Chengdu Essays

  • South West of China: The Sichuan Province

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    Sichuan Introduction In terms of size, Sichuan is the fifth largest province to the southwest of China, and it has two distinct geographical parts. One part lies within the eastern part of the province and is largely characterized by a fertile area known as the Sichuan basin. The western part of the province is characterized by a highly mountainous geography. The eastern part is surrounded by a series of lower mountain ranges from the east, south, and north. The province has a competitive economy

  • Chengdu Case Study

    800 Words  | 2 Pages

    The land of Abundance, Chengdu is the largest city of the Chinese province & is one of the major cities of the Western China. The city is entitled with different names such as the city of Hibiscus, The Brocade city, The Turtle City etc. Chengdu was come into being long ago since 311 BC. The city is China's fourth-most populous city with the population of 10.4 million. The total area of the city is 12,312 km2. The time-belt of Chengdu is China Standard (UTC+8). Chengdu is basically a multi-religion

  • Personal Statement Essay: My Passion For Media And Communication

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    have rejected a job offered by Chengdu Broadcasting and TV Station as it was a dream job to a person majored in media and communication. However, my passion for media inspired me to undertake greater challenges. I believe I can create more opportunities if I can be better equipped in a word-leading postgraduate program. My interest in media and communication started from my fifth grade, when I was elected to be a member of children and teenager reporters of Chengdu Evening News, a newspaper focusing

  • Ap Physics Tutoring Program

    1041 Words  | 3 Pages

    beginning, being in a completely different culture was challenging for me, because I knew nothing about Chengdu. Even though the languages used were both called “Chinese”, the dictions and accent are totally different. My further experience in Chengdu has proved I can be a competent “international” student. For example, I shared the tactics of Chinese chess used in Taiwan with players in Chengdu and founded that some tactics actually counter another, so we both gained a new understanding of Chinese

  • Understanding Urbanization Trends in China

    1618 Words  | 4 Pages

    1.Introduction Urbanization is related to development of modernization and industrialization signifies an expanding urban population and an extension of the building up territory of cities (Brade, I. ; Kovacs, Z., 2014). From 1949 to 1979, the rate of urbanization rose from 10.64 per cent to 18.96 per cent respectively (the United Nations, 2014). Comparatively, urbanization in 1978 grew triple the rate of the in 1978 , increasing almost 1 percentage point in ever year from 18.96 per cent to 46.6

  • The Human Cost of Globalization

    1110 Words  | 3 Pages

    Is globalization really a good thing? While I will admit there are many positive aspects of globalization such as a higher salary than one would normally receive in these developing countries and being able to offer their children a better education, but at what cost? Many of the factories used by multinational manufacturers in developing nations are subpar in safety regulations compared to those in developed nations which place the workers at risk. The conditions these workers face are terrible

  • Case Study: Foxconn's Action Plan?

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    Abstract:Foxconn has a lot of people trying to commit suicide,this is caused by the company having low-wages,poor living conditions and harsh working conditions.If Foxconn does not fix this problem, there will be more suicides. This report concludes with 3 recommendations that constitute an action plan.They are: Increase worker’s salary Build more accommodation and basic facilities for workers Reduce overtime hours and change design of worker’s equipment

  • Chinese Taboo: Postpartum Recovery

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    Chinese Taboo: Postpartum Recovery In Asian countries and some parts of Europe, people still practice postpartum recovery, based on the ground that post pregnancy recovery would help new mothers recover from exhausted state and promote breast milk. According to Yin and Yang theory in Chinese medicine, a month’s of rest and strictly nutritious diets is beneficial for new mothers to keep their Yin and Yang balance. In this paper, I am going to introduce how Chinese postpartum recovery processes in

  • The Bowers Museum

    1314 Words  | 3 Pages

    There are no historical records or inscriptions left behind which leave researchers wondering what the core purpose of these artifacts are supposed to represent. In 1986 when the construction workers in Chengdu accidently discovered the artifacts, they found that they were bent, broken, burned and carefully buried in the pits. Holloway believes that the objects were placed in sacrificial burial grounds because they found many “animal-faced sculptures and

  • Case Analysis Of Boeing

    1668 Words  | 4 Pages

    Boeing has a very complex supply chain consisting of several international and domestic suppliers with a wide range of financial arrangements from direct ownership to contract arrangements. Due to the specialized nature of the final product, every part has to meet a specified standard of quality. Although it is possible that some supplies may be purchased on the open market, I was unable to find any that are. A fully assembled 737 has 367,000 parts, an equal number of bolts, rivets and other fasteners

  • Ba Jin Essay

    516 Words  | 2 Pages

    Ba Jin was a Chinese author and also acted as a political activist. Ba Jin’s real name was Li Yaotang, he merely used Ba Jin as a pen name. For his early life, he was born on November 25, 1904 in Chengdu, Sichuan. Ba Jin grew up in a traditional Chinese household where his grandfather ruled the house and everybody inside of it. This housing situation and the rest of his early life played a large part in the inspiration for his writing, Family. Family was a semi-autobiography, semi-autobiography

  • Joe Turner Character Analysis

    695 Words  | 2 Pages

    His written work is so touched the pursuers in Chengdu. Wilson declined to expound on himself, at the same time, rather spent his profession going into the mythic and typical domains that join the slave to the abolitionist to the freeman. Wilson's in Joe Turner's Come and Gone expounds on the "bones individuals"

  • Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress

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    the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie, this historical, fable novel and love story tells of a moving testament to the transformative power of literature. It follows two “city-youths,” the narrator and Luo who are exiled from their hometown, Chengdu to a mountain village in the countryside for “re-education” in the midst of Mao’s Chinese Cultural Revolution in 1971 for being sons of doctors. While working among the peasants of Phoenix Mountain, the two ingeniously conceal their forbidden treasure

  • The Value Chain Analysis Of Volkswagen

    2030 Words  | 5 Pages

    thing that FAW-VW needs to enhance in China. “At present, FAW-Volkswagen has two large production base in Changchun, Chengdu separately. Vehicle production is mainly dependent on the base of Changchun capacity of 660,000 vehicles. Association statistics show that in 2010, FAW-Volkswagen sold 869,979 vehicles, the production capacity has been severely overloaded. Even with the Chengdu plant (450,000 vehicles) and the South China Sea plants (300,000) set up in 2013, capacity of FAW - Volkswagen is still

  • Intel

    1905 Words  | 4 Pages

    Introduction This analysis of Intel Corporation is to educate the investor about the company and provide them with useful information that will enable them to make a decision as to whether they should invest in the company. Intel primarily manufactures semiconductors or integrated circuits containing silicon that are used in computers as computer chips.                                                   The purpose of this paper is to provide the investor with facts regarding the company profile,

  • The Beauty Industry in China

    710 Words  | 2 Pages

    and nearly 3,800 cosmetic companies, and almost 8 million people are actually working in beauty-related businesses, plus another 4 million whose jobs are connected to the sector. A survey of five major cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Wuhan, shows that the most popular beauty items include SPAs, stone massages, Yoga, foot massages and nail treatments. Despite the huge advances witnessed over the past two decades, "huge gaps still exist between China's beauty sector and its

  • Analysis Of Family By Pa Chin

    1633 Words  | 4 Pages

    novels. Family: The plot of this novel is set in the city of Chengdu in the providence of Sichuan, located in central China. The book itself was written in 1931 and by this time, the Chinese communist party was well established and fighting battles with the Japanese and Chiang Kai-shek and spreading influence in south and central China. (Chin, 1931) This story is about the rich, aristocratic Kao Family, who live in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan. The story has some very interesting characters but for

  • Starbucks In China

    880 Words  | 2 Pages

    At 7:45 in the morning in a downtown Seattle Starbucks, customers want their coffee to go, and now. Hands clutching cell phones and briefcases fumble to toss the latest Beck CD onto the counter or maybe tuck a pound of beans under the elbow for later. The Chinese, though, are remaking the "Starbucks Experience." Mostly eschewing to-go coffees and foods -- and certainly music purchases -- they're opting for in-situ dining on curry puffs and moon cakes during the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

  • Taking A Look At Elders Limited

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    Elders Limited is one of the Australia’s oldest, respected and the largest agribusiness company that founded by Alexander Elder in the year 1839 at Port Misery which is now Port Adelaide, Australia (‘175 years: Elders historic summary 1839 - 2014’ n.d.). According to Allison (2014), Elders Limited is one of the leading suppliers which provides financial services such as banking and insurance, agency services which including livestock, wool, grain and real estate. Moreover, Elders Limited also provides

  • Reflective Essay About English Class

    758 Words  | 2 Pages

    Throughout this fall semester, I have learned many things. Before this class, I have never had to buckle down and plan out my writing so tediously. The many outlines, rough drafts, and final drafts have crafted me into a much better writer than I would have ever expected to become. While I have always considered English as one of my strong subjects, through this class I have learned that English has many more components than I originally thought. One of the most substantial of these components is