the beginning of the Han Dynasty, which managed to take power and keep China unified until 220 C.E. The unification of China affected many parts of politics, culture, and social life during the Qin and Han Dynasties.…
Ho Chi Minh, was the leader of the Viet Minh (Vietnamese Independence League) and the founder of Vietnam’s Communist Party. 4 He later became the President of North Vietnam, successfully blended nationalist, anti-French sentiment with Marxist-Leninist revolutionary ideology. 5 Ho Chi Minh adopted the Chinese leader Mao Tse Tung’s Three Phase Theory of Revolutionary War in his effort to unify all of Vietnam under Communist rule.…
Leo Tao believed that humans should not try to master nature but, it should be a partnership. It is we that need to conform with nature, because it is perfect it does not any improvement. The goal is doing nothing contrary to nature. Leo Tao also see nature as an on gong process it has no begging and no…
Chiang Kai-Shek and Roosevelt seemingly have the unshakeable undertaking, notwithstanding, they still have some disagreements and their own secret plans. For Roosevelt, he hoped that Chiang could use all his military forces fighting against the Japaneses and regain the territory. However, Chiang saved part of his military power to suppress the Communists and thus lost more ground to Japan. “The Nationalist government also used the war years to win important diplomatic concessions, including the ending of the Unequal Treaty Regime (1943) and formal recognition as a Great Power (1944)” (Dreyer 266).…