Mongolia

Before, social classes began to emerge and forms of capitol were created, communal living had been a fixture of society since the hunter-gathering days. This practice, now referred to as Communism, is an, “economic system characterized by the collective ownership of property and by the organization of labor for the common advantage of all members.” The most modern attempts at creating a Communist state come from a theory called Marxism. This theory, published in Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’…

destroying towns and killing all the residents, seizing crops and livestock as a way to supply their army and to continue with the conquest. With expansion of the Mongol empire new trade routes were created, routes that connected the west of China and Mongolia to Europe. These routes permitted the trade of goods, military supplies and forces and as well as disease. It is said that the bubonic plague that eliminated about a 3rd of Europe’s population in the 1300 made its way from central china…

Walt Disney World’s hit movie of 1998, Mulan, told the story of a young Chinese heroine. The tale is based off of the ancient Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and the written work of the Ballad of Mulan. The movie Mulan is not accurate, though it is more so than Disney’s other works such as Hunchback of Notre Dame and Pocahontas. Assuming that Mulan is a girl that truly lived, the film mispresents major parts of the true story. Disney completely distorts the skills that Mulan is equipped with going…

In developing countries there are more and more multinational companies which tried to develop their business, but this situation that would had influence to personal, local companies and living, even government, political or society environment (BBC). For granted the positive and negative of impact are simultaneously, the positive that the multinational companies improved the country economics and increased freedom on marketing. In contrast, there are negative effect to society such as a…

I was in class pondering different topics and ideas to write about but none satisfied me. I turned my attention to the board where others were weighing their topics when in saw what gave me the idea. Emily Peters was writing about the dark ages and they made me think of one of the most memorable events of the dark ages. The Black Death killed thousands of people in European countries in the medieval time. It was such a horrifically memorable event in history a children 's song was wrote about it…

Introduction: Opium Smokers in an Opium Den, Qing Dynasty It was way past sunrise, and yet no one could be seen in the streets. There was no one walking around, tilling the fields, or preparing for a new day. Instead, people gathered around a small, round table with their metal pipes, pumping the smoke in and out of their throat. The sound of the inhale and exhale was all a visitor could hear. People then lay down for hours at a time, caring about nothing but fulfilling their daily cravings…

Since early human societies we have been using technology to advance and improve our lives this technology has evolved and changed with us as our societies changed. On such technology is the bow and arrow. The bow and arrow is an ancient technology which originated around the same time that the first human societies were forming. The use of the bow and arrow originated as a hunting tool in many different parts of the world. “The weapon was developed by many pre-civilized people across the world;…

Imagine living in the extremely dictated country of North Korea. You would never be able to leave the country’s limits because of the restrictions Kim Jong-Un has enforced among all of the North Korean citizens; North Korea’s leader has put on the country. The discrimination against North Korean’s by their leader is highly unfair and should be stopped immediately. North Korea has been a communist country and controls their people since 1918, democracy is a better way of life and not all are…

Embodiment of a True Leader Exceptional leaders have come from many different backgrounds and have existed in many different time periods, but they always share a few traits that distinguish them from the rest. The same goes for not so great leaders while they may share some of the traits mentioned before by not possessing as little as one of the aforementioned traits they earn their place among the most notorious leaders of all time. The leaders I will discuss, in chronological order are…

North Korea’s severe political repression, abhorrent human rights conditions, and lack of economic opportunities for its own citizens has created a refugee crisis in the East Asian region, as thousands and thousands of its own citizens are continuing to flee secretly to neighboring countries such as China and South Korea (transiting via China) for better political and economic conditions. The refugee crisis in the North Korea-China border region has become more than just a regional problem for…