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Nüwa, also known as Nü Gua and Nü Kua, is an ancient and versatile deity primarily known for her creation of humans and repairing of the pillars of heaven. One connection between this primordial goddess and religion in China in general exists with the spelling of her name. When looking at other Chinese goddesses, there are many other instances where the deity’s name is prefixed with Nü. Exempli Gratia, Nü Ch’ou, Nü Pa (Drought Fury), Nü Chiao, [and] Nü-ying” are all examples, despite their…

Sheng Chen Alex Giardino Erwt 1A 5/26/2017 Essay#1 Have you ever wonder what your life will be in the future? Well, if you think it will be similar to the perfect world that you saw in the movie, then you are wrong. Climate change is happening, if we don’t take action right now, soon it will lead us toward disaster and what we used to believe in and hope for will never come true. In the book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. Climate Change, the author Naomi Klein, an award-winning…

The contrast between “The Enchanting Shadow” and “A Chinese Ghost Story” The Enchanting Shadow in 1960, which was the first color film to participate in Cannes Festival. Compare to amount of the following Nie Xiaoqian story, A Chinese Ghost Story in 1987 was the most similar to The Enchanting Shadow in various respects, such as plot, setting and style of film making. For some of people, the neither familiar with nor enjoy The Enchanting Shadow. However, A Chinese Ghost Story was a remake of…

Chapter1. The development of biodiesel The name biodiesel refers to the fuel that comes from biological sources and is mainly to be applied in diesel engines. The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) defines biodiesel as “a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from nature oils”. As a matter of fact, biodiesel is so called not only because of biologically derivation as waste raw materials are also commonly used in production (Sunggyu Lee 2012). Compared with massive GHG emissions of CO2,…

of switching can influence the development of the cells; whether they become cardiac progenitor cells or specialized cardiomyocytes which can be utilized in regenerative medicine. (cite) Cardiac cell differentiation Through experimentation Xiaowu Sheng and his colleagues were able to utilize induced pluripotent stem cells and undifferentiated embryonic stem cells in order to observe variability among cardiac cells. Using induced pluripotent cells from human foreskin fibroblasts and a…

Cosmetic Surgery is something that many people use to enhance their features, help correct defects, or even to save lives. It can also help people to look and feel better about themselves. Since 2010 there has been a major increase on cosmetic surgeries being performed on both men and women. Some of the most popular procedures done are facelifts, botox, liposuction, and breast augmentation. There are two different types of procedures, surgical and not surgical. These procedures have many great…

Both Lady Zhuang and Chao Buwei took advantages of changing gender dynamics and the new opportunities afforded to women in China at the end of the 19th and early 20th century. They took risks, and forged lives for themselves, and left legacies that would be unimaginable for women just decades earlier. While both women unquestionably challenged traditional Chinese gender norms and expectations, overall I feel Chao Buwei represented a more radical break from Chinese gender relations because…

In Chinese culture, there is a system of 12 different names of Chinese year named the Chinese Zodiac. And it is also called as Sheng Xiao, based on a twelve-year cycle, each year in that cycle related to a kind of animal. These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. The way of its calculation is accorded to Chinese lunar…

aggravating Taiwan. Still, Mao was unrelenting, which forced the United States to prepare for a potentially nuclear war. Fortunately, Mao agreed to “resolve the problem through negotiations; Sino-American ambassadorial talks ensued shortly afterward.” (Sheng, 479) This offered Taiwan respite from the feud. The Taiwan Strait crisis resurged in 1958 when Mao decided to take advantage of U.S.’ distraction in Lebanon to bombard the islands of Quemoy and Matsu, again. The U.S. retaliated by…

Security and integrity, as well as the privacy of user data, remain an important aspect of any computing-related business. Considering that all businesses have turned to technology in a bid to enhance efficiency, it is common to face security related issues. Cloud robotics which is one of the algorithmic processes is a good example of what can be attained using algorithms. This paper is bent on focusing on practical differences in which algorithms are used in solving problems (phishing) through…