Essays Tagged: "China"

Preparing for war.

ain against the Russianrevolution. It cooperates with Japan and England in the interventionsagainst China. United States imperialism supported Great Britain in herinfamous Nanking policies, and it now ... ts Japan in her ruthlessintervention in Shantung. All talk about the United States as the 'friend ofChina' is mere babble in view of the fact that America supports Japan'sdomination over Manchuria in ...

(5 pages) 179 0 4.1 Mar/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Red guards (mao zedong)

RED GUARDSIn the summer of 1966 there was a new effort on the part of the headleaders in China to further control the actions and thoughts of the people inChina. The Red Guards were the for ... eirmain goal was to eliminate as many as possible of the customs andtraditional thoughts of the old China. They participated in Long Marchesand other activities.The man they looked up to most was a pe ... The mainreason of course was to humiliate. This group in time became moredestructive. Even some of China's highest leaders were taken. The RedGuards demonstrations lasted through fall, and winter of ...

(2 pages) 91 1 3.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Heroin Abuse

e used Opium and other drugs for medical and various other purposes. During the 7th Century A.D. in China a drug emerged called Opium. Opium, the dry juice from immature seed pods of the opium poppy p ... unaware of the harm it could cause began to use it more and more often. During the 19th century in China there was a period called the Opium Wars where the use of Opium had become such a problem the ...

(6 pages) 145 1 4.5 Sep/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

US. This essay will describe three contributions of Chinese in America: two products, ginseng and tea, and one method of medicine, acupuncture.

BUTIONS OF CHINESE IMMIGRANTSThe Chinese started immigrating to the United States in 1849. They leftChina in search of a better life. Life in China in the 1800's was very hard. Therewasn't enough food ... ucts, ginseng and tea, and one method of medicine, acupuncture.Ginseng is a perennial herb grown in China and other Asian countries. It isalso grown in North American, but the Asian variety is thought ...

(2 pages) 692 13 4.2 Mar/1997

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Bishop Francis X. Ford. A Martyr's Victory in a Spiritual Sense

lyn in 1892. He was the founder of the Maryknoll Missionaries and was the first bishop of Kwantung, China. He was killed in the late 1950's in China, he was charged with anti-Communist, counterrevolut ... an active sake to overcome evil for the sake of gods kingdom' said Huggard. When he took office in China, the country was already feeling the effects of the massive Japanese advance across Asia. In a ...

(3 pages) 52 0 3.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Taoism

Taoism is one of the two great philosophical and religious traditions that originated in China.The other religion native to China is Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began atabout ... ucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began atabout the same time, around the sixth century B.C.E. China's third great religion, Buddhism,came to China from India around the second century of the com ...

(8 pages) 271 0 4.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The Lives of Confucious and Guatma Siddartha

common goal was to assist the human population and improve their lifestyle.Confucius was a sage in China and also it's greatest philosopher. He was one of the most prominent figures and is respected ... s greatest philosopher. He was one of the most prominent figures and is respected throughout all of China. He was born at Tsou, in the state of Lu, known today as the Shandong province, in the year 55 ...

(12 pages) 138 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Confucius

osopher/teacher. Confucius highly stressed ethics. It is thought the reason for this is because the China of his time was corrupt. Confucius thought the way to live with good ethics was to follow the ... most important of the five being li. Confucius used this to formulate his plan for the recovery of china. Confucius equally emphasized the relationship with rulers and there subjects. This is where h ...

(1 pages) 134 0 4.0 Jan/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

3 Gorges Dam Opinion Essay Against building it

3 Gorges Dam Should Be StoppedThe purpose of the 3 gorges dam is to help China in many different ways, but Ithink that more than helping China out, it will bring more danger ... their environment and the danger that the dam willbring. They say that the dam will benefit all of China because electricity and transportationwill be cheaper. This may all be true, but with all the ... on, I remain on the opposing side to stop the building of the 3 gorgesdam. There may be benefits to China by building this dam, but there are too many risksand consequences involved. If the 3 gorges d ...

(2 pages) 55 0 4.3 Mar/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering

China as Most Favored Nation

The most-favored-nation status, given by the United States, is very important in China's run to become the world's strongest nation. China is a sleeping giant that just needs the op ... world's strongest nation. China is a sleeping giant that just needs the opportunity to wake up, and China believes that the United States granting them the most-favored-nation status is this opportuni ... an preferential trade system. The United States first granted most-favored-nation trading status to China in 1979 , following the historic efforts of President Nixon during the 1970's to restore diplo ...

(7 pages) 264 2 4.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

"The Challenge" It's an essay for the college application.

The challenging family situation I would like to share with you is our move from china to the United States. In 1999, my life was changed when my family immigrated to a new country, ... life was changed when my family immigrated to a new country, hoping for a better future. My life in China was hopeless, because I was a failing student with not much interest in school. The only posit ... erstood them, maybe not completely, but I knew the intent of their messages. I wanted to go back to china and talk freely with my friends and play games with them. My parents often told me that they d ...

(1 pages) 182 0 4.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Designer Babies

e sonogram was intended to help prospective mothers with their pre-natal care. In a society such as China, where there is a limit on the number of children you can have, women are using sonograms to f ... ctive genes, or that the government encourages only certain sectors of the population to reproduce. China proposed that people with a medical history of undesirable genetic traits should be forbidden ...

(5 pages) 91 0 3.5 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Essay on "Bitter Winds" by Harry Wu

In the book 'Bitter Wind' Harry Wu tells us about his time while imprisoned in China, for a crime he did not commit. But he did not write the book, his collaborator, Carolyn Wakem ... he wrote it self?Harry Wu might not have been very good in English. He had spent his entire life in China and although he had learned English during his early childhood and even taught some English in ... national Studies at the well-known University of California at Berkeley than an unknown writer from China.But was that the only reason? Did Harry Wu write this book with Carolyn Wakeman just to earn m ...

(5 pages) 57 0 5.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

Shoe Industry. Facing many changes, rushes, and difficulties

be like. Some changes are the industry as a whole is moving there factories to the far east such as China. The reason for this is they are trying to save costs for producing there shoes by paying ther ...

(3 pages) 198 0 3.9 Jan/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

China: History and Marketing Research Has bibliography

Business StructureWhen looking at China from a business structure it is important to take a look at their economics and other factors ... actors such as: National Output, Labor, Communications, Commerce, Government and more. With the way China emphasizes the whole when making a decision each of the following has an impact on the structu ... continued to ease controls on the economy.National OutputThe annual gross domestic product (GDP) of China in the early 1990s was $544.6 billion, or about $460 per capita (Encarta 98). Agricultural out ...

(11 pages) 307 1 4.5 May/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Three Chinese Conributions to the States. Speaks ginseng, tea and acupuncture

The Chinese started immigrating to the United States in 1849. They leftChina in search of a better life. Life in China in the 1800's was very hard. Therewasn't enough food ... ducts, ginseng and tea, and onemethod of medicine, acupuncture.Ginseng is a perennial herb grown in China and other Asian countries. It isalso grown in North American, but the Asian variety is thought ... ung in about 2737 B.C.This was a very long time ago. It is thought that tea was first cultivated in China.Then the China tea plant was taken to Japan in about 800A.D. In Japan, tea was usedfor medical ...

(2 pages) 69 0 4.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The Song Dynasty Government in China

Their history is divided into two periods of Northern and Southern Song. The Song period was one of China's most peaceful and prosperous era. However the Song government was corrupt and weak.The Song ... eneral Chao K'uang-yin, also known as Sung T'ai Tsu, was forced to become emperor in order to unify China. Sung T'ai Tsu created a national army under his direct control. He, and only he had control o ...

(3 pages) 119 1 4.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

ican government had tried to negotiate many times with Japan'sleaders to withdraw their troops from China and put an end to the war. Japan had already seized manybases in northern Vietnam and occupied ... seized manybases in northern Vietnam and occupied the south in July of 1941, threatening a route to China and theBritish control of Malaya and Burma. President Franklin D. Roosevelt then froze all Jap ...

(6 pages) 358 2 3.8 Jan/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

The printing business. Report discusses the history, changes, and present of the business

scuss the history, changes, and present of the printing business.The first printing was actually in China and was called yin (meaning to authenticate by the impression of a seal on clay). Seals were f ... tion, which comes out in white on a black back ground. This is a process similar to block printing. China was the first country to print with paper, ink, and carved wooden blocks, a process called xyl ...

(8 pages) 173 0 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Economy of China, China between the fall of the KMT and Mao Tse-Tung's death

The time from 1949-1976 was a time of transition for China. Many social andeconomic changes occurred through this period. When the Kuomintang governmentc ... made to improve sanitation andliteracy among the people. These changes generated patriotism during China'sinvolvement in the Korean War.While social reforms proved to be beneficial to China, attempts ... t acts. When stability was restored,foreign relations was vastly improved. The People's Republic of China was admitted intothe United Nations in 1971.The time period between the fall of the KMT and Ma ...

(1 pages) 118 0 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History