Lindsay David Art History 6D 3 June 2008 Dong Qichang‚ In the Shade of Summer Trees‚ 17th century‚ Ming Dynasty This painting is from the Ming Dynasty‚ and very clearly depicts and captures the essence of The Southern School‚ or Literati painters. The first thing to note is the overall composition of the painting. First and foremost it is a landscape painting. The colors are very monochrome; the space is stretched to reveal a depth to the painting that the eye cannot capture; and there
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Pedroso Period 2 The Odyssey vs. Siren Song Some people have one inanimate object in their lives that they find so enticing that they are incapable of withstanding. One object that lures them into a deep trap not giving them any chance to resist. In Margaret Atwood’s “Siren Song” as well as Homer’s The Odyssey the one inanimate object all men cannot seem to resist is a Siren calling them in. In “Siren Song” we see a portrayal of this irresistible lure by one Siren’s song as merely a taunting boredom
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The name “China” most likely came from the Qin Dynasty (pronounced “Chin”)‚ and has had a great impact on Modern China. While the Qin Dynasty only lasted 9 years‚ the impact of the Qin Dynasty and Emperor cannot be underestimated. Ancient Chinas’ Qin Dynasty united China into a solid union under a legalist form of government‚ created beautiful yet functional art‚ and had an Emperor that standardized the currency‚ measurement and script of the country for the first time. The Qin family was the first
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HH1002 Final Paper Submission Why did the Ming dynasty decide on ceasing Zheng He ’s maritime voyages? The cessation of Zheng He’s maritime voyages by the Ming dynasty is multi-faceted. Each facet can be broadly classified as the political factors‚ economic factors and defence factors. Nevertheless‚ each reason is interdependent on one another which led the Ming dynasty to eventually terminate Zheng He’s voyages. On the other hand‚ hypothetically it may be asserted that China could have
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Shanghai Tang is a famous Chinese fashion label now popular all over the world. Fifteen years back in the year 1994 this clothing brand was launched. The founder was David tang‚ a businessman of Hong Kong. David opened up this new brand to give a new statement to the Chinese fashion and in fact the Chinese fashion got a vast change with the launch of Shanghai Tang. Previously old traditional Hanfu had lots of influence on the dresses of Shanghai Tang. However‚ now it becomes more global. Though started
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The Tang: A Poetic People On the river‚ vainly I encounter a Yuan Shao’s sconce. Snowy ridge—alone I watch sun setting in the west; Swordgate—still hindering men coming from the north. (from Du Fu’s Autumn Is Done Translated by David McCraw) Readers of Tang Dynasty poetry have learned about social and political structures of the time because it was heavily integrated into society. Poetry was incorporated in nearly all aspects of everyday life during the rule of Emperor Xuangzong. Although
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The Roots of Evil Greed is one of the most dangerous things in the world. It almost always leads to ill faith such as death. One such case was the legend of Hawaiian chief Hala’ea. In his small fishing town‚ the local fishermen would go out to catch fish using the tedious and arduous process. Although‚ the chief was extremely greedy‚ and so he would order the fishermen to give him all the fish for his own benefit. The fishermen knew his greed would one day get to him‚ and so one morning‚ they paddled
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The Song of Solomon Summary: Written by the wisest man to ever live‚ Solomon‚ “Song of Songs” is a composition of lyric poems which portrays the theme of love between a man and a woman and can be seen almost written as a diary of sorts. The book explores the feelings‚ hopes‚ fears‚ and the passion between a man and a woman. It can be seen as a celebration of human sexuality. Just through the first few chapters‚ we learn so much of what a relationship is supposed to look like for the believer and
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Chapter 10 The Sui and Tang Empires‚ 581-755 * After the fall of the Han China was fragmented for several centuries. * China was reunified with the Sui dynasty‚ father and son rulers who held power from 581 until Turks from Inner Asia defeated the son * Small kingdoms of northern China and Inner Asia that had come and gone structured themselves around a variety of political ideas and institution. * People preferred having an emperor‚ a bureaucracy using the Chinese language‚ and
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The Song of Songs vs. Lady Antebellum’s “Our Kind of Love” The excerpts from The Bedford Anthology of World Literature entitled The Song of Songs can correlate to the contemporary love song “Our Kind of Love” sang by the notorious‚ award-winning country music group Lady Antebellum. Besides the fact that these two works were written under antithetical circumstances and during distinctly different time periods‚ they both share many of the same attributes. Both of these works closely examine the word
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