Spence concentrated his novel on county of T"an-ch"eng in the seventeenth century, and referred to examine the Chinese social structure from the bottom, rather than at the top. In this way, Spence attempted to recreate social history as seen through the eyes of the people who not only constituted the majority of the Chinese population, but who were the most adversely affected by the fixed structure. ... Jonathan Spence painted a dark, but brutally realistic portrait of Chinese society in the seventeenth century. It spoke volumes in terms of explaining why China has long languished behind othe...

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At the same time, the movie depicts the social issue of the oppression of women and power of men, a long history in China and as racial minorities in America. ... An-Mei one of the mothers in the movie, tells her beloved mother's story where her mother experienced multiple oppression due to her status as a woman in a long deep-rooted Chinese history. ... This depicts the values and cultural norms of Chinese traditional beliefs. ... Ironically, she is repeating the same path from China. ... Her character is very clearly illustrated as traditional Chinese wife. ...

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Peter Hessler got the opportunity to travel to Fuling, China in order to teach young college students English literature. ... Both of them tried to find tutors as soon as they could, but they weren't able to get English speaking teachers, so they had to do with teachers that only spoke Chinese. ... Another incident similar to this happened when Peter got on the topic of racism in China with his students. He said that racism isn't only a problem in America, it's a problem that could be improved in China as well (Hessler, pg. 170). ... Overall, Adam and Peter were able to teach th...

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This is what Diamond calls a natural experiment in history. ... At this point in history, China was the dominant society, not Europe, and probably would have remained dominant had their government not adopted and isolationist policy. ... says is essential in comparing history. ... Had China not been an isolationist country for the better part of the past 1,000 years, they would be dominant over Europeans today. ... Raymond Grew, author ofThe Case for Comparing Histories,? ...

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James Lull (1993) views this nightmare to be impossible since culture is dependant on history, and ultimately its involvement of the current culture. So since the history any society is different this globalization seems unlikely. ... Examples of such occurrences are frequent and one such example includes the STAR satellite, capable of broadcasting from China to India. ...

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For example, in various parts on Mainland China, the expression "someone has culture" means someone has received an extent of formal education. ... For instance, most of the artifacts, "traditions," or past events we see in the typical art, culture, or history museums represent the vision or interpretation of the curators who have their own sets of ideology and preference; their selection is determined by a privileged class of people. ... The meaning of symbols, all kinds of symbol (such as Chinese or English writings), is socially constructed. People assign meanings to the symbols they create...

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Making the first steps in business abroad and establishing business relations with partners, for example, in Germany or China, one should take into consideration the cultural, economic, and social peculiarities of this country. Even if a businessperson has a feeling that German or Chinese culture is close to him and the new means of communication help him/her to communicate quickly and easily, he should not forget about the fact that there are differences. ... Moreover, to make sure that it is a right decision to start a business abroad, one just needs to see what goods and services the compa...

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Japan is one of the world's leading powers, second only to the United States in terms of economic and technological advancement. It is also a fascinating country with a long history, rich culture and a keen sense of global citizenship. Japan is a country that has evolved from an agricultural, sub...

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In contrast to what has been said about possibility to classify human behaviour, Dilthey proposed that "what man is, only his history tells" , thereby rejecting all possibilities of prediction. ... Is it just for the society to disrupt moral values of its individuals, trying to benefit the community as a whole, taking into account China's one-child policy? ... In view of the fact that we cannot be certain about history and really understand what actually happened, present generation - being at the end of the echelon - further distorts the judgements. ...

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Part A In the The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, the main character Balram writes a letter to the Premier of China, Wen Jiabao. ... Part B "Never before in human history have so few owed so much to so many, Mr. ...

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Although China is emerging as a rival nation, the U.S. is still the Pax Americana with its strong military, economy, vast land, and centralized language. ... Many sports teams, for example, use the term Native American, without educating what true meaning or the history of Native Americans mean. ... We teach and commemorate the Civil rights movement and racial discrimination, and I believe the history of the Native Americans should be emphasized as just as important piece of history. ...

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