Introduction: The Great Wall‚ one of the greatest wonders of the world‚ was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon‚ the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts‚ grasslands‚ mountains and plateaus‚ stretching approximately 8‚851.8 kilometers (5‚500 miles) from east to west of China. With a history of more than 2000 years‚ some of the sections are now in ruins or have disappeared. However‚ it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world
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The Great Wall of China is one of the world’s popular wonders in the ancient world that some people wish they can visit. The Great Wall is the longest monument known to mankind. The Great Wall wasn’t just there for show it has a really important job for the Chinese. Shi Huangdi created the Great Wall and with some prisoners of war. He built the wall to protect them from the Mongolians and other invaders. Meng T’ien employed 300‚000 men to construct different sections of the Great Wall of China.
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The Great Wall of China served its purpose as a great defensive wall. It was constructed over many dynasties; however‚ the main structure was built between 221 and 201 B.C. The wall was built to stop tribes from invading from the north. It was cleverly built with simple materials. During the Qin dynasty it especially achieved its purpose by defending the Chinese people from the Mongols. The Great Wall of China was built to protect the Chinese people from invasion. The Xiongnu tribes from the north
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‘Wall Street’ flawed‚ but don’t sell Gekko short “They love that quality of take no prisoners ... if I have one more person‚ it’s so depressing and sad‚ they come up to me and say‚ you know‚ you’re the reason that I got into Wall Street ... that’s a‚ that’s a sad commentary.” —Michael Douglas There is a fabulous irony to “Wall Street” that perhaps can’t be adequately explained. The movie is an unequivocal denunciation of Wall Street excess but remains the preeminent film of those
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The great wall of china Traditionally known to the Chinese as the "Long Wall of Ten Thousand Li"‚ the stretch of formidable defensive structures built to ward off invasion of the Celestial Empire by barbarians is most often called the "Great Wall" or the "Wall of China" by Europeans. History of the Great Wall of China The history of these extraordinary fortifications goes back to the Chunqiu period (722-481 B.C.) and to the Warring States period (453-221 B.C.)‚ so-called because of the long struggle
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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Imagine a childhood where there is persistent moving from place to place‚ an alcoholic father‚ a hoarder mother who’s possibly bipolar as well‚ and when it is decided that the family has settled down‚ the house in question has no plumbing or heat and is infested with snakes and rats. There is also the likelihood that food will be too expensive and everyone will just have to deal with it. This was life for author Jeannette Walls until the age of 17 when she escaped to
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Jeannette Walls is an author of many books‚ one of which being her memoir The Glass Castle. After years keeping her story a secret‚ in 2005 Jeannette’s husband inspired her to write her sad story for the world to see. Through the 288 pages‚ Jeanette illustrates her story of a life as nomads constantly on the move‚ with a passive mother and a drunken father. The stories she shares show the side of an abusive childhood that we rarely have the opportunity to understand. The glass castle is shattered
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The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls is a remarkable true story of a family and the problems they face because of poverty. This two hundred and eighty eight page book is a truly inspiring and astonishing memoir. This book was published in 2005 and has spent more than three years on the New York Times bestseller list. This book would be great for high school students for many reasons. For one high school students aren’t exposed to memoirs very often. Secondly‚ it’s a more modern piece
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Sociological Essay: Movie Analysis‚ “Wall Street” The movie “Wall Street” is a classic movie and one of my personal favorites. It’s a fictional story with real world implications. The movie is about an up and coming junior stockbroker named Bud Fox who I doing whatever it takes to get to the top and make big money‚ like his hero and eventual mentor‚ Gordon Gekko. Gekko is a legendary player on Wall Street who’s values and intentions are never clear to anyone but himself‚ and he is always looking
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“WALL-E” Film Review Andrew Stanton‚ creator of Finding Nemo and Toy Story 1&2 in collaboration with Disney and Pixar Animations brings to us yet another science-fiction animation classic with the voice of Ben Burtt as Wall-e – the main character‚ Elissa Knight as Eve‚ Wall-e’s friend. The movie begins with planet Earth in the year 2700; it has become no longer suitable for life. Wall-E – a small robot‚ which picks up and sorts all the trash generated by the human society‚ comes across a discovery
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