Between the Song and Tang dynasties‚ a fad of small feet arose‚ and from then the act of footbinding became more and more common in the elite class. As the prosperity of the elite class grew‚ more numbers of women became concubines‚ prostitutes‚ and entertainers. Because of the easy
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BS-AE 1.) Political Dynasty‚ is it acceptable or not? * Political Dynasty is not acceptable for me because it is not fair to other people who deserve in such position in politics. Give chance to other to have a good leadership. Not only in one family the true/wise leader will come‚ every family/dynasty have it. 2.) Must there be an absolute separation of church and state? * Church and state must
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reasons for the decline of the empires. Yang Lian and Mehmed Pasha both wrote about the decline of their societies. The Ming Empire and society were impacted by invading forces and dealt with rebellion from within its own country as well and the Ottoman Empire encountered financial issues within itself. All of which were reasons and causes for the empire’s declines and falls. The Ming empire was faced with foreign forces invading a valued trade partner‚ "in the 1590’s the Japanese invaded china’s client
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extent‚ something they are born with—strength‚ speed‚ flexibility‚ and the most important‚ passion. All of these contribute to their extraordinary performance that can not be trained by our ordinary individuals to reach the comparable levels. Take Yao Ming as an example. As an distinguished basketball player‚ Yao grew up in Shanghai‚ both his parents former basketball players. Growing in such “athletic” atmosphere‚ Yao exhibited exceptional gift for basketball the first time he touched basketball: the
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Structured Empire: Manchu’s Supremacy rule in the Qing China China is a multi-ethnic state that based on Han Chinese regime for the most of times‚ nevertheless‚ we are able to trace dynasties that either partially or wholly conquered by foreign powers within the scope of Chinese history; among all of them‚ Qing China under the Manchu’s rule is considered as one of the most prosperous and well-known period in the Chinese history which lasted nearly three centuries with visibly economy growth and
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In late-Ming China‚ even though tea drinking had been accepted by the whole society‚ tea tasting remained its aesthetic function‚ in which people believed that it could reflect the taste and the social status of the drinkers. The relationship between taste and social status has been studied by some scholars. In the very influential Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste‚ Pierre Bourdieu argues that taste‚ the faculty of perceiving beauty and the capacity to discern aesthetic values
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Arellano University Plaridel Campus “Social Study” Concept Paper: The Causes and Consequences of Political Dynasty in every Citizen in the Philippines. A partial Fulfillment for the Course Requirements in Social Studies 4 Submitted by: Queeny Micah M. Deliguer Submitted to: Mr. Leo Paolo Dilay I. Introduction “Introduction” Politics in the Philippines has been under the control of a few notable families. It is normal for a politician ’s
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get the idea of what this quote means. With the kind of government that we have‚ we can actually see and feel that the government really hates competitions. An example for this is the so called “Political Dynasty” which is now a big contention here in our country. So‚ what is political dynasty and why is it an issue? Political
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Although the reign of the Carolingian dynasty occupied brief part of the medieval era‚ the Carolingian Empire that was established made both a historical and cultural impact on medieval society that would resonate for centuries to come. The Carolingian House of the Franks and their expanding empire initially brought stability and progress to most of Europe‚ as well as pioneering a cultural and intellectual renaissance that influenced the remainder of the Middle Ages. Although there were various Carolingian
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Shih Huang Di then divided his empire into thirty six commanderies. These administrative units served well for China‚ for they made China more organized. And what made this system so unique was that it was different from what previous dynasties had done. Previous dynasties had used loose alliances and federations‚ which did not do the country well. Moreover‚ government appointments were no longer based on nepotism but rather on merit.
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