A Sketch of the Mandarin Language: Morphology and Syntax Introduction China has always been a land of many languages and dialects. The Mandarin language‚ however‚ emerged as the language of the ruling class during the latter part of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)‚ and is now the most widely-spoken language in the world. In the 200 census‚ China had a population of 840 million people‚ and 70% of that population spoke mandarin as their mother tongue. The Mandarin language is part of the Sino-Tibetan
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troops to take care of it. The American colonists split up into three sides when the war started‚ the Patriots‚ the Loyalists‚ and the Fence-Sitters. The American Revolution was as much a civil war as it was a war against a foreign nation (Tindall‚ Shi 236). The Patriots and Loyalists both lived in the American colonies but often found themselves in conflict with each other‚ and that is why it can be considered a civil war. The American Revolution was a time of change‚ and two sides stood up for what
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An “Era of Reconstruction” (578‚ Shi) as our America: A Narrative History textbook calls it‚ lasted a little over ten years and aimed to fuse the nation back together while also integrating the four-million freed slaves with those who had enslaved them for hundreds of years. Lincoln’s plan was to peacefully rebuild the nation‚ allowing “10 percent of those who...swore allegiance to the Constitution and the Union” (583‚ Shi) to join back‚ although many people had other ideas
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Health Promotion Strategies xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx NU304- Transcultural Nursing xxxxxxxxx January 24‚ 2011 Health Promotion Strategies Nurses are here to educate‚ to help people obtain the skills to maintain their health. As nurses‚ we attempt to help people to empower themselves‚ focusing on helping people to advocate for their own wellness. (WP‚ n.d.) states that “Health promotion is the provision of information and/or education to individuals‚ families‚ and communities that-encourage
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Xi ’an: The Perfect Business Model? The rapid growth of the western Chinese city of Xi ’an can accredit much of its success to the “Great Opening of the West” policy initiated in 2000‚ yet the policy may have never met fruition without the intricate rural-urban dynamic in place in Xi ’an (Loyalka‚ 2012‚ p. 5). Loyalka ’s book Eating Bitterness examines eight Chinese families affected by growth of Xi ’an and Xi ’an ’s High-Tech Zone‚ providing insight into the diverse daily lives of the families
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environment‚ lifestyle‚ genetics‚ and medical care. These are the Blum’s Model of health determinants. According to Shi & Singh (2015)‚ “Health determinants are major factors that overall affect the health and well-being of individuals and populations” (p. 52). As a health administrator it is important to increase awareness of the various factors that have an influence on the quality of life. Shi & Singh (2015) found that “In the United States‚ the preponderance of health care expenditures is devoted to
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them achieve great things.” said Ramesses II. “Yes education is very powerful‚” begins Qin Shi Huang‚ “it can really help a person reach very great feats‚ such as this Planck person. We can see how much thought he has put into his research to come up with such a theory. With education‚ it can drive people to do great things. They will be able to do things no person has ever been able to do before‚” says Qin Shi Huang. “Having knowledge and an education are one of the greatest things an individual can
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Tom Shi Final Draft Dr. Smalley 10.11.2012 Even Little Bit Helps: My solution to world poverty Try to imagine when you became a homeless child who is facing death because of starvation‚ would not you want a piece of bread from a kind man? In the article "The Singer Solution to World Poverty" Peter Singer talks about whether we should save poor children or not by donating money. In his article‚ Singer helps us realize our response for the deaths of children in poor families by asking the
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disproving Social Darwinism‚ and creating more useful tariffs. The United States government addressed problems with the method of managing economics. Companies used the “spoils system” to influence and reward people for joining a certain political party (Shi and Tindall‚ 643). This meant that workers not participating in politics lost potential money to others who labored the same amount. To combat this view‚ Hayes expressed his idea of basing pay on only merit; the more one worked‚ the more payment he
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Tragedy of Pu Fei-yen Name Course anme Professor name 30/11/2012 Tragedy of Pu Fei-yen The ancient Chinese love story "The tragedy of Pu Fei-Yan"‚ which is an ancient Chinese story‚ depicts the love between two people‚ Fei-yen and Hsiang. It follows their attraction‚ betrayal‚ romance and ultimate death. In this paper I will focus on the female paragon defined by Confucian code of womanly virtues and the use of words for subliminal seduction. I will also focus on the feudal structure of the
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