CHINESE CIVILIZATION http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China Wikipedia: China http://library.thinkquest.org Thinkquest: Discovering China & Beauty: The Land of China http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/China/ Part I INTRODUCTION The land here is broad and diverse. Among this immense piece of earth‚ one can find both farmer and businessman; mountain and plain; drought and rainfall; wasteland and farmland. It is vast‚ it is multifaceted. And yet these collections of disparate
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to be as diverse as it could get. Then in the waters off the coast of China appeared a new‚ tiny little creature: Myllokunmingia fengjiaoa.[1] In the late-1990s‚ Chinese scientists found this 3-centimeter long little organism in the rocks of the Yunnan province.[2] Although only one single example of this organism has ever been found[3]‚ it has been identified by some as the start of a huge new branch on the tree of life: The vertebrates. It is proposed that from this small little creature – which
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UGANDAN CULTURE AND CHINESE CULTURE: THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES Uganda has more than 40 ethnic groups‚ each with unique foods‚ dance‚ music‚ language and religious beliefs and a population of less than 35million. China has 56 ethnic groups also with their own unique cultures and beliefs. To compare and contrast the Ugandan culture and Chinese culture‚ I will look at aspects common to all the ethnic groups in each of the respective countries. FOOD Let me start by looking at what Ugandans
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We Must Do Better About Drugs As we know‚ all countries in the world prohibited hard drug‚ but it means that we are safe and far from drugs? Definitely not! Drug eliminated from aboveboard; still lived under the night. Prescription drug abuse is the Nation’s fastest-growing drug problem; smuggling of drug can never disappear (2011 National Drug Control Strategy 4). By the way‚ women’s involvement in drug trafficking in recent years has expanded dramatically (Campbell 233). Spreading of
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was a eunuch in the service of the Ming emperor Yung-lo and commander in chief of the Chinese expeditionary fleet to the South Seas in the early years of the 15th century. Born into a family named Ma‚ presumably of Mongol-Arab origin‚ in central Yünnan Province‚ Cheng Ho was selected to be castrated by the general in charge of recruiting eunuchs for the court in 1381‚ when he was about 10. Assigned to the retinue of Chu Ti‚ who later became emperor‚ Cheng accompanied him on military campaigns‚ culminating
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There are 76 Starbucks stores in Singapore as of November 2011‚ increased from 65 stores in 2009. SB international net revenue was $717.9 million‚ increased by 16% compared to Year 2010. The consolidated net revenue in 2011 was $11.7billion‚ an increase of 9% from last year. The Singapore government forecast that economic growth will probably drop to between 1 percent and 3 percent in 2012 from 5 percent this year. In order to ensure consumers continue to make sustainable choices‚ Starbucks needs
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Etymology[edit] Main article: Names of Burma In 1989‚ the military government officially changed the English translations of many names dating back to Burma’s colonial period‚ including that of the country itself: "Burma" became "Myanmar". The renaming remains a contested issue.[19] Many political and ethnic opposition groups and countries continue to use "Burma" because they do not recognise the legitimacy of the ruling military government or its authority to rename the country.[20] The country’s
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The Revolt of the Three Feudatories was a rebellion in the Qing Dynasty during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. The revolt was led by the three in the Yunnan‚ Guangdong and Fujian provinces against the Qing central government. The Three Feudatories occupied almost half of China and caused the division among the Qing dynasty. Most of the state’s revenue was spent on the Three Feudatories. When the Kangxi
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This essay describes the various problems China faces on account of its exam-centric education system and pedagogy. Along with interviews and focus groups‚ this study draws on survey responses from 43 Chinese high school students enrolled in the Yunnan Province’s No. 10 school. Moreover‚ this essay explores the policy arguments and key assumptions underlying this pedagogical approach as well as the negative influences exam-oriented education systems have on Chinese students‚ who view education
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Raymond Trombley The long reign of the Ming dynasty bridged two periods during which China was ruled by foreign invaders‚ the Mongols (1271 1368) and the Manchus (1644 1912). The first Ming emperor‚ Chu Yuan chang‚ drove the Mongols from Peking in 1368. After providing China with nearly three centuries of relative peace‚ stability and prosperity‚ the Ming dynasty lost the capital city to a Manchu army in 1644. The Mongol Empire‚ which in its heyday included Central Asia‚ most of Russia and
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