especially the British‚ found something that the Chinese would buy: __________. 3. By the 1830s British free trade policy unleashed a flood of opium in China‚ which threatened China’s _______________ _______________ ____ _____________. 4. Commissioner Lin Zexu drafted a response that contained a memorable threat to cut off trade in “Rhubarb‚ ________ _______ _________… all valuable products of ours‚ without which foreigners could not live.” 5. So the Chinese made like ________ _____________‚ confiscating
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Memorial wall was built in 1984‚ after it got approved by congress in 1980. Describing this beautiful piece of art is a great joy for anyone who has seen it or not. The memorial wall was designed by an undergraduate student at Yale University‚ Maya Ying Lin. She was only 21 at that time and about to win the national design competition. The wall is a two black triangular granite that is sunk into the ground. Each wall is 250ft and both walls are 10 ft high. The wall contains the inscribed names of more
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markers they will have them on their desk. All of the classroom crayon‚ color pencils‚ or markers on a small table in front center of the classroom‚ along with extra comic strip paper. Artist (s): - Roy Lichtenstein; comic strip type art - Maya Lin; demonstration of longstanding memories in art work. Artmaking medium: color pencils‚ crayons‚ and markers. (Not all must be used on project if not desired by student.) Instruction (Activities and Procedures): Be very specific!!! Opening:
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Plan of investigation Within this investigation‚ I intend to investigate the role played by the Chinese youth during the Cultural Revolution in 1966-1969. I plan to analyze the importance and contributions committed by the youth of the time. In order to do this I will gather information‚ which I then will review‚ compare and evaluate from a critical perspective. This is in order to finally be able to come to a conclusion to the question above. By taking into account the sources’ origins‚ purposes
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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution‚ commonly known as the Cultural Revolution‚ was a social-political movement that took place in the People’s Republic of China from 1966. Set into motion by Mao Zedong‚ then Chairman of the Communist Party of China‚ its stated goal was to enforce communism in the country by removing capitalist‚ traditional and cultural elements from Chinese society‚ and to impose Maoist orthodoxy within the Party. The Revolution marked the return of Mao Zedong to a position
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example of site-specific art is land art. The artist used the white glacier background and surroundings to draw the attention clearly to the iceberg painted red. Another example of site-specific art would be the Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Maya Ying Lin. Maya’s project was completed
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Robyn M Driscoll TM231 Heritage vs. History As a society we are always looking to the past for many reasons‚ to learn from our mistakes‚ successes‚ experiences‚ to have a better understanding of where you come from‚ the list goes on. Society takes a personal view on what is or isn’t historical and what makes something important or not. There are two ways to distinguish the past‚ history and heritage. The history tends to be the cold hard facts‚ the truth with no emotion‚ no personal reference
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MAYA LIN Currently Maya Lin is working on her final memorial – What is Missing? Which aims at bringing awareness to habitat loss and current crisis surrounding biodiversity related issues. According to me‚ the perfect balance between art and architecture is maintained by her artwork which can be seen throughout her career that inculcates as a part-large scale site specific installations‚ architectural work‚ detailed studio artwork and memorials creating a remarkable
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House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts HM Revenue & Customs: Annual Report and Accounts 2011–12 Nineteenth Report of Session 2012–13 Report‚ together with formal minutes‚ oral and written evidence Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 28 November 2012 HC 716 Published on 3 December 2012 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited £14.50 Committee of Public Accounts The Committee of Public Accounts is appointed by the House of
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According to Grace Lin‚ “Books erase bias‚ they make the uncommon everyday‚ and the mundane exotic. A book makes all cultures universal" (www.gracelin.com). Grace Lin is an award winning author and illustrator. She has published many children’s books‚ early readers‚ and novels. Most of her books are about Asian Americans and their experiences. In her article‚ “A Touch of Grace‚” Madeleine Blais discusses the life of Grace Lin and how she got her start (Blais‚ 2009). Lin was raised in New Hartford
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