Essays on Chinese

Could Chinese replace English as the world’s international language? Language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different is called Lingua Franca. With the process of globalisation, English has been increasingly become the lingua franca for people speaking different…

The Cross Cultural Experience of a Chinese-American Marcus Garvey once said, “A person without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Somewhere down the line of this prolonged history evolved both men and women. From the moment we…

Numerous jobs exist with untraditional schedules and work hours. According to xx, it is more challenging to provide a pleasant job environment when one is unaware of any disadvantages regarding the demands of their program. Therefore, the objective is to remove turnover and keep workers…

An excellent case study should have adequate materials to define case settings and gives a deeper understanding of it. However, this study is steered by the capability approach. That focus on their abilities and freedom in social (health and education) political and economic dimensions. Besides…

Orchids have been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. Many orchids have been proven for their medicinal properties. Medicinal Orchids mainly belong to genera: Calanthe, Coelogyne, Cymbidium, Cypipedium, Dendrobium, Epthemerantha, Eria, Galeola, Gastrodia, Gymnadenia, Habenaria, Ludisia, Luisia, Nevilia and Thunia (Szlachetko, 2001; Gutierrez, 2010). Orchids…

Refined by Fire In modern day China: Facebook, The New York Times, and other potential news outlets are censored by, “China’s Great Firewall.” They also can see what you’re saying and seeing over the internet, which unlike America, they don’t need a court warrant. The…

Liang Heng was born into China in 1954, during a period of communist rule. He was the son of intellectuals, a group which was looked down upon during the Cultural Revolution (Heng). The Cultural Revolution was a mass movement in China during the 60’s and…

As a country, China is becoming more open in its outlook, in which the effects will be felt throughout the world and the global economy. Therefore, studying Chinese, for me, is not only a way to learn the complex language, but to also delve into…

Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society written by Adeline Yeh Man is a story about a 12-year-old girl living in Shanghai at the time of a Japanese invasion. The book follows the character of Ye Xian (Chinese Cinderella) who was kicked out of her…