When the first Chinese immigrants came to this country, they did not expect to encounter such anti-Chinese sentiment that in turn would lead to anti-Chinese movements. ... In 1852, there were perhaps 10,000 Chinese in the state the anti-Chinese agitation arose in the mining camps. ... Through their unyielding persistence to strive for a better life and despite the government and the odds that were against them, they continued to be strong. ... As the Chinese took over most of the jobs, complaints about the Chinese started to surface. ... Soon the people who were against the Chinese persuad...

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Characterization in "Two Kinds" Jing-Mei's mother is a determined Chinese immigrant with high ambitions for her daughter but little practical idea of how they can be achieved. ... The mother was born in China where she led a horrible life for many years. "She had come here in 1949 after losing everything in China: her mother and father, her family home, her first husband, and two daughters, twin baby girl"(1). ... You could work for the government and get good retirement. ... "So ungrateful," I heard her mutter in Chinese"(3). ...

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Culture is also coerced and forced into our beliefs by government, parents, religion and society. ... Culture largely affects government by changing and setting standards of "normality" and establishing what is accepted within specific societies. In turn government also impacts and changes our culture. The people in this country vote for whom they want in government. ... For example, in China they sit low to the floor on cushions and eat using chop sticks. ...

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Executions still remain widespread, with China killing 1,077 in 1999. ... So many lives were lost even though both governments agreed that the war over a tiny disputed patches of land was crazy. ... Opposing the Chinese authorities in Tibet have had fatal consequences for many, even including monks and nuns. Authorities have become subtle- both uniformed and plain clothed Chinese police are active. The main aim of the Chinese government is to maintain "stability" by removing any desire for self rule and removing loyalty to the Dalai Lama. ...

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The majority followed government and state laws, but gangs began to form all over New York - the largest becoming the mafia. ... The mafia still remains in business today even with the government's plans to stop them such as the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act passed in 1970. ... Risen explains in the US News that China and Russia have organized various groups of intelligent hackers who have been stealing information from top secret databases of the United States for over twenty years now. ... Russia and China are working together to steal money, government ...

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Only then, the government was cracking down on the moonshiners. ... When the government tries to step in and fix a problem, they end up making things worse. ... This leads government officials to make laws that really do not help. ... The Chinese built the Great Wall of China with wooden shovels in order to keep out the Mongols. ... Current illegals would not be able to vote, hold political office, or receive government aid. ...

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However, democracy in America is not as simple as "power to the people", but is actually a complicated system of government and politics. ... Chinese consumers became rapidly addicted to this drug so China wanted to ban this trade. ... The Chinese lost and the government was the forced to pay Britain 21 million silver dollars. ... Also, the Chinese exclusion act of 1882 limited further Chinese immigration. ... They were anti-federalists who believed in strong localized governments. ...

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Only few countries, including China, and North Korea, have absolute despot or group of powerful people. ... So it will be good for non-democratic Asian countries to convert their governmental system to democracy. ... In democratic society like South Korean, before making an important decision, government hears lots of opinion from citizens and all decision is made by representatives of citizen. ... It is not a perfect system of government. ... But, as we can see much strength for citizen and government in democracy, and many countries are showing positive example of democratic counties, I rea...

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Kudlow and Kramer did not mention this benefit of a weaker dollar, but they did mention the President's push for China to allow its currency to "float." China's currency, the Renminbi, is currently pegged to the value of the dollar. ... As the dollar has fallen relative to the Euro, so to, has the Renminbi, making Chinese products cheaper in Euros along with American. ... Unfortunately, economic theory has political implications in the real world, Japanese and European citizens abhor adjusting the values of their currencies caused by "Profligate American consumers and an even more ...

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Some might still think, what about other minorities, like Chinese and Japanese, they've had their share of discrimination and they're doing great. ... Japanese and Chinese came to America because they wanted to, because they were searching for a better life. ... Government. The Inuit were compensated by the Canadian government. The Australian government compensated the Aborigines. ...

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It is likely that someone in China threw some green bamboo onto a fire when fuel ran short. ... The Chinese called it pao chuk, or "bursting bamboo."" ... It is believed that a Chinese cook discovered gunpowder accidentally. ... One of the first written records of the use of fireworks is Chinese. ... Federal government transportation laws divide all explosives into three categories: A, B, and C. ...

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(Clifton, 2011) Our nation's total GDP was measured at $15 trillion; the next nation below us is China at $6 trillion. While America dropped in GDP, China continued to grow. Right now the American GDP is growing at about 2% a year and China continues to grow at a percent of about 10. With this steady increase by the Chinese, they will pass us in highest GDP. ... The government used to have a large sum of tax money to fall back on and use. ...

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The countries involvement in Panama, Cuba, and China resulted in a cash flow that helped shape America into a rising power in the global community. ... Such an example of such policies is the Open Door Policy in which America used the ports of other Imperialist countries in China to trade. By doing so America exploited the rights of the Chinese people by robbing them of the compensation that they would receive in direct trade with America. ... China saw very little of the revenue that came through its borders. ... Had America spent its years in both countries setting the foundations of democra...

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But in the last two weeks the word got out that in China there is very serious infection from which people die in two days. ... Also after crash of the spaceship in Texas government decided not to send any spaceships in the galaxy for couple of years. It will make the space researches much slower and countries like Russia and China may use it to their advantage. ... Still with help of China there are discussions between North Korea and US. ... Hussein kept very dangerous weapons and also made chemical weapons that are totally banned by every government. ...

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Along these merchant routes the practice spread to China. ... Even in China today, tattoos are more likely to be used to mark members of the underground criminal society (Chinapage). ... From China, tattooing spread to Japan. In Japan they also used tattoos to mark criminals using a Chinese character that meant dog (midre). ... In reaction to the harsh laws of the Tokugawa government that only allowed royalty to wear embroidered clothing caused the poor to flaunt full body tattoo suits (Priory). ...

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Throughout its history the Democratic Party has called itself the party of the people, this title was justified by its traditional support of the south in which didn't have any strong feelings towards a dominant federal government. ... Take the example of the pre-World War I progressives were elitists too; they were sure in their convictions that expertise could improve the processes of government and that rational discussion would lead to an enlightened consensus that would promote social progress in the interests of all. ... In 1882 the Chinese exclusion Act was passed bannding the ch...

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They were dividing China into "spheres of influence." After achieving power of the Philippines the United States became an "Asian Power", and they hoped to take advantage of this trading empire emerging in China, however china was becoming fed up. While China was looking to close its borders to foreigners the United States was looking for ways to get in. ... A secret society, known as the Fists of Righteous Harmony began to emerge in China, the empress of China at the time used these members, referred to as boxers, to her advantage, to destroy any and all foreigners. ... He also recommended th...

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His Fourfold Cultural Balance theory states there were four distinct zones (Europe, Middle East Africa, India, and China) of civilization development that were marked by a unique culture. ... The Silk Road was a trade route in which Chinese people traded silk through the European continent for jade, horses, etc. ... The Spice trade routes traded spices from India to Europe and China. ... This led to a European dominance of trade routes, and also allowed further independence of trade routes from the government systems by allowing a trade vessel to be able to defend against attacks without the n...

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Unlike the Korean War and World War Two, the American government decided not to censor it and let the press have free access. ... The war was also a great hindrance on America's economic stature. 13 percent of all government spending by 1968 was on Vietnam. ... Previously China and USSR who were inseparable had fallen out over the easing of pressure on America. ... It could mean the end to the aid given by the USSR and China to Vietnam. ... China did not want to trust America as they had been hostile when it came to Korea and Vietnam. ...

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This war took place because the Vietnams couldn't agree on one government so they broke up into two major parts, North and the South. North Vietnam wanted to have Communism for a government under the influence of Ho Chi Minh, and the South wanted to have democracy, under the influence of the French rule. ... They thought this because the Northern Vietnam was backed by China and Russia. ... Either to help South Vietnam, which was highly impossible because South Vietnam had only consisted of armies with low morale, and all the corrupted leaders and officials, or to fight against communism, ...

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Citizens from places like China would be shot for disagreeing with their government; wherein America, we have freedom of speech, protected by the first amendment. America is a land of opportunity, where the government takes care of the citizens" education, creating a society with a higher standard of living. ...

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Cultivated for at least 5,000 years and serving as one of the oldest crops not grown for food, the marijuana plant began its life in China where the tissues of the hemp stalk were used to weave clothing, rope, and paper; seeds were pressed to make oil for paints and varnish; and dried seeds were used as food for canaries and other songbirds. Cultivation of the crop began thousands of years ago in China where the people had little regard for the psycho-active side effects of the plant (Richardson 41). ... Opium laws, for instance, were only passed in the 1870's to harass Chinese immigrants...

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(Levine 2) A missile defense system does not defend against nonmissile means, it costs the government billions and there are many countermeasures, any of which would doom the system. ... The system has the intent to negate Chinese attack. This will cause China to increase there ICBM force, which is no good for anybody (Deutch 3). ... Second the governments of the current rogue states will likely change before a missile defense system can be made and deployed, if it ever can. ... It has, and will, cost the government billions to fund. ...

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The Declaration states that governments "derive their just powers from the consent of the governed." ... Military vessels were often necessary, even in peace-time, to protect business ships in open waters, and without refueling stations somewhere along the way to, say, China, trade would be impossible. ... McKinley's "Open Door" policy, the attempt to protect fair trade in China, was in itself a departure from America's previous neutrality policy, although it is arguable whether this is significant after the Spanish-American War itself. ... In a political cartoon from 1900, America i...

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For example, Mao Zedong from China also converted his country to communism, even though America and Chiang Kai-Shek tried to block this from happening. Then China had a large role in spreading communism to Korea (Doc H). ... Then, Chamber produced a microfilm of government documents which claimed that Hiss was guilty of espionage. But the government never responded to Chamber. ... He had a solid reason for doing so, in the Document E, Joseph McCarthy stated, "In my opinion, the State Department, which is one of the most important government department, is thoroughly infested with Communis...

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