Some characteristic of well-run empires consist of: the building of roads‚ increased trade‚ the flourishing of education‚ effective bureaucracy‚ the use of a common and official language‚ the use of a system of justice‚ and citizenship. Rome demonstrated ideology by holding assemblies in which magistrates would be elected which gave citizens a sense of power and decision. Meanwhile‚ the Han allowed people to practice philosophies such as Daoism‚ and Confucianism while the empire was purely ran on
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Many people will choose Confucianism as the most important factor in understating East Asian culture. Confucianism‚ indeed‚ is crucial in understanding the culture. However‚ one should not overlook the influence of Buddhism on Confucianism and many areas of East Asian culture. Buddhism‚ one of the world’s oldest religions and a philosophy‚ is shared by East Asian countries‚ thus in order to fully appreciate the East Asian culture‚ one should learn about Buddhism and its significant influence on the
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In the mid-ninth century‚ Japan was highly stratified and genders were very much distinguished. However‚ because of the time period‚ women were generally not included in the noble affairs. Many aristocratic women instead developed Japan’s first native literature. Murasaki Shikibu is considered the greatest author of this time‚ the Heian period‚ composing memoirs recording her court life and deep reflections. One of these works is called “Diary”‚ a piece of literature actually intended for publication
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recommend individuals who were predominantly of aristocratic rank. The emperor of Han‚ Emperor Wu‚ started the initial form of the imperial examinations‚ in which local officials would select various candidates to participate in an examination of the Confucians classics‚ from which he would select officials to serve by his side. Later in the Three Kingdoms period‚ the imperial officials became responsible for assessing the quality of the talents recommended by the local elites. This system continued
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The people of China have been most influenced by Confucian ideas‚ and during the Han Dynasty Confucianism became part of the official education. Since Confucianism was being taught widespread it influenced the minds of the Chinese people enormously. Something the Confucian ideals taught was that women must hold a position that has less power than men‚ lowering the status of women. The only way a women could gain any type of respect was by birthing a son. It was taught that women should not have any
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Outline: 1. Transformational Generative Grammar 2. Constructional grammar 3. Communicative grammar TRANSFORMATIONAL-GENERRATIVE GRAMMAR “Transformational Generative Grammar Theory” was presented byNoam Chomsky. This theory is about structure (Syntax) of sentences ina language. This theory tells us how syntax is formed and learned. Syntax: The study and organization or arrangement of sentences in alanguage is called Syntax. T.G.G theory explains this arrangement and organization
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In reply to what she considered “Imperial apologists peddling fairytales‚” Priyamvada Gopal attacks Niall Ferguson’s assertion that “when a Chinese woman marries a European man‚ the chances are relatively high…that only the first child they conceive will be viable” in defense of his thesis that preference for the “Other” is unnatural while racism or‚ as is preferred today “preference‚” is innate and instinctive. Such an allegation recalls the fear‚ resistance and disgust with which the colonizer
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“Chak De India” : the different stages of group development; group dynamics; and leadership. GROUP DEVELOPMENT The process of developing groups depends significantly on the type of group and the specific purposes to be achieved. The various models of group development are (Zastrow 2009): 1. Sequential Stage Model The Garland‚ Jones‚ and Kolodny Model Tuckman Model The Northern and Kurland Model 2. Recurring-phase Model The Bales Model For the movie “Chak De India” none of the sequential
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the period of the 3rd century CE‚ China was going through major turmoil during the collapse of the Han Dynasty. Throughout and after this collapse‚ the population of Asian countries became increasingly Buddhist‚ creating tumult within the Chinese Confucian political philosophy system. In society at this time‚ Buddhism was viewed in many opposing ways. On one side of the spectrum‚ Buddhism was a way to find fulfillment‚ a guide to lead a good and meaningful life‚ and promised reward to its followers
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. Reasons of Migration It would never be an easy decision for a person to leave his country of birth and look for his fortune elsewhere. There are a number of reasons why migrants leave their countries. These so-called push factors exist in the poorer or conflict-weary regions of the world and some of them are defined as: • dissolution and disintegration of multicultural states‚ accompanied by religious and ethnic conflicts; • increase in natural disasters‚ the progressive destruction of major
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