Shu Han

Main Issues Over the last several years, Google and China have been locked in a battle over censorship. In addition to filtering its citizen’s internet searches, the Chinese government routinely restricts access to, or outright blocks, several of Google’s products. Products such as Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, and Google Translate are the most affected. These actions by the Chinese government have a direct effect on Google’s market share in China and overall revenue. In early 2010,…

Brogan O’Connor Fuerholzer 6th Abraham Lincoln once said that “you cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. The global population kept growing since last few decades, which cause a series problems. China is first identified when talking about the overpopulation problem. Just like honest Abe stated, China has to take action to control their growing numbers. Yet for them, the future holds a continuation of destruction and demise that overpopulation has already wrought…

grows out of the contradictions between Liu’s vision of himself as an educated man and potential government official and his actual situation (19).” He even “traced his ancestry back to Liu Zhiyuan, a tenth century emperor of the short-lived later Han dynasty (21).” The holder of a provincial degree, Liu watched with dismay as the countryside began to wither under the slow but relentless assault of modernization. Despite his constant belief he was qualified to hold government office, he never…

According to late President Lyndon B. Johnson, “The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources--because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.” In other words, immigrants have been and will continue to be a vital aspect of American society, helping the nation thrive as an economic powerhouse, a technological innovator, and a cultural melting pot. Especially in a city as ethnically and culturally diverse as New York City, immigrants remain at the heart of…

The development of philosophy and politics in China has had an impact on the ethics of its society. Superstition has played an important role in China from ancient times when the royal family, to divine important dates and the outcome of battles, used oracle bones. The concept of “feng shui” has shaped Chinese society or hundreds of years and continues to play an important role in Chinese culture. Confucianism and its values have had a strong effect on Chinese people, both past and present.…

Throughout time, style and fashion changed in China. Apart from being political figures, emperors and empresses were the ones who took the initiative to set out trends and the ones to decide who was permitted to wear what. During the ages of the emperors, fine robes were a sign of rank, lifestyle, esthetics and good taste. What one wore said where one stood in society and who one was to be. Styles change from dynasty to dynasty and the history is imprinted in the clothing. Depending on one’s…

Decree By Incentive: Government Philosophies of Ancient China Throughout China’s expansive history, the nation has used a variety of foundations to justify their positions on political power. Though the claims change throughout the years, they tend to fall into one of two classifications: either the philosophy has a sacred, often religious basis, or it has a secular justification. Some methods of governance focus on severe punishments for breaking laws, and others expect a government to lead…

In China, it is important to remember that the customer prefers human interaction. Even when they make purchases online, they often prefer to see and handle the product in person and then exchange funds online only. This is partially due to thier inherent skepticism about product quality, but also because they like to get out where the people are. In practical terms, this means that it is critical for a company entering the Chinese market to develop a physical presence there. That way, the…

denied, which forced the Kurds to adopt another language, which made the preservation of their ethnic identity difficult (Withman, 1993: 37). An ethnic group can also actively change aspects of their ethnicity. This happened in the 1960’s when the Hausa traders in Nigeria converted en masse to a Stufi sect called Tijaniyya to justify a separate Hausa quarter (Joirnema, 2003: 38). A particular part of an ethnic identity or the identity as whole can bet strengthened or weakened or parts can get…

classical period civilizations. The Classical period Han and Mauryan dynasty sought and achieved political control through both religion and social hierarchy. Both civilizations geniously wove people 's beliefs with politics, giving the people moral reason to obey and respect the political decisions made by the heads of their governments.…