Essays on History of China

China as a country has changed dramatically since its imperial dynasties. During the 1900’s China has gone from a monarchy to a republic to a communist nation, split into several pieces owned by warlords, emperors, presidents, Japan and even Russia and eventually came back together…

Global WarmingScientists, politicians, journalists, your neighbors today it seems that everyone is talking about global warming, but what is global warming? Well to understand what global warming is one has to understand what the greenhouse effect is. Earth receives energy from the sun in the…

Culture is something considered sacred by some, and worthless to others. It gives people something to identify themselves as, but at the same time causes them to be subjected to many negative prejudices that follow their ethnic backgrounds, religious beliefs, and traditions. Pietrse (2009), notes…

China And The Korean Crisis: How We Got Here And What To Do In 431 BC, Greek historian Thucydides recorded the history of the Peloponnesian War, where a coalition lead by the once unchallenged Sparta turned a rapidly expanding Athens as well as her many…

Painting is a process and art which involves smearing colorful paints on a surface or surfaces in a manner that creates meaning (Ta-kung 455). In most cases, the meaning that is communicated through painting is open to anyone looking at the painting. However, sometimes paintings…

For countless generations, those members of society who are fortunate enough to have been born into stable lifestyles have seen the horrors of poverty second-hand through art in all forms. Though they can look upon and consider these depictions and realizations with disgust and revulsion,…

Geisha Opinion and Stereotypes: An Analysis Throughout all of history, women have received the short end of the stick. From voting rights to discrimination, women have always been stereotyped and misjudged by men since as far back as history goes. This discrimination and stereotyping can…

Before discussing Fukuzawa Yukichis’s intellectual biases, several definitions must be made. For the purposes of this paper ‘eurocentrism’ is defined as the beliefs and methods of thought predominantly followed by european thinkers. This would include static notions of Orient and Occident where Oriental nations are…

Shang dynasty 1750-1122 defeated the Xia dynasty. This dynasty is where the earliest written records of China’s have been discovered. These records were inscribed on the bones and shells of animals, these bone are called “the oracle bones”. The oracle bones have ancient scriptures on…

Tsunamis, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes: The Dangers They Present Dr. Kusky writes in the introduction of his book, “Volcanic eruptions provide one of the most spectacular of all natural phenomena, yet they also rank among the most dangerous of geological hazards” (xv). It is always hard…