I stepped off the plane‚ onto the slick tarmac‚ hearing the echoes of my father’s dry-heaving in the back of my head. Standing in the humid air of Laos‚ the thunder boomed‚ the lightning crackled and the rain poured; we waited restlessly for our ride. As they arrived‚ I vaguely began to recognize the faces of my many cousins. My parents and brother wen in one car‚ and I went in another. Driving rapidly over the unregulated speed limit‚ we arrived to the dock thirty minutes earlier than everyone else
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Issues 18 September 2012 Compare Lao Tzu’s and Machiavelli’s view of “the people”. How does each author’s conceptualization of “the people” affect what kind of government they support? Life experience‚ culture‚ language‚ time of living and many other factors affected Lao Tzu’s and Niccolò Machiavelli’s views on how an ideal leader ought to govern a country. These views‚ expressed in their texts‚ reflected on how these writers perceived the fellow men. Lao Tzu is a Chinese philosopher and founder
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Executive summary When we tea garden we can imagine the layer by layer green tea plant beautifully planted green valleys. The Tea garden is one of the most beautiful sides to be seen in the western part of Bangladesh. The first tea garden was established by the British government as they have observed that the soil is good for planting tea. When the British started the tree plantation they brought the tea workers from Assam‚ Meghalaya‚ and India. The workers were low caste Hindus who were brought
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and effect of actions revolve mostly around how people treat each other. Lao-Tzu largely focuses on how a leader treats his people in “Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching”. He encourages those in power to not force anything in their actions but to just go with the flow of what is occurring around them. When this is done and when the leader actively works for peace‚ avoids war‚ and follows the Tao‚ the country is at its greatest. Lao –Tzu advises that the people should be left to themselves and to lead so
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Introduction- How Wang Lang is connected to the earth and his strong relationship with it and how his good work ethics and moral judgments guide him on becoming one with his land. III. Body: How Wang Lung tries to establish a connection with the land‚ the rewards and wealth from having a strong connection with the earth‚ and the respect from other while leading to a prosperous life. A. Establishing a connection- How Wang Lung attempts to have a strong connection with the earth. 1. Wang
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1. Overview Chou Chu Wang is a distinguished artist‚ recognised for his ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬oil paintings created from using his meticulous memory. He created this hyper realistic painting in style of trompe l’oiel. The Four Bliss Stones (2014)‚ using only minuscule paint specks with a fine calligraphic brush. As the title suggests‚ the painting contains four river stones‚ each in an individual frame. Each piece is fairly small‚ 41 x 27 cm. Wang’s overall body of work comprises mostly of scenery from his hometown
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the three alternating stories all had separate themes that helped bring the stories together at the end of the novel. The idea of the first tale is about the monkey king who’s a hero of Chinese folk tales. The theme of the second story is about Jin Wang‚ an Asian American boy who tries to fit in at an all-white school. The subject of the third story is about chin-kee‚ an embodiment of all negative Chinese stereotypes. The most important thing is to realize how all three stories relate to one another
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he should at least contribute in doing something‚ at least try to contribute in begging. The old man is old‚ sad‚ and sick‚ so the rich people would give him a lot of money however he does not want to try and that it could also be a reason that the Wang Lung and his family have to put in twice the effort that the old man does so they are able to not only buy food for him‚ but also for themselves. He has been a lazy man since the beginning of the book‚ however this did not affect the economy of the
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BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA Green tea is one of the types of tea that is entirely made out of leaves. It is also very popular in ancient times and it was originated in Asia’s country‚ China. Nowadays‚ more and more people enjoy the tea across the world. According to recent research‚ people not only drinking green tea but they find it into many things like toiletries‚ ice-cream‚ food and many more. Why are there many people looking for it ?. This is because green tea has many benefits which make it a
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Silk Road: Tea The Silk Road was a series of historical trade routes that connected cultures of European and Asian countries. Hidden in Southwest China is a lesser-known trade route called Chamadao‚ literally translated as the Tea Horse Road‚ was a central trade route for the exchange of Tibetan horses and Chinese tea (Elaine). The route started in Southwest China‚ where tea was produced‚ led north into the Tibetan mountains and into India (Yang). Due to its economic and cultural impact‚ it has
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