Research Paper On Lu Xiabo

During the reign of the Yong-Lo Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, China established itself as a great military power by sending fleets captained by Zheng He, one of history’s great admirals. Zheng He was one of history’s great navigators and explorers, who during the Ming Dynasty led seven voyages to Southeast Asia, the Persian Gulf, The African Coast and the Red Sea among others.

Out of all the significant people who pushed and maintained unification in China, Zhao Zheng spearheaded this unification. Zhao Zheng or Ying Zheng, popularly known as Shi huangdi, is the emperor who ruled Qin dynasty during 221-210 BCE. The unified empire of the Chinese that he established was the first united empire in China. But the empire collapsed in a minimum span of four years after he died (Shihuangdi | emperor of Qin dynasty. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2015, from http://www.britannica.com/biography/Shihuangdi).

Ai Weiwei [b. August 28, 1957] Born in Beijing, China, artist and activist Ai WeiWei stands as one of the most well-known and outspoken critics of the Chinese government. His work is multidisciplinary, extending across sculpture, photography, installation, and filmmaking. Ai’s most notable work, Sunflower Seeds (2010), contains 100 million hand-painted porcelain seeds, and acts as a commentary on the loss of the individual in mass production. In 2011, Ai was detained by Chinese authorities under suspicious charges for three months, followed by thee long years of restricted travel (lifted in 2015). Despite being under China’s scrutinizing eye, Ai continues to make provocative artwork and politically charged posts and tweets. In engaging the global community through social media, he has managed to bring attention to the corruption of his country, and has made his voice heard on an international scale.

Some people wonder why we as a species get fascinated with the allure of fear and the way it frightens us. It could be the imagination our brain creates to scare itself, or possibly the strange unknown… What we don’t understand that makes the phobia come up to the surface and controls our body and mind. In social media, and the content we consume, there are artists and creators that develop it that’s supposed to scare the skeleton out of our skin. How they do it is from transformations.

The Ming dynasty ruled China for 276 years after the fall of the Yuan dynasty. This empire was based in China. During the final years of the Yuan dynasty, it was a time of disaster. There were famines, drought, flooding of the Yellow River, a plague pandemic and other natural disasters; millions of people died. With all the chaos that was going on at the time, people were seeing these disasters as signs that the Yuan Dynasty had lost the Mandate of Heaven and with that people were starting to rebel. The rebellion lasted for almost 20 years because as much as the Yuan troops tried to end the rebellions, the rebel armies grew in size. They were becoming larger and more powerful.

There are ancient accounts about the history of a small kingdom along the Yellow River that existed from about 2,000 BC to 1,600 BC. The main ancient accounts are in the Records of the Grand Historian (史記) that were written between about 109 BC and 91 BC by Sima Qian and another textthat is called the Bamboo Annals (竹書紀年) that was a text that was said to have been buried with the King of Wei who died in 296 BC and was rediscovered in 281 AD during the Jin Dynasty. The text was written on flat pieces of bamboo, and this is why it is called the Bamboo Annals. Are these accounts accurate? It is said that the Xia Dynasty people didn't keep written records, but that their histories were passed orally. Archeologists

Peter Xiao came from a military family, so he was born with high social status and great political connections. He has served in the military and worked as a government official in his early years. Those experiences allowed him to build in-depth network connections with the Chinese government.

Luol Ajou Deng was born on April 16, 1985, in Wau, South Sudan. Deng had accepted the athletic scholarship to Attend Duke University. Luol Deng went Duke University where played for a year, and declare for NBA Draft in 2004. In the NBA Draft Deng was picked seventh overall by the Phoenix but was the trade to the Chicago

Entrance requirements for Curtis Institute of Music are fairly simple. Curtis requires all students who are native speakers to pass the SAT with a minimum of 500 on both the verbal, and critical reading parts. Curtis requires non-native speakers to pass the SAT verbal and critical reading parts with a minimum of 500. Curtis also required non-native speakers to pass TOEFL written test with a minimum of 550 and the TOEFL computer-based test with a minimum of 213, while passing the TOEFL iBT with a score of 79-80. Both require high school diploma (or equivalent—The GED will be accepted by Curtis only as a supplement to exceptional academic

Emperor Shi Huangdi who is the first emperor in China became the person behind the unification of China. He was just 13 years old when he ruled China. He is the youngest king to go to war. The unification was brought by Shi Huangdi together with his people. The warriors from the different states who played the game in the battle were considered to be one of the key players who attained the unification of China. It is not just Shi Huangdi who made the China. It is him and the warriors who sacrifice their lives. Many of them fought upholding the things they are trying to saved and

The voyages of Zheng Hu are remarkable because of scale and effort. It was a very long and large journey. It must've been very difficult to complete especially in that time. It also must've taken a lot of work. This was an amazing feat for these people and would've led to possibly world domination if it wasn't

The People’s Republic of China with a population 1.3 billion, is the third largest country in the world and has a land size of 960,000 square kilometres. It is a rapidly growing economy, with living standards being raised every year. However, human rights violations are still a part of daily life in some part of China and can still be seen in the present time. The most controversial issues include discrimination, right to live and not to be subject to torture, freedom of religion, opinion, to fair public hearing, rights to family and the right of movement. (The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China, 2003),(Infoplease, 2009)

Chinonye Obialo is currently in the Alpha Omicron Class of Phi Sigma Pi. Her big is Deshante who is in the Alpha Nu class of Phi Sigma Pi, her little is Myla Kelly who is in the Alpha Rho class of Phi Sigma Pi. Chinonye was born on November 15, and she grow up in Atlanta, Georgia. She is closest to grandmother because she was a very strong minded individual who needed very little from others. Chinonye has been surrounded by very educated people, which has influenced her to major in biology pre-med, and minor in fashion merchandise, and African Studies. Through her studies here at Georgia Southern her most memorable moment was making the dean’s list. Being a part of Phi Sigma Pi was difficult yet also taught Chinonye a lot. The hardest part

The government continued to commit widespread and well-documented human rights abuses in violation of internationally accepted terms. These abuses stemmed from the government's extremely limited tolerance of public unrest. The Constitution and laws provide for fundamental human rights however, these rights are often ignored in practice. Abuses included instances of extra-judicial killings, torture and mistreatment of prisoners, forced confessions, arbitrary arrest and detention, lengthy incommunicado detention, and denial of due process(Amnesty International. "China, violations of human rights). Prison conditions at most facilities remained very harsh. In many cases, especially in sensitive political cases, the judicial system denied criminal defendants basic legal safeguards and due process of the law, merely because authorities attached higher priorities to maintaining public order and suppressing political opposition than to enforcing the legal norms of the country (Amnesty International. "China, violations of human rights). The government infringed on citizens' privacy rights. The government

Suppressing dissent and the incarceration of human right defensive people are the major human right issues in China due to the Chinese government interests in remaining power and its belief in a way to remain stable in its society. In China, For example, Liu XiaoBo was not able to get his 2010 Noble Peace Prize because he was in jail in China at that time. Liu was formally arrested because of his participation with the Charter 08 manifesto, which addresses the human right issue and political democratic reforms, on the suspicion of inciting subversion of state power. This emphasizes that personal freedom and personal safety are not guarantee when one hold the opposite side against the interest of the Chinese government and especially when the