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- 2171: The Correlation Between Chines
- ... their vast existence as a mainly undivided civilization. However, their earliest of history was not thoroughly documented until the Qin dynasty (approximately 200 B.C.E.) Before that specific era Chinese history was preserved through stories by mouth rather than by quill. Though it is impossible to be assured of the validity of any oral tradition the Chinese people still regard them as written history. Many of the beliefs in current Chinese culture still heavily rely on the precepts of these stories as their basis. The unwritten history of China began nearly five thousand years ago with two rulers of primordial Asia. The first of the rulers was known as Huang Di, also referred to as the ...
- 2172: Decameron
- ... the framework of a group of ten men and women who have taken refuge from the plague in a country villa outside Florence for ten days. Throughout these ten days, the group tells hundreds of stories that reveal characteristics of fourteenth century lifestyle. By using ironical story telling, the author takes on a non-judgmental view in revealing the shockingly immoral characteristics in order to allow the reader occasion for ethical ... different times call for different views on moral behavior. There is no “universal truth” and objective standards should not be applied to criticize one societal code more than another. In his collection of almost scandalous stories, Boccaccio portrays 14th century society. Perhaps he is a little overboard in his descriptions, but this gives the 2 readers an opportunity to distance themselves from the material and better analyze the point that Boccaccio ...
- 2173: Yalta
- ... I can tell the people a few things about how life was like. My dad, having lived through a lot of these changes going on after the war, (communists taking over) has told me many stories about the oppression the communists brought to Romania after the war. In fact, the Stalin promised at Yalta that Romania would have free elections, but only 16 days after the conference, the Russians destroyed the ... a small country like that had to go through will not be forgiven in the years to come. Certainly, my generation will not forget it, and I will pass on to my children the many stories of great oppression that Romania had to go through after the war. And I hope that this painful memory will never be forgotten. I will criticize FDR for doing this to Eastern Europe, because it ...
- 2174: Marilyn Monroe
- ... expect to go places, you’ve got to be a blonde.” She finally agreed to bleach her hair. Photographer Raphael Wolff agreed to pay for the bleaching. Marilyn had long hair and they cut it short and styled it in an upsweep. She didn’t really like the look at first-but she knew it got the attention she needed. Her first screen test at Fox was a silent test. There ... expect to go places, you’ve got to be a blonde.” She finally agreed to bleach her hair. Photographer Raphael Wolff agreed to pay for the bleaching. Marilyn had long hair and they cut it short and styled it in an upsweep. She didn’t really like the look at first-but she knew it got the attention she needed. Her first screen test at Fox was a silent test. There ...
- 2175: Renaisance
- ... spend more time studying new ideas and had more money to truly patronise the arts. The medieval view of the world was a look at the bad side of things: People thought of life as short and full of suffering. There was very little medieval art that didn't have a religious theme, and most art was made by hired artists for a church, to teach people about there faith and ... Roman artists had tried to communicate a sense of beauty in their art. Greek thinkers had developed systems of philosophy that showed people how to improve themselves and their society through there own efforts. In short, the classical society was optimistic, and much better then the views from the Middle Ages. Renaissance artists and thinkers worked hard to bring the classical culture to life again, and to make a new better ...
- 2176: Ireland An Expansion Through T
- ... a barbaric nation, which in essence paralleled the famous epic poem Beowulf. It was a society in which wealth determined the ruling factor and histories were kept in the way of the oral tradition. Through stories such as Tain Bo Cuailnge, The Cattle Raid of Cooley, one is shown what Ireland might have been like and through heroes such as Deirdre and Cuchulainn one can idealize what the Irish pagan ways ... brings about Monastery’s to Ireland. Within the monasteries the monks are taught Latin, Greek, and also how to write. It is through the monasteries that records of history start to be kept and earlier stories are preserved on paper. It also allows for Irish to become a written language that becomes the type script that is used throughout the rest of the middle ages. The Irish create their own style ...
- 2177: Early History Of Judaism
- ... clear cut distinction between religious groups. This early time period was generally quite temporary and non-centralized, stemming from the fact that technology was at a very low level, and people's lifespan was fairly short. These conditions led to a rapid rate of turnover in religious thought, and left many factions of people to their own devices. Widespread geographic distribution coupled with poor communication certainly did not help in holding ... as time-bombs of social memes, and have created a major split in the religion. When the violence of the war has subsided, the moderate Hellenizers have won ("everything in moderation!") and rule for a short time, until the Roman empire attacks and throws even more kinks into the Jewish society. When the Romans take over, the Hasmonean kings are left in place as 'puppet kings,' which ultimately forces the general ...
- 2178: Excellence Redefined
- ... loss of the public. It is part of human nature to follow the trend of the hour, but these two knew the trend before it occurred and were able to profit, at least in the short term. Following the trend creates a chaotic cycle of winners and losers, where everyone gets a taste of both worlds sooner or later. In the case of the 1980’s this cycle was shown when ... that he left behind the importance of his family and the person they had raised him to be. During a scene in the hanger at Blue Star Airlines, Bud goes to visit his father a short time after his employment with Gekko. The normal camaraderie is present, but the quick and choppy camera shots of conversation stray from what the normal visit would be. After Fox finds his dad and hurries ...
- 2179: The Invasion Of Poland 1939
- ... of Poland will be found afterwards. If I have to wage war I would rather do it today than tommorow"3. The tension was getting greater and the Poles new that it was only a short time till the German invasion begins. Both sides began to somewhat prepare. On August 23 the Nazi's made a pact with the USSR. The USSR agreed to back and support the Nazi's in ... 195 guns and montars, 6,046 trucks, and 5,538 motor cycles were destroyed or badly damaged. The Russians who were attacking from the eastern front had a fairly large amount of loses in the short time that they were engaged in the battle. 2,500 Russian troops were kill, and 9,000 were wounded in action. There were 1,000 troops captured, 150 tanks and armor vehicles destroyed, along with ...
- 2180: Korea 2
- ... had to face? What are its prospects of continued economic success in the increasingly globalised world economy? The rapid growth and development in the newly industrialising economies (NIE’s) in recent decades has been nothing short of spectacular. Now among the world’s most dynamic industrialised economies, the NIE’s of Singapore, Taiwan Hong Kong, and South Korea which will be the focus, stand as perhaps the best examples of successful ... challenges Korea has had to face to date was the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997. Up to this point in time many economists looked favorably upon the economic fundamentals of Korea. However, due to excess short term debt over the long term debts, excess debt over equity and the generating of wealth through asset price bubbles, which was clearly unsustainable, these vulnerabilities only required a small shock which was initiated by ...
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