Since September 11‚ 2001‚ the United States of America will always watch its back for terrorist attacks. Ever since that September day‚ we have increased our security in our airports and created Homeland Security. Some people feel the NSA‚ National Security Agency‚ has gone too far with its surveillance in protecting our country and people from attacks. Some say that they have not done enough to protect us. I feel there are some things the NSA should absolutely do‚ and then there are others I feel
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When Han China and Imperial Rome are compared‚ one can find both similarities and differences in terms of techniques of imperial administration. A similarity would be that both are bureaucracies. However‚ both are also different. One major difference is that Han China had the civil service exams. They also differed because Han China had a much greater emphasis on religion than the Romans. These differences led to very different futures for the two empires‚ both of which were among the strongest in
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“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things‚” (Leonardo da Vinci). Hans Holbein accomplished much in his lifetime‚ and as da Vinci said‚ he didn’t sit back‚ but instead approached what he wanted to achieve in life head on. Holbein the Younger learned from his father‚ who was a skilled painter himself. He grew up in Basle‚ a center of learning that was well known in that time. He soon rose
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Empire. In China‚ the states were named after dynasties‚ not in territories. Han wants to create a more centralized monarchies. New ideas were forming because people wished to make the states better for the people. Confucianism advocated government based on ethical principle‚ not Ruler using force on the people. Lao Tzu had the idea of laissez-faire rules. The Idea of reward and punishments. "train their fellow humans to behave in orderly ways‚ much as dogs are trained" (pg 78). All China idea was
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practices across many continents (lecture notes‚ 2009). Lifecycle of an Empire The Han Dynasty is one such declining empire. It was ruled by the family known as the Liu clan who had peasant origins. The reign started in 206 B.C.E. and lasted 400 years until 220 C.E. Having lasted longer than the usually life span‚ China considers it to be one of their greatest and most influential periods in history (Han Dynasty‚ 2009). During this dynasty‚ there were three periods—first was the Western
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I was just browsing TED Talks and saw a video tilted “The best stats you’ve ever seen” by Hans Rosling and it just caught my attention. It became clear very quickly that this was a fantastic speech. I knew absolutely nothing before clicking on the video. I was just looking for something that would be interesting. The late Hans Rosling was born in Uppsala Sweden‚ on 27 July 1948 and dies on 7 February 2017 at the age of 68. He studied statistics‚ medicine and public health. He investigated an outbreak
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The invasion of mainland mother brigade In the recent ten years‚ it is observed that the number of mainland mothers giving birth in Hong Kong undergoes an upward trend. According to Census and Statistic department‚ during 2001 to 2010‚ the number of babies born to both non-local residents has been soared from 620 to 32‚653. Some said it brings positive effect as Hong Kong is facing both low fertility rate and aging problem. However‚ some said the influx of mainland mothers deprives local mothers
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The Han dynasty of the southeastern region of Asia and the Roman Empire located around the Mediterranean prove their major significance to modern-day history. However‚ the Han Empire was a greater military power‚ they had created more unified state‚ and created a better cultural legacy than the Roman Empire. The Han dynasty’s showed a greater amount of both military power and preparation. The Han dynasty produced an aggressive military that would allow the expansion of Han territory to Fujian‚
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The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were two of the most powerful entities to rule their respective parts of the world. The Han Dynasty dominated Asia from the Korean peninsula to present day Vietnam for more than four hundred years. The Roman Empire stretched from the present British Isles to present day Iraq‚ and lasted nearly five hundred years. The Eastern Roman Empire went on to last another one thousand years. Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire enjoyed times of immense prosperity during
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describes some characteristics of the emperors who ruled the states Qin and Han. They attributed to the rise and fall of each empire politically‚ economically‚ and socially. The rise and fall of an empire is also contributed by the emperors who rule over each dynasty (the Qin and the Han). In addition new technology and developments influence the rise and fall of the empires to. What really lead to the rise of Qin conquering China and the fall of the empire? Politics took a big role in the rise and fall
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