Kapuscinski’s “Emperor” tells a story of Ethiopia under the ruler Haile Selassie -- his rise to power‚ the strife that existed during his reign‚ and ultimately‚ his removal from the throne. Despite the embellished details present in “The Emperor‚” Kapuscinski tells a story of the growing pains associated with the westernization of nations in the Global South. Furthermore‚ he shows how pressures from outside forces (in this case Europe) can lead to indirect “authoritarianism‚” by making governments
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look at this painting. This painting is part of The Thirteen Emperors‚ which is collected in Museum of Fine Art Boston. This painting was created by the painter - Yan Liben around AD. 581 - 604. More specifically‚ the material of this painting is Classical Chinese Painting On Silk‚ from this short sentence‚ we can know this emperor is emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty‚ his name is Yang Jian. From this painting‚ we can see the emperor wear the emperor uniform which is black and red‚ and two entourages stand
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Praise for The Emperor of All Maladies “A compulsively readable‚ surprisingly uplifting‚ and vivid tale. thrilling .” —o‚ t he oprah maga z in e “[An] essential piece of medical journalism.” —T im e “A meticulously researched‚ panoramic history . . . What makes Mukherjee’s narrative so remarkable is that he imbues decades of painstaking laboratory investigation with the suspense of a mystery novel and urgency of a thriller.” —The Boston Globe “riveting and powerful .” —San Fr a
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Emperor Caracalla‚ birthname Lucius Septimius Bassianus‚ was born on the 4th of April 188 CE in Lugdunum (Lyon)‚ where his father‚ emperor Septimius Severus‚ was serving as the governor of Gallia Lugdunensis under emperor Commodus. When he was seven years old‚ his father changed his name to Marcus Aurelius Antoninus as a way to connect the family of Severus to the Antonines. Caracalla is a nickname that referred to the type of cloak that the emperor wore but it was never used officially. At age
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Honduras. It was the deadliest hurricane to hit the Western Hemisphere in more than 200 years. The Fernandez’s family were part of this terrible disaster. Julio Fernandez and his family had live in Guanaja for more than 15 years. An island that is located at the north part of Honduras and the first place that was affected by the Hurricane Mitch. Julio Fernandez had 3 kids‚ they were 17‚ 14 and 9 years old. They had been hearing in the news that a disaster was coming but they thought that they wouldn’t
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Reischauer indicates that this was the beginning of the Christian spread into the ancient Japan expanding the religions to three main philosophies‚ Buddhism‚ Confucianism‚ and now the Christianity. However‚ towards the end of Toyotomi Hideyoshi period‚ Emperor Nobunanga is seen as one leader who allowed the most cultural exchange with the Europe in the entire Japanese history. The first mission was conducted in a modest way in which the Portuguese first learned the Japanese language
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Emperor Qianlong had a very successful reign‚ while it did decline some in his later years it was better than when he got it. During this reign he expanded not only China’s physical territory‚ but also their manufacturing productivity as a country which now leads the economy. There are several factors that led to Qianlong’s successful reign. Family One of the most influential factors in Qianlong’s life was his family. Qianlong was groomed for the job by both his father and grandfather. From a young
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Imagination‚ Reason‚ and Fear Everyone has been introduced to fear at least once in their life. In “House Taken Over‚” Julio Cortazar explains the outrageous precautions the narrator and his sister‚ Irene‚ go through due to his imagination complicating a noise he hears in his house. Imagination overcomes reason when one is full of fear. The narrator believed that someone was taking over his house because of a noise he heard‚ but he had no evidence or proof. He imagined the worst because he was
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Flowers aren’t always what they seem. For instance‚ Lilies of the Valley are unique and beautiful‚ but‚ they’re poisonous‚ just like how things aren’t always what they deem to be. In the poem‚ “Identity” by Julio Noboa‚ the author describes the reality of both flowers and weeds. A flower could be used as a metaphor to describe a person admired by many but still worried a lot about the possibility of being judged by others. Whereas weeds are people who are more carefree and don’t base others’ opinions
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know much about the history of this magnificent vegetable which grows underground without seeing a light and yet it tastes so good‚ and had been adopted by different cultures throughout the world and remains one of the main ingredients of dishes. In Julio Ortega’s short story “Las Papas”‚ the father tries to teach his child about history‚ culture‚ and family through his cultural food: the potatoes‚ by cooking them. The father in the short story tries to teach his son about history through the use
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