Cited: Primary: 1. Jong‚ Minrhee. Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty: Becoming the Only Female Emperor in China. N.p.: U of Southern California. East Asian Languages and Cultures‚ 2008. Print. 2. Zong.Qinke‚ Characters of Empress Wu ZeTian. Vol. 76. N.p.: n.p.‚ December 689 AD. Print. Secondary: 1. Wu‚ Qingyun. Female Rule in Chinese and English Literary Utopias. Syracuse‚ NY: Syracuse
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In the short story‚ “Harrison Bergeron‚” published in 1961‚ Kurt Vonnegut Jr. discusses equality in America in 2081. His story places you into a world where everyone is made equal in every way. Anyone with talents‚ like beauty‚ strength‚ and higher mental capacity are made handicapped by wearing massive weights‚ thought scattering headsets‚ and masks. These handicaps were set in place to create an equal world within the United States. While creating an equal society though‚ they are holding people
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Maria Theresa: Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa was born on May 13‚ 1717 in Vienna‚ Austria. She was the oldest daughter in her family‚ raised by her dad‚ the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. As she was maturing into an adult‚ the possibility of her being the one to take over her father’s throne was extremely high. Charles did not have a chance of producing a son‚ so Maria was a perfect candidate for it. Once her father died in year 1740‚ for forty years she started to rule and have full command
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studio with a double-barreled ten-gauge shot gun. She fired twice‚ and the Emperor and Empress were dead before they hit the floor. Diana Moon Glampers loaded the gun again. She aimed it at the musicians and told them they had ten seconds to get their handicaps back on. ”After shooting the Emperor and Empress‚ she tried to scare the musicians by aiming the gun at them. The fear of being shot like the Emperor and Empress scared the other people. Harrison made an example of what not to do because Diana
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walls and domes of churches. They reflected representations of Christian Saints that were highly embellished figures. To signify the importance of their divinity‚ embellished figures often displayed halos. Depictions of the Holy Roman Emperor or Empress in a mosaic represented unification
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fantasy novel. Michael Ende‚ author of the novel‚ intended the book as a fantasy‚ children’s literature‚ romantic fantasy‚ and many more. His novel describes in details the vastness of fantasy‚ such as the story in itself and the quest to save the Empress (Ronzino). Nonetheless‚ he also targeted his book towards children through his characterization‚ whereby the protagonist would become victim of a family’s pressure. The book was originally successful in Germany‚ before it was translated into English
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legends. The first one mentions that Haeinsa was built in gratitude of Buddha’s mercy after two monks have successfully cured King Aejang’s wife. The second legend by Choe Chi – Won accounts that the same monks have won the support of a wealthy dowager who converted her religion to Buddhism. Just like other important structures in Korea‚ this temple has survived several political revolts and arsons. In fact‚ the structure that we see now is a result of no less than eight major reconstructions and
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history during 1898-1900. There are many significant actions of the boxers that impacted on the Qing dynasty in china‚ these included killing foreigners‚ attacking random Chinese Christians and murdering the German and Japanese ambassador. Firstly the empress of china ci xi who had taken power over the boxers had supported them in killing foreigners. Ci Xi was afraid that foreigners are beginning to grip control over china. The boxers were recruited by the Qing dynasty meaning the boxers loss is also
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Jean de la Fontaine La Fontaine‚ the most versatile and most widely celebrated nondramatic poet in seventeenth century France. He has often experienced the misfortune of having the artistry of his works obscured by a host of myths‚ half-truths‚ prejudices‚ and nonaesthetic issues. This great poet‚ has become a "classic". His fables‚ on which his Reputations rests‚ are part of the literary canon of French writers and are studied in schools. His other works‚ however‚ have been rediscovered
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Empress Theodora‚ wife of Justinian the Great‚ was one of the most powerful women ever known to Byzantine history. She rose from the humblest of beginnings to become one of the most influential and great of individuals. As Justinian wrote in one of his laws‚ she was “our most pious consort given us by God.” As a result of her reverence for God‚ she understood how to rule the empire in such a way that reflected who she had been given authority from. She sought to shape the reforms of Justinian and
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