The Opium War The Opium War‚ directed by Jin Xie‚ paints a rather impartial account of the Opium War‚ starting with the appointment of Lin Zexu to end the opium trade in China to the signing of the Treaty of Nanking. This film seemed to fairly depict the faults of both the Chinese and the British during the 1830’s and up to 1842. That said‚ The Opium War illustrated two important factors that both helped to promote the conflict and eventual military confrontation between China and Britain.
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Address to the German Nobility During the 1500’s‚ a man named Dr. Martin Luther argued that the Romanists were making their own laws to protect themselves against German reform. Martin Luther addressed the German rulers about the Roman beliefs and practices‚ and how they must be stopped so people could live by the laws God created. Martin Luther brings up valid points in his address on how the Roman laws were corrupt and deceiving. This address helps the reader to develop a better understanding
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3. Tragic Hero & Hamartia :- Aristotle in his ‘Poetics’ has given an ideal concept of tragic hero. According to Aristotle tragic hero in a tragic drama should neither be too good or perfect hero nor be too wicked or bad. Fall of a perfect good man would not arouse pity but it may shock us or disgust us. In the same way‚ utterly wicked person passing from happiness to misery is lacking in proper tragic qualities‚ nevertheless satisfying our moral sense. Thus in the view of Aristotle‚ totally
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Financial Restatement Kelly Ableman ACC/537 July 14‚ 2013 Dr. Anthony Matias Financial Restatement Every company makes errors in their everyday activity. These errors can be anything from miscounting boxes to ordering the wrong item or even putting the wrong numbers on the balance sheet‚ whether on accident or purpose. This paper will discuss one company in particular that had such an error; how this accounting error affected the company and their shareholders and what this company did
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unjustness with unjustness. Doing this would create a vicious circle of human suffering which never ends. The virulent question now is if one should break the law because of a wrongful judgment – considering that the law is made by humans and humans can err? Or should we carry our ideals to the last extremes? Not only is Socrates’ decision a brave one‚ it is also one which seems to be made without any personal involvement‚ as if Socrates himself would not be affected by it. His pure ratio has lead his
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Emerson states “In life‚ too often‚ the scholar errs with mankind and forfeits his privilege. Let us see him in his school‚ and consider him in reference to the main influences he receives.” (Paragraph 5) According to Emerson‚ the intellectual‚ or scholar‚ is overly influenced by society while making
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PRIMARK CASE STUDY INTRODUCTION For those of you not in the know‚ Primark is a department store chain that specialises in clothing for men‚ women and children/babies. They also include a home section and ladies...ahem...err...yes. Unmentionables‚ in other words. They have been operating for several years and they are currently buying out the Littlewoods stores‚ several of the best of which will be turned into Primarks and the rest sold for a tidy sum to other retailers. It’s a good move that
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We are in the age of science and technology. Man cannot live without the aid of science. Science has so much engulfed our lives that nothing can take place in our day to day work without the help of science. Our food‚ transport‚ learning‚ administration‚ recreation and social life are all linked with science in various ways. To answer the question whether science has come to mankind as a boon or as a use for ruin (bane)‚ one should know what science exactly means. Science is said to be a systematic
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Oedipus is closely the intermediate kind of person stipulated by Aristotle‚ not much wicked‚ not much virtuous. The complete reversal in his fate is always done‚ obviously because of hamartia that is accomplished by moral faults in his character and errs of judgment. Oedipus has a high position of some extraordinary qualities that make him above the common run of man. He asserts
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killing his brothers‚ and Anne’s husband and his family. We‚ or at least I‚ are almost cheering him on. I know I did because I hoped that in his killing he would find something that made him feel something anything at all that would make him see the err of his ways but instead he does not. Even though we know his plans‚ thanks to Shakespeare wanting us to know special bits the characters do not‚ there are times I feel we are like Clarence around 215 where he says “Oh‚ no‚ he loves me‚ and he holds
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