Tea Act

Its the 1980 's, two Soviet spy’s(they are Soviets in 1980, not Russians), are in a dinner outside Washington D.C. The waitress approaches and asks to take the order, the woman says “Ill have tea”, the waitress, responds, “we have Earl Grey, Oolong, Black, Pu-erh...”, the woman interrupts “Just hot tea, is that to much to ask”? The waitress leaves, the woman says to her counterpart, “that’s the trouble with Americans, too many choices.” Iran and Russia offer no choice for the individual, this…

What if you got to meet the person- famous or not- that you had looked up to for years? On July 24th, 2012, my wildest dream came true, when I met my role model of several years at a one-hundred guest tea party she held in Chicago. It sounds completely crazy, but it’s true. The role model I got to meet is Emilie Autumn, a baroque/gothic pianist, violinist, and singer-songwriter. And probably most importantly, the main reason that I did not commit suicide freshman year. She indirectly taught me…

Why do we have dreams? There’re different types of dreams, ones where you’re asleep, and dreams you have when you’re awake where people decide that they want to do something in their life, it’s a dream of theirs to complete this goal. These types of dreams give you a purpose in life. They give you something to aim for and something to push you forward. Some people might dream of becoming rich and having their own business, whereas others might simply dream of staying healthy throughout life.…

years going back to the native Americans burning the leaves of the Sage plant for ancient spiritual cleanses and for the fresh smelling aurora it gave out. The Sage plant has many different ways of it being used such as uses the leaves to make a herbal tea, burning the leaves and even being able to chew on the leaves them selve to get the full effect and power from the plant. The uses of the Sage plant have definitely changed from when it was used from the native Americans to being used modern…

The most significant cause of European imperialism in China during the 18th and 19th century was the desire for natural resources and goods in China, such as silk, spices, and tea, which were so highly sought by European powers that it indirectly led to the Opium Wars, which impacted China for years to come. There was a great request for Chinese silk and porcelain, but Britain did not have adequate silver to exchange with the Qing Empire (Ebrey, Buddey 32-33). Henceforth, a system of bargaining…

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Development of paper The invention of paper has significantly contributed to the spread and development of civilisation on a global scale. China was the first country that invented paper during the eastern Han Dynasty. A court official of the name Cai Lun in approximately 105 AD invented paper from worn fishnet, bark and cloth. This writing medium was light, affordable and appropriate for their style of writing. How paper influenced Ancient China Before its invention, bones, tortoise shells,…

Political - Europe had political involvement largely with China, Latin America, and Africa, not so much with the Middle East. Within China was the Opium Wars over that also had largely to do with trade. Eventually, these wars resulted in the Treaty of Nanking that ended the war and gave Great Britain the colony of Hong Kong and increased sphere of influence. Involvement in Latin America was in regards to the vast amount of colonies had in Latin America, although many of the colonies did achieve…

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Spanish and eventually became the biggest sugar trader. But with all that has happened what really drove the trade? Sugar was used as a sweetener for tea, coffee, and chocolate. When tea blew up around the world it was used because the caffeine kept people awake. Some even said that with that they got their better ideas. But sugar added to tea gave it such a better taste that the people…