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    To begin with, regardless of nations, religions or customs, individuals hold similar or, to some extent, same attitudes towards death, which is an inevitable law of nature that no one is able to escape. People are scarcely dare speak plainly or reluctant to confront it directly for its mysterious and frightening, fearing that it would bring bad luck or a terrible curse. In order to shun to refer to death directly, people make great endeavor to disguise and obscure the word “death”. And this is…

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    Qin Shi Huang Di- he ruled as the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty, in China from 220 to 210 BC. In 221 BC , for the first time, all of China was unified under one dominant ruler. In that same year, King Zheng proclaimed himself the "First Emperor". The emperor was tyrannical, ordering…

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    Hunting was a very important element of survival because the animals were the main source of gathering food and materials. However, in different periods and locations, hunting meant differently. In the Paleolithic era, survival was the priority, but the weapons and tools were all made from stones which resulted hunting was extremely hard and dangerous. In the dark caves, Paleolithic artists recorded the scenes of hunting by painting. Hall of Bulls, discovered in Lascaux, France is one of the…

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    The first emperor of China was Ying Zheng (http://www.livescience.com). They all have hollow tips on there clothes (http://www.nationalgeographic.com). DNA was found on the site where the warriors were found (http://www.natureworldhistory.com). The emperor who made this was the father of the great wall of china (http://www.swissinfo.ch). All of the figures are all grey today (http://www.nationalgeographic.com). The man that discovered the clay army is now 75 years old (http://www.swissinfo.ch).…

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    In eight dynasties there were many thing invented. In the Qin Dynasty they made writing, language, money measurements, the Great Wall of China, expanded networks of canals and roads and the multiplication table. In the Han dynasty there was the silk road, paper, iron, pottery, the wheelbarrow, seismograph, compass…

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    An assassin or a hero It is always about the perspective, the way people look at the matter defines how people judge the character involved under every circumstance. One character in question will be judged differently from the opposite perspective of people, one side says an assassin and the other says a hero. Some stories tell the sacrifices made by determining individuals in history to pursue a cause, although they must surrender their life to the hands of death. Nevertheless, the…

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    There are many elements needed to create a stable empire. Two great empires that will help asses this subject are the Han Dynasty and Alexander the Great’s rule over the Greek empires. The Han Dynasty offered a somewhat peaceful and free community conducive to stability, while Alexander led an empire that crashed after his death due to poor decisions that did not benefit the populous and allow for much progression. They key to the Han Dynasty’s success was the way the leaders made an empire that…

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    The Qin Dynasty was the first ruling power of Ancient China that existed from 221 to 206 BC. It was during this time that the Great Wall of China was constructed. At the time, the Chinese empire was ruled by Qin Shi Huang who governed based on the notion that his power came from above. The emperor was a god like figure who believed he had a divine right to rule…

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    The book The Fault in Our Stars tells us a story about pain, love and fear. A 17-year old girl Hazel meets an 18-year-old boy Augustus at a support group. Although Hazel has serious cancer and Augustus has one leg because of osteosarcoma, they fall in love with each other. Hazel shares the novel named An Imperial Affliction which is written by Peter Van Houten to Augustus. Both of them are addicted to the novel and are eager to know the subsequent story of the characters. They write emails to…

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    different changes in its 5000 years of recorded history. China started out as numerous nomadic tribes who merged to become the seven small kingdoms that battled each other for the control of China, then Qin Shi Huang united China and imposed a uniform currency, scale and language. 19 dynasties followed Qin, each met with chaos and turmoil as the ruler was deemed weak and unable to meet the people’s needs until the Qing Dynasty was thrown overboard and two parties become publicized: the Chinese…

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