Hundred Days' Reform

Describe The Hundred Days’ Reform and analyse in detail to what extent it succeeded and what its consequences were. “The greatest dangers lie in the allowing of ignorant persons to meddle and talk and argue amongst themselves upon subjects they know not of.” This statement, published in Emperor Guangxu’s second edict during the Hundred Days’ Reform period, ironically summarises one of the major failings of the reform period. Had the Emperor not been swept along by the pace of the reform, but rather realised the crippling incompetence and naivety of the reformers, perhaps the reform would not have been given a name to immortalise both is short-sightedness and short lifespan. The reform can be defined in two key ways; a) as an expression of…

As one of the leaders of Hundred Days reform, Kang thought change is not a new topic for china, as he wrote in his essay Kongzi gaizhi kao, “Chinese principles and institutions were all laid down by Confucius. He disciples received his teachings and transmitted them so that they were carried out in the country and used to change old custom” (De Bary 651). Rather than directly showing people something abstract, Kang slowed down the process which helped people to accept his idea. In this way, by…

The time period between 1815 and 1914 was a time of uncertainty among the Great Powers in Europe. The center of the insecurity among the countries in Europe was the steady and fearful decline of the Ottoman empire. Due to this factor, conflicts among the Great Powers was caused by the fear of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire due to the fact that the fall of the Ottomans would unleash chaos upon Europe that has not been seen since the Napoleonic wars, and the since the establishment of the…

stake, which would be in good favor of the general public as they have pure intentions. Individuals would be given more power, more involvement, and more freedoms to make a difference in our society and help diminish automatic government. Unlike another of Howard’s reforms, such as giving more power to the president, the people would become supportive of this reform as they personally benefit and power is given to them and not a single individual. Social acceptance of this reform would be high,…

Marriam-Webster dictionary defines reform as “to put or change into an improved form or condition.” Reform is to come to a full understanding that something needs to or is going to change. Whether it is something you need to change within you or outside of you, reform can happen in many ways. Thomas Carlyle explains, “Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation.” What Carlyle is trying to clarify is that reform is…

The Industrial Revolution was a time of modification for the United States of America. The old ways of life were scrapped, melted down, and reformed into a powerful machine of industry. But as the economy and boomed, society rotted and decayed. Poverty was rampant everywhere and death infested the cities. The Progressive Era served as a time in which the wrongs of the Industrial Revolution were righted. Journalists, politicians, suffragists, and more rallied to clean the filthy and corrupt…

Civil service reform and cutback management have both become an evolving area of concern regarding its role in public management. Many questions arise when it comes to the concerns of opportunities that are accessible to governmental decision makers in a period of economic reduction with expenditures, and the varieties of administrative tensions that are employed upon the organization when the strains of some assemblies cannot be satisfied. The twofold role of political servants and management…

Throughout the history of America, citizens have always found issues with the moral standing of the government and its policies. These people also offered their own solutions to the moralization of the government and its laws through significant changes to the institution itself. Movements like this are referred to as reforms, which, simply put are the improvements of corrupt institutions for the betterment of both the individual and society itself. During the mid-nineteenth century, America was…

If you were a sports fan in Hartford the day of my birth you had probably traveled to Dell Rapids the night before to see the West Central Boys basketball team. The Trojans, who defeated the Quarriers 76-68, were lead by Tucker Hansen, who had 23 points (“West Central 76, Dell Rapids 68” 4C). Also from around the Sioux Empire the police were searching for the driver of a truck that hit a pedestrian. The driver of truck hit a man from behind on 31st Street North and between Cliff and Van Eps…

“Son of the Revolution” is an autobiography written by Liang Heng. Heng shares his firsthand account of growing up in a very telling era in China. Not only does Heng take us through the milestone events of Mao’s Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, but also through the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Anti-Rightist Campaign as well as the Socialist Education Campaign. Heng provides a look into these historical pillars in Chinese history in a way that the Golf and Overfield texts could…