Life inevitably brings unexpected events. If we carefully examine our past life to date, we may notice that we have undoubtedly encountered unexpected situations. During these times, our behavior often reflects our true character. The following stories depict how people act given unexpected events and how this reflects their character. Employing self-reflection My friend Vivian ...
It is pretty common for people to catch a common cold during the winter months. People catch colds due to them coming in contact with infectious viruses that cause acute infection or inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. People with a common cold may experience a runny nose, coughing, sneezing, headaches, fever, and various other ...
Specific wildlife species native to Japan are adorable, and one such example is the tiny Shima Enaga bird. The Shima Enaga is a subspecies of the long-tailed bushtit. They are also known as the silver-throated tit or silver-throated dasher. The Shima Enaga are tiny birds (at 5-6 inches in length, including their tail at 3-4 ...
Women all want to find the right man to be in a relationship with — someone you can trust, rely on, and with whom you can share your life. How do you know if the person you’re dating is the one? Some key signs can help you figure out if your partner is a good ...
Many people wonder how to make Chinese dumplings (餃子 jiǎozī). They are very popular in China. They originated in Northern China, but now they are commonly eaten all over the country. They are good for you as they combine flour, meat, and vegetables, making them very tasty. They are specially made for holidays. When a family has a ...
Ma Xiuying (July 18, 1332 – September 23, 1382) was a Chinese empress during the Ming Dynasty and was married to The Hongwu Emperor. She acted as his political adviser and secretary, exerting a large amount of influence during his reign. Ma Xiuying was born into a well-known wealthy family in Xuzhou, Anhui Province. Her father ran ...
One of the most important and well-known traditions of Chinese New Year is receiving a red envelope/red packet from your boss, parents, or relatives. Red envelopes are given to kids and elders to share the blessing. If you are the family breadwinner, you will prepare and hand out the red packets for both young and old. It ...
Feng Menglong (A.D. 1574–1646) was a Chinese historian, novelist, and poet of the late Ming Dynasty. He was born in Changzhou County, now part of Suzhou, in Jiangsu Province. Feng’s literary output consisted of the compilation of histories and local gazettes, the retelling of folktales and stories from antiquity in the form of short stories ...
An inexplicable kind-hearted deed occurred on December 31, 2014, when approximately 1 million people gathered for the New Year’s light show on the Bund in Shanghai. Tragically, that night, a stampede occurred that resulted in 49 people being injured and 36 being killed. Most of these were young students. A’s daughter was studying at the ...
Plein air painting is about leaving the four walls of your studio behind and experiencing landscape painting and drawing. The practice goes back centuries, but it was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists. Their desire to paint light and its changing, ephemeral qualities, coupled with the creation of transportable paint tubes ...
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