Imperial examination Essays

  • Empress Wu In The Tang Dynasty

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    Wu took it as a major event to elect talented people. She even went to the examination room to conduct examinations. She wrote a book called Minister Criterion to reinforce their education by telling them the importance of unity, loyalty, observation, honesty, trust, impartiality, prudence and responsibility. The Imperial Examinations System mainly focused on testing politically critical problems. The qualities of the answers were the main criterion for

  • Principle Of Nationalism In China

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    Secondly, the Principle of Nationalism shapes Chinese’s national awareness instead of subjectives of kings and members of a patriarchal clan. “In the ‘old’ empires and kingdoms, each subject relates to the sovereign (king). In nation-states, each subject relates to the other ‘horizontally”(Bram). Although Sun was not the first person who proposed the nationalism in China, his virtuous propaganda made national awareness be entrenched in Chinese people’s minds. Before the popularized of the Principle

  • John Searle's The Chinese Room Argument

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    The Chinese Room Argument was a thought experiment presented by an American philosopher by the name of John Searle. The Chinese room argument is a concept that refutes the idea of a strong artificial intelligence also known as Strong Al. Strong Ai is “the view that an appropriately programmed digital computer capable of passing the Turing test would thereby have mental states and a mind in the same sense in which human beings have mental states and a mind” (Searle, 2005). However the opposing view

  • The Imperial Exams In The Examination By Malcolm Bosse

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    In the book, The Examination by Malcolm Bosse, two brothers travel across China in their journey to pass the Imperial Examinations. The Imperial Exams were tests created during the Song dynasty which was prior to the Ming dynasty to help better the government and allow China to become a semi-meritocracy. The brothers’ names are Chen and Hong. Chen is very intelligent and is taking the Civil Service Exams hoping to gain job as a high-ranking government official. Hong, on the other hand, is a well-known

  • Imperial Examination System Of China Essay

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    of Kējǔ on China and Foreign Countries The Imperial Examination System of China (Chinese: 科舉; pinyin: kējǔ) has originated more than fourteen hundred years ago and, until its abolishment in 1904, has been the main method of appointing government officials. Though containing some serious drawbacks, it was still uncommonly progressive for its time and has left a remarkable heritage. This essay is dedicated to discussing the impact of Imperial Examination System on Chinese society, politics and culture

  • Argumentative Essay On Getting Good Grades

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    In today’s society, a large amount of emphasis is placed on getting good grades. Day in and day out students are told that getting good grades is detrimental to their future. Unfortunately what many students are not told is that their intelligence is not defined by the marks they receive, but rather intelligence is defined by so much more than a letter on a report card. Albert Einstein once said, “Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole

  • Hannah Arendt Concept Of History Analysis

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    History is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “a chronological record of significant events; events of the past” (Merriam-Webster). That’s generally what people think of when they hear the word “history”, but not everyone was/is satisfied with that term for the definition. Hannah Arendt, the writer of “The Concept of History”, stated that “These single instances, deeds or events, interrupt the circular movement of daily life…The subject matter of history is these interruptions – the extraordinary”

  • On Growing Up Analysis

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    “Even though you’re growing up, you should never stop having fun” - Nina Dobrev. Growing up is about learning new things, but not forgetting what was fun in the past. For kids, growing up means everything is new and unknown, and for some it is terrifying. In literature, characters develop and show physical and/or mental growth as the plot progresses. The authors of “Bangs,” “On Turning 10,” and To Kill a Mockingbird use literary tools to convey the theme of growing up, and show how children in the

  • Cool Facts About Virginia Essay

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    Virginia Hello! Do you love history? Do you love cool facts? Then stick around to hear all about amazing old Virginia! I want to tell you about this amazing country! Such as, who was born here, cool facts, state symbols, and more! These are the statistics for Virginia! An amazingly large population, holding in with eight point three hundred twenty six million people! They have ninety five unique counties! Eleven U.s representatives! With thirty nine independent, and unique cities! The senators

  • Personal Narrative: Cop Detective

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    Cop Detective My shoe has six inch heels and police lights around the top edge. These pumps have lights and a little car bumper on the front of the toes. The back heel also has "POLICE" flashing across it. Almost all of the shoe is black except for a little on the bottom and the sides. The nickname for these kicks are "High Street Patrol." As the owner of these heels I was a women police detective at a height of about five feet, five inches. My jet black hair went well with the shoes and usually

  • Character Analysis: The True Confessions Of Charlotte Doyle

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    Do you believe women can do things just as easily as men can? In the novel, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Charlotte Doyle becomes part of the crew on the ship, the Seahawk. For starters, Charlotte is very brave, she climbed the Royal Yard just to become part of the crew. She is also tough, her knife throwing skills are incredible! Additionally, Charlotte is a hard worker. She works her full hours and helped the ship survive the hurricane. Charlotte Doyle has the skills needed to become

  • Summary: The Murder Of Tyler Hobbs

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    An Arkansas couple was arrested after a 1-year-old was discovered dead inside a plastic container in their closet. The victim’s mother, Maria Giron-Molina, and her boyfriend, Tyler Hobbs, were taken into custody related to the child’s death. Tyler Hobbs, 21, was arrested on suspicion of a first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse, while Maria Giron-Molina, also 21, only for abuse of a corpse, as stated in police records. (-- removed HTML --) Interestingly, Tyler Hobbs had called the police himself

  • Ink Drinker Book Report

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    Ink Drinker Jaten is also known as chicken little; he is 13 years old. His dad is the owner of a book store. Jaten is short, skinny, extremely strong, and is only five foot tall. He spends most of his time at the bookstore because he is a ink drinker, (he drinks ink) and he actually likes it. He goes to his dad's book store and drinks 1 book each day. His dad is ordering more and more books every day. Nobody knows about him being a ink drinker, and he does not know how to keep it a secret from everyone

  • Homeless Education Case Study Essay

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    Description of the Problem Mr. Tate is a new assistant superintendent in a district that he is readily familiar with having more than 12 years combined experience as a teacher and assistant principle within the district. Upon taking on his new role, the case study did not clarify if Mr. Tate was given a clear description of all of this responsibilities or program oversight. In this particular case study, it was established that the district not only did not have a designated Homeless Liaison at

  • Should Cell Phones Be Allowed In The Classroom?

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    make sense to make it less of a challenge than itImagine that you’ve have studied for 2 months and finally feel confident and prepared, your big chapter test is here! You sit down and get your test, you know all the answers! You are flying through the test and suddenly you hear a buzz and the student across from you giggles. Ignore it, you think. You hear it again BUZZ, you get sidetracked and stare blankly at the test and try to regain focus and attempt to ignore it to the best of your ability

  • Persuasive Essay On Extending School Hours

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    Schools provide students with work that can be tedious, which already takes up a large part of their time after school hours. Imagine if the school board decided to extend school hours, it would only make it difficult for students to so do. School hours should not be extended because it limits a student’s personal time, puts more stress on them, and reduces time for extracurricular activities. It limits their time for personal work, such as chores, family time, and time spent with friends. If the

  • Should Students Get Paid For Grades Essay

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    Should We Pay for Grades? Proven in a recent study in New York, about 6,000 students that were paid for grades in elementary school did the same or even worse in middle school when they were stopped being paid. Schools make important decisions when deciding whether or not they should pay students for grades. Paying them for grades causes lots of different effects, and not just good ones. Students shouldn’t be paid for grades for multiple reasons. It causes pressure to inflate grades and causes conflicts

  • Patient Interview Appraisal Paper

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    (2013). Bates ' guide to physical examination and history taking (1st ed., p. 55). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. History Taking. (2013). Nursing Standard (Royal College Of Nursing (Great Britain): 1987), 27(28), 51. Retrieved from http://0-eds.b.ebscohost.com

  • Treatment Plan Case Study

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    University Treatment Plan Case History for Treatment Plan Psychological Evaluation Name: Sally Smith SS#: 000-00-0000 DOB/Age: 6/10/1972 42-years-old Date of Examination: 11/26/2016 Examiners: Fred Looney, PhD Chief Complaint: Mental Sources of Information: Clinical Interview with Sally Smith Medical Records Brief Mental Status Examination Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) Background Information: Ms. Smith is a 42-year-old African American female born November 10, 1972. She currently

  • Muscle Physiology Essay

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    Physio-psycho parameter consists of muscular physiology parameter, i.e., muscular and motor action parameter, cognitive and psychological parameter. Muscular features Is the patient suffering with oversleep problem? Y: [OS =1] Is the patient suffering with muscle weakness? Y: [MW =1] Motor action parameters Is the patient having difficulty in movement? Y: [MO =1] Is the patient having difficulty in locomotion? Y: [LO =1] Is the patient having difficulty in using toilet? Y: [UT =1] 65 Is the patient