Imperial Leaders In Greek Poetry

Even with her previous experiences at Beijing University and at Big Joy Farm, Wong still held some belief that the Chinese system wasn’t as bad as it was sometimes made out to be. This event proved to her that it was. “The enormity of the massacre hit home…Although it had been years since I was a Maoist, I still had harbored some small hope for China. Now even that was gone” (259). As a reporter Wong was able to view the progression of the protests in leading up to the massacre, and in viewing it understood that the Chinese people were much more independent than they had previously demonstrated over the past 50 years. She had continuously seen the Chinese people following what they were told between learning in school or with physical labor, yet this protest was one of the first large scale displays of the unacceptance of the regime by the people, and the government did not know what to do with it. But because of this, Wong was able to recognize that the people were not reliant on this way of life that they had previously been bound to, but truly could lead for themselves and take control. The massacre awakened Wong both to the reality that the government was not acting to benefit the people, and that the people were more than capable of acting for

Emperor K’ang-hsi was one of the greatest Chinese emperors of all time. Ruling from 1662 to 1722 he was also one of the longest ruling emperors in Chinese history and for that matter the world. K’ang-hsi brought China to long-term stability and relative wealth after years of war and chaos. Jonathan Spence writes from the eyes of K’ang-hsi getting his information from K’ang-hsi’s own writings. Though a little biased towards himself this book still provides important insight into his mind. Emperor of China is divided into six parts; In Motion, Ruling, Thinking, Growing Old, Sons, and Valedictory.

This is due to the fact that the leaders know how to handle a situation better than followers because they have natural leadership skills. A greek man named Odysseus, in Homer’s Odyssey, demonstrates his leadership by showing the characteristics of cunning, bravery, and loyalty at certain times throughout his journey.

Wild Swans by Jung Chang takes us on a journey through the multiple regime changes in China in the 20th century through the perspective of her grandmother, mother, and herself. Through their perspectives we get firsthand accounts on the events in China leading to the Communist Revolution. For the purpose of this paper I will be focusing on the events up to the Communist takeover of mainland China. The book is far from short on shock value as Chang provides the reader with grizzly accounts of the treatment of people under the Japanese. Her mother also describes her own rationale essentially for wanting to join the Communists in overthrowing the Nationalist government.

“As one of the Red Guards in the middle school, I was given power through Mao to torture and humiliate our teachers, headmaster or anyone we didn’t like. I didn’t know it was wrong. I thought I was doing the right thing to continue the revolution, to fight and win the class struggle”- Zhao, Lin Qing. As a teenager Zhao was a Red Guard in Guangzhou during the Cultural Revolution. When asked what her impression was a member of the Red Guards, Zhao answered with two words: “naïve and senseless”. She refused answering anything more about her experience. She said, “The memories are still too painful to recall.”

As Warren Bennis, Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California, once said, “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” This can be interpreted to mean that one can be classified as a leader if he or she can put a plan into action. A leader is often like a visionary, and forward thinkers are needed in society. A visionary has a vivid imagination who makes dreams come true. They provide a backbone in society, helping to plan what is to come in the future that would be most beneficial. Without a leader that has the qualities of a visionary, no civilization has a bright future. Julius Caesar, Roman general-turned-ruler, was a historical visionary who fit Warren Bennis’ description of a leader. Possibly one of the most well-known Roman figures, Caesar extensively pushed Rome to one of its best eras, despite Caesar himself having a bit of a dark side. Even though Caesar seized power in the Roman Empire and named himself “Dictator For Life,” Julius Caesar was a great leader. He helped to expand the empire into France, as well as glorifying Rome through architectural projects and reforms. Overall, ?

Throughout history, leaders have been key in the development of various governments and territories. A leader strives to enrich their people in any way they can, be it culture, intellect, or trade. Additionally, they work to make their land known and important, sometimes through the conquering of land.

Amy and The Orphans, the "Off-Broadway" play written by Lindsey Ferrentino, directed by Scott Ellis, which premiered at the Roundabout Theatre in early 2018 [3]. The show continues to gain media attention due to the lead role being played by two actors with Down Syndrome. The role of Amy, a film-lover who refuses to be defined by her disability, a theme throughout as her other two ‘able-bodied’ and ‘neuro-typical’ siblings continuously foolishly undermine Amy’s self-agency out of their own guilt. The part of Amy, the lead character is placed in an institution for being born with Down Syndrome. Jamie Brewer is cast to play the part of Amy, and Edward Barbanell plays the male understudy. Both Jamie and Edward are actors living with Down Syndrome

Qin Shi Huang was born in 259 BC and eventually ascended to the throne of the kingdom of Qin at the age of 21 creating a war and declaring himself China’s first emperor (Source 1). Although he did bring unification to China, Qin Shi Huang was a forbidding and brutal dictator who abused his power and dishonoured his people and country. This assignment will clearly highlight the negative aspects of Qin Shi Huang, including: the banning of Confucius, how he enforced of unnecessarily strict laws and how his arrogance and ignorance eventually took over.

One could say that Frederick T. Ward was a man of action, seeking the thrill of being an adventurer, and leaving his family and boring job behind in America to make use of his skills and experience as a soldier of fortune in China to make a name for himself. These were Ward’s motives, and to

What is leadership, and how do we attain the best and most effective leaders? These are questions that are as old as civilization itself. Bass (1974) wrote that, “from its infancy, the study of history has been the study of leaders” (as cited in Wren, 1995, p. 50). Since the study of history in the West is commonly held to begin with Herodotus of ancient Athens, it is not surprising that we should examine the historical views of leadership through the eyes of two titans of Greek thought: Plato and Aristotle.

     The ancient Greek and Roman civilizations of Europe began to progress toward a more civilized order of society. As there were no previous establishment to base their ideals on, it was understandable that there were some difficulties in their progression as a society. Although the ancient Greek and Roman governments fell, both had similar paths of creation, conquest, and destruction.

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

China has a history of more than 5000 years even if there are many dynasties of change. During this 5000 years there are lots of folk heroes appeared. Some of the heroes were deified gods, but most of them are real people. For these heroes, people usually added lots of character or power to them. Because the purpose of people is to spread these heroes’ stories and make people learn these heroes’ characters by this. The character likes brave, loyal, clever and honest. And the stories have the similar part with other countries folk hero which is the justice always prevail over evil. George R.R. Martin once said, “Most have been forgotten. Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The best. The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both.” But lots of folk heroes are always popular. We should remember heroes, because their stories can teach us much things, these things are always very important for us. And there is a folk hero who I am really respects him in China history. His name is Guan Yu, because by his story I learned brave and loyal.

Siltronica (like many other large corporations) has historically utilized the standard Waterfall methodology for software development. While there is a time and a place to utilize this approach (in well defined areas with simple requirements), Agile is a preferable methodology in most other situations.