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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz and Mao Zedong Fidel Castro and Mao Zedong. Two men who shaped their respective countries into what they are today. One an enemy of the west and the other close to approaching a friend. Without these two men the political landscape of the world might be extremely different than what it is today. Castro almost inciting nuclear war between 2 superpowers and Mao putting his country on track to have an economy the rivals even the US. Castro who brought his country close to

Qin Dynasty The Qin Dynasty was the first united empire after the Warring States Period (Hyde). During the Warring States Period, the area of the Zhou Dynasty was separated into eight states. These states were ruled by kings and the states would often go to war, fighting for land. However, around 221 BC, Emperor Qin conquered all of the states, and combined them all into the Qin Dynasty (Wu). The Qin Dynasty was the most significant dynasty in ancient China’s history. During this dynasty, the walls

lifetime. In nineteenth-century China, since the day a girl was born, she was taught that she was useless. She was told that as a child, her job was to obey her natal family and as a married woman, it was to obey her husband & in-laws. In a remote Hunan County, Lily is a girl who, her whole life, has longed to be loved. However, as a girl and later a woman it was considered wrong of her. At the age of seven, Lily is paired with a laotong or “old same”—an eternal friendship that bonded two girls as

So Different, Yet So Similar In Mandarin Chinese, Jiayi means, “add one,” and Cheng means, “journey.” Sierra means, “saw,” in Spanish, and Kirkpatrick means, “the church of St. Patrick.” Two names from two different cultures are used to describe two girls with their own unique family histories. Despite Sierra and Jacie’s different origins and foundations, stemming from west Europe and east Asia, respectively, they both developed similar personality traits, such as being open-minded and accepting

In 1949 a powerful communist leader by the name of Mao Zedong came to power based on his idea for a, “Great Leap Forward.” This idea was meant to bring China’s economy into the twentieth century. He had assembled a revolutionary government using traditional Chinese ideals of filial piety, harmony, and order. Mao's cult of personality, party purges, and political policies reflect Mao's esteem of these traditional Chinese ideals and history. However, the product of this revolution created a massive

Student’s Name Lecturer Subject Due Date On Mao Zedong: a Chinese Icon Mao Zedong was a leader in the transformation of China into a communist nation. He was influenced by the predominant conditions in the country and the increasing inferiority of the country compared to others. In addition, he sought to eradicate the problem of social inequalities in china as well as create a platform for empowerment of women. Despite many catastrophes resulting from his methods and plans, Mao Zedong should

The Lung family were transported to Beijing where Chi was assigned to a team of scientists exploring rocketry. Very quickly the Chinese government saw his potential and generous promotions were given. By the year 1953, Chi had two young children and his wife taught at an American university in Beijing. Chi was unable to attend the birth of his children because at the time, he was working with Soviet engineers and collaborating with scientists in the Soviet Union. He would spend two years there building

General Information: Copper is the 29th element, is in group number 11 on the periodic table of elements. Copper has and atomic number of 29 (meaning one copper atom contains twenty nine electrons and twenty nine protons). opper has an average atomic mass of 63.546amu. Copper isotopes: Naturally occurring copper isotopes include Cu-63 (natural abundance: 69.17%, 62.930 amu) and Cu-65 (natural abundance: 30.83%, 64.928 amu). Interestingly enough, Cu-64 is a radioactive isotope useful in nuclear medicine

millions died, many argue that he his “good” outweigh his “bad”. He saved the ailing nation of China, molding it to the nation it is today. Mao Zedong was born on December 26, 1893 to a relatively wealthy farmer in the small village of Shaoshan, Hunan. When he was eight, he attended a small school in his village, where he learned traditional Confucian ways. However, only after five short years in school, his father pulled him out and put him to work in his fields. There, he toiled until he was seventeen

implemented and how they impacted the nation of China along with the surrounding region and even society as a whole. Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung was born on december 26, 1893 in Shaoshan, China. Mao was born into a well off peasant family in the Hunan province during a time when