Asian History Essays and Term Papers

struggling with himself/herself on a personal level, and to what degree is that individual grappling with society at large? Illustrate your reasoning with specific quotations from the texts. Discuss The Heartless (1917) by Yi Kwangsu; Wings (1936)…

examination system from 600 AD to the industrial revolution, was the most progressive system of its kind in the world. Theoretically the government's exams allowed any Chinese man an equal chance at even the highest positions in politics and society.…

two people to make life work. Cooking cannot be done when there is no meat to be cooked. A co-dependent relationship with the male and female is very important. If one is taken away the other one suffers, as do the ones related to them. Family life…

is an incredible biography of the second emperor, K'ang-hsi (1661 - 1722), and his life as part of the last Chinese imperialistic dynasty, the Qing. Based on the writings of the emperor, court records and later secondary sources, the book follows…

how much did Japan owe to Western Examples, and how much to its own resources and initiative?" In achieving such a rapid and total modernisation, Japan owed much of its success to Western Examples which were greatly used in their economic, social…

World War II rings images of cities ruined by German blitzes, Nazi Death Camps, D-Day and perhaps other cases of destruction, both material and human, on the European front. Yet, the most abhorrent deeds committed remain wrapped in a shroud…

with Ch'i and Chinese healing. Western medical treatment is tremendously different from Chinese medical treatment isn several ways. First of all, the Chinese use inductive and synthetic methods, while western medicine uses reductive and analytical…

-- Introduction Not until the 1800's did Tokugawa realize how powerless they were. Since the early 1600's, Japan completely isolated itself from the Western countries. Due to the anti-Christianity attitudes of the Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japan prohibited…

In 1985 many Sikh families were killed by Hindus. There were violent riots in small and large Sikh communities around the country of India. Many young Sikhs did not understand why their fathers were being thrown into the streets and lit on fire, they…

North and South Korea. However it was fought between people who wanted Communist rule in Korea versus people who wanted freedom and democracy. It had no winners. All it had was people who lost their lives. Korea is a peninsula adjacent to China on…