Let take some examples to discuss the modern science. Copernicus who was a great founder of modern astronomer as he completed and gave to the world his great work De Revolutionibus, which asserted that the earth rotated on its axis once daily and traveled around the sun once yearly. ... Through technology, people communicate better. ... Therefore, science and technology can be comprehended as: "science aims at comprehension, whereas technology aims utilization." ... Although, the technology, literary and living standards of Chinese was close to the level of Britain in the early modern period, ...

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The whole city is equipped with high technology, so on and so forth. ... In most western developed countries, there are well-known modern cities. ... The consequence may be highly developed cities with advanced high technology but without history. ... There is a point of view that our modern cities should have distinguishing features and competitive ability. ... City is the center of politics, economy, science, technology, culture, education and etc. ...

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Moreover society today lives in an era of information where technology and media is increasing daily. ... Both the media and technology in a whole has contributed to westernization. ... In respect to China, the new generation of Chinese youths sees traditional Chinese culture as being old fashioned or obsolete while eastern culture is accepted as the modern fashion. ... This movement is transforming china that was once a traditional country to a modern and westernized society. ... Due to this age of information; technology is surely a contributing factor to this dilemma. ...

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Crashed by powerful Western values and technology in an increasing globalized world, a modern China cannot keep practicing the rigid doctrine taught by Confucius, a philosopher lived in more than two thousand year ago, but to think independently. First, individual independence is the theme of this modern world, which Confucianism failed to adapt to. According to Chen Duxiu, modern life is based on economic, which is the result of individual independence. ... Although Western values are infamous for their excessive materialism, we need to adopt the Western scientific methods, which are the main...

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This evident isolation, however, led to China and Japan falling behind the West due to the West having superior technology and wealth. ... Then, they sent samurai to explore the Western world, and the samurai came back with new technology and ideals such as democracy. ... Plus, with the aid of Western advisors, a modern navy and new army were established. ...

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It is a unanimous agreement amongst more than most scholars that China and the Chinese civilization was the most advanced and powerful civilization during pre-modern times. ... Lin claims that as China had larger population size than that of Europe's in pre-modern eras, it made sense that technological innovation in China was accelerated in comparison (helped Chinese civilization to become more powerful and influential). ... The introduction of science focused institutions and the increasing integration between science and technology in Europe that arose from the scientific revolution a...

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Technology in the modern world has also affected the way children grow and develop. ... Another drawback of modern computer games can be seen from the fact the most popular ones normally require the player to fight and kill. ... The modern child not only disobeys his or her parents and even more shockingly, argues back. ... Modern parents are very protective about their children, thus restricting the child's natural inclination to explore and grow. ... As this is not generally practiced in modern society, children miss out on all the fun such as splashing about in mud and running freely i...

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Why Communism Is a Failure Communism throughout history has been a failure. The Soviet Union was communist and failed, as a matter of fact, even communism in present day country's, such as China, is deteriorating. Communism practiced by modern nation-states has been a failure and continues to ...

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Other benevolent types of interaction like sharing of technology and religious ideas also took place. ... This trade led to other exchanges, like exchanges of technology and biological disease. ... The Silk Road and sea routes defiantly affected the modern world today. ...

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There were multiple causes that motivated the Mongols to connect the great nations of the time, including desires for luxury trade items and knowledge.1 After the Mongol's trading network was founded, it slowly began to spread throughout the empire and began to cause major changes in the economies of areas such as China and Europe, as well as shaped what would become the modern world in the process. ... Mongols constantly encouraged Europe to trade with them, offering several items and luxuries in exchange for products such as silk, spices, ceramics and copper. 15 In addition to ...

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Indeed, from an old way of trading merchandise with slow process, we have turned into a modern and efficient way of trading wares. ... With new technologies, means of transports became faster and cheaper in the 20th century like airlines, highways, railways, ports ). ... This is true for all trade sectors, even for cultural goods like songs or books or services etc.: by a better diffusion and exposition via modern communication means like the internet, singer and writer for example could enlarge their market and sell more CD's or books throughout the world. ... The modern" labour hierarch...

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I. Introduction While working on a draft of this essay, a copy of Chao Xi's [Chinese characters?] new book, Corporate Governance and Legal Reform in China (2009) came across my desk. The existence of such a book, published in English, written for a specialized area of legal practice, is an important marker. Over the past twenty years, Chinese law has undergone a truly astounding metamorphosis. ...

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In addition to these direct financial costs, the turnover of the key employment will not only lead to work disruption, but also leak the commercial secrets and core technologies of companies, which will destroy the cohesion and affect the enterprise strategies. ... The establishment of corporate culture is an important part of modern business management. ... Therefore, in order to retain key employees, companies should provide training for them to keep pace with the technologies. ...

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A totalitarian government is a "modern autocratic government in which the state involves itself in all facets of society, including the daily life of its citizens" (Bartleby). ... In addition, total subjection of an individual comes only due to science and technology. ... In addition, subjection of an individual occurs due to the use of advancements science and technology. ...

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War was declared on China and being that the British had better technology in its weapons as well as the strongest navy, they won the war in 1842. After China lost the Opium War, its rulers realized that they would need a more modern army and navy. ...

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With occurrence of the nuclear weapon, modern ballistic rockets, which are capable to reach any point of the world in a few minutes, and having the large destructive force, the concept of power superiority has lost its sense. Besides with the development of science, technology and improvement of weapons became more expensive. ...

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For those rich people, heating food was only a way of multiplying its taste; with the heat, it is easier for different flavours of those ingredients and condiments to fuse together, which was later proved by the modern theory of thermal motion of molecule. ... Our fancy for hot food and water also has its root in the long cold winter in the North, the main territory of Ancient China, when modern heating technology was not yet born and people had no choice but keep eating something hot to keep themselves warm. ...

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About a decade ago, the truths behind textile sweatshop manufacturing finally became mainstream. While most of these truths were major issues on the terrible conditions workers faced day to day, some proved these factories are helpful to the countries they were in. The use of sweatshops is all over ...

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It was responsible for shaping the foundation of the modern class and social system while also creating the first big immigrant trend after the colonial period. The events which followed James W Marshall's discovery of gold in Coloma, California during the year of 1848 were important not only because of the fact that it generated the expatriation of approximately 300,000 people (who were commonly referred to as the 49er's to signify their arrival during 1849) to the state of California but also made San Francisco grow from a small settlement of around 200 people to a boomtown of abou...

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Globalization is originally owing to the push of the revolution in science and technology. ... Nationalism, in general, refers to a social political thought and practice movement seeking national interests on the basis of modern national of this special community of human beings, including survival, equality, independence and development interests it concerns pride of the particular group of people who share a similar cultural identity. ... Technologies make it possible for cultural spreading through all parts of the world. ...

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China has for many years been a major contributor in the role of technology. Chinese technology and manufacturers are a huge part of the international trading system in America. ... But China is indeed better than at any time in its modern history. ...

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English is the most useful language in modern life. ... " (Chang, Bok-Myung Pg5) After the First Opium War, the Chinese government decided to open more English class in missionary schools and colleges to learn the modern science and technology. ...

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This was the period known in Japanese history as the Meiji Restoration; after centuries of military governments which had followed a policy of enforced isolation from the outside world a revolution led to the re-establishment of imperial rule and the opening up of the country to overseas trade and technology. ... For example, there was a concern among some not to lose the soul of the nation in the rush towards modernization, which leaded to the popular slogan, "Eastern ethics, Western Science".[5] In the early 1870s, Fukuzawa was against the Christianity because he thought it could have no ser...

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The populations of European countries for example have never increased at the rate of that seen in the modern developing world, the main reason for this being the dramatic reduction in mortality. ... Representatives from the third world have retorted to the western arrogance that their family planning policies are the panacea to all their problems by arguing that in international trade of raw materials, manufactured good, finance and technology is the real cause of their sustained difficulties. ...

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Throughout China's long and storied history, no animal has affected its history as greatly as the horse. As a Chinese who was also born in the years of the Horse, I feel like I have an indissoluble bond with the horses. They are always considered as strong, graceful, elegant, yet extremely powerful ...

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