Chinese people

Introduction The United States (The US) got its independence from Britain in the year 1776. The treaty that made it a nation is the Treaty of Paris that was signed in 1783 (Yang 2012). Before the 19th Century, only 13 states were members of the US. However, during the 19th and 20th Centuries, 37 more states became members of the union. The country expanded through North America, acquiring more land than before and more possessions than it originally had. There are two main traumatic experiences…

period allows for the evaluation of the period before Cixi’s rise to power and the end of the last Chinese dynasty. The first source is the Boxer Protocol of 1901. The relevance of the document is that the Boxer Rebellion is part of the reason how Empress Dowager Cixi contributed to the downfall of the Qing Dynasty. This primary source’s content entails a description of the exact reparations the Chinese government had to reimburse. The origin of the official government document was produced…

through many mountains, deserts and grasslands. In fact the most of The Great Wall is stretched along the Yin Mountains. In Chinese history the Great Wall will probably be the most significant structure ever! The purpose for the wall was to protect China and its people from Huns and barbarians attacking from the North, which were set on killing mass numbers of the Chinese natives. The Wall was also used to restrict the arrival of invaders coming from the Silk Road that wanted food and wealth…

Reading Questions: 3. The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first major piece of immigration legislation in the United States and set a path for immigration in the 20th century. In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was created and it only affected Chinese Laborers. This act made it illegal for Chinese laborers to enter the United States, but continued to allow merchants and teachers from China into the country. The textbook stated that the act was renewed in 1892, and made permanent in 1902, and…

from Analects which were written by the disciples of Confucius and the book of the Way and its Power by Lao (Laozi). Both authors are Ancient Chinese Philosophers who had different views and ideas about the foundations of government. The source shows the different views that both philosophers had and how their contending lessons offered territorial Chinese rulers a decision in political methods of insight. Confucius was a renowned wise and social scholar of China whose lessons affected the world…

Chinese dragons are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology.According to legends, the Chinese dragon can breathe fire, call for rain, fly into the clouds and hide at the bottom of the sea; it's also capable of becoming as large as the sky or disguising itself by being as tiny as a pinhead. According to the legends, the Chinese people refer to themselves as the descendants of the dragon. “In Chinese lore, the dragon was a benevolent creature with powers to bring rain, floods, and even hurricanes…

different beliefs and practices, various religions and philosophies possess key characteristics that are significant in their cultures but are meaningless in other cultures. These distinctions result in contrasting perspectives on one’s lifestyle. Some people agree with the practices presented in Taoism, while certain individuals disagree, since its beliefs target a limited group. Taoism presents the idea of living in harmony with nature and educating the followers about the flow of life.…

called Minds, Brains, and Programs, in which he uses a thought experiment to test the Schank’s program; the program aims to mimic the human’s ability to comprehend stories. The experiment Searle uses to test this theory of the mind is known as the “Chinese Room” thought experiment. The thought experiments, the objections, and the replies given in his article also enable us to draw conclusions about Turing’s “imitation game”. In this critical response, I will consider Searle’s refutation of the…

Wu Guanzhong is a contemporary Chinese artist was born on August 29, 1919 and died on June 25, 2010. His works emphasize form and artistic conception through a combination of western and eastern aesthetics. In general, western art focuses on objective and established facts. However, eastern art pays more attention to mood. Wu shows both aspects in his work. Furthermore, Wu explored how to make oil paintings fit Chinese nationalization and the modernization of Chinese Painting. To answer these…

The Three Chinese Philosophies The Zhou dynasty was one of the earliest dynasties of China. It started in 1045 and ended in 256 B.C.E, making it one of the longest lasting dynasties in Chinese history. The Zhou rulers used feudalism to help their role. This allowed the king to have most of the power, but he gave some to others called lords, to help manage other things. This worked very well until about 700 B.C.E. At this time some of the lords had gained so much power that they had near the same…