... giving food, money, and health, and family members seat near together and talk about something and wait to see firework. Moreover, at midnight of New Year's Eve, every door and window of a house has to be opened to allow the old year going out. Besides, Vietnamese custom is ... similar to China in having the same taboo. According to legend, in the first day of a new year, everyone must not take a shower, sweep house, or fight with others because they believe that they do these things, lucky things will ... bright and happy color, sure for bringing the wearer a bright future. In conclusi...

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Plasma zapping to turn trash into usable fuel and a glasslike byproduct is not really a new idea. The basic premise is that burning trash at extremely high temperatures (around 8000 degrees centigrade) produces plasma, which breaks the trash down into it's molecular components. This "plasma gasification" ... , it would be monumental. Not only could currently produced garbage be eliminated, but old landfills could be mined for even more energy producing materials. Not everyone is excited about this new technology. M.J. Cronin, an mechanical engineer with 31 years experience at Maine Power and ...

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... positive influence on the youth. Nowadays, foreign films and music from America, Europe, Korea and Japan are more popular among Hong Kong youth. They promoted new ideas and values. The Hollywood movies like " My Big Fat Greek Wedding", " The Sweetest Thing" and "Erin Brockovich" are well-known by the ... the past kept the traditional value of putting the family at the top priority of their life as they were not yet exposed to any new ideas. The ultimate goal of their life was having a harmonious and happy family. Their family-based rather than career-based concept makes them dependent ...

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... move from China to Canada and the visit to my homeland. As a baby, I had left for Canada and adopted many new traditions and learned many new things. Going back to China for the first time in eleven years would offer me incredible new experiences, but I wasn't prepared. I wasn't ready. Leaving my birth country at the age of one and forgetting many of the ... ...

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... . Their sole purpose was to serve their husbands. Education was not needed for house and farm work. Even the wealthiest of women were not educated, for even that was considered a chore and wealthy women did not have to do work. In china today both boys and girls - rich and poor - receive education. Everybody is considered equal and is given an equal ... depicting working peasants or scenery. Paintings were also only done by the wealth and trained. They were taught to paint a certain way and would not experiment on their own with new styles. Most Chinese landscapes look the same because o...

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... 's close in the family like our parents. These flowers help me to recall vividly on my childhood days, every year without fail I would make a trip to China Town on Chinese New Year's Eve to do some last minute shopping. The crowds were usually large this time of the year and the streets were so packed with people that I could hardly walk ... , and occasionally I had to squeeze through to see what the stores were selling. This time of the year they were selling Chinese New Year goodies, either foods or decorations. Usually I would roam the crowed streets for awhile hoping to get New Year s...

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... . Come the wedding day, the groom visits the bride's house. The wedding ceremony starts with the ritual of worshipping the ancestors. Here, the couple bows three times at the ancestral altar. Next tea is served by the couple to the brides parents who will in turn present the couple with a red packet, "ang pow"". Tea is then served to the elder ... will disagree with some aspects of the Geek culture as well, but in my opinion that's great because we are all given an opportunity to widen our barriers and learn new things. Culture truly defines a person, everyone has a culture some have man...

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... without the consequence of fines or penalties such as forced abortion. Many of China's citizens were astounded with the news of now being able to have two children. Meanwhile, some new they were financially unable to provide for a second child. The government should not be able to regulate the family size, force abortions or sterilization among citizens, or require citizens pay ... -child mark. China's government should not be able to regulate some children within a married couple. The reason seems clear. The population is beginning to age, and jobs are shrinking. The New York times says...

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... as China's both countries have to pay high taxes so that the people can obtain healthcare. The United Kingdom unlike China has great pharmaceutics. Pfizer, a healthcare company that started in New York has expanded its company to the United Kingdom, and it is the largest company used in the United Kingdom. It also provides many other countries around the world with ... transform 100 different types of medicine, vaccines and other healthcare products that have helped saved lives all over the world. It takes Pfizer about twelve years to create a new medicine. For every 10-20 new medicines...

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... eyes to the current problems and situations regarding geopolitics. I was intrigued by the myriad of views and feelings of people from the different countries represented by the speakers. I learned many new things at the conference, such as the conflicting relationships between the US, China, & Russia, and how the power of their economies and political strength coincide to build their own reputations ... ...

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"Americans have never been particularly interested in learning other languages and are even less interested today." (Will Americans really learn Chinese, the New York Times) It seems to be a common sense that U.S people don't like to learn foreign language, this may be a little bit Anglo-centric, but this is not weird since English ... powerful and greatest economies, has a great impact on American people; we never imagine Chinese would be the most popular language to be learned in U.S before. In fact, President Obama announced a new initiative by 25th September 2015 aimed at having 1 millio...

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... structures, identifying how 3D printing has evolved into space, and finally by reflecting and analyzing the 3D structures that are being used today, we cannot deny the urgency of this new technology advancement. This shows how 3D structures have been evolving throughout years of technological progress. 3D printing is amazing in and of itself, but there still needs to be further ... ...

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... you could see a rich selection of traditional Chinese ceramics, paintings, jade cravings and textiles decorated with bats. I believe the aim of the exhibition is that you can mix old with new and break the stereotype. One of the most delicate and beautiful piece was the Yongzheng peach and bat plates. It's said that they're separated for 30 years but were ... ...

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... , France, and the Netherlands were taking over parts of Asia and Africa. Economy, culture, and politics were factors that led to this new era of forced trade, colonization, and modernization. France was one of the nations that participated in the New Imperialism. Their prime minister at the time, Jules Ferry, strongly supported the idea of Social Darwinism. In 1883, Ferry directly argued ... imperialism in his speech given before the French National Assembly. He states, "It must be stated openly that, in effect,superior races have rights over inferior races." The new imperialism struck u...

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... Chinese Heritage in order to establish an American one. Leila's sister Nina on the other hand completely rejects her Chinese heritage and origins and moves away from her Family to New York in order to establish an American life. She refuses to abide to her cultural standards, and breaks free from the "Chinese" traditions and portion of her Chinese ... ...

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... the conceivable future because populations continue to grow as does disposable incomes. My opinion regarding the issue of the shortage of diamond supply is that we need to rely on new methods of retrieving diamonds. I realize that many diamond mining countries have went from open-pit operations to underground production, but more needs to be done. Sadly, consumers are willing to ... the Kimberly Process, the supply continues to drop and producers may look to these immoral methods to reach the globe's high demand. Since keeping worldwide diamond levels stable is unlikely, a new strategy ...

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... achieve native-like pronunciation, they still need to study pronunciation. However, some people might be wondering why adult learners can not achieve a good pronunciation while they study a new language. Some language learning researchers have created the critical period hypothesis. The Critical period hypothesis explains that if animals or humans don't receive the required stimulus during the critical ... pronunciation (Pakenham.et.al,2013). Therefore, although it may be difficult at first, it's not impossible for adult learners to obtain native-like pronunciation while they are studyi...

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... were introduced as part of its major campaign to capture a larger share of the fast-food market in China. This campaign has successfully doubled Subways profits in China and 50 new stores have been planned in and around the two biggest cities in China, Beijing and Shanghai. Subway's business model as well as its variety of healthy foods have helped it ... ...

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... of liberty is what modernizes China's society, and Sun Yat-Sen's attempt to make China a free, prosperous, and powerful nation. He does so by using his three principles to implement a new order to China, to end the Qing Dynasty. His ideologies of nationalism, democracy, and the people's livelihood were influenced and contain some elements of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to modernize ... to express their political wishes, and the power of governance is the powers of administration, by implementing a five-branch government. This philosophy has been claimed as the cornerstone to Ch...

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... , they started to gain enough wealth to create a specialized workforce, which caused growth in technology. Ideas were quickly spread throughout the civilization, as well as to surrounding empires via the new roadway systems in both Rome and China. By the end of the Roman period, they had build thousands of miles of travel routes throughout their empire. The Chinese relied on ... they made the trip to China to trade goods. The Chinese accepted this unfamiliar religion because it fit well into their values and beliefs. Even though both empires adapted to a new religion, the religions diffe...

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... Thailand, crops are regularly washed away before harvest; environmental threats to wildlife and populations is also becoming a concern. According to Brahma Chellaney, an eminent geostrategist, in his Water – Asia's new battleground, says, "The plain truth is that China retains unconcealed interest in the nuclear excavations on the Tibetan Plateau to impound or divert river waters. In fact, a state of ... ...

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... to insist Japan trade with them and open up their markets, Japan decided to trade. Then, they sent samurai to explore the Western world, and the samurai came back with new technology and ideals such as democracy. The Japanese were so shocked, they decided to open up trade despite the conservative daiymos opposition. Because of Japan's decision to expand their trade ... . With political reforms occurring throughout Japan, economic taxes on agriculture were changed to a wider tax which was payable in cash. Plus, with the aid of Western advisors, a modern navy and new army were established....

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... humans for that purpose. China's climate is similar to ours' here in the U.S. Western China is like the west in the U.S. The North of China is like the weather in New England. The south of China is like the climate in the U.S. south. Mountains that provide amazing amounts of cover and which makes it easy to understand how the Chinese escaped ... ...

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... the Communist revolution ... "(Encyclopedia of Chinese Film, 202). It's My Day Off portrays the entire nation as a united family that everyone takes care of each other, striving to build a new nation. Another illustration is that the film uses a lot of group scene to imply the power of unity. The positive and upraising theme in the entire film delivers a strong message ... ...

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The spread of Buddhism was due to its no cast system so when it reached China people took to this new religion. Not everyone liked Buddhism because it wasn't from China and didn't respect their personal history as a nation. Though Buddhism was viewed in many different ways in ... a Confucian scholar so he has some prejudice to other religions and beliefs. The emperor of the Tang dynasty (doc. 6) was not a fan of Buddhism also because it was new and because he thought people were leaving their place of work to go become a monk so he was unsure how the country would survive. He also referred to...

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