Bowery Songs

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…

As everyone knows that China is one of the most beautiful Countries all over the world. It is really famous for its long history and civilizations. As a Chinese girl, I’m so proud of my Country. And of course, I love it deeply in my heart. not just because it’s my hometow Yantai is the capital of scenery, the hometown of apple and the city of wine! Now I'm going to join my hometown Yantai; Have you ever been to the seaside and Nanshan Park in Yantai? Have you ever tasted the sweet apple of…

followed up by the short-lived Song (960 CE - 1279) dynasty. The fall of the Han dynasty brought about a time of turmoil. The broken pieces left by the Han were then picked up by the Sui who was also short-lived, similar to that of the Song. The Sui then collapsed due to rebellion after emperor Yang Di never took notice the work he put the people through when creating the Grand Canal. This caused a revolt and ended the dynasties rule. After this marks the start of the Tang-Song…

The Roaring Dragon Hotel was a three star hotel in the south-west of China. It was a famous enterprise which was owned by the state and 40 years of history. Roaring Dragon Hotel had a good reputation but started fading as there was a change in management to Hotel International. This organization had a good reputation and suitable enough to buyout the management of the Roaring Dragon Hotel. After the takeover, Hotel International took steps and changed the policies both internally and externally…

In 2011, at the age of 15, I was introduced to the Middle Kingdom in the same way that hundreds of thousands of people around the world have been introduced to it since 2004 when the first Confucius Institute opened in Seoul, South Korea. According to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Confucius Institutes, in Article 4 it states that the Confucius Institutes are non-profit organizations for education, and as stated in Article 1, they are here to:e already devote themselves to satisfying…

feed during the summer to tropical waters to breed during the winter, they cover up to 16,000 miles each year. But how does each whale know exactly what to do, where to go, and who to follow? They accomplish this through their communication system of songs, clicks, whistles, and pulsed calls. To humans, this tasks deems highly challenging, for we use words to communicate with each other; however, whales do not need as elaborate of a vocabulary. Male humpback whales produce long, repetitive…

its military, social and ________________________________ impact. Gun powder has lots of applications, like weaponry, smoke bombs and even shows in medieval China. Some of the positive implications were grenades, cannons, and more based weapons. The Song Dynasty used smoke bombs to create the illusion that they were in one spot so they could have distance with the Mongols. The Mongols were trying to expand into their territory. The Chinese used the strategy of setting off…

Both these pieces were done in China but at different points in time. Bowl with Chrysanthemums was done in China during the Ming dynasty which was the late 14th Century. Bowl with children among vines was done also in China but during the Northern Song Dynasty which was the 11th - 12th century. Bowl with Chrysanthemums is a piece that can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This piece was made in China during the Ming Dynasty. The Ming dynasty…