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- 171: Marco Polo
- Marco Polo is one of the most well-known heroic travelers and traders around the world. In my paper I will discuss with you Marco Polo's life, his travels, and his visit to China to see the great Khan. Marco Polo was born in c.1254 in Venice. He was a Venetian explorer and merchant whose account of his travels in Asia was the primary source for the European image of the Far East until the late 19th century. Marco's father, Niccolς, and his uncle Maffeo had traveled to China (1260-69) as merchants. When they left (1271) Venice to return to China, they were accompanied by 17-year-old Marco and two priests. Early Life Despite his enduring fame, very little was known about the personal life of Marco Polo. It is known that he was ...
- 172: Brief Shao Lin Monk History
- A Short History of Shao Lin Monks and their Martial Arts The original Shao Lin temple was built in 495 A.D. by the ruling Bei Wei emperor for an Indian monk who came to China to preach Buddhism. The name Shao Lin derived from the fact that its original temple was located within a small forest on Shao Shi mountain. Shao came from the name of the mountain and Lin ... the Chinese character that stands for forest. The origin of Shao Lin being its own sect of Buddhism dates back to 540 A.D. when and Indian Buddhist named Bodhidharma, Tamo in Chinese, traveled to China to see the ruling Bei Wei Emperor. At that time, the Emperor had started local Buddhist monks translating Buddhist texts from Sanskrit to Chinese. The intent of this practice was geared towards allowing the general ... Tze Kwan, would be a perpetual source of trouble for the generally neutral and likeable monks. The Boxer rebellion in 1901 was the beginning of the end of the Shao Lin temples. Prior to that, China had been occupied by western and Japanese governments and business interests. The British had turned the Imperial family into a puppet government largely through the import and sales of opium and the general drug- ...
- 173: The Joy Luck Club: Relationship Between Mother and Daughter
- ... she is. The book is organized into four sections, two devoted to the mothers and two devoted to the daughters, with the exception of June. The first section, logically, is about the mothers' childhoods in China, the period of time during which their personalities were molded, giving the reader a better sense of their "true" selves, since later in the book the daughters view their mothers in a different and unflattering ... the stories behind both sides and so as not to judge either side unfairly. This section, titled Feathers From a Thousand Li Away, is aptly named, since it describes the heritage of the mothers in China, a legacy that they wished to bestow on their daughters, as the little story in the beginning signifies. For many years, the mothers did not tell their daughters their stories until they were sure that their wayward offspring would listen, and by then, it is almost too late to make them understand their heritage that their mothers left behind, long ago, when they left China. The second and third sections are about the daughters' lives, and the vignettes in each section trace their personality growth and development. Through the eyes of the daughters, we can also see the continuation ...
- 174: Cuban Communism
- ... and foreign relations. Alteration of the local political structure often occurred if the ruling country deemed it necessary. For example, expansion in India, where the state was taken over, was quite different from that in China, where the state was maintained but society was influenced. Whatever the differences, the main goals of establishing a colony by imperial or colonial means is to better the home country by exploiting others. There are ... political and economic systems. The Japanese were reacting to the rest of the world by expanding the power of their country. They were in fear of the West and were in danger of becoming another China, an area of exploitation by contending foreign powers. When the West was colonizing countries in the Pacific, South East Asia, and the Far East, and instability was apparent in the periphery, Japan was running the ... land rights and forts and later for concessions to exploit the natural resources. Governmental and military leaders then pressured the local leaders. Ultimately, direct rule was established in most cases, such as in Iran and China. The West was not as forceful as Japan. Western penetration was limited differently in different circumstances. In China, the correlation can only be found at the political level; socially, economically, and intellectually the Chinese ...
- 175: United States and Imperialism
- ... the United States's motivation for expansion did rely somewhat on idealism, the prevalent and straight-forward factor in this motivation was self-interest; the United States had plans for capitalizing on Hawaii, Cuba, Philippines, China and many other potentially beneficiary lands around the time of 1900. The United State's greedy imperialism was seen in its interest with Hawaii in the 1880's through the 1890's. The United States ... that the annexation of the islands was motivated by idealism) were exposed to be only selfish aspirations for national pride. The United State's self-interest motivated expansion throughout the nineteenth century became pointed towards China after 1898; the United States was previously limited to a small (but profitable) trade there. The U.S. had greedy intentions to exploit the massive Chinese markets. As a result of the recently annexed territories of Hawaii and the Philippines, the United States made its own policy for China with the Open Door Notes. These Notes declared that the U.S. would have equal opportunity in the Chinese market- place, and helped the U.S. to increase their textile exports to China from $ ...
- 176: The Woman Warrior
- ... achieve the American Dream. Often times, they lose sight of their dream and are tempted and blinded by luxuries. People who live in Asia, work long, hard hours to support their family. In places like China, the best a person can do is to earn enough to provide his/her family with the bare necessities. They feel that extravagance is a waste. Brave Orchid has lived that immigrant life. She goes to America to achieve a dream and discovers there that extravagance exists and can be attained. Moon Orchid who lived in China does not understand why such luxuries are desired. Brave Orchid wants Moon Orchid to take advantage of all that Moon Orchid s husband may have. Brave Orchid tells her to, ...Let him know exactly how ... been given. Brave Orchid wants more for her sister. She wants her sister to live luxuriously, the way some people only dream of living, while Moon Orchid wants to settle for just enough. America and China s expectations and desired lifestyles are radically different causing a clash among sisters. In America, a compliment is met by gratitude, unlike China where a compliment is met by denial and self degradation. Moon ...
- 177: Orgin Of The Korean War
- ... Koreans decided to cross over the 38th parallel. The Korean civil war was just a small part of the whole war. The war also included more than just Koreans, like other countries such as Japan, China, Russia, and the United States. In the nineteenth century, Korea was just a small peasant society that paid tribute to the Chinese. But when the Russian and Japanese imperialism made a huge effect on the China, Korea was looked at differently. By the end of the century, Korea had become a prize in a three-way contest between China, Russia and Japan. In 1894, Japan defeated China, thus eliminating them from the contest. Then in 1905, Japan defeated Russia, making them the dominant power in Korea. In 1910, Japan took over Korea and ...
- 178: An Investigation of Japanese Corporate Culture, Its Trends And Changes
- ... company as a community, this community has within in it people who happen to live together by working together. The company is a living society which needs profit as sustenance for growth. Western Europe and China, has seen many revolutions throughout their history in areas such as their religions, politics, industry and culture. When these revolutions occur new system of thinking replaced the old, sometimes these changes are forced upon the ... mind there is a basic notion of ANIMISM, this is the belief that everything has a spirit which is the nature-worshipping religion of Shintoism. Confucianism, Taoism and other schools of thought which came from China are added on top of Shintoism, which is still a powerful element of the Japanese culture and determines many aspects of the social and organisational behaviours. Chinese and Korean scholars and immigrants brought in other types of thinking into Japan and those new ideas were mixed with the indigenous ideals which has resulted in a hybrid strain of philosophy, religion and social ethics Then Buddhism which was refined in China was a further addition to the Japanese character. The final layer added the Japanese character was added through globalisation, and occurred in the middle of the nineteenth century and again in 1945. After the ...
- 179: Communism: Overview
- ... disaster was prevented. The Cold War ended with the presidency of Ronald Regan. He had outspent the Soviets, thus putting them in a state of ruin, ending this period of hate. Communism also developed in China. Around the turn of the 20th Century, reformers began to voice their aspirations of a better China. By 1912 the Quing Dynasty had fallen, the emperor had abdicated, and China had been declared a republic, instituted by Sun Yat-Sen (Shanor 94). In 1921, the Chinese Communist Party had become the largest formed in the world. (Shanor 95). Unfortunately, the Chinese society was not ...
- 180: The Beginning of World War II
- ... when the Treaty of Versailles placed responsibility for that terrible war squarely on Germany. Years later, in the Far East, Japanese ambition for territory led the nation to invade Manchuria and other parts of nearby China, causing hostilities to flare in the Pacific Rim. Great Britain, the United States, and many other nations of the world would all be drawn into the battle in the years to come, and each nation ... already been planted in the Far East years before conflict in Europe. On September 18, 1931, the powerful Japanese military forces began an invasion of the region know as Machuria, an area belonging to Mainland, China. This action broke non-aggression treaties that had been signed earlier (Byrne, B1). Japanese generals without the consent of the Japanese government also carried it out. In spite of this, no one was ever punished for the actions. Soon after the assault on China, the Japanese government decided it had no choice but to support the occupation of Manchuria. By the next year the region had been completely cut off from China (Diana, 66). Because of the Japanese ...
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