During the Sata Yug‚ the Kathmandu valley was a huge bowl of placid water‚ cradled by hills and mountains. The lake was home of the Naags‚ the serpent gods. Then one day a God descended to the lake and cleaved a pass through the mountains with his sword. The pass is called Kotwal‚ Kotbar or Kotpal. The water gushed out‚ emptying the lake and leaving behind a fertile valley. This valley would eventually be the site of not only kings but also great spiritual and religious activity for centuries to
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China 1900 – 2000 The Fall of the Qing Dynasty (1900-1912) Most of the enemies of the Manchu Empire after the nineteenth century‚ were led by Sun Yatsen‚ a good-looking 34 year old doctor. Doctor Sun Yatsen had been educated in an American school in Hawaii and therefore he was Christian. He had spent many years of his life traveling the world. He saw how advanced technologically other countries were and realized how weak China was. He found that the only way for China to come out of its stall
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The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest architectural achievements ever recorded in history. The Great Wall translates to “long fortress.” The wall was made entirely by hand. It was built to protect the Chinese from intruders from different Nomadic Tribes. The wall is about 5‚500 miles long. The wall did not stretch across all of China but it stretched from Shanhaiguan in the East to Lop Nur in the West. Some people say that you can even see the wall from the moon! Wouldn’t that be something
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Tradition is the backbone of every culture and civilization. It helps to pass the beliefs‚ philosophies‚ and customs of societies from generation to generation. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson describes about a tradition of an annual lottery draw‚ participated by the people of a village to insure a bountiful harvest. Usually in lotteries‚ the winners get something special that makes them happy. But in this story‚ the tradition of the lottery is that whoever is the winner is stoned to death to get
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Personal Appearance Regarding Personnel Currently Serving in the United States Army. As stated in AR 670-1‚ Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia‚ paragraph 1-7 A‚ “General. The Army is a uniformed service where discipline is judged‚ in part‚ by the manner in which a soldier wears a prescribed uniform‚ as well as by the individual’s personal appearance. Therefore‚ a neat and well-groomed appearance by all soldiers is fundamental to the Army and contributes to building the pride
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Lady Fuca. Born on November 29‚ 1835 no one could ever imagine this baby would be considered the most strategic and formidable women in history and to be famed for her beauty‚ femininity‚ and charm. Her parents were a part of the ruling minority in Manchu society‚ and although this meant a nice lifestyle‚ she wanted so much more in her future. As the eldest daughter Cixi recounts her early life as hard and enduring‚ she is quoted “Ever since I was a young girl‚ I had a very hard life. I was not happy
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1. In what major ways did Confucian philosophy manifest itself in Chinese society during the Ming and/or Qing dynasties? It is clear from examining the philosophical thought and social trends during both the Qing and Ming dynasties that Confucian thought and ideology had a profound effect on Chinese society and moral values during that period. Confucian philosophy is an ethical and philosophical thinking system thought to have been developed from the teachings of Kong Fuzi‚ known as Confucius who
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The Painted Veil: the title of the book. • Lift not the painted veil which those who live Call life: though unreal shapes be pictured there‚ And it but mimic all we would believe With colours idly spread‚-- behind‚ lurk Fear And Hope‚ twin Destinies; who ever weave Their shadows‚ o’er the chasm‚ sightless and drear. I knew one who had lifted it -- he sought‚ For his lost heart was tender‚ things to love‚ But found them not‚ alas! nor was
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There were two core treaties that defined the Cold War; NATO and the Warsaw Pact. In 1949‚ the possibilities of the Communist expansion prompted the United States and 11 other Western nations to take action and form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The NATO was a joining of the western nations and their beliefs. In response‚ the Soviet Union and its other Communist nations in Eastern Europe founded another alliance‚ the Warsaw Pact‚ in 1955. The Warsaw Pact was seen as the communist
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The 1911 Revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat Sen is one of the most significant events in the history of China. It marked an end to the world ’s most remarkable span of imperial history‚ dating back 2133 years when Shi Huangdi first unified China (Gascoigne‚ 2003: 204). However‚ the change from autocratic monarchy to republic did not bring about the sort of fundamental political‚ social or cultural changes that one would normally expect from a revolution that smashed a 2000 year old feudal monarchy. Many
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