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Asian Studies Essays and Term Papers
The Great Wall of China"The Great Wall OF China"
By: Kiara Avila
The Great Wall of China was built over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C.). The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world. The mystery of the ...
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The Kings of Western ZhouThe kings of Western Zhou ruled from a small part of northwest China (present-day Shaanxi province) from 1045 BC. Their rule was long revered as a Chinese ‘golden age’ but in 771, overcome by dissension and subject to hostile intrusion, they were forced to forsake their original homeland and ...
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About Funerals and the Influence of Traditional Ideas of DeathAbout Funerals and the Influence of Traditional Ideas of Death
By Shine Sapphire
Abstract: Different countries have different funeral customs, which will reflect the values of a nation. Typically, Chinese and western people hold two different ideas about death that are embodied in their ...
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Cultural Activity: JapanRebecca Thomas
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz
Intro to Interpersonal Comm
26 October 2013
Cultural Activity
Japan is part of Asia, but is a separate island. As of 2012, Japan's population is over 127,000,000, and it's climate in the summer is hot and humid with a month of rainy season. Winter ...
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China Should Ban AbortionLetitia Lee
16100708
March 15, 2013
China should ban abortion
There are many issues in China today such as food safety, corruption, and environment pollution. Apart from these hot issues, abortion is also increasingly controversial. Actually, abortion has been an ongoing issue for ...
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Love of Country (Amor Patria)An enlightening work of Jose Rizal entitled "Love of Country (AmorPatrio) " focuses on his aims to deliver nationalism and patriotism for his beloved land (Philippines) . Despite of the Spanish colonization, he didn't hesitate to work for his objectives on Philippines. His hope never gone down ...
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Translation on Advertisement1 Introduction
With the trend of globalization, more and more entrepreneurs begin to employ advertisements to gain international market share. In this procedure, good advertisement translation, which is essential in facilitating the world wide market campaign, can not only popularize the ...
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Chinese Economy and SocietyBefore answering the question, I want to address mistaken impressions about the nature of the Chinese economy and society and about the iron rice bowl that a few students express in their posts. First, China's is neither a capitalist nor is it a state capitalist economy. China's is a communist ...
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Sacred EdictsThe "Sacred Edicts" was produced around 1662 and was kept in the same format until it was revised in 1723. Its original purpose was to be used in local rituals and village lectures. The most important words in the Sacred Edicts are probably number three: "Cultivate peace and concord in your ...
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Comparing Japan And China's Paths To ModernizationAlthough both were viewed as the 'Exotic East' in the eyes of Westerners, China and Japan took apparently substantially different paths to modernization over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. China was shell-shocked by its relations with the West, and when it became independent, began to ...
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India's Struggle To ModernizeIndia
India's struggle to modernize dates back to the early 1900s during its attempts to free itself from the domination of British rule. As one of its colonies, India supplied all the raw material necessary for Great Britain's industrial needs, particularly cash crops such as jute, cotton, ...
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India's Population ExplosionCause and Effect of Population Explosion in India
The world has a population of six billion. India alone has a population of one billion, in spite of the fact that India was the first country in the world to have a population policy. This large population is causing alarm. India is in the midst ...
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China’s Policy Response Towards Taiwan Following Taiwanese ElectionsChina's Policy Response Towards Taiwan Following Taiwanese Elections
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The dispute of Taiwan has been an issue of concern for the overall international community as it is affecting the stability of the region. The results of the recently held elections in Taiwan has further created ...
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Japanese Immigration To HawaiiThis seven page paper presents a detailed examination of the history and migration of the Japanese to Hawaii. The writer explores the migration beginning with the history and then offering an explanation of the migration as it pertained to the Japanese and how it affected those who migrated as well ...
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Asian Americans After MigrationMajor points were addressed about the lives of the Asian American people after their migration to America. One point was the Community Organization and Infrastructures that provided assistance of support to its members of its own ethnic group. Every Asian group was different from each other and is ...
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The Yi (Choson) DynastyYi (Choson) Dynasty
Introduction
The Yi (Choson) Dynasty was the final and longest of Korea's dynasties. Chinese cultural influences were extremely strong during this period, when Neo-Confucianism was adopted as the ideology of the state and society (Duncan, 2000). In the late 16th and early ...
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Personal Power and Ambition In Japan EthnographiesAnthropology, which is concerned with the study of human differences as well as - to a lesser extent - the samenesses, was born soon after the Age of Discovery had opened up societies that had at least until that historical moment remained uninfluenced by the technological innovations of the ...
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Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors: Chinese Social StructureThe main thesis of Arthur P. Wolf's article "Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors" is that these three categories of supernatural beings are determined by the social structure of Chinese society. Using case studies, personal anecdotes, interviews, and observations of ritual, custom, and lifestyle, the ...
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Burning Paper Money in Chinese Rituals and FestivalsBurning Money
Like all ancient traditional religions, Chinese religion is also based on number of ancient beliefs many of which are still prevailing in the mainstream Chinese culture. Traditional Chinese religion is not influenced by one set of rules, doctrines or principles; instead it is a ...
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The Independence Of The PhilippinesThe Philippines has an affluent cultural history that goes back to about one thousand years B.C. Chinese, Indian, Malayan, Siamese and Arabian cultures turned out to be segments of its deemed history and immigrants commuted to enrich the affluent trading exchange islands. (The Struggle for ...
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The Mummies of UrumchiQuite a few books on the topic of mummies can be found in library catalogues and on the site of Amazon.com (Cat Mummy, the Mummy's Curse, Ancient Mummies, Pharaohs and Pyramids, Mummies and Disease… This is especially the case, because people enjoy reading about the unusual and sometimes ...
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China Artifact AnalysisFrom 3rd to 1st century B.C, artifacts that travelled to China along the Silk Road demonstrated cultural diffusion and synthesis.
Many artifacts from Ancient Greece that travelled to Asia along the Silk Road demonstrated cultural diffusion. For example, the Bactrian coinage was one of the many ...
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Household Registration or Hukou SystemThe majority of migrant workers who flock to bigger cities in search of manual labor in factories and on construction sites are from a farming background.
But their search for a better life for themselves and their families is hampered by a discriminatory "household registration," or hukou, ...
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China DBQ EssayChina DBQ Essay
For much of China’s history, the dynastic cycle dictated the flow of governmental regimes, and while all claiming to be distinct in government, where really much in the same. However, with the end of the nineteenth and start of the twentieth century, the last Chinese dynasty, ...
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