Nanjing

“ Chinese cosmology pictured the heaven round and the earth as a stable cube. Space was conceived as a series of imprecated squares, at the center of which lay the capital of the empire strictly oriented toward the points of the compass. And in its center the palace commanded the main north- south axis, facing southward (as did all important buildings) in the direction of the Red phoenix of summer and fire. To the east was the region of the blue Dragon, of spring and growth and the upright tree.…

Organizations today are facing unprecedented challenges: economic uncertainty, market complexity, hyper-competition, changing consumer expectations and regulatory pressures. More organization choose to outsource their work to suppliers in other country because of these challenges combine with many other reasons. Some of the reasons have to do with the belief that there will be the great benefits of cutting costs and saving money in order to gain more of a profit at the end. With the possible…

Central Bank. Some members, like Greece, argue that the monetary policy of euro only considers Germany’s interests, but neglects the interests of other member states. The early Republic of China experienced similar problems. At the beginning of the Nanjing decade, China was military unified, but was economical fragmented. Some KMT officers such as T.V Soong believed that in order…

Due to the Industrial Revolution, Europe became modernized and had a lot of advanced technology. This allowed them to conquer and imperialize lots of land, including Africa and China. The main reason why Africa and China fell so fast to European Imperialism was because both of them weren’t modernized and Europe had far more superior technology and weapons. This made it really easy for Europe to come in and easily take over China and Africa. Therefore, imperialism started as a result of the…

Symbolism “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, “A&P” by John Updike, and “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield all display symbolism. Authors often use symbolism to add depth and communicate a deeper idea because they want their readers to think about what the symbol presented represents. Symbols are used when representing things such as objects and even people, having an abundance of meanings, the symbol can be clear and easy to understand while sometimes it may have to be…

Chinese society has gone through tremendous changes throughout its multitude of dynasties. Each dynasty brought unique changes and ideas that assisted in shaping the China we see in the world today. The period of time between the ending of the Han dynasty and the three kingdoms had massive changes occur. The Han dynasty was another that filled their ideas. Ideologies, Religious, intellectuals, material culture were all effected. The authorities were no longer able to distinguish immediately…

Ms. Park Geun-Hye, president of South Korea, recently announced that secondary school students will be taught with state-authored history books starting in 2017, causing a huge controversy. Currently, schools are free to choose from textbooks that are closely examined and approved by the Ministry of Education. However, this legislation would institute a single, unified history textbook authored directly by the government. Through three levels of analysis, I seek to understand why Ms. Park plans…

Confucius: Taking a Stand Philosophy played a big role in ancient history. In some cultures, philosophy was like their religion, such as China. Much Chinese do not consider themselves to be religious but follow a philosophy, such as Confucianism. Confucius took a stand in ancient history by going against oppressive government and teaching China his philosophy which started a communist revolution and became an official state of belief of China. The founder of Confucianism was Confucius. At first…

In history, the responsibility of children in wealthy families has been to marry the right person to maintain the social and political status of the family. For the females particularly, the pressure to marry younger and have children was greater. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the main female protagonist is pressured by her father to marry Paris, a man of his choosing. In Ties That Bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka, the young Ailin’s marriage is arranged when she is only five…

Over the course of time, numerous empires tried to imperialize/ colonize others regions because of the desire for money, resources, and more power. Religion is a set of beliefs that concern the cause, nature, and purpose of the world, it highly involves supernatural powers, especially involving sacred, devotional and ritual ceremonies; religion usually contains a moral code that governs human affairs (BBC.co.uk). Economics is the wealth of a country based on the making and use of goods (Merriam…