23rd century

even if it seems like it. Then again, in a capitalist society, morality may not be the most important factor to a corporation. In Louise Levathes’, When China Ruled the Seas, she describes a world in which China briefly ruled during the 15th century. They set off on giant ships to trade with those in different parts of the world, such as Japan or Africa. In one part of the book, Levathes describes the emperor of the time, Zhu Di, as accepting to trade with Japan after the Shogun had humbled…

Since the 16th century, many drastic changes in history have occurred, especially statuses of women throughout the world. From the Aztec Empire to modern day, women have changed in clothing, lifestyles and occupations. In modern day, they now have more opportunities, equality and rights that they could express and be proud of. However, it was not easy for them to be where they are today. Women mainly sacrificed their time and lost their lives in order to fight for what they wanted. For many…

After the first import of mathematical ideas from the 6th century (Smith), there was no established notation for mathematics until Seki Takakazu (関 孝和) and his followers did so in the 17th century (Deal, Mathematics). As the Japanese language is written vertically from right to left, as opposed to horizontally from left to right, the resulting notation was very different to…

Response to Literature The author, Kate Chopin, wrote a short story titled “The Story of an Hour” which took place in the Mallard family around the 18th century. In the short story, the main character, Mrs. Mallard experiences freedom rather than experiencing loneliness after she learns that her husband was dead. She also had a heart condition which played a big role to the end of the story. Mrs. Mallard did not like her marriage because she didn’t want her husband ordering her what to do all…

1) The setting of this book takes place in rural Georgia in the first half of the 20th Century. This novel highlights the struggle of several black women during a time when equal rights weren’t shared and the African-American race was typically discriminated. This is proven in the novel as Celie, the main character is “constantly subjected to abuse and discrimination for being ugly.” (spark notes) She does little to change this and in the beginning of the novel, she struggles fight back Alfonso,…

Naturalism is a literary genre that started as a literary movement in late nineteenth century in literature, film, theater and art”(“Naturalism”). Naturalism is a movement that valued ideas about how the environment shaped and dictated how humans lived. This movement was constructed off of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution and followed his concept of “survival of the fittest.” In Jack London’s “The Law of Life” he uses the setting and various symbols to demonstrate his belief in naturalism.…

Sheena Stevenson Monday, October 16th 2016 Apparel Construction Assignment 2: The Story of Color Orange is found on the traditional color wheel between red and yellow.Orange is found in nature, as the color of pumpkins and leaves, often representing the autumn season. There are two pure orange pigments, Chrome orange and Realgar.Other shades of orange were popularly found in oil paintings and water colors. The complementary color of orange is a greenish - blue color. Orange…

Leonardo da Vinci Time Travel Journal Time period: The Italian Renaissance to the Postmodern era of the 21st Century Objective for my time travel: Visit the Indiana Museum of Art Postmodern Exhibit opening May 5, 2017. Day 1: As an artist influenced by earlier European traditions, I am on a newfound adventure to visit my Aunt Elizabeth's favorite museum and grounds in her home state of Indiana. For all my blog followers, the Indiana Art Museum was founded in 1883. Just a few years before my…

Getting the necessary nutrients can help in maintaining a longer and healthier lifestyle. Before the 20th century, the food was just a way to keep one’s self from dying. Plain and simple. As years progressed the complexity increase on the benefits the type of foods that were eaten had on an individual. During the era of slavery, the nourishment of slaves depended on the plantation they lived on. Some were given allowances and some freedoms were as for some were treated worse that animals. In…

stereotype as “an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic.” The stereotype of “dumb blonde” dates back to the 18th century from a French ballet dancer named Rosalie Duth. Today she would be compare as a blonde Kim Kardashian. For centuries, blondes have been targeted for easy go to jokes based on intelligence. A quick search of the Internet will lead to more blonde jokes than any other hair color. This stereotype deserves…