The paper examines the Tai Ping Rebellion and the Boxer Rebellion in China.
Research Paper # 91310 |
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The paper looks at two rebellions in Chinese history; the Tai Ping Rebellion, which was a rebellion of religious fanatics seeking to overthrow the traditional culture of China, and the Boxer Rebellion, which, although religious based, sought to rid the country of European influence. The paper examines the history behind the Tai Ping movement that led it to rebellion, the damage it caused and how it was squashed. However, it also shows how Taiping leaders adopted many policies that would later become the marks of modernizers in China. The Boxer Rebellion, on the other hand, was neither a rebellion or a war against the Europeans, since it was limited to only a few places. By 1901, the imperial government was forced to agree to the humiliating terms of the Boxer Protocol, under which European powers got the right to maintain military forces in the capital. The Boxer Protocols established a new course of reform for China.
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"While China was involved in conflicts with Europeans during the Opium War, it was also convulsed by a number of rebellions during the mid-century, including the rebellion in Nien, 1853-1858, where several Muslim rebellions in the southwest and northwest, and especially the Taiping rebellion, resulted in devastating consequences for China. The Taiping rebellion alone lasted for twenty years, leading to some thirty million deaths, in fact, from 1850 to 1873, the rebellion, together with drought and famine caused the Chinese population to drop by over sixty million people, a truly tragic period for China. The Taiping rebellion was an internal disturbance instigated by Hung Hsiu-ch'uan, who possessed a unique mix of European and Chinese cultural. He was the son of a poor farmer near Canton, who had visions which led him to believe that he was sent by God to earth in order to eradicate the demons. After studying under a Baptist minister, Hung and some followers formed a new religious sect called the God Worshippers, dedicated to the destruction of idols in the region around Canton. He believed that the Manchu rulers were the main propagators of demon worship and that to overthrow them would help bring in the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. During the late 1840's, Hung reorganized his movement into a military organization, and began to build a treasury, consolidate forces, and store up weapons. In December 1850, he was attacked by government forces, and successfully defeated them, and the following year declared that the Kingdom of Heavenly Peace at been established with himself as the Heavenly King, thus the era of the Taiping or Great Peace began."
Tags:manchu, kingdom, of, heaven, hung, heavenly, kingdom, of, peace, japan, 1895, the, righteous, and, harmonious, fists, shantung
A description of California Senator Barbara Boxer's life and career.
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This paper takes a look at the life and accomplishments of U.S. Senator from California, Barbara Boxer. The author favorably describes Senator Boxer as a vocal advocate for environmental issues, women's rights, gun control, human rights and medical research. Her focus goes beyond the issues of California to the concerns of the country and even the world. The paper highlights her committee assignments and her contributions to legislation. Some of her less successful endeavors are discussed as well, such as bills that failed to reach the floor or pass. The paper concludes with a list of the honors Senator Boxer has received. The author sees California Senator Barbara Boxer as pointing out solutions to problems, and fighting until answers are produced and these solutions are put into action.
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"Senator Boxer has made her mark and stated her priorities to the citizens of California by the direct approach that she has adopted throughout her career. Her direct approach is visible from her committee assignments and legislation that she is involved with all the way to her legendary speeches and voting record. She has been a vocal advocate for environmental issues, women's rights, gun control, human rights and medical research. Her focus goes beyond the issues of California to the concerns of the country and even the world. She is immensely involved in projects and endeavors that center on women, children and the environment."
Tags:Women, U.S. Congress, environment, teen pregnancy, advocacy
An overview of "Animal Farm" by George Orwell from the perspective of a minor character in the story.
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MLA | 2008
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This paper tells the story of "Animal Farm" from the perspective of Boxer, a minor character in the story.
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"Major characters in the book "Animal Farm" by Orwell include Mr Jones, Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer. Boxer is a minor character in the story. Boxer is a cart-horse. From the perspective of Boxer, this story is about how animals defeated the farmer, Mr Jones, and claim the property, renamed as Animal Farm. Boxer was very dedicated to the leaders of Animal Farm and used his strength to help them defeat all odds. This character is very loyal and dedicated to authority which in this case was the..."
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This paper discusses Roy Jones Jr., boxing's man of honor.
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This paper states that boxing is seen by many as a brutal sport. The author points out that Roy Jones, Jr., has held world championships in the three weight divisions of Light Heavyweight, Super Middleweight and Middleweight. The paper relates that he has been a force against brutality with a style that is conservative but effective.
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"Boxing is seen by many as a brutal sport. Images of men beating each other to bloody submission lead to the misunderstanding that a boxing match is simply a legalized street fight. Roy Jones, Jr., who has held world championships ..."
Tags:boxing, roy, jones, jr., brutality
An examination of the articles from the Chinese newspaper on the uprising against Westerners/Christians in the late 19th century.
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"The Boxer Rising: A History of the Boxer Trouble in China is an interesting book which contains reprinted newspaper articles from the Shanghai Mercury. The collection was first published in 1900, and the articles constitute direct evidence of the events as written by newspaper reporters at the time of the events depicted. The picture that emerges is immediate, as if the reader were on the scene, must as if he or she had just picked up the morning paper and read about events taking place up the block. The book can serve as a primary source for information about the Boxer Rebellion and shows the attitudes of the society of Shanghai at the time. The book does not have the distance of history, however, and therefore any interpretation of the events should be undertaken with more data than can be provided from newspaper reports written in the heat of the moment, with all the..."
Paper explores concept of history and memory referring to lingering awareness of the Boxer Rebellion and the spirit of anti-Manchuism as emotive experiences shared to different degrees by Chinese. The third shared memory involves the long horrible ...
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Paper explores concept of history and memory referring to lingering awareness of the Boxer Rebellion and the spirit of anti-Manchuism as emotive experiences shared to different degrees by Chinese. The third shared memory involves the long horrible experience of the Sino-Japanese war of 1932 to 1945 whose atrocities continue to shape politics, how politics should be framed; much speculation and all things human beings do when carrying about a collective experience. several references beyond those assigned by professor.
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Chinese History & Variable Memory: Three Cases. Introduction This paper refers to the curious human phenomenon of retaining just a little of trials of old in mind as can sometimes influence present-day opinion and even decision-making. Three trials of modern Chinese history are outlined in turn, commencing with the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and then a discussion of from the occasion of the Boxer Rebellion, then the memory of Qing Dynasty abuses and anti-Manchuism. The paper's third section contends with a topic far more recent in the Sino-Japanese War of 1932-1945 whose influence still surfaces in current politics, in an
Tags:boxer rebellion, anti, manchuism, wwii
This essay looks at the life of the boxer Rubin Carter, and the false accusations that led to his murder conviction and 20- year imprisonment.
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1999
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This paper discusses the controversy surrounding the African American boxer who was falsely accused, convicted, and imprisoned in reference to the Bob Dylan song. . The author examines the movie "Hurricane" and how it portrayed the racism in America that condemned a successful black man in the worst way.
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"Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was born on May 15, 1937 in New Jersey . He was a rough street kid from a lower-class family in the inner city. After having run-ins with the law at an early age, he joined the Army and later became one of the greatest boxers of all time. He should have been the middle weight boxing champion of the world, but instead spent almost 20 years in a New Jersey prison for a triple homicide that he was falsely accused of in 1976."
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A literary analysis of Harry Sylvester's short story, "I Won't Do No Dive", about a down-on-his-luck boxer.
Book Review # 99219 |
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APA | 2007
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This paper explains that Harry Sylvester's "I Won't Do No Dive" represents the cultural phenomenon of the fixing of boxing matches, which is commonly told in sports-themed literature and Hollywood screen plays. The author points out that, even the incorrect phrasing of the term, "I won't do no dive", is a deliberate double-negative, familiar as both the text of a boxer who won't deliberately lose a match and as a double-negative that resonates of the poor English of a boxer growing up in a rough area and enduring many battles in his attempted climb to the top. The paper relates that match fixing provides for an interesting literary device by creating a complicated dilemma, which underscores the importance of honesty and competition in sport and how the corruption of these mottos commonly debases it.
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"The era in which the story was written (the 1930s) also has literary implications, as we witness the rough-and-tumble surrounds of a struggling boxer in the earlier part of the twentieth century. The characters speak in the incorrect English of a rough area in a bygone era - which is not specified, but his again is a good literary device: we romanticize the era and the place, perhaps imagining a rough, no-holds-barred Brooklyn, where even the rough, down-on-their-luck crowd have dreams of boxing and making it big."
Tags:dilemma, double-negative, mobsters, engaging, language
A review of Paul A. Cohen's "History in Three Keys" about the Boxer Rebellion.
Book Review # 96138 |
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The paper relates that the Boxer Rebellion took place from 1898-1900, in Northern China and was waged between ordinary, lower class native Chinese peasants against the foreign missionaries. The paper explains that Cohen's book is more of a history as to how the rebellion has been interpreted, than it is of the immediate implications of the event itself and its aftermath. The paper discusses how Cohen's ideas are useful in terms of how to approach history, particularly historical events that have become especially fraught with meaning in modern culture, way beyond their immediate impact.
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"Paul Cohen is a professor of East Asian history with an openly postmodern orientation. The title of the book refers to Cohen's understanding of the rebellion as an event that can be viewed with a series of lenses, rather than a singular historian's lens. The rebellion is an event, experience and also a myth. Significantly, Cohen does not refer to any specific detail about the rebellion in his title; he is more concerned with describing his three-keyed approach to understanding the Boxers, rather than referring to the Boxers themselves. Even the name, the Boxer rebellion, is polluted to some extent in Cohen's eyes, because the idea of the Boxers has become so subject to political influences of people with agendas beyond mere understanding."
Tags:East, Asia, China, history
An analysis of an 1962 essay by Norman Cousins on who killed the boxer, Benny Paret.
Analytical Essay # 5470 |
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MLA | 2001
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This paper studies the essay written by Norman Cousins in 1962 about who was responsible for the death of then famous boxer, Benny Paret. It looks at the dangers of boxing as a blood sport and questions whether wider social circles were to blame for his death.
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"In his 1962 essay "Who Killed Benny Paret", Norman Cousins makes a strong argument against the propriety - and the morality - of professional boxing. He backs up his statement with quotes from an interview he did nearly three decades before he wrote this essay as well as facts from the then-recent death of boxer Benny Paret. Although the essay is a compelling argument about the physical dangers of boxing to participants and the moral dangers of boxing to those who watch the sport, the essay would be even more effective if it were not quite so repetitive and if the events that he is writing about were better known to today's readers."
Tags:violence, sport, match, responsibility