First Opium War

violent. In Africa, salves were captured “in wars and raids conducted by African polities” (Empires 157). The voyage was notoriously deadly, as was the fated that awaited the salves on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. The renowned Dutch East India trading company (VOC) used slaves to grow spices into the eighteenth century (Empires 160). The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce, published in 1751, reported that the VOC “makes peace and war at pleasure” (Empires 161). If foremost…

evolutionism tried to achieve both in order to preserve the Confucius teachings. His ultimate goal was Great Peace in human society (not profit maximization from a capitalist view), and laws and government were more important than biological reasoning. First, Kang Youwei framed Chinese Wenming under Confucian values. While the Western culture believed that civilizations could only advance through science and technology, Kang Youwei argued that progress required “the moral life of conscious…

To fully investigate the impact of global relations the example of both illegal and legal opiates will be discussed. Throughout history, opium has been used for medicinal purposes making it a very tradeable commodity with a high net worth. This has led to the trade in both legal and illegal global markets. This essay will show how power, violence and harm together with global and local markets have been affected. It is important to understand the fundamental difference between legal and…

Roaring Dragon Hotel Proposal By Ridhima Agarwal Sullivan University Management Summary The proposal unfolds what went wrong when HI (Hotel International) was called forth to modernize RDH (Roaring Dragon Hotel), a state owned enterprise (SOE) in South-West China. RDH was a guanxi-based hotel where social bonds were of utmost importance (Grainger, 2008). When HI arrested the declining resources of RDH, employees faced the cross culture differences trying to adapt to the novel and modern…

the black market, restricting the leakage of the drug on to the streets. Rather than trying to discourage the production of opium in Afghanistan, the United States should encourage the licit production of the drug for medical purposes. According to the International Narcotics Control Board, 80% of the world’s population faced a shortage of opium based medicines. Opium is the key ingredient in producing demerol, codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and non-medicinal heroine used to…

went into isolation and began to separate itself completely until Great Britain had shown its Industrial Superiority in the 1800s. Another thing that sparked in the 1800 was the Opium war which severely affected Chinese and British relation. British abuse of China’s economic system and constant refusal to stop, sparked this war to start. The British thought of racial superiority was a constant throughout this time which made relationship between the two extremely fragile, and their need of the…

returning home one evening, Dorian locks himself to staring at his portrait intensely, growing “more and more enamoured of his own beauty, more and more interested in the corruption of his own soul [...] The curiosity about life which Lord Henry [...] first stirred in him [...] seemed to increase with gratification” (Wilde 112). Dorian is aware of how he is no longer the innocent man he once was, and that his soul is possessed by the intense want to constantly remain beautiful. In Robert…

Miss Julie is naturalistic play written by August Strindberg in 1888. A naturalistic piece is a more extreme form of realism that is defined as “An avant-garde movement, which flourished between 1880 and 1914, that portrayed heredity and environmental factors as the primary causes of human behavior through the accurate rendition of external realities,” explains editor Tobin Nellhaus. Miss Julie contains these naturalistic elements as it takes place in real time and focuses heavily on survival of…

The Voyages of Zheng He (1405-1433), Zheng He’s first trip took him from South China Sea through the Indian Ocean. The purpose of the emperor’s expedition seems to have been to obtain recognition and gifts from other rulers. The voyagers did not intend to conquer or colonize, but they were prepared to use military force against those who refused to respect them. After Zheng He’s death China did not continue with these navigations. I believe china wanted to stay isolated so they didn’t have any…

The Growth and Change in Character: The Picture of Dorian Gray Throughout life, each person becomes a product of their actions, decisions, and choices, which are often influenced by members of society or societal norms; it molds their character and defines their personality. Many times these actions can cause breakthroughs in one’s life, however other times it can compromise ones reputation and level of respect in society’s social hierarchy. The author, Oscar Wilde, in his classical novel, The…