The Great Wall of China is a monument that has been globally recognised as a symbol of China for years. This essay discusses the Great Wall of China from three aspects. Firstly we’ll discuss the historical aspect including who built The Great Wall of China and the man-power behind the project. Secondly‚ we’ll look at the political reasons behind why it was built and thirdly we’ll examine the cultural significance in terms of tourism‚ legends and other topics that have been associated with the wall
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like the wall. It is easily one of the oldest‚ if not the oldest type of fortification built by man and is still in use today. As use of gunpowder weapons increased‚ the effectiveness of a massive‚ stone wall began to steadily decline. However‚ during the middle ages‚ people all over the world utilized walls as a highly effective way of keeping your enemy right where you wanted him‚ on the outside of one’s castle‚ city‚ or empire. If asked to give an example of the longest and biggest wall ever built
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The Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is truly one of the greatest architectural achievements in recorded history. The longest structure ever built‚ it is about 6‚700 kilometers (4‚163 miles) long and made entirely by hand. This wall is said to be visible from the moon. It crosses Northern China‚ from the East coast to Central China (Karls‚ 1). This massive wall is not only one of the ancient wonders of the world‚ but it also has been the inspiration of many writers and artists. With
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The Great Wall of China was first built by the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty (221 BCE- 206 BCE) won the Warring States Period in 221 BCE‚ a war between all the states (dynasties) in China. Qin took over the entire land of China! Once the leader‚ Shi Huangti‚ achieved this‚ he took down all the walls separating all the dynasties from each other‚ but he kept the walls in the North. He built the first 2100 miles of the Great Wall in the North to keep out the barbarians. When he ordered the construction
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America is a great country. There are people‚ there’s order‚ and there’s even a military to protect us. This military is made up of warriors and brave men and women that are ready to fight when our country needs them‚ but they aren’t just born like that. For a long time the government had a small military because not many men and women were brave enough to fight. The government needed a solution‚ so they researched for years to try and find a way to make braver kids in America. The answer was violent
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I. The Problem: Greenville Country Club is experiencing a high rate of volunteer turnover in their server positions. Service is often the deciding factor in the success of any restaurant. With constant server turnover and a lack of employee motivation‚ Greenville is losing its ability to remain competitive in the local restaurant market. To remedy the situation‚ Greenville will need to evaluate its hiring and training practices‚ as well as its compensation and incentives for its servers. II. Possible
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From the Great Wall to the Pyramids The Great Wall of China and the Egyptian Pyramids are both Manmade Wonders of the World and belong to two of the oldest civilizations. Ancient Egypt and ancient China both have history that date back over 4‚000 years ago‚ and though the two civilizations co-existed simultaneously with one another‚ there were little contact between the two. Yet apart from some underlying differences‚ there are many similarities between the two cultures as is highlighted when examining
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the great wall street crash a historic research 1929-1941 [You can add an abstract or other key statement here. An abstract is typically a short summary of the document content.] the great wall street crash a historic research 1929-1941 [You can add an abstract or other key statement here. An abstract is typically a short summary of the document content.] Contents Introduction 1 the begining 2 the happening 3 solutions 4 summarey 5 introduction The great Wall Street crash‚ black
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Case 8 In this case‚ we noticed that there were a lot of weaknesses of internal controls and monitoring in the club. Firstly‚ even though the checks were needed to be signed by two people‚ Fancy asked Sarah to sign the blank checks so that she can pay suppliers on time. However‚ there were no other people monitor Fancy to write the checks‚ she could write what she wants on the checks. Secondly‚ the duties were not segregated appropriately in this company. Fancy had the ability to order supplies‚
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza‚ Egypt. It is the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world‚ and the only one to remain intact. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built over a 10-20 year time span. It was built around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3‚800 years‚ until The Great Wall of China was built! The Great wall was originally
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