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TOPIC 3: The changing literary and visual representations of China by Westerners in the history One of the oldest countries in the world, China, is also one of the four ancient civilization. For long stretches of history, China had their glory but also had a hard time, and the changed of China also changed impression on westerners by their literary or visual representations. In the 13th - 14th century, Genghis Khan established the Mongolia regime, built the Empire of Mongolia and began his…

wear dress pants and a polo shirt. In sports like basketball they would wear a jersey, but in golf they worry about looking nice. In golf you can wear this fashion because there is not as much action and contact when it comes to golf. They wear it in golf, and not in other sports because in football, they would get dirty, but in golf since there is no contact then there is no way for them to get their clothes dirty, unless they slip and fall in the mud. If you were to wear a polo shirt in a…

To begin I feel it is important to define the term globalisation. It is described by Osterhammel and Petersson as “the development, concentration, and increasing importance of worldwide integration,” (Osterhammel & Petersson, 2003, p. 26). I take this definition to mean that globalisation is about how the world has come together as one and created interconnectedness between countries. Globalisation is a widely debated topic, especially by historians, so it is arguable whether we can speak of…

hold of the appliance later than everyone else. Eventually, the invention was taken directly from China to Europe. This was the because a voyager, named Marco Polo, traveled to China and brought loads of inventions back from China, including the compass. The compass did eventually make its way to the Middle East via the Silk Road. Marco Polo sparked the minds and helped travelers such as Christopher Columbus, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Fredinand Magellan, and even more become the legends they are…

Bret Harte High School senior water polo player Grace Johnson saved her best for last. In the final game of her high school career, Johnson and the Bullfrogs took on Calaveras in Angels Camp. Johnson wanted to leave the pool as a winner. So, in her final game, Johnson scored a career-high nine goals to lead Bret Harte to a 14-7 win. “I think I did really well,” said Johnson. “I’ve never scored nine goals in a game before. I didn’t even know that I had that many. I couldn't have done that…

As we get older our opinions no longer mimic the voice of parents and elders around us; Our own beliefs form based on interactions with each individual who enters our life. Seventeen years of learning from both my own and others’ experiences have led to this dire conviction: middle school is the worst time of a person’s life. This decision was not formed on a whim in my mind, it took three years of personal research and the input of countless peers to guarantee my claim is supported by…

period are therefore lacking and the majority extant are written by their detractors. Long after their near-eradication, mentions of Assassins were preserved within European sources such as the writings of Marco Polo, where…

him and looked up to him, so it took me no time to answer “yes I would love to” At this moment I had no idea what they would turn out to be, I had a lot of trust in my step dad because he was a very smart man and he was just very trusting and honorable. So off we went, we packed our stuff up and put it in a storage, the pane was to get it later in time, so we got in the car a drove off to colorado. It was a very long trip, but we stopped to sleep because my step dad hates driving in the…

Everyone always told me growing up that high school is the best time of your life, and they were right most of the time, thus far high school has been the best and the worst time of my life. You start to express yourself and find who you really are, you get to make life long friends, and most importantly you get a glimpse of what your future holds. Also you have to go through endless class work, stress from grades, sports, parents, and jobs, and don 't forget the overall goal of college…

Khubilai Khan: His Life and times. Berkeley: U of California, 1988. Print. Haug, Robert, HIST 1016: Themes in World History: Playing the Game of Thrones, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Polo, Marco. "The Travels of Marco Polo/Book 1/Chapter 61." Wikisource. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.…