I seem to be attracted to travelling more so than the average person, and I hope to one day explore each continent, even Antarctica. There was a variety of reasons that initially motivated me to apply to Innovate, the main reason being that the program provided opportunities for me to experience the business and cultural aspects of a country completely foreign to me. Learning about the culture and customs of China as well as other countries is something that has always fascinated me. I believe…
Unlike other Asian American communities, which usually struggles with poverty and unemployment, Chinese international students in America is one of the extremely unique groups. They tend to come from wealthy families and the number of these Chinese international students in the US is increasing exponentially every year. However, the community does face some issues that could potentially affect this huge population in the US. For instance, the Chinese love to gamble so much that it had been a…
teaches life lessons of the universe and how nature and society should coincide together and be one. The poem “Song of Myself” was one of the twelve poems that were unnamed in his first edition that was printed in 1855. The poem was given the name “A Poem of Walt Whitman, an American” in 1856, and later changed to “Walt Whitman” in 1860. Finally 1881, it was named its final name, as of today, “Song of Myself” to show the evolution and significance of the poem. In the poem, he uses the events and…
troops1, offers a beautiful and strategic panoramic view of the surrounding area and a near bird’s eye view of the lake – one of China’s largest bodies of fresh water. The tower had already been through numerous reconstructions, most recently during the Song Dynasty in 1054, when Hsia Yung (mid 14th century) masterfully depicted an idyllic scene of life in Yueyang: scholars stroll about in the foreground amongst the trees and rocks, people enjoy a meal in the tower, and…
and Money, which documenting the government’s policies and socio-economic since the ancient Han dynasty. The book shows that the relationship of market value, gold, and silver. In the Han dynasty, 500 gram gold could exchange 1500 gram silver. In the Song dynasty, 500 gram gold could exchange 6500 gram silver. Finally, in the Qing dynasty, 500 gram gold could exchange 15000 gram sliver. There are two possibilities reasons could cause this phenomenon. Firstly, based on technology limitation, the…
Fight Song Life is filled with problems, and we overcome all of it. “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten was released in 2014. This song led our society to notice her. It reached No. 7 on the billboard in August (Lindner par.4) and have 230 million views as of yesterday. Fight song express the bits of reality in our lives. The song is still some of our citizen’s jam. This song is more than uplifting for someone because of its powerful lyrics and never-give-up messages (Lindner par.3). This song can…
The first scholar paper that I’ve gone through talks about the status of Confucianism in nowadays east Asia. Confucianism was one of the most influential and representative thoughts of East Asian culture. However, the status of Confucianism is declining today, even in East Asia, it is regarded as “an anachronistic thought” since the end of the 19th century. The author points out that the two main reasons why Confucianism losing its influence – the lack of democratic and industrial spirit, which…
In the book “Invisible cities”, Italo Calvino described 55 different cities from Marco polo’s memory. Towards the end of the story, the fifty-five cities made me more and more troubled, as if they were just a city of different character. Marco polo visited Kublai Khan when he was 21 years old at 1,275 A.D. In 1279 the Yuan Dynasty unified the whole China to establish the seventh Chinese Dynasty. Western countries have send numerous messengers to meet with Kublai Khan, but Khan only put Marco…
Truyen Kieu ( story of Kieu ) is one of the most famous masterpice in literature culture in Vietnam was written by Nguyen Du. It was based on Kim Van Kieu Truyen ( story of Kim Van Kieu ) of Thanh Tam Tai Nhan who lived in China. The story consist of 3254 lines of six and eight syllable. The story is about a family living in the Minh dynasty in China. That family had two girls and one boy: Thuy Kieu, Thuy Van and Vuong Quan. Their daughters are the most beautiful in that time but just only Thuy…
The Poet’s Patriotic Orientation in “Song of Myself” BY Reem Abbas 43380421 The forefather of modern American poetry Walt Whitman writes “Song of Myself” in his great production Leaves of Grass. This poem is one the most enjoyable, controversial, and pioneering poem among twelve other poems. Many poets and critics from the day of its publication until now have debated about it. This influential poem makes Emerson greet Whitman in his great…