The Voyage The Voyage‚ by Katherine Mansfield is a short story set in the early 1900s‚ about a young girl called Fenella who is being taken from her home in Wellington to live with her Grandparents in Picton‚ after the death of her mother. She along with her grandmother travels across the Cook Strait on the Picton Boat to her new home. Mansfield uses the literary techniques of symbolism‚ setting and dialogue to convey the idea of the transition from childhood into adulthood. Mansfield uses
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Danny Liang Honors World Studies Compare and Contrast Final Draft “Following the light of the sun‚ we left the Old World.” This was a quote from none other than Christopher Columbus‚ the “first” person who discovered America. This quote sums up the greatest interest of the Europeans of the time. Over the course of history‚ it shows that any two regions have their own similarities and differences. The Americas and East Asia are no exception. Both have their own similarities and differences no matter
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ESSAY _"SHOULD THE DEATH PENALTY BE BROUGHT BACK IN AUSTRALIA?"_ The debate for restoration of the death penalty in Australia has been ongoing since the 1985 abolishment of capital punishment in Australia. Following the abolishment of capital punishment‚ Australia has not seen any rise in the number of homicides and murders‚ suggesting that execution does not deter criminals. Each time another heinous crime is committed‚ public outcry reignites the debate on the reintroduction of the death penalty
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colonisation but never held responsible for the current state Africa is in. European colonization is rarely taught about in school because apparently slavery is the only horrible thing that Europeans did and not how colonization severely damaged Africa’s society‚ economy‚ and environment. So isn’t it time to finally talk about how colonization ruined Africa? The land of South Africa has been diminished to destruction from mining without the consent of the people of the land. Within
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Emperor of China during the Ming Dynasty. He went on voyages to Southeast Asia‚ Sumatra‚ Java‚ Ceylon‚ India‚ Persia‚ Persian Gulf‚ Arabia‚ the red sea Egypt‚ and the Mozambique Channel. The number of his voyages vary depending on method of division‚ but he travelled at least seven times to The Western Ocean with his fleet. The fleet comprised 30‚000 men and seventy ships at its height. He brought back to China many trophies and envoys from more than thirty kingdoms including King Alagonakkara
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When the Europeans had discovered America‚ the possibilities for them were endless. Although mistakenly discovered‚ it greatly aroused the curiosity of many European explorers. There were new opportunities for them to expand‚ and in more than just one way. Chances to spread religion‚ boost their economy‚ and help themselves politically. As soon as Columbus returned‚ the pope issued a decree saying the world itself was an inheritance of Christianity. Spain and Portugal‚ the two main Christian powers
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during the Sui and Tang dynasty‚ it faced opposition from the government during the Song dynasty. Confucianism lost government endorsement during the Sui and Tang but gained momentum during the Song as Neo-Confucianism. Yuan dynasty promoted Islam and Tibet Buddhism but ignored Confucianism. Different rulers sponsored and protected different religions but Confucianism and some form of Buddhism have always been alive in Chinese society from 600 to 1450. After much political disunity and chaos China was
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* Change Analysis Chart Postclassical (600-1450 C.E.) | Basic Features at Beginning of period | Key Continuities | Key Changes | Basic Features at End of Period | Reasons for Change or Continuities | Global Trade What other trading systems existed at the beginning of the period? The Indian Ocean system is a continuity‚ not a change.What about the gold-salt trade? Don’t you mean the Pax Mongolica? | * Trade was very international. * Silk roads linked Eurasia‚ and goods traded hands many
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Should Britain re-instate the death penalty? The majority of Great Britain is Christian‚ since according to the 2011 census‚ 59.4% of the country claimed to be of Christian faith. However‚ there are mixed views on Christianity and capital punishment. Many Christians believe that the Bible supports the use of the death penalty as it clearly says in Genesis 9:6‚ “Whoever sheds the blood of man‚ by man shall his blood be shed.” In addition to this‚ Jesus commands‚ “He who speaks evil of father or mother
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During the mid 15th century to the early 18th century almost half of Europe’s total population could be considered poor and destitute. The attitudes of the clergy and the attitudes of the socially elite toward these people varied from pity to disgust‚ and their proposed solution to these problems differed. Some suggested helping all of the poor by giving them alms‚ some warned others to be careful of whom the money was given to and some people believed that being poor was a voluntary decision and
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