Great Wall of China

Countries like Russia and China often work against us. Hillary has gone toe-to-toe with Russia and China and many other different leaders around the world. She knows we have to be able to both stand our ground when we must, and find common ground when we…

Television’s role in Americans’ lives has grown since its invention. Many people tune in to television for entertainment and information, be it something as trivial as weather forecast or something as big as a terrorist attack. In many cases, what people see on the television programs becomes their perceived reality. With that being said, it is comprehensible for some people to unknowingly accept the stereotypes about minorities, such as Asian-Americans, that are promoted by television, thus…

“Delta 1541, Cleared for takeoff.” These are the words every aviation enthusiast wants to hear. A clearance to depart our world and transfer into a world 35,000 feet in the air is unimaginable. The ability to soar into the sky at rapid speeds is what makes me drawn to flying. As a child, every time I stepped foot on a plane, I always want to go to the cockpit and talk to the pilots about their experiences. This has led to aviation not just being a hobby for me, but what has driven me to want to…

cities develop spontaneously and complexly, while the planned cities develop in a planned way . In a centralized country where the government has absolute rights, urban planning is often predominantly planned. Like Chang'an and Beijing in ancient China, the layout of each part of the city is strictly cross-shaped, and the division of commercial and residential areas is strictly regulated by the government. Cities in civilizations with less formal political systems are dominated by organic urban…

The campaign launch speech is an important part of a presidential race because he or she is setting the stage for the rest of their campaign; and hopefully the people of the United States will react positively and be affected positively by their speech. Therefore, it is normal to expect a campaign speech to be filled with rhetorical appeals; whether the speech is conveyed through text or video, the audience has to read with careful eyes, and listen with careful ears. The use of rhetoric is…

A river valley is a land by a river that has very nice and fertile soil near it. Throughout ancient times, river valleys had a very important role in the development of civilizations. There are many river valleys that have advantages and disadvantages about their location and have many major achievements. The River Valleys that played a major role in the development of civilizations are the Yellow (Huang He) River Valley and the Nile River Valley. There were many advantages and disadvantages…

comprehensive immigration reform. The writer talks about trump proposition on building a wall between the U.S and Mexico (make Mexico pay for it), it raises the wage requirement for the H-1B program, it supports of the national standard form for E-verify, and the issue on deportation. Meanwhile, he added Hilary viewpoint on the same issue…

An Ardent Longing for the Promised Land A trip around the seven continents of the world will reveal a longing in the heart of people to be in one on the world’s most influential and prestigious country. It is no surprise that this country is the United States of America. From the snow covered plains of Antarctica to the outback of Australia, America is known as the beacon of success. Despite the reverence for America around the world, America’s 16.3 trillion dollar economic debt…

According to the article Bannings and Burnings in History, they state, “The Chinese emperor Shih Huang Ti is said to have buried alive 460 Confucian scholars to control the writing of history in his time”(1). This is during the Ch'in Dynasty in Northern China. Shih Huang Ti burns all the books in the kingdom and only keeps one copy of each to put in the Royal Library, those soon get destroyed before he dies. This phenomenon relates to the events in Fahrenheit 451.…

China I crossed the border into Shenzhen China February 3rd, 2018. After a rather delightfully easy border crossing it was time to figure out how to get to Guilin. I walked ten minutes to the bus terminal. My map on my phone said I arrived but I wasn’t too sure. Nothing was written in English outside and I didn’t see any buses. I found a counter and walked up, the lady didn’t speak any English. I pulled out my phone to use the translator, asking for one ticket to Guilin tomorrow morning. After…