to help convey the story by making the reader feel more connected to the events which…
Even though the Ming and Qing used old traditions they became the most culturally diverse and largest dynasties of all time. The Ming and Qing dynasties lived how their ancestors lived. They used the same traditions and had the same beliefs. The Ming and Qing were the only Empires to keep their traditions and their ancestors throughout their rule. Also they had the largest expansion and longest period of establishment. Ming and Qing culture flourished, they wanted to be known for it. As their land grew so did its culture and knowledge. They brought in other cultures, religion, and ideas. How the Ming and Qing relied on the past helped them move forward and become the greatest, culture rich dynasties.…
The author’s thesis in this section is that despite having the factors to help them succeed, the Ming Empire did not want global dominance. The author included this empire to show that although this empire had many helpful characteristics, it did not reach world domination.…
Two of the great civilizations, Han China (206 BCE - 220 CE) and Mauryan/Gupta India (315 BCE - 550 CE) were the economic giants of their time. The economic production of both dynasties originally began with extensive agriculture and eventually developed extensive trade systems. However, Mauryan/ Gupta India emphasized trade and its economic importance while China, due to religious conflictions, allowed trade to occur, but never permitted it to become a main focus of their economy.…
The main characters are parallels to each other. For example, when Melinda and Cady start out in in highschool, they enter having no ideas what to expect. “My first class is biology. I can’t find it and I get my first demerit.” (Anderson 6). In the Mean Girls movie, Cady asked where her health class was and her friends made her miss her entire class. Another example is how they favourite one class and excel in it. For Cady shes so good at math that in Junior year, she takes senior AP trig. Melinda also favours art “Art follows lunch like a dream follows a nightmare.” (9). One final similarity is that they enter high school with no friends. On the first day of school, Cady gets denied seats in her first class because people didn’t want her to sit near them. When Melinda goes to school on the first day of school she has a hard time finding a seat on the bleachers because all of her friends abandoned her “I am an outcast. There is no point looking for my ex-friends.” (4).…
Television shows, plays, and movies can easily relate to any human. Emotion sometimes is the way to connect to an individual. Everything is for a reason in the lime light. There was a specifically movie that caught my attention. This movie related to me in so many ways.…
depicting. All of the characters were key elements as to what may or may not happen if a person…
that the most important features might be the character’s personality or the story involves around…
by using the motif of cheating and expresses these characters emotions through their actions and…
These themes are universal and can be employed in various different structures and plots to shape the character dynamics and set up intense conflicts and relationships amongst different characters.…
shows the changing attitudes of each character. External issues such as race and loyalty to…
Not all Kings were born into royalty, such as the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. His childhood did not consist of luxury, as he dealt with poverty. When Yuanzhang got older, he had a major breakthrough where he became the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty. The word Ming, means “bright” and from that word the dynasty is enlightened with many influential religions. Yuanzhang was considered as an important figure, but he wasn’t the only one as there were other figures that were introduced by religion. Such figures can be seen through statues and each of them represents the practices of religion during the Ming dynasty.…
There are many ways in which both the novel and film can relate to one another but then have its own unique differences…
Because of the camera framing, the viewer can identify the main characters. The use of close up shots draws attention and focuses on the characters to show their expression and emotion. The use of low angled long shots gives a sense of drama and tension. Also, the body language of the characters helps communicate with the audience in addition to their speech.…
- much of the narrative is acted out; including direct speech - creates realism; verisimilitudeness.…