That quickly led to a commitment to economic development under the auspices of a politically autocratic state – all of this under the control of a political party that in 2010 calls itself "communist" but that encourages millionaires to join its ranks, and which espouses a market economy in a blend that no one quite knows what to call. ... The Qing did all these things, and some of the early Qing Emperors were talented leaders. ... Through it all there were always groups organized around ethnocentric principles, wishing to expel the Manchu Qing Dynasty and replace it with one t...

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So it is of great importance to them all. ... Similar to the wedding certificate today, in ancient times people used to make three written documents to guarantee a legal marriage, namely the "document of engagement", which would establish the marital agreement between the two families, the "Offerings List", which would write out all the gift...

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While for some it may seem superficial I believe that makeup speaks for us and our image starting with the first impression that people make in front of each other. ... A very important subject of this study is the corrective makeup which is magical for all women. ... In China white is the symbol of death, and in Africa it is all evil. ... Black and white color meanings are opposite in Eastern and Western cultures. For Western black signifies death, funerals, riots, villains and when combined with orange is associated with the Halloween holiday of the American culture. ...

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