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- 361: The Korean War and The Damage
- ... positions along the 38th parallel, which marked the frontier between the two republics, were swiftly overrun, and the Communist forces drove southward. North Korea was aided during the war by personnel and equipment from both China and the Soviet Union. The UN Security Council, with the Soviet delegate voluntarily absent, invoked military sanctions against North Korea on June 27, 1950 and called on member states to aid the South Korea. Almost ... in Manchuria, blockading the Chinese coast, and reinforcing the UN command with Nationalist Chinese ground forces brought from Taiwan. MacArthur‘―s public advocacy of this strategy, which entailed the risk of a general war with China and the Soviet Union, conflicted with policies established by his civilian and military superiors. As a result, he was relieved of his command by President Truman on April 11, 1951. His successor, U.S. Lieutenant ...
- 362: Animal Farm
- ... Clover: A stout motherly mare approaching middle life, who had never quite got her figure back after fourth goal. The name Boxer is cleverly used by Orwell as a metaphor for the Boxer Rebellion in China in the early twentieth century. It was this rebellion which signaled the beginning of communism in red China. Boxer and Clover are used by Orwell to represent the proletariat, or unskilled labor class in Russian society. This lower class is naturally drawn to Stalin (Napoleon) because it seems as though they will benefit ...
- 363: Early Civilizations
- Early Civilizations From 3000 BC to 1500 BC four civilizations arose that historians to this day marvel at, the Egyptians, the Sumerians, the Indus River Valley people, and the Shang dynasty in China. They all had great accomplishments in government, and religion and inventions. While they had their own different civilizations many similarities arise, such as depending on the river and their polytheistic religions. They had very isolated ... River valley civilization was rather isolated, with water to the east and west, the Hindu Kush and Himalayas to the North. The monsoons that are seasonal flood the rivers. The Shang dynasty was situated in China over the Yellow River. On the contrary the Sumerians were not isolated at all in Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia was in the Fertile Crescent, which was why many invaders invaded their ...
- 364: Tennis A Sociological Perspect
- ... a trendy activity and he particularly likes the good looking outfit, tennis rackets. More importantly, Joshua thinks playing tennis can help him to date with girls because of tennis' high status in Asian culture. In China, tennis is regarded as a high-class sport. Unlike table tennis and basketball, which are classified as common sports, playing tennis is like a sign of good taste, which improves a person's social status ... the game and some famous legendary players in the nations' history, the young generation of Australians and Swedish continue to see tennis as their national sports or even a tradition. In Hong Kong and Mainland China, reasons for playing tennis are a different story. There, tennis is a symbol of social status. Although in recent years, this special and somewhat erroneous feeling has been on the decline. Yet, tennis is still ...
- 365: Reason's For Japan's Aggression
- ... s geography, which lacks many vital natural resources, has forced Japan to look to other countries for their needs. Instead of taking an honorable road, Japan rashly used unnecessary force to steal the resources of China and other nations. A second incentive for Japanese aggression is the mentality of the Japanese people, passed down from their ancestors. The Japanese have believed themselves to be superior to all other races, and that ... Yes, Japan undeniably, committed horrible war crimes repeatedly and unabashedly. Among these crimes are the uses of forced labor, civilian extermination, and monstrous cruelty shown towards POWs. Horrible atrocities, including biological warfare, were committed in China for no justifiable reason. The Japanese heartlessly murdered thousands of Chinese civilians and in some cases reduced town populations by up to thirty percent. Those "lucky" enough to survive were often compelled into forced labor ...
- 366: Animal Farm 4
- ... Clover: A stout motherly mare approaching middle life, who had never quite got her figure back after fourth goal. The name Boxer is cleverly used by Orwell as a metaphor for the Boxer Rebellion in China in the early twentieth century. It was this rebellion which signaled the beginning of communism in red China. Boxer and Clover are used by Orwell to represent the proletariat, or unskilled labor class in Russian society. This lower class is naturally drawn to Stalin (Napoleon) because it seems as though they will benefit ...
- 367: Cultural Standards Are All Tha
- ... that some values vary from culture to culture. As one travels the world, they will inevitably see diverging moral standards in many areas, such as wearing clothes, funerary practices, and abortion. For example, in Mainland China abortion is recognized as an important tool to help curb population growth. In the Republic of Ireland, on the other hand, abortions are not readily available, even when the life of the mother is at ... to approach an American, and asked him, Do you believe in freedom of speech, in most cases he would enthusiastically answer, yes without hesitation. However, if you asked the same question to someone from communist China, they may have a different opinion. Because people are raised to believe certain ideas, in most cases their individual ethical codes conform to those of the society that they were raised in. Religion also plays ...
- 368: Panda Report
- ... baby panda alone requires a lot of care and two is even harder so usually the mother chooses one and takes care of just that one. Environment: Wild giant pandas are found only in Southwestern China. Giant pandas inhabit damp, misty forests of bamboo and conifers, which are leaves, plants, shrubs, trees, ect. Although giant pandas dont hibernate, they do migrate. In the summer they migrate to higher elevations and ... to breed a lot of pandas and increase the panda population. A second reason that pandas are endangered is because of where they live in the wild. Giant pandas are restricted to certain areas of China, their habitat, so that means that there is not enough space for all the pandas to live in. A third reason is because when humans put them into captivity, the pandas will become dependent on ...
- 369: The Black Death In Europe
- ... Journal of the Plague Year illustrating the destruction caused by the Great London Plague of 1665. However no one really can attest to the truth of both of these accounts. The Black Death began in China early in the fourteenth century (Viault 6). The plague then spread through the Euro-China trade routes and hit Europe in 1347 in Sicily (Vialt 6). The plague did not stop there; it traveled through Italy and soon spread to all of the major cities in Europe. It is estimated ...
- 370: Animal Farm
- ... day he collapses. This was indicative of the harsh times the laborers endured in Russia at the time of Revolution. The name Boxer is significant because it alludes to the Boxer Revolution, which occurred in China in the very early 1900's. This revolution happened due to an increase in illegal aliens in China, and a consequent increase in labor to make up for this population boom. Therefore, the characters Clover and Boxer are indicative an increase in labor in conditions where a government is slowly collapsing, as in ...
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