Could have China’s worldview brought an end to their expeditions? Nicholas D. Kristof says yes and even theorizes that the Chinese could have colonized the rest of the world‚ in place of the Europeans‚ if they hadn’t stopped their explorations. Kristof credits Zheng He‚ China’s version of Christopher Colombus with more miles. Zheng He was a Muslim prisoner of war that worked as a servant in the imperial court. He joined with the Emperor’s son Zhu Di to overthrow the Emperor’s successor. When Zhu
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In addition to being responsible for taking scientific measures focused around new and existing animal species; Lewis was also responsible for the botany discoveries on the journey. Botany‚ flora and fauna were Lewis’s original interest and love. Over two hundred and sixty specimens were collected and investigated along the journey. As with the animal findings‚ some were sent ahead to scientists even before the journey ended‚ so examination and scrutiny could begin. These specimens were analyzed
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Simon Lewis’ Justified and Ancient He laughs best who laughs last: That is one of the statements made in Simon Lewis’ short story from the year two thousand. Another one may be a statement of justice. Justice may be a term of the type which value is diminished because of the word put on it. Reading the short story provokes us to reconsider our normal interpretation of the word since the word acts paradoxical in it. When are you justified to do certain actions and who is justified against
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“The hope is in the… tendency toward error.” Trial and error defines the pinnacle of human nature. As shown in Lewis Thomas’ writing and throughout history‚ progress can only occur with mistakes. Parents strive to teach their children about possible future mistakes in a lame attempt of protecting the child from having to experience the mistakes himself‚ but truthfully‚ experience presents the best lessons. You can warn a child to not touch a hot stove and he may listen at first. However‚ his
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In Simon Lewis’ article‚ “Culture‚ Cultivation‚ and Colonialism in Out of Africa and Beyond”‚ Lewis argues that Isak Dinesen’s book Out of Africa demonstrates the exploitation of Africa and Africans. Lewis suggests that the book‚ along with its film adaptation realized in 1985‚ commercializes this sort of safari image nostalgia that portrays Africa as a vast wilderness of splendor and then sell this “exotic chic” to Europe and other Westernized audiences. Lewis also asks us to examine the ideology
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‘A Sense of Direction’ by Gideon Lewis-Kraus is a memoir about the vulnerability of Mr. Kraus. He writes about these series of pilgrims he takes and how these journey’s teaches him a few lessons in life. Due to the constrained life his father‚ who had to hide that he is homosexual- and because of this‚ he went through an unhappy marriage‚ be a spiritual leader for his congregation and hide his identity until his mid-forties; Lewis-Kraus fears that he might have many regrets later on in life just
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In the section The Monastery and the Clock‚ in Lewis Mumford’s Technics and Civilization‚ the clock is regarded as the key-machine of the modern industrial age. How such a machine managed to change the way we live out our existence is phenomenal. First used in seventh century monastery’s to keep a rule of order over the monks and to ensure that events take place regularly. Now the clock is an integral part of civilization. Since its creation it has prepared mankind to be compatible with future machines
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Sinclair Lewis was a prominent literary figure during the 1920s‚ for he wrote about the critical views of the American middle class during the controversial time of World War II. He confronted the roles of women‚ race‚ and other powerless people in the society. He acknowledged the problems of America by giving his characters and settings universality that allowed a small town to represent all of America. Sinclair Lewis was set apart from other writers due to his universal writing‚ concentration
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Reginald Lewis: The First Black Billionaire When I say‚ “Billionaire‚” who is the first person that comes to mind? Is it Bill Gates‚ or maybe…. Donald Trump? How about Reginald Lewis? Who is he‚ you ask? Reginald Lewis is the first black billionaire‚ born in 1942. Early Life He was born December 7 in 1942 in Baltimore‚ Maryland. He grew up with his mother‚ Carolyn Fugett‚ who was a mail carrier and his stepfather‚ Jean S. Fugett‚ who was a teacher. He grew up with two sisters and
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experiences a nuclear winter. A nuclear winter is a colossal nuclear war that changes the climate in great proportion. This is caused by the soot and smoke trapped in the Earth’s stratosphere. The short story‚ “The Portable Phonograph” by Walter Van Tilburg Clark‚ depicts the challenges that four men have to face as a result of the catastrophic effects of a nuclear winter‚ and how music and literature can keep one’s sanity in tact. Author James Roberts explains in great detail‚ the extreme repercussions of
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