The tragedy with the happy ending all started August 5‚ 2010‚ when the mine collapses 33 workers are trapped at the Chilean copper mine 300 meters below the ground level. Safety codes require ladders for mines‚ and the miners attempted escape through the ventilation shaft system‚ but the ladders were missing. The mining operation soon became known as “Camp Hope‚” for the next 69 days the dry‚ dusty‚ work site would be where rescue workers‚ officials‚ authorities‚ media‚ friends‚ and family of the
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The Ming Dynasty Angelica Roberts HIST111 American Public University Joseph Esposito The Ming Dynasty Every civilization has periods of time that they are well-known for‚ times of greatness. In Chinese history‚ one of these times was the Ming Dynasty. While there are unarguably many great moments associated with this empire‚ there are also weaknesses that cannot be ignored. The Ming Dynasty made great contributions to economics and engineering. However‚ their trade operations struggled quite
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century. A family of kings‚ called a “dynasty‚” began ruling China with great vigor‚ developing solid political institutions‚ and encouraging active economies. Each dynasty over time grew weaker‚ tax revenues declined‚ and social divisions occurred as the population outstripped available resources. In addition‚ internal rebellions and sometimes invasions from the outside contributed to each dynasty’s decline. As the ruling dynasty began to falter‚ usually
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of Heaven was very significant because to the civilization because for many years they were shaped because of it. Additionally like the Shang Dynasty the Zhou Dynasty had a lot of significant achievements. During the Shang Dynasty they were three important philosophies‚ Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and Legalism. According to passage "Ancient Chinese Dynasties: Advancements and Achievements.” ‘Confucianism was the idea that people should behave ethically and have great respect and commitment for their
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Shimin. He was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty and he ruled Tang for 23 years from 626 to 649. He was a statesman‚ militarist‚ and poet. He is considered as one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history. His name in Chinese means world and people. When he was young‚ a fortune teller said he would save the world. This is where his name Shimin comes from and it also indicates his life. In his early life he launched lots of wars to unify Tang Dynasty with his father. After Xuanwu Gate Incident
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the Stammerer‚ the monk of St. Gall‚ wrote these words in AD 844 to describe the reign of the most influential Frankish king Charlemagne ( Lectures 1). Charlemagne‚ son of Pepin the Short‚ ruled the Franks for 47 years (Koeller 1). The Carolingian Dynasty‚ of which Charlemagne was a member‚ was established in AD 751 when Pepin dethroned the last Merovingian king. The Carolingians ruled a land that "spoke several different tongues‚ had different cultural and historical traditions‚ and different institutions
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create a utopian country. In a command economy‚ the government makes all decisions on jobs‚ land‚ and production‚ which leads to many social and political ramifications. This fact‚ along with a multitude of other factors‚ led to the Soviet Union’s collapse. In general‚ there is scarcely a command economy in history that has had success‚ this due to the fact that the negatives of a centrally controlled economy far outweigh the positives. The elements that led to the failure of
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Running head: THE CH’IN DYNASTY AND LEGALISM IN ANCIENT CHINA The Ch’in Dynasty and Legalism in Ancient China The Ch’in Dynasty and Legalism in China The philosophical principles that Legalism was based upon‚ set it apart from other Chinese philosophical views. These differences appealed to the rulers of the Ch’in Dynasty as they began the unification of China‚ which gave rise to the first Empire of China. Legalism was based on the premise that humans are inherently evil. A basic punishment
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"Construction and Collapse of Berlin Wall" Starting with the fall of 1949 there were basically two German countries on the territory of Germany‚ dividing the city of Berlin in two parts - FRG (Federal Republic of Germany) and GDR (German Democratic Republic)‚ also known as DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik). The first one was built after the principles of democracy‚ while its counterpart was built up after Socialist principles. For as long as 40 years this division caused tension. Right in the
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The Tang and Song dynasties were an era for many technological developments the most important of these are the invention of gunpowder and movable type. Movable type is the system of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document. The distribution of the movable-type systems was very limited due to the fact that they were expensive‚ there was a large amount of labor involved in manipulating the thousands of ceramic tablets‚ based on the Chinese writing
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