the most environmental friendly architecture in the world. Han-ok is the Korean traditional style of building edifice. It is characterized by its harmony with nature. Han-ok has been reflected from the tradition‚ culture and socio-economic living style for a long time. Recently‚ this has been accentuated on the advantages in aspect of the sustainable society to make up the natural conservation. The environmentally friendly aspects of Han-ok range from the structure’s inner layout to the building
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In The Book Thief‚ Hans Hubermann would be considered a best friend to me because of his courage. One way he shows courage is through his action of giving bread to a Jew. The text states‚ “The Jew stood before him‚ expecting another handful of derision‚ but he watched with everyone else as Hans Hubermann held his hand out and presented a piece of bread‚ like magic.” (Zuzak‚ 394) This shows courage because Hans is willing to take punishment by helping people who don’t have anything. Most people
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lasting nations such as Han‚ which controlled the eastern China for 400 years‚ to nations that collapsed all of a sudden‚ like Qin. Even though there were countless numbers of nations existed in this period‚ there were some unchanging factors: strong centralized government and existence of shi. However‚ they also had various change in politics over time‚ which is the variation of fundamental idea. First of all‚ every major nation during period 1200BCE and 220CE‚ Zhou‚ Qin‚ Han‚ established centralized
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ANCIENT CHINA. READING 2 COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS The Unification of China (pp. 105 – 110) 1. Where were Legalist doctrines met enthusiastically? The state of Qin. 2. Where was the Qin state? Western China. 3. Who oversaw the implementation of the Legalist doctrines in the Qin state? 4. What did the Qin state quickly do? 5. What happened to the Qin state in the fourth and third centuries B.C.E? 6. How did Shang Yang encourage farmers to move to the Qin state? 7. Why did the
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M. A. Vassalli Junior Lyceum Half-Yearly Examination 2006/2007 Form 2 English Language Time: 2 hours Name: __________________________________ Class: __________ Mark: A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous: Example: Steve always rides (to ride) his bike in the afternoon. 1. Andy sometimes ______________ (to read) a comic. 2. I ________________ (to phone) my friend at the moment. 3. Listen! Sandy _________________ (to sing) in the bathroom
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can examine the role of othering in world history while looking at the Tacitus:Germania‚ Plutarch’s The Parallel Lives‚ and the Records of the Han Dynasty. Looking at how the Romans created a monster out of a Germanic tribe and pirates of the Mediterranean despite their relations with those groups. We also see the othering of the Xiongnu people from the Han empires‚ turn from a dislike into a fear. These documents exhibit evidence supporting
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investigators did their studies about variability and similarity of Chinese family life. Most of them focused on the Han Chinese which dominated the Chinese population; investigators have also studied many of the 55 “recognized” minority cultures in China. Burton Pasternak‚ a U.S. sociologist‚ Janet Salaff‚ a Canadian sociologist and Chinese sociologists studied four communities of Han who had moved outside the Great Wall to colonize the Inner Mongolian frontier. The results of their study suggest that
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Studieretningsprojekt 2010 Julia Dobronyi Zachariasen 3.C Abstract This paper discusses why some individuals are attracted by extreme‚ violent‚ racist groups in the postmodern society. It also discusses the terms and behaviors of the postmodern individual. Based on Anthony Giddens’ and Thomas Ziehe’s two sociology theories it analyses and interprets the film American History X as if it were a novel. The paper has a strong focus on cinematographic instruments‚ envoirment‚ Danny and Derek’s self-perception
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anything you want. Being a puppet to her boss‚ Han-na finally realized that she was a fool to think that getting plastic surgery would make him fall in love with her. The positive note on this is that you should love yourself and be happy with who you are no matter what which she realize at the end of the film. 200 Pounds Beauty While it is a normal thing to get plastic surgery as a reward for doing well in school in South Korea‚ Han-na went to the extreme to get head-to-toe plastic
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Ian Cabalo October 2012 Period Two AP World History Unit 2: Chapter 8: The Unification of China In Search of Political and Social Order A. Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and His School 1. Confucius a. Educator and political authority b. Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples 2. Confucian Ideas a. Basically honesty and ethical in character b. Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social
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