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    Muromachi Period Essay

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    The Muromachi style of Zen Buddhism has influence art and design ever since it’s beginning in the 14th century. Although it was influenced by the Chinese styles at a parallel time, they both are still influential and noticed in today’s world.      For years Japanese Ink Painting continued to be consistent with a basis on nature, and simplicity. Was the beginning of Minimalism in Japan? Was it intentional? The open composition of space and content on paper is a key of today’s

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    Zheng He served as eunuch in the emperor’s court from 1381 and by 1390; he stood out as an accomplished soldier who was exceptional in war and diplomacy. In 1403, a new emperor rose to power and ordered the construction of a treasure fleet which comprised of fleets of trading ships, warships and support ships which were to be used for foreign travel and trade and appointed Zheng to be the leader or commander of the Treasure fleet . Zheng He’s voyage took place between the 14th and the 15th century

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    Europeans had many goals throughout the 1500s and 1600s. To achieve their goals, they deferred to the non-European culture. However, the question remains how did the Europeans accommodate themselves to Non-European culture? The European traders and missionaries would accommodate themselves by integrating into the Non-European culture, by adapting their physical appearance, by referring to the traditional practices, and through the response of the nations wants to European goods. In order for Europe’s

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    The first voyage that was from 1405 – 1407 was composed of 317 ships and nearly 28,000 men. In addition to thousands of sailors, builders and repairmen for the trip, there were soldiers, diplomatic specialists, medical personnel, astronomers, and scholars of foreign ways, especially Islam. The second voyage from 1407 - 1409 took 68 ships to attend the trip. Zheng He organized this voyage but did not actually lead it in person. The third voyage which is from 1409 - 1411 had 48 large ships and about

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    Kinesio Taping is basically a rehab technique that is used with a latex-free tape that is made to assist a natural recovering process while it produces stability and support to the muscles and joints. And it also made to reduce pain and inflammation. And the word kinesio came from the word kinesiology, which it’s the study of human movement. This method was made about 30 years ago by Dr. Kenso Kase, who was also a chiropractor. Kinesio taping has made a huge impact on rehabilitation and sports medicine

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    Although no definite reason or person has been identified as responsible for the birth of footbinding, there are a few theories. One deals with the Shang dynasty's last empress' malformed feet. Some say she had club feet, bound them in attempts to distil beauty from malformation, and convinced her "spouse to make the compression of feet obligatory for young girls" (Levy, 37). Another scenario involves the Mongols attempting to impair the health of the Chinese women in order to weaken the Chinese

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    Periraden Case Study

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    Using Ownership Incentives in China Case Overview PeriRaden is a California-based company, launched by Roy Weber - CEO, that specializes in mobile technology. They are focused on expanding their business into foreign countries, specifically China, and are faced with the challenge of introducing the employee ownership culture of the Silicon Valley to their target workforce in China. Although, ownership incentives have proven to be very Successful in the US, there are several reasons why it

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    Ji Danyang (Beata) 0987816 GE 2021-W05 Date: March 19, 2017 Dr. Leah Li V. Echiverri Literature Review Is the number of the Persons Who Like Su Embroidery than Shu Embroidery larger? Independent variables: Su embroidery that a kind of traditional art, embroidery, originated at Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Shu embroidery that a kind of traditional art, embroidery, originated at Sichuan province. Dependent variables: The different characters of embroidery because of the different area and different

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    Europeans had many ambitions throughout the 1500s and 1600s. To achieve their goals, they deferred to the non-European culture. The main question remains: how did the Europeans accommodate themselves to Non-European culture? The European traders and missionaries would accommodate themselves by integrating into the Non-European culture, by adapting their physical appearance, by referring to the traditional practices, and through the response of the native people wants to European goods. For Europe’s

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    Zheng He Dbq

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    In the years between 1403 and 1433, a Chinese ship commander by the name of Zheng He made several grand voyages. His voyages had such a large effect on foreigners that they sent gifts to the emperor at that time. This made Zheng He one of the greatest sailors at the time in China because of all the treasure he was bringing back with him. Therefore, should the voyages of Zheng He be celebrated today? Although some would argue that his voyages had no purpose, Zheng He’s expeditions should gain recognition

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