... beliefs , tastes and traditions of the local people occupy the first stage among these. When they opened Disneyland Paris ,they only offered a French sausage, in spite of the fact that most people that visit the park are foreigners and prefer different cuisines . It caused decrease in the number of visitors . After such a mistake now they have learned a lesson and for example ,if they are going to open new Disneyland in a location where there is a strong restrictions on food based on the religion or the preferences of the people , they will be much more careful about it. The attires that are worn by the people and their appearance now can be graded due to their cultural and environmental background. Some great experiences like putting feng shui signs to the entrance of the park showed that they respect the local people's values . They can apply this experience to become more successful in other new countries. Also using special Chinese attractions and decorations on holidays was extremely effective and gave them a hint to combine the traditions and customs of the local people with their own. Disney now has to destroy the frontiers between them and the local people in order to increase the number of the visitors as they had lots of difficulties with the stereotypes of the French had about them. Hiring more local people for management can be a good solution so the local people can feel more involved in . The...
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...Dragon Turtle sitting on bed of coins and ingots is a symbol of good luck, longevity, protection, harmony and money in Feng Shui. Dragon Turtle is a Chinese legendary symbol with the head of dragon and the body of turtle and thereby is a combination of the 2 out of 4 celestial animals of Chinese mythology .It has a coin in its mouth and a baby tortoise on its back. The Dragon Headed Turtle with a baby of its back while standing on a pile of coins represents a new business venture with prospects. The symbolic meanings of the animals are dragon (luck); tortoise (long life), baby tortoise (new beginnings, fertility or excellent descendants luck) and the Coins represent the Money that can be made. The dragon is said to be blowing good breathe to people and carrying Ru Yi which signifies power, high rank and doing everything well. The ideal placement of the Dragon Turtle Feng Shui Symbol would be in the North or East sector of the house. Placing this dragon at home is said to bring the occupants of a home good luck, wealth and feeling of security. The Dragon Headed Turtle also protects a home from negative energies. Do not put the symbol in the North or East if it is directly in front of you while putting it at Office or Business place. Instead it would be best to position the symbol parallel to where you sit or right behind the seat looking sideways which signifies support. Keeping a dragon turtle will attract prosperity to your business and improves your relationships with those...
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...statue built, plans for a tourist route, and stamps, t-shirts, spirit bottles and many other products made with his name and image on them. With the fame brought by winning the Nobel Prize, pressure and anxiety were present followed. Mo Yan is the second richest writer in China, but cannot decide if he is happy. He explains that he is under pressure and stress, so he is not sure how he can be happy, but having won the Nobel Prize, he cannot be unhappy. Having written stories of mostly of rural life being a ‘representative writer of his generation’ (Wu), he is highly regarded by other writers, as well as criticized for not taking on more social responsibilities. Mo Yan wrote stories like Feng Menglong, about ordinary life. Mo Yan’s stories reflected lives of the ordinary people, while Feng Menglong stories were mostly about himself and the people in his...
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...Topic: Feng Shui | Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the benefit of Feng Shui. Central idea: It is all because of Feng Shui.IntroductionI- It’s move-in day.II- While most everyone is rushing about carrying boxes, computers, TVs, and stereos to make their dorm rooms feel a little more like home, my mom is carrying, wind chimes.III- Don’t wind chimes belong outside? In a garden? On a patio? IV- Anywhere but a dorm room? My mom had strategically placed them so that each time I opened the door, it would swing into them. IV- It was all because of Feng Shui. V- According to Simon Brown, author of the book Practical Feng Shui, feng shui, which literally means wind and water, “is the art of designing your home to promote success in life, health, wealth and happiness.” VII- Feng Shui originated in China over 4,000 years ago and is still practiced throughout the world today. VIII- While it may seem like only ancient Chinese philosophers can master this art, even college students like us can learn simple techniques for improving the flow of energy in our dorm rooms, homes, or apartments. I- With my mom’s enthusiasm behind me, I decided to research this topic some more on my own. IX- First I’ll explain a bit more about what Feng Shui is and then give you some tips on putting this ancient art into practice. Body I. must understand what Feng Shui is.A. Feng Shui is a method of maximizing energy flow by manipulating your environmentB. Feng Shui has many benefits ...
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...include: notes pads, personal accessories, food, pens, pencils and much more. Another crucial aspect of a well-organized office is to have uncluttered walls. I know it is tempting to hang cat photos, and inspirational pictures, but they serve no purpose in productivity. Items such as white boards, contact lists, charts, and graphs are much more suited for an efficient office. The final piece of a well-organized office is the floor. The floor should be clean and free of unnecessary objects. A person should be able to walk around without fear of falling due to trip hazards. It should also have room for filing cabinets, or other storage containers. These objects should be able to be placed in a manner that is conducive to a proper Feng shui. Feng shui is a Chinese...
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...Living Room Feng Shui Ideas Feng Shui is known as a method of placement to improve your life in every way. It is all about incorporating into the environment as it allows us to achieve harmony by the placement & arrangement of space. Living Feng Shui life can provide you peace and tranquillity of life. With the Feng Shui items, you get restricted to some of the interior furniture arrangements. Weather, astronomy, geomagnetism are central components of Feng Shui. Using Feng Shui products one can have a great positive impact on one's health, increase one's fortune and have better personal relationships. The main room in our home is the Living room where all the family members or guests get together and share their ideas. Various Feng Shui living room tips can be shared as under:- • Place the sofa in the corner which is farthest from the door and windows and make sure the sofa is clearly visible and provides a clear view of the door. • Do not allow space in between the wall and sofa. Wall is essential for providing security & protection to the members in the Feng Shui house. Don't place the sofa in front of a window or directly opposite the door. Since energy flows between the door & window, it would restrict the path of your guests. • Make sure you do not have lights or beams directly above the sofa as this would release the flow of negative energy. • Use of screens & partitions to influence the energy flow is highly recommended. This way the flow of energy can be directed...
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...Aquarian Publications P.O. BOX 681 Palm Springs, California 92263 © 2002 Eloise Helm All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. First Edition Illustrations by C.J. Correnti / C2 Media Group, Inc. © 2002 C2 Media Group, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ISBN 0-9639204-7-2 Introduction lthough Feng has been practiced in the Eastern hemisphere for thousands of years, it is relatively new to western civilization. Feng Shui may seem mysterious and foreign to our western culture, but it is actually a very sensible collection of ideas and actions. Once you understand its principles, you will be able to produce harmony, comfort and balance in almost any situation or environment. 26 Secrets has been put together to simplify Feng Shui so that everyone can understand and work with its principles to balance their lives and make way for more money, love, health and happiness. Some of these tips will help bring these things to you, while others will make it easier to hold on to money, romance and health once they’re in your hands. When you energize the various parts of your home, your life will improve and you will start to attract more abundance and happiness. Begin to think of balance in all things. For example, you must activate your career and benefactor sections...
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...SSC 1107 –ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS CASE STUDY PRESENTATION SCHEDULE MONDAY : SEPT @ 10 am – 12 p.m VENUE : LR 503 GROUP | MEMBERS | PROGRAM | DATE | PRESENTATION SLOT | 1 | TAJRIE AMIR AZRAI SHARIFF KEVIN CHAN GOH CHUN WEI RYAN CHAN CHIA CHUN GOAY SWEE HAO | DHM | 22nd Sept | 10.05-10.20 a.m | 2 | MAVIS ONG KASTURI SHAN MUGAN WEING PHOR NGE AGIM HARIZAJ CHENG ZHENG YEE ONG WAI YEE | DICTN | 22nd Sept | 10.25- 10.40 a.m | 3 | DANIEL LOO HIN YEE SEAN NG JIA WEI SWARNA NAIDU CHARMAINE NG YI YI LIN | DHM | 22nd Sept | 10.45 -11.00 a.m | 4 | CHUAH LING PHEI LIM CHIN YIEN STANLEY NG TAN XI QIAN JASON TAN XU CHEN | DHM | 22nd Sept | 11.05 – 11.20 a.m | 5 | CHEW YEW SENG TAN SU LING DINESH GOH HUI CHING ARAVIN KESHNI | DHM | 22nd Sept | 11.25 -11.40 a.m | 6 | | | 22nd Sept | 11.45 – 12.00 p.m | 7 | TAN CHIEW MEI ADELINE ONG WAN SHIJOCELYN CHAN SIN YUANJOEY LOO PEI YI | DHM | 29th Sept | 10.05-10.20 a.m | 8 | FONG YEE CHEN JARED WONG WEI TAT REGAN CHAN CHIA CHING KELVIN CHEAH NICHOLAS YAP | DICTN | 29th Sept | 10.25- 10.40 a.m | 9 | FLORENCE ANNE PEREIRA | TEO LEE CHING | | YEAP HAI HUNG | | WEE AI SIN | | T EH JINGWANG | | LEE MIN ZHAO | | | DICTN | 29th Sept | 10.45 -11.00 a.m | 10 | QUAH EE HWAILOW CHIAU THIANH’NG HUI WEN | BEEUB | 29th Sept | 11.05 – 11.20 a.m | 11 | LIM CHIA YEE CHEN XIN YI KOAY SHIR PHENG KHOR JIA SHAN HOR SAU SUN CARENNE LOH | DHM | 29th Sept | 11.25 -11.40 a.m | 12 | | | 29th Sept | 11...
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...Society like Qing China had an influential ideology in making laws which is Confucianism. Specifically in this paper, I will focus on Chastity law in Qing China. Most of scholars, who had previous studies about the law, had written from the viewpoint of state that is based on patriarchal system. It makes sense somehow because states were the lawmakers and law was exercised as an instrument to control and maintain the state power at that time. So, in this paper, I would like to see the chastity law from the view point of women because I study that there is gender inequality and the consequence problems of chastity law in Qing society. I also think that the Qing law served the interest of the women of the rich household but not the poor women. For example, it is hard for a common widow to survive while keeping chastity since they are economically weak. In one study, it mentions that the widow populations were dramatically increasing dynasty by dynasty in China since 17th century. Thus, at one glance, chastity law seemed to be successful in its application to society. However, I do not think that the rise of widow population means the chastity law is perfect. Thus, my hypothesis is that whether the widows really satisfied with chastity law that was strictly imposed on them. In other words, I would examine whether all widows follow the chastity law or not. Also, I would also examine that weather the chastity law is the protection of widows or not. In case of poor widows, they might...
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...Introduction Professor Elvin renders Chinese history through an economic perspective instead of using the common dynastic classification by attempting to answer three questions: -What contributed to the continuity of the Chinese empire? -Why was the Chinese economy the most advanced in the world from the Song dynasty (960-1279) up until the latter half of the Qing dynasty (mid-1800's)? -Why did China fail to maintain her technological advantage after the mid-fourteenth century while advancing economically? Part One In the first section of the book, the author elucidates the staying power of the Chinese empire was due to the following factors. The economics of defense in relation to the size of empire and the power of its neighbors never became an extreme burden that it rendered the state impotent for any consecutively long period of time. It was always able to reformulate itself after a short disunity or rule by a foreign power of the whole, which only happened twice within a two thousand year period (Mongol and Manchu rule). Two other factors that contributed to the continuity of the Chinese state include a relatively isolated existence from the rest of the Eurasian landmass and the important placed on cultural unity, beginning with the first emperor's destruction of local records in order to quell local loyalties (pp.21-22). Both of these factors had been built up over time through a revolution in communication and transportation. Part Two The second section of the book...
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...identified by the red color of its sweat. The Chinese believed that this large stallion would lead them into the next life, reincarnation. We can tell the people really believed in the items they were burying with them to bring into the next life because everything was so carefully crafted and perfected. Another sculpture captured my attention as it solidified my understanding of the fengshui we read about in book Chinese Religious Life. This piece was a pottery residential compound from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). According to fengshui, the gate must always exist on the southwest end with a screen to protect the people from evil spirits. Each unit in the compound is also very angular, forming perfect squares. We noted also that the doors all faced each other, promoting a harmonious life together. When we reached the floor with all the Buddhist statues, it was absolutely fascinating. One that stood out was the seated Buddha, beautifully produced with lacquered wood during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). They looked slightly different in...
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...Frankie Spellman Mr. Belal Humanities 7 April 2012 The Ming Dynasty’s Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is one of the most creative pieces of work known to mankind. The construction of the wall began more than two thousand years ago. The construction of the wall was constructed by at least twenty different dynasties. The main purpose of the wall was to stop barbarians from the north from invading China and the Silk roads. The Silk roads were the main ways of traveling and for trading. A combination of many walls, referred to as the Great Wall of China, were built since the 5th century BC. The most famous is the wall built between 220 BC and 200 BC by the first Emperor of China, Quin Shi Huang. Little of it remains, it was much farther north than the current wall, which was built during the Ming Dynasty [“Great Wall Origin of the Great Wall | History.” Great Wall of China, History, Gallery of Pictures, Travel Guide, News, Discovery and Research]. The protective walls across northern China are on a scale that dwarfs every other construction project on earth. The walls travel through all kinds of terrain, beneath the sea, over jagged mountain ranges, and into forgiving deserts. The wall builders faced endless challenges and found ingenious ways to overcome them. The great majority of construction required the workers to haul sand and other supplies on their backs up steep hills for hours on in. The Great Wall is a testament to human achievement...
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...During the period 1400-1900, the region of East Asia underwent some dramatic changes economically and socially, while remaining mainly the same from a political aspect. From 1400-1900, the region of East Asia saw in a increase in imports from Western nations while experiencing an increase in industrialization. Also during this span of time, the region saw an end to strict and oppressive social hierarchies. Although the region experienced such changes, it remained characterized by strong central governments battling internal rebellions and external threats and maintained its strong roots of the early religion/ideology of Confucianism. ! From 1400-1900, East Asia experienced an increase in imports from Western nations while undergoing the process of industrialization. In Japan, the annual average of silk production increased by approximately 6000 tons between 1868-1899. Coal, used for industrial steamships and railroads, production increased from .6 million metric tons in 1875 to 5 metric tons by 1895(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Restoration). We see such increases in industrialization because the Japanese elite initiated economic reforms under the Meiji Restoration in order to industrialize Japan in hopes of catching up to more dominant Western countries that were dominating the world politically and economically. During this period we also see an increase in East Asian trade with Western nations. In China, we see an increase in opium imports from Britain. This change occurs...
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...Adams, Shatana English 97 Adams August 29, 2011 The comparison of two Chinese restaurants. Tehachapi, A small tourist town, is famous for their Chinese food and its old buildings. Once I moved to this town I was brought to both of the Chinese restraints for dinner. The Great Wall seemed so small, and like it was some kind of building that was just slapped together. The sunshine Buffet was in a better looking area, and better looking building. So which place would you consider going to? If you chose the Sunshine Buffet you’re thinking the way I was. They caught my eye by the decoration, and a better fit area. It’s out in the open, noticeable to people driving by on the street. Also the Sunshine Buffet restaurant caught my eye because of its nice, big building that looks like a high, expensive restaurant. Once entering the restaurant I noticed that the place seemed to be set up decently. They had a lot of seating that would fit at least six people a table. Sitting in my chair felt like I was sitting on a cloud. The space in-between you and others felt like you had your own wall blocking you from reality. Once we entered and got our seats we waited a good half hour to get our drinks. In the process of waiting on the poor servers, we went ahead and got our food since it was an open buffet. By the time we had got our food and sat back down our drinks showed up at our table. As we were getting ready to dig into our plates of food, we noticed that...
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...Hongwu Emperor – First Ming emperor, his name, Hongwu related to his martial nature. He conquered China from the previous Yuan dynasty and forced the Mongols out. Middle of the 14th century, 1350ISH. He was born a peasant. Buddhist monks but was not Buddhist, but was sympathetic towards Buddhists. Revamped the Confusian examination system. New irrigation and land granting to peasants. Transported people from the south to repopulate the north. Centralized power.Drew up a legal code. Confucian principal of merchants being paracitic. Farmers were key. Huizhou merchants – became stronger and rose up the social ladder, so to speak. Huizhou located between north and south became a hub for goods passing between north and south and so gradually, landowners began to dabble in business. Pawning and the salt trade were particularly important and profitable. Land became less important and commerce flourished despite officially being looked down on. This trade also improved communication and transportation as goods were taken from one place to the other. commutation of grain tax to silver - with agriculture surpluses and the extensive waterway transportation infrastructure, trading the surplus grain became commonplace and gradually, all this trading made substituting silver as payment for taxes rather than the actual grain – in this way, the value of the grain was virtually translated into its silver value which was more practical and more commercially flexible. new proposals of...
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