Accomplishments of the Sui and Tang Dynasty were both of architectural importance, allowing cities to flourish and trade practices to advance. For the Sui Dynasty, the Grand Canal changed trade within two major regions and the Tang developed an urban development scheme that can still be seen today. Noticeably contributing factors that separates humans from each other are religion and sheer geographical distance. During the 570’s and 580’s, there was a period of division within China that…
Dylan’s work. Cisco, Sonny, and Lead Belly, who have all passed away, also affected his work. Cisco Houston was a folksinger, who sang ballads, railroad songs, union songs, and sang of heroes and villains and hobos and killers. Sonny Terry was an initial bluesman who crossed over into folk. Lead Belly was folk-blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. In Song to Woody Dylan has a line that says “Here's to Cisco and Sonny and Lead Belly, too.”, here he is referencing three artists who had an impact…
drifting apart. He believed language could preserve cultural values through stories. His main purpose was to display the hearts and minds of the country’s citizens, showing their participation in the flow of natural evolution. In Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself” he celebrates himself. The poem explains his appreciation for nature and how much he loves the world. “I CELEBRATE myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I…
Though our world is prosperous, advanced, and ideal this is not the case for the isolate country of North Korea. Hyeonseo Lee is a North Korean refugee who presented in TED2013 on February 28, 2013. She spoke about her experience as a child being raised in North Korea and her escape; as well how she helped her family escape. Hyeonseo Lee was born in North Korea in 1983. She was raised learning North Korean propaganda. She claims that she was proud of her country and origin despite seeing…
The poet, Walt Whitman, the creator of “ Song Of Myself” from the book Leaves Of Grass, depicts the meaning of our life and our purpose of the universe as a beautiful life cycle of death and rebirth anew. Whitman conveys that “for for every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you,/… every atom of my blood, form’d from this soil, this air.”.,Whitman believes that the individual makes us unique in our own way while sharing common ground with others. This conveys that in Whitman’s poem we…
What does it mean to be an American? For many who are seeking citizenship through naturalization, it means that the immigrant can speak english, understands the basic workings of the government, is willing to pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and promises to uphold and defend the Constitution (USCIS). As with most societies, unfortunately, the answer to what makes an American is not that simple, as shown in American Born Chinese. Throughout this graphic novel, Jin,…
Medieval Chinese Medicine Medieval Chinese medicine influenced modern day medicine, as well as advancing their own knowledge y inventing and discovering. Firstly, Chinese medicine was a system created 3,000 years ago. Through medieval Chinese medicine fatigue and food/herbal causes, atmospheric forces, acupuncture, t’ai chi, and discoveries for disease prevention were all formed. These elements helped shape the medicine used today and helped medieval Chinese medicine tremendously. Chinese…
I think immigrants should not try to integrate their culture into American culture because the U.S is a diverse country, within the U.S, one can find all sorts of cultures from Chinese to Latin. The U.S was founded on the believe that people have a freedom of culture and religion; they should not be forced to adopt the American culture because they, the immigrant, have his/her own unique culture. The American culture and another culture, such as Chinese, can definitely coexist, “My relatives…
In The Woman Warrior, Kingston develops the image of The Warrior as a protector, in order to illustrate a connection between being a Warrior in battle, and being a Warrior fighting to protect the Chinese traditions in a place away from home. While Kingston is in America, she feels as if everyone else there who is not a part of her culture is looking from outside a window at them. She feels like the American culture does not accept others, and you must assimilate into their culture in order to…
My Song of Myself #1 Best-selling musical artist Frank Sinatra presents a beautiful message through his song “My Way”. Throughout the song, Sinatra portrays a man nearing the end of a significant component of his life. Emotional thoughts of leaving this part of him behind are showcased throughout the lyrics and the title of the song. Existentialism, the thought that one should focus on finding their life and life’s meaning through their will, choices, and responsibilities, is the song’s main…