flourish‚ while contributing to trade. Politically‚ the Tang dynasty‚ along with its court and bureaucratic approach based on merit‚ enabled Chang’an to attain peace and organization. Socially‚ Chang’an’s contributions to Buddhism‚ formation of Neo- Confucianism‚ and arts created a dynamic culture. Although Chang’an was a cultural melting pot influenced by foreigners such as the Turks and Indians‚ it was economically‚ politically‚ and socially unique. Economically‚ the Equal Field System‚ Grand Canal
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Lina 郭丽娜 1106 20110236 The story-- “Everyday Use (For Your Grandmama)” mainly talks about an Africa-American family’s daily life and the relationship among three main characters: the mother and her two daughters—Dee and Maggie. The author looks like to focus on the scramble for the two quilts between two daughters‚ but in the deep meaning of the story we can see the sisters’ attitudes on two quilts indicate the culture conflicts between the traditional African-American culture and the modern
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of “ Everyday Use” and my family have a lot of similarities and differences regarding personally‚ parenting‚ and heritage. Personality is a huge part part of live‚ thats how people connect and describe you. In “Everyday Use” Dee seems very stuck up in the short story. Dee thinks she’s better than the rest because momma
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“America”. Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/238130 on 14 Feb 2015. Compare and contrast the narrator of Zora Neale Hurston ’s "How it Feels to Be Colored Me" and either Toni Morrison ’s main character‚ Sula‚ or Alice Walker’s Dee. First looking at Zora she is the writer and main character in “How it feels to Be Colored Me” story. It is basically her life up to that point in history. Zora brings from the days she was little child in Eatonville‚ Florida sitting on the front
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woman has two daughters Dee and Maggie. Dee had better education‚ yet full of confidence and ambition. In contrast‚ Maggie is described as an unattractive girl. The climax of the story is the belonging of the quilts which represents the heritage of the family. In Maxine Hong Kingston’s No Name Woman‚ the narrator’s mother told her
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Zhenzhen Xu BUSN290 Professor Craig Johnson Oct. 2‚ 2013 In chapter 1‚ I get to know five widely used ethical methods that are Utilitarianism‚ Kant’s Categorical Imperative‚ Rawls’s Justice as Fairness‚ Confucianism and Altruism. I choose Utilitarianism to compare with Confucianism. Utilitarianism is what we should consider both short- and long-term consequences when we make some ethical choices. The goal of Utilitarianism is to expand profits as possible as they can. In other words‚ it is a
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1. Who is the protagonist? Explain your choice. As before‚ you should judge this based on several factors: Which character do we spend the most time with? Which character is telling the story (probably it is her story‚ then)? Which character changes‚ if one does? Which character are we left to focus on at the end of the story? When the same character is the answer to most or all of the above questions‚ that character is probably the protagonist. 2. Unlike "Cathedral‚" this story has an antagonist
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author states‚ “Dee manipulates and oppresses both her mom and her sister through her verbal skills” (Tuten 125). Dee uses her verbal skills to get what she wants‚ and this is evident in the way she degrades Maggie to secure the quilts for herself. Although Dee is smooth with her words‚ she lacks common sense and the knowledge of her family heritage. Maggie gives up the quilts‚ not because she gives into Dee‚ but that she knows the true value of the quilts. One can also see that Dee is ashamed and
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his own fulfullment with the fulfillment of others. Another passage elaborates this theme when Confucius is asked what it takes to be truly human: "The humane man‚ if he seeks to establish himself‚ will help others to succeed. To be able to judge other by what one know of oneself is the method of
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stay home daughter while the other is in college living the American Dream. Dee is the daughter who is in college and visits the family while Maggie and Mama are at home. When Dee comes back home‚ Maggie and Mama realize that Dees personality is completely different. “What happened to Dee?” asked Mama‚ then Dee replies‚ “She’s dead‚ I couldn’t bear it any longer‚ being named after the people who oppress me” (Walker). Dee feels like she is superior to her family‚ making her want to stand out from
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