Summary Of Empress Longyu's 'Abdication Of The Manchus'

“First to track down his nephew, the emperor he had deposed, who was rumored to have escaped. Second, the emperor was outward looking and wanted to “show the flag,” impressing all of the foreign countries in that part of the world.” “And finally, the emperor wanted to encourage overseas trade (42).”

The emperor and minister relationship can be seen on page 284 of the text with the conversation Chunyu Fen has with the king. “ Now that he had to put up with groundless complaints and defamation, he was very unhappy”, this quote shows his obligation and respect that he has for the current king. Even with all the hard work he did in Southern kingdom he did not let this inflate his ego. He remind loyal to the king that has given Chunyu Fen his position of power.

A former scholar redid the confucian ideology and helped Tang maintain its unity. Aristocracy’s power was reduced and power was now shared by imperial families and scholars. Bureaucracy was under strict control and reached from imperial court to district levels of administration.

The Qing dynasty (1916-1912) is the last imperial dynasty of China, it was consider as the most powerful country during the “golden age” ruled by Kang Xi and Qian Long, and it has over 400 million population and has the 1st ranked GDP in the world at the moment. The Qing has the supreme power at the time and has the significant influence in East Asian. However, the collapse of the Qing Dynasty made a humiliate history of China. The Qing dynasty doesn't fall suddenly, and the collapse of Qing is not just simply because domestic revolution and alien invasion. The failure of the Qing government is worthy to study, we need to take a deep step and explore the root cause of the collapse of Qing.

Kristen Lewis’ article, “Malala the Powerful” was about how a girl as shot in the head by the terrorist group, the Taliban because she was using her voice to stand up and say everyone deserves an education, especially girls. In Pakistan, the religion is strict therefore the Taliban decided to control the government, that made life for women and girls brutal. The Taliban ordered that girls were not allowed to attend school. Malala completely disagreed so she used her voice on the internet incognito to bring awareness about what was happening. The Taliban was out of control, Malala’s family was forced to move South. With all the commotion she revealed her identity, making her well known world wide. Once news broke on who she was, the Taliban

In this paper, I will discuss about the Divine Command Theory and Euthyphro Problem and show how the Euthyphro Problem makes the Divine Command Theory morality arbitrary. Also, I will discuss why one does not have to reject the belief in God due to the Divine Command Theory cannot give a satisfactory answer to the Euthyphro Problem. First, I will define what the Divine Command Theory is and discuss its attractive features that answer the problem about the objectivity of ethnics. Second, I will define the Euthyphro Problem. Also, I will discuss how the Euthyphro Problem makes the Divine Command Theory morality arbitrary and show how it makes the doctrine of God’s goodness meaningless. Finally, I will discuss why one does not have to reject the belief in God just because one rejects the Divine Command Theory.

Democracy meant rule by parliament and constitution, and the People's Livelihood made it so that the land and other resources should benefit the people and not fatten the ruling classes (McLenighan 34). Things were looking good for Sun Yat-Sen when Empress Dowager Ci Xi died. The next and last emperor of China would be the 3 year old Henry Pu Yi. Sun Yat-Sen and company took advantage of this very quickly. In early 1912, the Qing regents signed a document giving up the throne in Pu Yi's name, leaving Sun Yat-Sen as president of a Republican. That was the end of the Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately for Sun Yat-Sen he was only President for four years because the people of China weren't agreeing with all of his views. He was replaced by Yuan Shikai. After Yuan Shikai's death China began to fall apart so Sun Yat-Sen never lived to see his ideas of The Three People's Principles become a reality. He died of cancer in 1925.

Ineffective leadership and very luxurious living of the emperors and government officials also led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. Officials were left in charge of the administration of the dynasty because the two emperors of the time, Tongzhi and Guangxu were still children, and this lack of imperial control gave Cixi the ability to ‘rule from behind the curtain’.

to a superior but as a “letter” to an equal, the letter was in Chinese

Many people argued that Empress Dowager Cixi accelerated the speed of the demise of the Qing dynasty. Cixi might be a blasting fuse but she was not accounted for the final fall of the dynasty. The actions Cixi took had profoundly changed the foundation of feudal China so as to push China forward into a modern stage. Although many historical data suggested that whatever Cixi had done were to consolidate her authority and personal status. But no matter what, the impact on the country was obvious. Cixi broke the previous traditions from Confucianism that had been lasted for centuries. Tensions between the Manchus and Han Chinese had been greatly improved, which made a great contribution to China for later unification. Under the reign of the Empress Dowager, the social structure had undergone a series of changes. Qing 's demise is doomed, this was resulted from issues that had stacked up from previous generations. Moreover, Cixi did her best to secure China’s status in the world in such a chaotic period in history. She made undeniable contributions to China.

Nevertheless, the Chinese bureaucrat was eager to share his experience with the samurai. While in China there are different levels of the bureaucracy, like in Japan, this Chinse bureaucrat happened to have passed the third level of the exam system; he had also been lucky enough to have been chosen as one of the emperor’s advisors. However, the bureaucrat explained that this was no easy task, especially given the time. The bureaucrat had been an advisor to Emperor Qianlong, who had just passed away one year ago, in 1799. Qianlong gave the Qing the finest and splendid region of its reign; he added more territory to China and built up the imperial palace. A large portion of the bureaucrat’s time was devoted to reconstructing classical works. Along with reprinting the classical works, the bureaucrat informed the advisor of various problems in the nation and wrote official documents for the

One might wonder what life was like in China 300 years ago? Or even think about the aspects of life just 100 years ago? Others ponder the history of China, and how the country came to be. The Manchus, and their invasion of China played an enormous role in all of these thoughts. The Manchu invasion of China during the 17th century, was an extremely significant event in Chinese history, that left important impacts on China. It also helped to influence culture for years to come.

     One of the first steps the Meiji leaders took was to make the public aware of the imperial presence. This was a serious issue to be dealt

Identifaction: The Dragon Sign means the most powerful man in whole empire. Empress and Emperors always use Dragon to be the symbol of power.

Sun Yat-sen’s role in the 1911 revolution against the Qing dynasty was an indirect one. Sun Yat-sen was exiled in the United States during the events of the Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, hearing about it through a newspaper publication in Denver, Colorado.[1] Many Historians view Sun’s accession as the provisional President of the Republic of China, directly following the revolution, as due to his position as a “compromise candidate”(Bergere, Marie-Clare, Sun Yat-sen, 1994, p. 12). This interpretation holds Sun Yat-sen as a respected but unimportant figure in the revolution, serving as an ideal compromise between the