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    The Tudor dynasty experienced differing uncertainties throughout their reigns on the throne of England. From politics and war overseas‚ to succession difficulties. Each Monarch throughout early modern England faced conflicting challenges and hardships‚ nevertheless Henry VIII stands out among them all. Henry’s turbulent years on the throne presents an evolution throughout English society‚ culture‚ religion and politics‚ to name a few. Henry was not expected to become King‚ being only the third child

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    Terracotta Army Essay

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    The Terracotta Army Waves and waves of warriors in shiny armour were marching orderly‚ sands and dirt were flying in the air after being grinded and stepped on by chariot wheels and horseshoes. With a shout‚ thousands of arrows burst towards the sky relentlessly as if they were tiny drops of rain. In a twinkle of an eye‚ the shouts grew louder‚ and the army crashed into the battlefield like a mountainous wave. The ground trembled as the world shaking sounds of weapons clattering and battle cries

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    Under the Hawthorn tree

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    Nowadays‚ while film producers tend to make films about loves relating to materialism‚ pure loves obviously become rarer and more appreciated than ever before. Under the Hawthorn Tree‚ the latest work by director Zhang Yimou based on the same- named novel of Ai Mi‚ brings about a belief of a pure and unmingled love‚ even though it is set in dying days of Chinese Cultural Revolution. The film beautifully tells the story of a high- school student‚ Jingqui who has a troubled family background: her

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    Mao Zedong’s ideas varied between flexible pragmatism and utopian visions‚ exemplified in the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. As Professor Nutter says‚ Mao established a regime that was based upon his own personality. Ruthless and ambitious‚ Mao turned China into a world military power and created a cult of personality‚ forcing the distribution of his image and his "Little Red Book" (a collection of political maxims) upon the Chinese people. As far as the world was concerned for

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    monument. Itself is a 14.7 meters long‚ 2.9 meters wide and 1 m thick‚ more than 60 tons of stone. Itself as positive (north) engraved inscription MAO zedong "the people’s heroes are immortal" eight gold characters; The back is MAO zedong drafting‚ zhou enlai wrote inscription: Three years‚ in the people’s war of liberation and the people’s revolution in the sacrifice of the people’s heroes are immortal! For 30 years‚ in the people’s war of liberation and the people’s revolution in the sacrifice

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    Deng Xiaopin

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    Contributions of Deng Xiaoping “I don’t care if the cat is black or white‚ I just want it to kill the mice.” - Deng Xiaoping. Deng Xiaoping is considered the most influential individual in terms of his impact on China since Mao Zedong. Along with Mao and Zhou Enlai‚ Deng Xiaoping can be labeled as the key figure in the evolution of the Chinese Communist Party. Dubbed a hero in China with numerous books published about his contributions‚ Deng had defectors in the past. For one‚ he suffered lots of failures

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    The Cultural Revolution

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    Guards started to tear down any form of traditional value‚ proceeded to violence‚ and even attacked foreign embassies. The country had gotten out of hand‚ and the economy was dropping. Many elderly‚ intellectuals were physically abused. Many died. Zhou Enlai wanted the country to return to normal. However‚ he realized that the CR had gotten too far‚ and out of control. However‚ in 1971 after Lin Piao’s *mysterious* death‚ Mao started to express regrets for the excesses of the cultural revolution

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    Book Review Author: Jung Chang Title: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Publication: Simon and Schuster‚ London‚ 1991 1. Main Thesis In Wild Swans‚ Jung Chang describes the life of three generations of woman in her family. Beginning in the year 1909 and ending in present time‚ it gives an insight into almost eighty years of the cultural history of China. Jung Chang has said in a interview that her intention in writing Wild Swans was to show how the Chinese people‚ and in particular the women

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    Utopian Ideals and Dystopian Disappointments A _1984_ Nightmare during the Chinese Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution in China was a political campaign launched by the Central Committee of the Communist Party on May 16‚ 1966. It was also the call for a massive purge of China ’s past and of all influences from abroad. Chinese society in this era reflects the one described in George Orwell ’s _1984_. In both cases‚ the party in power blames its failures on past regimes or on enemy individuals

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    Cultural Revolution in China The Cultural Revolution in China was a social movement that took place in 1966 through 1976. This movement involved major changes that took place in the political‚ economic and social nature of China. These changes were very often for violent and corrupted means. This Cultural Revolution threatened China for 10 years. In the beginning of the revolution. “Destructive groups such as Red Guards and The Cultural Revolution Authority grasped the power‚ and China drove into

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