Humanities 111 Term Paper

Upon entering English 111 on-line class, I had not taken an English class on-line before. In the past I have taken several other basic classes. English has always been a struggle for me, mainly writing and grammar. Neither, writing or grammar has come natural to me. The biggest challenge for me is putting my thoughts into words.

What made English 099 easy for me? English 099 was the most stressful class that I took this semester. Being able to write a good essay, to have a good grammar on the essay was very difficult for me. Although English 099 was difficult and stressful, I learned so many new things in class that it became my favorite class. Every day we were learning something new that .There are three papers that professor Hogan gave us that helped me understand English 099, and they are the pink folder, the reading portfolio, and most important the conjunction paper.

China in my opinion tells one of the most interesting story of history, and I’d like to focus on their history. The Tang Dynasty of 618-907 ce, under the rule of the Tang Emperors became one of the most powerful and prosperous country of that time. Western influences coming in full force really turned China into what it is today. For a little history, The Silk Road is an ancient trade route between the Mediterranean and China.

In one of the central galleries within the Seattle Asian Art Museum rests an exhibit titled Imperial Elegance. That room contains roughly twenty-one pieces from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most of these items are porcelain, few are wooden, such as a sculpture of Damo and an imperial document box, but one is silk with embroidery of gold. The information panel in the exhibit expressed that decorative art, such as ceramics, crafting in ivory, jade and precious metals thrived during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and that during the 18th century the ceramics industry perfected the porcelain bodies and developed new techniques of embellishment. Most of this being done at Jingdezhen. The story that seems to be being told is the

China has many inventions like they invented a Lion Dance, and when Lions would reach for lettuce and have it in their mouth they spit it out then there was money. Chinese people also made many bikes so there are more bikes than cars in China. Chinese people also did not like to waste food so they would eat chicken feet, duck tongues, eels, sea slugs, and even jellyfish.

China can often times be viewed upon as a nation of secrecy and prestige. Secrecy because most of China’s events were never heard of in any parts of the world until many years past. It is often noted that much of China’s history isn’t even known by its own people. Geographically surrounded by mountains and water, China is isolated from most of the world and its events. This made it easy for the Chinese to only focus on themselves and their own country. In this way, China was able to jump ahead of the world and discover, develop, and invent many helpful elements, tools, and technology.

Reviewing Needham’s life’s work in 1984, famed historian Lynn White, Jr. wrote that Needham seemed to be doing penance for the Opium War, but that “One respects the exaggerations of a lover. For forty five years Joseph Needham has been in intellectual love with China and the Chinese.” Needham took it as his task to document millennia of Chinese science and technology. Bringing forth thousands of unknown primary and ignored secondary documents, he created a portrait of imperial China as a stable and inventive civilization, morally superior the later Western empires. Until the sixteenth century, he demonstrated, the flow of knowledge and technology had mainly gone from East to West. The European Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution and Industrial Revolution all stood on the shoulders of Chinese contributions. It was time, Needham argued, to recognize that the West did not have a monopoly on science:

The iconic blue-and-white porcelain we have come to know as “fine china,” became popular around the time of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). It became such a highly sought after piece of artwork that people used other materials in an attempt to replicate the authentic pieces. Pottery makers in the West tried to imitate the beautiful white and blue porcelain with earthenware but it was not nearly as beautiful as the pure porcelain that was being made in China by the Chinese pottery makers. “People have copied not only objects but the way they were made from the beginning of time. Now the most famous example of this is porcelain. It was a closely guarded secret in China and for centuries western ceramicists tried to make porcelain. And they really can’t do it until the 18th century - Takes hundreds of years even though they are busy copying the forms and shapes.” (Alan Chong). This shows the extent people were willing to go to get their hands on the luxurious porcelain. Mass production of the blue-and-white china started in the fourteenth-century in Jingdezhen; Often referred to as the porcelain capitol of China. Two pieces that illustrate this difference in material are a piece from Jingdezhen in the mid-fourteenth century and a piece titled Blue and White Dish with a Merchant Ship made around the

Ceramics originated in the Shang dynasty and persisted throughout classical China and still has a substantial impact in the modern day. However, The first porcelain was produced in the east which was where the Han Dynasty was located. The Chinese appreciated this item because it defined classical pottery in the Neolithic cultures, the bronze age etc. It was typically made of porcelain clay or pottery stone threw different processes such as proportioning, molding, drying and firing. The artifact you see above in blue and white is the normal look of porcelain pottery pieces back then because that was the design that was first produced which became a known representative from then to now. It also promoted economic and cultural exchange between

China, we all know it as one of the most beautiful places on earth, as well as the people that make most US products. All the amazing mountain views and climates, but is China as great as we think it to be? Just like every other country it has its problems, but some of its problems are worse than many other countries. It has been struggling with a giant “wall” of censorship, all kinds of slavery from unethical working conditions to human trafficking, and threats from its neighboring country North Korea.

As you may know, the ancient chinese are known for their many great ancient achievements and inventions. Some of the things we use everyday are inventions from ancient China that have been modified over the years like, paper, porcelain, the compass and much more. One of China’s greatest inventions was tea.

As you may know, the ancient chinese are known for their many great ancient achievements and inventions. Some of the things we use everyday are inventions from ancient China that have been modified over the years like, paper, porcelain, the compass and much more. One of China’s greatest inventions was tea. Tea has been around for over five thousand years since it was invented by emperor Shen Nong. Today there are various varietis of diffrent flavors of tea that people drink all around

Whenever we think of China, the first thought that may come to mind is the Great Wall of China, the cuddly pandas, cars, or even their wonderful cuisine. For more than fifteen hundred years, the Chinese culture have developed inventions and made contributions to things that not only be used on a daily basis, but to used in years to come.

China is also an energetic country with a lot of ancient culture and history. In the ancient times, the literature of China was well developed in the ancient style. There are a lot of great

With families come the different cultures embedded into us. Growing up I never really took notice of my own culture and like most young people, I would naturally think that my culture was considered the “normal” one. I did not notice that I was experiencing culture shock throughout my whole life, basically from when I started school to this day still. Even though the majority of the populations in my school were Hispanics, there were still different races as well. I had a diverse group of friends or better yet, acquaintances and I learned a lot through my interactions with all of them. There was this time when I went to a friend’s house to study and when I was entering, I was getting ready to take off my shoes. I am Asian so taking off shoes before entering any houses was a rule for my culture. Right when I was taking it off, my friend asked me what I was doing. My friend was Hispanic and she told me it was not necessary to take off my shoes. I walked all around her house with my shoes on and it was really uncomfortable for me. To be honest, I felt like I was I was violating a norm, but in reality, my friend did not care. Midway through studying, I wanted to take off my shoes again and she insisted I leave it on because it would not feel right for her to see me in the house without shoes.