POLLUTION Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. Forms of pollution The major forms of pollution are listed below along with the particular contaminant
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Confucianism and Contemporary Issues Confucianism and Contemporary Issues This essay will illustrate the history of Confucianism and the background of Master Kong (Confucius) in the early beginnings of the religion. The purpose of the paper is to discuss the common characteristic of Confucianism with other eastern religions‚ the contemporary issues it faces‚ and the interaction between the modern world and Confucianism. Also the paper list the nine most common text of literature used by
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1. Introduction Hong Kong is an exceptional region: a previous British-ruled colony constituted of a majority of Chinese and now a special administrative region on the Chinese soil practising "One Country‚ Two System". Despite the transfer of sovereignty‚ Hong Kong continues to enjoy a relatively competitive economy and stable environment as compared with other regions in East Asia. It was not until recently that that the discussion over protection of minorities rights[1] attracted more public
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Buddhism in Modern Chinese Culture Buddhism has existed for thousands of years and still has a profound influence on Chinese culture today despite the continued illegality of some religious belief and practice in China. This is most profoundly represented in the existence of the Falun Gong and the communist government’s crackdown on the organization and its rising popularity. Although pronounced and dramatic in relevance to the Falun Gong there are many other aspects of Chinese society and culture
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that offers lot of market prospects for foreign venture. It is an independent country located in East Asia. Currently China is the world’s most populous country‚ with its population of over 1.35 billion. China’s land size is approximately 9.6 million square kilometers and it is the world’s second-largest country after Russia. In contemporary eras‚ China plays an important role in calling for free trade areas in the Asia Pacific Region. China proposed a new East Asia Summit (EAS) framework as a forum
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Davon Holmes 10/10/2012 Sociology China China is the world’s most populated country with the population of 1.3 billion people. Since there were so many people in China they had to think about a way to control population so this is where the one-child policy was made. It officially restricts married‚ urban couples to having only one child‚ while allowing exemptions for several cases‚ including twins. This policy was introduced in 1978 and initially applied to first-born children from 1979. The policy
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marriage and death). Five[edit] The number 5 (五‚ Pinyin: wŭ) is associated with the five elements (Water‚ Fire‚ Earth‚ Wood‚ and Metal) in Chinese philosophy‚ and in turn was historically associated with theEmperor of China. For example‚ the Tiananmen gate‚ being the main thoroughfare to the Forbidden City‚ has five arches. It is also referred to as the pronoun "I"[citation needed]‚ as the pronunciations of "I" (我‚ Pinyin: wŏ‚ and 吾‚ Pinyin: wú) and 5 are similar in Mandarin. Six[edit] The
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Should the government revoke the national education? After the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997‚ ’One Country‚ Two Systems’ is proposed in ruling Hong Kong. In order to promote national awareness and allowing students know more about national identity‚ the Hong Kong government proposed to add a subject of moral and national education. However‚ there was a huge controversy over the plan for the new subject. In the past sixteen years‚ Hong Kong people have
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Abstract China launched its economic reforms and open door policy in 1978. A country having largest population‚ it attracts a pool of foreign investors towards its economy. Since then the economy went through a series of regulatory and political changes‚ global and domestic factors surrounded the economy‚ and it emerged as the second largest economy in the world registering a positive growth in its GDP consecutively for almost two decades. The economic situation prevailing globally requires the
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Taiwan – which is controlled by the Republic of China‚ a separate political entity – as its 23rd province‚ a claim controversial due to the complex political status of Taiwan and the unresolved Chinese Civil War. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres‚ China is the world’s second-largest country by land area‚ and the third or fourth-largest by total area‚ depending on the definition of total area. China’s landscape is vast and diverse‚ with forest steppes and the Gobi and Taklamakan
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