AGLY 101 18 November 2011 I am doing my book report on A Pirate of Exquisite Mind by Michael and Diana Preston, published by Walker Publishing Company in 2004. The book is a biography on the life of pirate and explorer William Dampier. He made many explorations and discoveries during his lifetime that would later have a large impact on the works and philosophies of people who have influenced literature and scientific theories and beliefs. Dampier, having made three successful circumnavigations around the globe, was the first to realize that winds cause currents and produce wind maps all around the world. He was also the first to lead a formal expedition of science and discovery in Australia.
Gunpowder has revolutionized warfare, allowed for different forms of entertainment, and has changed and shaped history more than any other ancient Chinese invention. Gunpowder was first invented as far back as the 300s AD, but the first written recipe found dates to around 850 AD. During this time ancient Chinese necromancers were looking for the elixir of immortality by
The Soong Dynasty by Betty Dear Ladies of the Club: My dears, I find the Soong dynasty simply charming! The Soong Dynasty is not to be confused with the imperial Sung Dynasty of 960 to 1279. The Soong dynasty was not imperial in the sense that China was ruled by emperors, but in the sense that as Madame Sun Yat Sen claimed: “the Soongs were made for China, not China for the Soongs.”Who were the Soongs and from whence did they come—how did they become so powerful—not just in China, but in the West, particularly in the United States. The tale is part truth and part myth. Shanghai (means by the sea) is the setting for this story.
American Express: Charge! Table of Contents Case Study Background and summary 3 Main Challenges and issues 4 How to increase market share 4 SWOT ANALYSIS 4 Strengths 4 Weaknesses 4 Opportunities 5 Threats 5 Course of Action 6 Pros 7 Cons 7 Case Study Background and summary Current CEO: Kenneth I. Chenault Founded by Henry Wells and William G. Fargo in 1850 as a delivery service company but quickly evolved into a traveling expenses company. They were the first issuers of plastic charge cards that are widely acceptable (1958). American Express is widely known with their products such as Travelers Cheque, travel charge card and Credit cards including financial services. This International company operates in more than 130 countries with its Main headquarter is located in New York.
Hitting a Creative Jackpot As consumers we tend to view Lotteries and games of chance as relatively recent phenomena. However, lotteries as such date back to biblical times, Caesar in ancient Rome and the Hun Dynasty in China circa 100 B.C. In China, the game we know as Keno was developed and during the Hun Dynasty, funds raised from lotteries were used for defence, most notably the building of the Great Wall of China. The first recorded use of the ‘lottery’ concept in Europe occurred in 1446 when the widow of the Flemish painter Jan Van Eyck held a raffle to dispose of unsold paintings. In 1465, lotteries were held in Belgium to build chapels, almshouses (housing for the poor), canals and port facilities.
The first emperor who unified China in terms of ideology was none other than Han Wudi Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty In order to consolidate his rule, he proscribed all non-Confucian schools of thought and espoused Confucianism as the state ideology, thus pushing Confucius up into the orthodox position. For two thousand years thereafter, Confucianism had been the only one dominant school of thought in China. Han Wudi, named Liuche, ascended the throne at the age of 15. He was the fifth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-8AD) and reigned from 141BC to 86BC, which is one of the most celebrated periods in Chinese history. During the period of Wen and Jing emperors before Han Wudi, China was peaceful and prosperous -- population grew greatly and industry and commerce were developed.
Genghis Khan’s savage traits did not cause disruption to pan-Asian trade routes because in the twelve million contiguous square miles that he conquered, he encouraged and allowed trade to flourish. He opened up China which had previously isolated itself and renewed the slowly dying Silk Road. He promoted the spreading of ideas such as the printing press, the abacus, and the compass. This spread of ideas would greatly affect regions on both ends, leading to things such as the age of exploration and the bubonic plague. He brought over a new variety of lemon groves to China so that his grandson, Kublai, could have lemon sherbet.
Despite the fact that the Chinese had a larger population, Portugal was the one who went on to become the dominant nation in the Indian Ocean during the Age of Exploration. This could be attributed to the fact that in 1433, the Chinese abruptly pulled out of the Indian Ocean Trade and returned to their former isolation. The differing ideals in politics, economics, and religious matters are what caused the Portuguese to be the leading country in the Indian Ocean Trade rather than the Chinese. Politically, China went through a golden age during the reign of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, under the leadership of Zheng- He, the Chinese managed to complete many voyages into the Indian Ocean during the 15th century due to their advanced technologies such as the magnetic compass.
This New World would soon have the power to over the next century to contribute in making Spain the wealthiest and vigorous nation on Earth. Columbus also never realized the influence his discoveries would have on future explorers as well.5 One of the explorers Christopher Columbus had influenced was John Cabot. In May of 1497, Cabot set sail along with his son, Sebastian, under King Henry VII’s authority. Cabot, like Columbus, sailed westward and held this course for an estimated distance of 700 leagues, first spotting land on June 24. Primarily, the crew believed this land to be part of the dominions of the Grand Chain, which was
Monsterbuffalo Professor James Brooks Jessup History 116D 20 November 2011 New Money Acts Funny Having been left behind by the rest of the industrializing world, China in the late nineteenth century quickly saw the need to position itself once again in the realm of world powers. Following a long period of struggle against foreign powers, differing governing parties and ideologies, and even against its own classes, China finally began its road to becoming a leading world power through the capitalistic reforms that took place after the end of the Great Cultural Revolution in 1976. While the Gross National Product and the standards of living saw incredible leaps, the gap between the wealthiest percentage of the population and the average poor remained the same, if not further widened. On top of this booming economic progression, China's society as a whole experienced the clash of technological advancement and an evolving social standard. As a result of the capitalistic economic reforms, the change of the social norm could not keep up with the pace of quickly advancing technology, resulting in a society rich with capability and resources, but lacking the social progression to realize its potential.