Beijing Subway

Many people think of a city with skyscrapers and full of people, although the Forbidden City has many people there are no skyscrapers. Instead of skyscrapers, it has palaces. Let’s find out more about the Forbidden City and the wonder of its history. The Forbidden City is actually quite a wonder. Built in 1420, it was the palace for the Ming dynasty, from 1368 to 1644, and Qing dynasty, from 1644 to 1911. In fact, this palace is one of China’s three ancient palaces. From 1925 to present time,…

Purpose: Expose the main issues with the food industry and how they have been able to deceive consumers thus far. Oranges to Apples In a society engulfed in constant progression and advancements it’s easy for people to believe that the one’s in charge of producing everyday consumables take careful measures in creating them and making sure those purchasing them are well aware of what they are investing in. Unfortunately, with the governments lacking regulations regarding the food industry…

Introduction Ethos refers to the credibility of the author, any appeals that influence the target audience 's perception of the author 's credibility and authority on the topic are considered to be ethos. To make it easier to comprehend, does the advertisement seen trustworthy? But, ethos is a double sided blade, it can be established or destroyed in many different ways and depend on how you use it. It 's up to you to figure out how to effectively establish ethos. And what mistakes might…

The fast food industry is responsible for America's obesity epidemic. For the last century, the society has radically changed and become more independent, technological and mobile. As a consequence, today the population has a need of high-speed technology, innovative resources, comfortable living conditions and, the most important, a quick solution to vital needs, such as food. The fast-food industry was born to make the life of the nation faster and more comfortable. While doing this, the…

franchises located on the island of Grenada where I reside; KFC and Subway. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. Currently, it is the world’s second largest restaurant chain with franchises in over 118 countries. The company had humble beginnings with its roots sprouting in Kentucky, USA. KFC was founded…

On December 1, 2016 I rented from Amazon prime, Fast Food Nation, a movie directed by Richard Linklater. Screenplay was written by Richard Linklater and the author of the book by the same name, Eric Schlosser. The film opens with Don Anderson, family man and the Marketing director of a Mickey’s Burgers learning that there is high count of E Coli bacteria in Mickey’s “Big One” burger. His department is marketing; he does not understand what he is being told so he is told in a manner anyone could…

still cranking out the high levels of pollution. A prime example of this is the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In 2008 the city of Beijing had to make laws to cut down on their pollution production because they were about to hold the Olympics and a person could see the smoke in the air. The pollution levels were worse there than other places not because they have different technology, but because of their population. Beijing is one of the most populated cities in the world, it has millions of people.…

From AD 1000 to AD 1600, China was united under the Song dynasty. The Song dynasty began in 960 and persisted until 1279. During this era, China became the first government in world history to nationally issue banknotes and was the first government in China to establish a permanent-standing navy. The Song dynasty is divided into two distinct periods, Northern and Southern. Following the Song dynasty was the Yuan dynasty, also known as the Great Yuan. This dynasty lasted from 1271 to 1368 and was…

In 1794, Macartney proposed the famous “Macartney Mission”, and was rejected by Qianlong Emperor. It is because that China had totally different understanding of its diplomatic status from what the Macartney thought, and China was self-sufficient and thus not willing to expand import. However, some claimed that it was China’s “isolation” that resulted in the rejection. From my perspective, the idea that China was “isolated” was not totally correct. Instead, the East Asian was actively involved…

Yuan Shikai was a man of great intellect in a different way that most people saw back in that time period and culture. Although he could not pass the examinations, he was blessed with other talents such as leading men into battle and also leading the country of China as the first president. This is why he is an interesting character study because he influenced China in many ways. He served in the army and was promoted up to one of the most prestigious positions and how the opportunity to become…