Text of the poem Whenever Richard Cory went down town‚ We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman from sole to crown‚ Clean favored‚ and imperially slim. And he was always quietly arrayed‚ And he was always human when he talked; But still he fluttered pulses when he said‚ "Good-morning‚" and he glittered when he walked. And he was rich – yes‚ richer than a king – And admirably schooled in every grace: In fine‚ we thought that he was everything To make us wish that
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Ghiyas-ud-din Balban (1200-1287) was born in the Ilbari tribe of Turkey. At an young age‚ he was captured by the Mongols and sold to Khwajah Jamal-ud-din Basri of Baghdad. Later he was purchased by Iltutmish and brought to Delhi. From the beginning‚ he was in the good books of his master. He became one of the Chalgan‚ a group of the forty most important nobles of the court. He was most powerful amongst them‚ during the rule of the Nasir-ud-din Mahmud. He became the Sultan of Delhi‚ after the death
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equality for all people by creating city states. Why did the results of Han China’s decline differ from those of the Roman Empire’s decline?: The Han dynasty’s collapse and the Roman Empire’s collapse differ and are similar in various ways. To point out the main causes for both Empires collapse is due to the big factor of corruption. Political leaders had too much power‚ and they didn’t know what to do with all of it. The Han dynasty also had many more problems‚ such as the difference in religious beliefs
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the Qing government lost the leading position in the East Asia. Tributary system had a long history in China and could be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty. The tributary system was a reciprocal relationship between superior and inferior comparable to the Three Bonds that kept China’s domestic society in order. After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty‚ the Zhou emperor established a “feudal” network‚ enfeoffing (fengjian 封建) sons of the Zhou emperors to preside the vassal states. There were also
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After my visit to China‚ I have noticed three vital aspects of three Chinese dynasties that have either benefited or have been detrimental to the success of these respective dynasties. In the Han dynasty‚ their Confucian way of government administration‚ and their useful and bearable taxes led to a successful long-term dynasty. In the Qin dynasty‚ their Legalist ideals of government‚ and their unnecessary high taxes led to an oppressive society that accomplished incredible achievements in a short
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1. Give an outline of the views on what caused the UK riots presented in texts 1 and 2 Text 1‚ a news report from the “Voice of America” website written by Al Pessin‚ is generally reporting how the UK riots in August happened and why the Londoners thought the riots broke out. Many of them initially assumed that the violence was a backlash from chronic unemployment‚ slow economic recovery and cuts to public service (site 2‚ line 12 - 15). They thought that the riot was triggered by a still-unresolved
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Song dynasties of China‚ one must wonder how two cultures with such vast differences could be so similar. China was a unified nation‚ which was ruled by a monarch with complete power‚ while Europe on the other hand was separated into over 60 different kingdoms‚ each of them were served by their own lords who had commoners working for them. During the Tang Dynasty‚ women‚ especially those from elite families‚ lead a life with very few constrictions‚ but that all changed when the Song Dynasty took
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collapse of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty’s collapse was due to three main influences‚ with underlying reasons involved in each. The first being foreign intervention related strongly to militarism‚ gunboat diplomacy‚ imperialism and the rise of unequal treaty systems. The second influence was China’s failure to reform and uprisings‚ such as the boxer rebellion and lastly economic decline. These three factors ultimately resulted in the downfall of the dynasty. The Qing Dynasty relied heavily
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1. The first thing I noticed that was similar in the writings of these three poets was they all wrote about nature. Wei‚ for example‚ mentions nature in every poem that I read. He writes “Ancient trees‚ the last withered willows.” in Meng Wall Cove (Line 2) and “Man at leisure‚ cassia flowers fall. The night still‚ spring mountain empty. The moon emerges‚ startling mountain birds: At times they call within the spring valley.” in Bird Call Valley. Bo writes‚ “I raise my cup to invite the moon. He
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Honors 210B: Study Guide for Final Exam CSUF - Dr. Susanne Gaskins Traditions and Encounter‚ Vol. II‚ 4th Edition Chapters 27‚ 29‚ 30‚ 32 (pages 892-900 only)‚ 33‚ 34‚ 35‚ 36 (read only a short section about Japan on pp. 1012 - 1014)‚ and 37 • The mid-term exam is worth 150 points. • The 10 short answer identification questions will comprise 100 points (10 points each) of the exam. You will have some IDs to choose from (10 out of 14). I will only choose identification questions
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