Abstract This paper examines the one-child policy of population control in China. With exceptions, it limits all families to one-child. This paper outlines the importance of population control in China, the effects of the policy and problems with it.
Abstract This paper examines the power of volcanoes, specifically Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. The damages caused are outlined, as well as the environmental consequences of the eruption in 1991. The after effects from the chemicals unleashed in the eruption are documented and have affected the area almost a decade after the eruption.
Abstract This paper explains China's comparative advantage with regard to products and services, trade barriers and balance of payment situation. It also explains the contribution of trade to GDP.
Abstract This paper explores the theme of human alienation from others and the self in three contemporary Japanese authors: Yukio Mishima, Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto. The paper makes extensive reference to their works, "Forbidden Colors", "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" and the short stories "Newlywed" and "Blood and Water."
Abstract This paper looks at the following questions: Why was there such an interest in Hong Kong during the time of the Opium War? Is it actually true that empires collided and sacrificed lives on the basis of a single drug? Were there no other factors involved? The purpose of this paper is to develop these questions and discover to what extent the Opium War of 1839-42 was indeed centered on opium in Hong Kong.
Abstract This paper will discuss the nature of imperial western powers and their influence over India and Africa in the Sixteenth through Eighteenth centuries in brief. By realizing the ways that they influenced the trading and economic and especially the warfare elements in this period of history, we can understand how the western powers interacted with these cultures.
Abstract This paper will discuss the poem "Al"l by Bei Dou and the poem "Assembly Line" by Shou Ting; two Chinese poets in the "Contemporary Literature of Asia", edited by Arthur Biddle. By understanding the Chinese perspective in poetry for the country of China, we can see how life is reflected in these two poems selected from this book.
Abstract This seventeen-page undergraduate paper examines the effects and impact of the People's Republic of China joining the world economy. The author discusses the significance of China's membership in the WTO, the vast economic potential of China, and the already impressive economic impact of China on the global economy.
Abstract This paper presents a detailed outline and presentation of the events that occurred during the Nanking Massacre. The event is sometimes referred to as the "other Holocaust". That term is explained and the author takes the reader on a journey through the Sino-Japanese conflict as well.
Abstract This paper identifies how companies in China interact with competitors, alliances and their government,. It addresses the attitudes towards monopoly, price fixation, and other business practices, protocols, and customs.
Abstract This essay examines the impact and influence of Hong Kong filmmakers, such as Wong Kar-Wai, on their Western counterparts in Hollywood. This paper focuses especially on the works of Quentin Tarantino and how he drew ideas and inspiration from Hong Kong screenplays.
From the Paper "When maverick filmmaker Quentin Tarantino exploded onto the Hollywood scene in the early 1990's with Reservoir Dogs, he established his own unique style pieced together from a myriad of influences. From Hong Kong cinema for instance, Tarantino lifted plotlines set against a morally ambiguous criminal underworld that distorted the dichotomy between law and lawbreaker. Often characterized by anti-hero personas and dedication to values such as loyalty, honor and integrity, his characters are also deeply rooted in the Hong Kong tradition. Tarantino however, breaks from fast paced Hong Kong editing by combining longer takes with lateral camera movement to construct diegetic space in Reservoir Dogs, a film whose plot Tarantino admittedly lifted from Ringo Lam's Hong Kong masterpiece City on Fire."
Abstract This paper reviews different literature discussing the economic implications of the Vietnam War on the U.S. Economy. The books analyzed are "Lyndon Johnson and The Wars for Vietnam", "Nixon's Economy: Booms, Busts, Dollars, and Votes", and "The Economic Consequences of the Vietnam War". The paper concludes with the finding that the U.S. economy was significantly damaged by American involvement in the war and that American presidents of that period were aware of the damage being done to the economy but pursued war nonetheless.
From the Paper "Perhaps the most eloquent work in this regard is that of Anthony Campagna (1991) with his book titled "The Economic Consequences of the Vietnam War." Campagna in this book traces the historical performance of the US economy along with the country's involvement in the unwanted War. According to him the US involvement began during the Truman administration when the US promised to help the French government in their governance of the Indochina region. The US after the World War II followed a containment of Communism foreign policy and to help the French meant containment of the Asian and China region effectively."
Looks at the various factors that contribute to the socialization process and compares their influence on Japanese society to their influence on American society.
Abstract Many agents of socialization are factors in socialization process. The family, education, and consumerism are considered to be some of the most important contributors. This paper explores the uniqueness of these agents in two different countries, Japan and the United States. Findings indicate that vastly different perceptions of the value of individualism and collectivism have a significant impact on the socialization practices for children in Japan and the United States. American practices focus on development of individualism, and those of Japan emphasize the development of group consciousness and strong interpersonal bonds.
From the Paper "The family is the most important influence in the socialization of children and for teaching them gender roles and other behavioral norms. Japanese concepts of family diverge greatly from those in the United States (Dolan and Worden, 1994). The Japanese divorce rate, although increasing slowly was only 1.3 per 1,000 marriages in 1987, is low by American standards. Strong gender roles remain the cornerstone of Japanese family responsibilities. Family life in Japan emphasizes parent-child ties over husband-wife relations. In America, the bulk of childrearing and domestic labor is also borne by women (Smock and Noonan, 2003)."
Tags: childcare, independent, individualism, moral, attitude, developmental, cultural
Abstract This paper examines how Pakistan, which has a constitution that declares freedom of religion, is highly influenced by the Islamic religion. It looks at how there are many "blasphemy laws", which give criminal penalties for offenses against the religion of Islam and serve as tools of religious persecution, and how these laws have been used to unjustly put people into prison for business or economic reasons, as well as religious ones. It discusses how child labor and rights are also big issues in Pakistan and how Pakistan's human rights problems extend to other areas, including police brutality, cruel and unusual punishment, lack of women's rights, rape, the death penalty, and many other violations. It also looks at the work of Amnesty International in easing these violations.
From the Paper "Amnesty International has been working during many of the past years to help end the human rights violations in Pakistan. Amnesty asks Pakistan to release all prisoners of conscience, give all citizens fair trial, train law enforcement to obtain the law, replace cruel punishment with those permitted by international human rights laws, revise women's and children's rights laws, stop all executions and abolish the death penalty, uphold law and order and investigate all human rights violations to ensure more violations do not occur in the future (Amnesty International - Time to Take Human Rights Seriously). Using such methods Amnesty has successfully helped release prisoners of conscience and take youths off of death row."
This essay is based on the rise and appeal of Buddhism in China while Confucianism and Daoism already existed during the Period of Division (220 - 589 A.D).
Abstract This paper examines the appeal of Buddhism in the historical context of the Period of Division. It explains that Buddhism's rise was answering the needs and desires of both the people and the rulers, especially foreign rulers, in a period of instability and in competition with the past dominated by Confucianism and organized Daoism. There is also the dialectic between its new content as a foreign religion and its sinicization, as both can account for its success in China.
From the Paper "The Period of Division in Chinese history spreads between 220 and 589 A.D. The period is marked by wars, successions of small kingdoms, and great political instability and misery for the people. It is also the period of nomadic invasions. Buddhism exerted a great appeal to the Chinese during this period, became dominant at least in the north, and firmly established itself alongside Confucianism and Daoism as the main religions or schools of thought in China. What are the reasons behind its popularity during this period?"
