Lin Zexu Essays

Britain’s forced introduction of opium in 1825 in China had devastating effects on its population and economy. The people of China express their just displeasure with the British people and its monarchy in documents 1, 2, and 9. In Document 1, a Chinese emperor is addressing the King George of England in 1793 in a letter. The letter states that the Celestial Empire (China) has all the things that it needs in abundance and therefore does not need to trade with the “barbarians” of England. The excerpt

were considered good or beneficial, in fact, many weren’t. This is shown by three different primary writings from the time, Excerpt from Latin America: Its Rise and Progress written by Francisco García Calderón, letter to Queen Victoria written by Lin Zexu in 1839 and Travels in West Africa by Mary Kingsley. All of these include one country criticizing another and/or mal interactions. In an excerpt from Latin America: Its Rise and Progress written by Francisco García Calderón, he criticizes the U

In The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Maya Lin employs rhetorical devices in order to elucidate, the gross cost of the Vietnam Conflict in U.S. lives. The minimalist design used in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial emphasizes the overwhelming amount of human lives lost.On the Wall, a small diamond is depicted next to the names of people confirmed dead, if a person is MIA(Missing in Action) they get a small cross next to their name. The cross can easily be carved into a diamond if the person is confirmed

Maya Lin stated that “I felt a memorial should be honest about the reality of war, and be for the people who gave their lives” (Lin Maya 1). Maya Lin, an undergraduate architect, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for the support of veterans who fought in Vietnam. The 58,000 names on the memorial represent who served in the Vietnam War. The 21-year-old girl’s design caused many controversies towards the memorial. The memorial had a significant impact on Americans that changed some of their views

comes to loathe his previous dedication to the "right" way of living. Baoyu eventually dedicates himself to fulfilling the role he's so long avoided after a mysterious encounter in a dream convinces him that the only possible way to see his beloved Lin Daiyu is through living properly. Wasting his life pining for his dead love would be considered suicide of sorts and he would therefore be banned from heaven. His attachment to Daiyu rouses in him a final application to civic studies. Ivan's accident

During the 1920s the African American people suffered strong racial discrimination, they lived facing oppression like racism in employment, education and culture, consequently they lived a low quality life. Nevertheless despite all the racism and prejudice, many artists raised exalting their culture with the intention of create a new and positive image of themselves, through art, music and literature, transforming the 1920´s in the era of Jazz, Blues and the Harlem renaissance. Among the entire

a tribute which is in Washington DC. Maya Lin entered a nationwide competition to create a design for the wall and won. The wall is made of two black granite walls that form a V-shape and has the names of all 57,939 Americans who died during the war. There was much controversy on the design of the wall. Despite the back and forth arguments about the wall’s design, it is clearly an appropriate tribute to the Vietnam Veterans. In October 1980, Maya Lin was a 21 year old architect student at Yale

Zhichen Zhang Professor Dustin Shaffer Communication 105 14 January 2018 Stephen Sondheim: Into the Woods Into the Woods is a well-known musical which debuted at the Old Globe Theater in 1986. The musical is written by Stephen Sondheim and he is an American composer who has made great contribution to musical theater more than a half-century. James Lapine is the book author and he plays a necessary role to this incredible musical. I watched the musical which brought me enter a brand-new field –

Commissioner Lin Zexu and his battle against the East India Trading Company during the conflict that would become known as the Opium War, which led to the takeover of Hong Kong by the British Empire. The ceding of the Hong Kong to Great Britain was one of the most humiliating events in Chinese history. One scene in the film states, “Hong Kong is only a small and primitive island to the great Qing Dynasty”. However, that was not the case it was important to the Chinese. In 1839, Lin Zexu attempts to

monarch”(Lin Zexu). Lin is trying to use guilt to motivate Queen Victoria into making the decision to stop sending Opium into China by using adjectives to describe her and make her come off as a benevolent leader. He is suggesting that if she does not stop the opium trade to China, she will not be a “compassionate monarch”. When a superior or even equal counterpart puts expectations on one to act a certain way, one may feel more inclined to act that way. Guilt can be used as a tool. Lin is trying

The emperor appointed Lin Zexu as his imperial commissioner, ordering him to go to Guangzhou where the opium trade originates and deliver the emperor’s determination of forbidding opium. Thus, Lin Zexu ordered to close all opium houses and put opium dealers into prison. Moreover, he ordered to arrest corrupted imperial officials and blockade the British chamber of commerce. The very famous event “Destroying Opium at Humen Beach” happened right after these severe orders. Lin Zexu even expelled all British

primary sources that reflect these changes in Chinese views of time. The first source is a statement made by Chinese officials during the Ming Dynasty, reflecting their contempt for foreign trade. The second source is a speech by Chinese Commissioner Lin Zexu during the Qing Dynasty, condemning the opium trade. During the Ming Dynasty, China's perception of time was centered on the belief that China was the center of the world and its culture was superior to that of the foreign barbarians(Europeans in

The Opium War of 1839-1842, was a war in which British merchants sought to legalize the trade of opium after commissioner Lin Zexu made it illegal for anyone to trade or bring in any opium. (Modern World History, ch. 13) The main goal or motive behind the opium wars was mainly due to Chinese merchants not having any interest in trading with European goods. In turn Europeans were forced to buy trading goods such as, tea, porcelain, silk, and lacquerware with silver instead of simply trading European

Struggling to maintain social order and strength, the Qing Dynasty placed restrictions on opium trade; however, this backfired, provoking retaliation from British traders and leading to a war that would create the Unequal Treaties. The detrimental socio economic effects opium had on China were beginning to surface during the late 1830’s, causing an influx of smokers and a decline in bullion. Although China’s economy suffered, this was the most viable foreign trade option for the British. There was

hand suffered unintentionally as a result of opium exported to China by Britain which was damaging the society by making many addicted leading to Lin Zexu taking action as seen in document 5 where he essentially begs Queen Vitoria to stop opium exports and questions her about European morals on trading harmful substances just to make a profit. Lin Zexu was a powerful scholar official who played a major role in the outbreak of the Opium Wars which China lost leading to the Treaty of Nanking. It was

flooded the Black Market with tones and tones of opium leading to upwards of twelve million Chinese getting addicted to the harmful drug by the 1830’s. The Daoguang emperor decided to take action in 1838. He sent commissioner Lin Zexu to Canton to take care of the situation. Lin declared death penalty to be applied to anyone caught in possession of opium. He also confiscated over one thousand tones of opium following a blockade of the merchant’s quarter. HE then destroyed the opium in 1839. The British

Jared Noxon Dr. Webb Euro History Honors Fall Final Exam 11/14/2017 Part 1 Long Essay (40%). Compose a well-thought out response to the following prompt. Each essay must begin with a thesis, use examples to support your position and contain a conclusion. Word limit 400 words. How does nationalism in Europe impact the rest of the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Respond to this question by identifying three separate themes (list them below in the space provided) and apply these

The Opium War, is a historical epic film directed by Chinese director Xie Jin and was strategically released in 1997 to coincide with the Hong Kong handover ceremony. With its self-explanatory title, the film recounts the conflict between Qing Dynasty of Imperial China and the British Empire over the issue of trade and opium that gradually escalated into a war. It is important to note that there is a theme driving the film and at the same time being driven by the film. While the dominant theme in

The Opium Wars The First Opium Wars were fought between China and Great Britain from 1839 to 1842, while the Second Opium War, lasting from 1856 until 1860, involved the Chinese government against the British, the French, the Russians, and in small instances, the United States of America. However, the Opium Wars would be considered a forced opening of China to foreign traders. The Opium Wars would also be more important and influential than most historians believed them to be, having played a

medicine for creating a generally good mood and sense of well being”. However, this justification is flawed in that all of these evidence of the “harmlessness” is only provided by the East Indian Company and their doctors that act out of the interests of the company. Therefore, it could not be used as a credible claim to assure the fact that opium is harmless and has not detrimental influences on Chinese smokers. Like the British government and British merchants, the Indian government blamed the