In the quote “To me‚ the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.” Lin states that the american dream is different for anyone. Maya lin is a asian american designer who has experienced prejudices. Though those thing have happened maya still has achieved her goal. “OK‚ it was black‚ it was below grade‚ I was female‚ Asian American‚ young‚ too young to
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The primary thesis of the author is to not provide a reinterpretation of the Opium War or of Lin but‚ to show what was his perspective. The materials of the source are mostly composed of Lin’s interactions with other officials‚ the letter to Queen Victoria‚ and the Catalogue ‘Commissioner Lin and His Favorite Consort”. The authors approach to the source could be roughly described as a biography‚ with elements of local history regarding Chinese
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cause serious consequences‚ if no effective measures were carried out(Aubert.J.E‚ Husson.B‚ & Sarramone.N‚ 2006;Aubert.J.E‚ Husson.B‚ & Sarramone.N‚ 2007;Conesa. J.A‚ Galvez.A.‚Mateos‚F.‚Gullon.I.M.‚ & Font.R‚ 2008; Karstensen‚ 2008;Lin‚Y.M.‚Zhou.S.‚Li‚F.Z.‚ & Lin‚ Y.X.‚ 2012). What is more‚ the quantity of hazardous waste that needs to be co-processed is projected to rise by 20% and 30% in next two years respectively. Causes of the problem Through a careful investigation in last three months
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nineteenth century in terms of pure human misery and tragedy. In an effort to stem the tragedy‚ the imperial government made opium illegal in 1836 and began to aggressively close down the opium dens. Lin Tse-hsü The key player in the prelude to war was a brilliant and highly moral official named Lin Tse-hsü. Deeply concerned about the opium menace‚ he maneuverd himself into being appointed Imperial Commissioner at Canton. His express purpose was to cut off the opium trade at its source by rooting
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’s needs. In result‚ if the woman has no one else to turn to‚ she must stay and suffer the abusive environment. Wen Lin and Imm Tan ’s essay "Holding Up More Than Half the Heavens‚" addresses the lack of multicultural and multilingual services for battered Asian Pacific American women. "In the entire United States‚ only two shelters exist for Asian Pacific American women" (Wen Lin and Imm Tan‚ 464). Their essay brings to light the issue of who is taken into women ’s shelters and who is turned away
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Lie “Do you lie in your life?” The answer must be “ Yes.” However‚ in some cases‚ don’t be shame of yourself because of your lying. In the article‚ “The Way We Lie‚” Stephanie Erisson states that there are many reasons for people lying. What is more‚ Erisson also provides a lot of examples and quotes to support her ideas. Furthermore‚ Erisson mentions that it is hardly impossibly to spend a week without lying. It is very strange that we do not like people lie to us‚ but we still tell a lie. Without
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to RMB 67.7 trillion in 2015 (over US $10 trillion). “The 6.5% figure is the bottom line of China’s GDP growth for the next five years (2016-2020)‚ and an achievable goal‚” President Xi Jinping has said. According to Justin Yifu Lin‚ Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and Professor at the National School of Development of Peking University‚ China’s economy can grow at 6.5% or higher per annum during the 13th Plan period. Per capita GDP may reach
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were there three Opium Wars in China during the 19th century? The Opium Wars were a series of three wars between the Chinese and the British; primarily fought in regard to the illegal trade of opium in China during the 19th century. They manifested the conflicting natures of both nations and demonstrated China’s misconceptions of its own superiority. The Opium Wars resulted in the humiliating defeat of the Chinese to a country they considered to be "barbarians". There were many problems with
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“Mao’s leadership was the crucial factor in leading the communists to victory in the Chinese Civil War (1946-1949)”. Discuss the validity of this claim. The Japanese had begun to occupy China in 1931. Their primary insurgence began in Manchuria‚ in the northern part of China. This sudden invasion meant the two stronghold political parties at that time in China had to form the Second United Front in order to stop the incoming invaders. However in 1945‚ the Japanese had surrendered due to the atomic
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was saying. She began to tell us how the effect of her trying to hear was using up a lot of her brain power and was somewhat eased by a hearing aid and cochlear implant. After consulting with Dr. Lin at John Hopkins School of Medicine about her hearing lose it was considered a “Cognitive Load”. Dr. Lin has delivered the same unexpected news to numerous patients with hearing lost. His work focused on hearing lost‚ Gerontology‚ and public health. The most important issue was about the relationship
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