Mathieu-Ignace Van Bree finished The Death of Cato in 1797. Bree’s oil painting measures 90 centimeters by 130 centimeters making it impossible to miss but by no means overwhelming. The painting tells the narrative of Cato wounding himself with his own sword and refusing help from his friends. Cato is positioned in the lower right of the painting surrounded by six figures in the foreground. Behind those characters there are two men in mourning in the mid-ground and at least three more figures in
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Edexcel GCE Chinese Advanced Subsidiary Unit 1: Spoken Expression and Response in Chinese (Invigilator Version) Paper Reference Summer 2011 6CN01 You do not need any other materials. Turn over P38799A ©2011 Edexcel Limited. 1/1/1/ *p38799A* Instructions to the Invigilator • • • • • • Candidates must be allowed 15 minutes’ preparation time. • Any notes made during the preparation time must be kept by the centre until the release of results. The
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Classical China consisted of three main social groups: Landowners and bureaucrats‚ peasants and urban artisans‚ and‚ finally‚ the “mean” people. Trading became important to the Chinese people. Technology began to boom in this time period as well‚ like the invention of the plow. Family was also very important to the Chinese culture. India’s main set of rules was called the caste system. The caste system controlled everything that happened in India. Citizens that were poor or were lower on the caste
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The defendant is responsible for Doodle’s death. The brother left Doodle in the rain‚ he overworked Doodle until he was exasperated‚ and Doodle’s brother never let him stop until he reached his goal. The brother left Doodle in the rain where he was helpless. “Soon I couldn’t hear his voice no more.” said the brother (Pg. 6). In the case Doodles brother left him in the storm and ran until he no longer could hear Doodle’s voice calling for him. I was talking with the defendant and he said “I ran
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temporary‚ but powerful liberation from one’s own life; but‚ rarely‚ does reader consider the permanent internal souvenirs reaped from each hour submerged in the fantastical. In the novel‚ Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Dai Sijie depicts the story of two adolescents from Chinese cities‚ Luo and an unnamed narrator‚ exiled to a rural mountain village for reduction during Mao’s cultural revolution. There‚ they are forced to do hard labor and live as the local people do until all bourgeois
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Chinese clothing is an important part of their culture. Although China no longer dresses in their older more traditional styles‚ the traditional garments are still worn for holidays and ceremonies. There have been many historical changes in Chinese clothing‚ and the Chinese style choices vary depending on what region is being scrutinized. Hanfu is a term that includes all traditional Chinese dress worn prior to Manchurian and western influences. All Chinese citizens living under the Ming dynasty
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Chinese Immigration Every person who lives in America is either an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant. Though we may not consider it‚ it is a fact that everyone here has come from some other place. The majority of immigrants have come to America voluntarily. Seeking a change they envisioned America as country thriving with different opportunities. For the immigrants it was a chance at a better life‚ not only for themselves‚ but for their children. It is estimated that over sixty million
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Appreciation Deeply rooted in Chinese culture is a system based on ethics‚ morals‚ hierarchy and behavior. The behaviors in which Chinese people show and accept appreciation are very profound. In the Western culture‚ a sincere thank you or a thank you note is an acceptable way to extend appreciation. However‚ in China‚ a more tangible form of thank you or gift is preferred. The gift selected to show appreciation must be appropriate in the Chinese culture‚ and if one is receiving a gift‚ they
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Chinese culture is one of the world’s oldest cultures.[1][2] The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographical region in eastern Asiawith customs and traditions varying greatly between provinces‚ cities‚ and even towns. Important components of Chinese culture include literature‚music‚ visual arts‚ martial arts‚ cuisine‚ religion etc. dentity[edit] Today there are 56 distinct recognized ethnic groups in China.[3] In terms of numbers however‚ Han Chinese is by far the largest
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The ancient Chinese custom of footbinding caused severe life-long suffering for the Chinese women involved. When researching the subject of footbinding‚ one of the difficult things is finding factual knowledge written before the 20th century. Most of the historical data has been gathered from writings‚ drawings and photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries. Additionally‚ the research indicates that the historical documentation was mainly from missionary accounts and literature from various anti-footbinding
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