This story focuses on the experience of a man‚ Chen Xin (pronounced "Chen Zin") who is returning to the city of Shanghai after an absence of ten years. He has spent that time in a rural area and has looked forward to being reunited with his family‚ which consists of his mother‚ his elder brother and the brother’s wife and child‚ and his younger brother. The family lives together in cramped quarters and the introduction of the middle brother into this space creates something of a crisis. The story
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Empress Dowager Cixi Empress Dowager Cixi was the last Dowager Empress of China to hold power. Contrary to tradition and policy she exercised enormous power‚ opposed foreign influence and supported the 1898-1900 Boxer Rebellion. Unfortunately‚ Cixi is often characterized as vicious‚ treacherous‚ cunning‚ and crazed by many historians. Cixi was born on born November 29‚ 1835‚ to a noble Manchu family in China. Her father’s name was Kuei Hsiang of the Yehenara clan‚ but her mother was unknown
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Abby 1/8/13 Global Essay Period 7 The Han Emperor Wudi accomplished many things and his life was important to China’s history for many reasons. Wudi did many things to improve China’s civilization itself. He ruled from 141-87 B.C. Wudi was the sixth emperor of the Han Dynasty. He became emperor when he was 16. He was a very fierce ruler. Wudi lived from 156-87 B.C. In that length of time that he was alive‚ Wudi did many things. Wudi had many accomplishments
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Tao Te Ching The author of Tao Te Ching might have not existed‚ but what makes his work important is the intention of approach. The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese text that literally means “classic”‚ “way” and “virtue”‚ and is a cornerstone of philosophical Taoism. It is attributed to Lao Tzu or “old Master”‚ who lived during the 6th century BC‚ he was an insider ‚ record- keeper at the court of the Zhou Dynasty‚ who was disillusioned by the hunger for power and believed people are inherently
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As a painter‚ Master Gu Kaizhi took interest in court life and depicted his vision of it through paintings . He was interested in the Eastern Jin court at Nanjing in Southern China ‚ and the negative behavior of the Empress Jia fed his inspiration to conduct works . He dedicated to the court ladies of the early Six Dynasties period a compilation of his painted illustrations paired with text of a poem from a Chinese poet‚ Zhang Hua‚ to present instructive information of proper moral behavior . The
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In today’s society it is common for both parents to work. Unlike a few years ago‚ it used to be just the men working. Now women are working many hours‚ while they take care of their children. This could have an impact on the children. From personal experience and from seeing other children it is clear that it does have a huge impact on the children of today. Women today are working just as much as a man works‚ even more. The income of one parent doesn’t cut it anymore. Now the women have to find
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Introduction The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is an exhilarating story set in the future‚ which is post-apocalyptic world where a nuclear disaster has possible happened‚ so some people and plants have mutations. Most of the people are strictly religious believing that the mutants are not a true image of God‚ therefore need to be eliminated. David Strorm is a boy that grows up in a place called Waknuk‚ and he is able to communicate with people telepathically. David has been able to find others
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Task 1 1 Braaap is an organisation of making motorcycling more accessible‚ so more people could experience what we love in riding. Our plan of attack was to build a bike that could compete on the world stage at the same time as being affordable. In 2003 we started manufacturing motorcycles from Tasmania in Australia‚ The motorcycle is our masterpiece. Lifetime Warranty‚ Winning World Championships‚ and punching above our weight as an emerging brand growing across the world keeps us proud as family
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The Champion Bread-maker Have you ever eaten the bread made by the champion baker—Wu Bao-chun (吳寶春) ? Wu Bao-chun was born in a little town in Pingtung in 1969. When he was 12‚ his father died. His mother had to raise all of her 8 children alone. In 1986‚ he left home and started to work at a bakery to help his family. He was so hard-working that he could be good at baking. In March 2010‚ he joined an international baking contest in Paris‚ “Les Masters de la Boulangerie (The Bakery
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Harry Houdini is a famous magician from Hungary. He was born on March 24‚ 1874 in Budapest‚ Hungary. He died on October 31‚ 1926 in Detroit‚ Michigan. He was 52 years old. His real name was Erik Weisz. He “arrived in the United States on July 3‚ 1878‚ on the SS Fresia with his mother (who was pregnant) and his four brothers.The family changed their name to the German spelling Weiss‚ and Erik became Ehric. Friends called him "Ehrie" or "Harry".” Harry began his magic career in 1891‚ but had barely
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