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    The spectacular author and civil rights activist, Pearl S. Buck, was born on June 26, 1892, in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She grew up bilingual, knowing both English and Chinese since her mother was from China ("Pearl S. Buck”). She spent ten years of her life living in Nanjing, China. The Chinese in Nanjing were much more influenced by Western ideas than the Northern farmers, and Pearl Buck began to write about the young people's conflicts between the old and new ways of culture ("A Guide to…

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    period between the Civil War and the beginning of the twentieth century changed America from a still forming country to a world power. During this transition there are many changes that affect everyone living in the United States. One group particular is affected greatly : the immigrants. Some of the changes include growth, industrialization, and communication and travel. The question lies in whether these changes affected the immigrants in a negative or positive way. After the Civil War,…

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    Mao's Economic Planning

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    Part A: Plan of Investigation (150 words) The following question will be explored in this investigation: To what extent was Mao’s economic planning a complete disaster in the years 1953 to 1967? The scope of the recialism’ by Raphael Shen will be assessed as they provide significant as well as contradicting evidence. A conclusion will then be reached based on evaluations of the sources and the information that they provide. Part B: Summary of Evidence (628 words) China’s economy • Mao…

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    Korean Chinese Case Study

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    postcolonial studies on the case of Korean Chinese who are doubly dislocated and otherized, as I argue. It examines the identity of Korean Chinese as Korean ethnic minority in China and also ethnic return migrants in South Korea expressed in the literature. It explores the factors that trigger the identity crisis of Korean Chinese and constantly causing them to search for a new home. In doing so, two works written by a second-generation of Korean Chinese novelist named Hŏ Ryŏn-sun (1955-),…

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    cultures that helped shaped a unique foundation. Why did the Chinese immigrate to The Mississippi Delta and what lead to their amazing contributions in The Mississippi Delta? Why was the Chinese able to strive in the business industry? The Chinese migrated to The Delta in an attempt to abscond the barbarian harsh circumstances in the west. In the west, the Chinese faced discrimination and dangerous working conditions. The Chinese worked for super cheap wages and often treated considerably…

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    East Asia Case Study

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    US power originates from their military strength supporting their allies across continents during WW2. In WW2 with other enormous forces active in the war, picked the course of minimum inclusion, until Pearl Harbour was…

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    Nevertheless,if translation choose the original voice, it's hard to achieve such effect and the translation will be "我们曾从事于一场伟大的内战" and "我们曾在这场战争中的一个伟大的战场上集会" which totally different from what Lincoln wants to tell people, more important it's hard for Chinese people to understand the implications of this speech and the achievement of interpersonal function will be…

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    The Gilded Age

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    important to view the importance of the events and people that are significant to this period of time. During this time, major advancements to the civilization were made. One of the biggest and most impactful innovations was the rail road. After the civil war, most of the nation still lived in a rural area- such as farms and small towns. The streets, if any, were nothing greater than simple paths created with mud. The first steam locomotive…

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    scaremongering. “Bouie cites ‘Asians were portrayed as feeble and infested with hookworm, Mexicans as lousy, and eastern European Jews as vulnerable to trachoma ...’ Scholars Howard Markel and Alexandra Minna Stern”. Bouie writes it was not until World War 2 that perspective of European immigrants changed. Immigration hysteria return in the 1980s and again in the 1990s. In the 2000s the idea of immigrants as disease carrier’s returned coupled with bedbugs. Bouie argues that right-wing lawmakers…

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    existed from 1600 BCE to 1050 BCE, and had writing related to current Chinese writing. They used oracle bones to ask questions, and that alone holds a lot of valuable information. To sum that up, the Shang Dynasty ruled for 550 years, and was an advanced civilization because they invented Chinese related writing, and wrote on oracle bones. The bones hold information that archaeologists now discovered. The Beginning Ancient Chinese records start with the Shang Dynasty. The text states,…

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