Temporary Love Vocabulary

Cohabit: to live as husband and wife, without being married.

Sprinkling: it is raining lightly.

Anchorman: someone who reads the news on TV and introduces news reports.

Smack: to hit someone or something, especially with your open hand.

Ravenously: extremely hungry .

Ferreting out: to succeed in finding something, especially information.

Wretched: extremely unhappy, especially because you are lonely, sick, poor, etc.

Siblings: your brother(s) or sister(s).

Chewing: to bite food several times before swallowing it.

Faithful: remaining loyal and continuing to support someone or something

Temporary Love

Characters:

• Lina: A chinese woman that was 31 years old, worked at a tax office and she was marry to Zuming. Also, she has lived in The United States of America for four years.
• Panbin: A tall chinese man that was 34 years old, his wife and his son was in China. He lived in The United States of America.
• Zuming: A chinese man that was 33 years old, whom used to practice Kung Fu. Also, he was married to lina, and lived in China with his and her family before came to America to reunite with his wife. 

Summarize:

• During a time Panbin and Lina lived in America together, they became a "wartime couple", which refers to those men And women who unable to bring their spouses to America, cohabit for a time being to confort each other and also reduce living expenses.
• Their relationship was hidden, nobody knew about it.
• Their finished their relationship because Zuming was coming to America and Lina decided to move to another place with her husband.
• Lina missed Panbin because he always care of her. Panbin used to cook for her, and she only had to pay $200.00 per month which help her to save money.
• The relationship of Zuming and Lina was very difficult, because some day her husband told Lina that he knew everything about Panbin and that if she wanted have her conscience peaceful, she had to pay all tuition of the university for him.
• Zumming study very hard since he arrived to America and passed all the exams. One day he received an admitted letter from the University of Lousiana.
• Lina missed to panbin, so one day she passsed for his house and talked with him. Pambin told lina that his wife has sent a request for divorce and now he has a new relationship online.
• The only thing that Lina though was that whatever Panbin do, she hoped he wouldn't make a fool of himself. 

In my opinion, the title of this story is temporary love for the relationship of Panbin and Lina, which was called wartime couple and they only were together for a short time until her husband came.


Conclusion:


When you take desicions in different circumstances you have to know that everything has consequences in a short or a long time period in your life.

The House Behind a Weeping Cherry

THE HOUSE BEHIND A WEEPING CHERRY


BY: HA JIN


•Characters:



Mrs. Chen: Landlady
Mrs. Houng: Chinese girl, who works as a prostitute.



Mrs. Nana: Chinese girl, who works as a prostitute.
Mrs. Lili: Chinese girl, who works as a prostitute.
Mr. Winping: The girls’ roomate.



The story is about the life of four chinese inmigrants, whom lived in a old house that was used as a brothel. Also, is telling the love story which grows up between Houng and the person who narrates the story(Winping). Winping the roomate narrates the story and the problems that this three young ladies had to affront. And also, how they have to work as a prostitute to pay their debt to the Croc, and they can be able to help their families back home and also to be able to survive in a new country ( United States).




In Conclusion, The story tell us about the life of three young ladies that became prostitutes in order for them to be able to survive in a new country and also, so they can be able to pay a high debt owed to a Croc and be able to maintain their families in their country. This also narrates a love story that begins at “The House Behind a Weeping Cherry.”




VOCABULARY


1. Subsided: Diminished.
 2. Annoyance: Nuisance, trouble, hassle.
3. Conspicuous: Noticeable, clear, obvious.
4. Giggling: Laugh, chuckle.
5. Slightly: a little.
6. Obnoxious: Very offensive or rude.
7. Sultry: a woman who is sultry is very sexually attractive.
8. Neatly: very good, carefully arranged.
9. Chuckled: To laugh quietly.
10. Weeping: To cry.

China Inventions: The Paper and Printing


Chinese Inventions


Chinese people have become an important part of humanity’s development with valuable inventions such as paper and printing which are still being uses by society these days.



I. Printing



1. Printing was invented by the necessity to save time and do faster the transcription of books.


a) The first type of printing was created in China in the second century A.D. They began printing using wet paper, inscriptions carved on marble pillars and ink.



b) In the years of 1040’s a Chinese man named Pi Sheng implemented a new method of printing known as “movable type”, which was made of clay and glue.

c) The movable type was called “typography” and it was extended to other places in Asia such as Mongolia, Turkistan and Korea.


d) About 400 years later, a German named Johannes Gutenberg improved the printing from primitive to a modern model which is important because it could make several copies of one sheet at the same time.



II. Paper



1. The paper was created by Chinese people to replace the first type of paper introduced by Egyptians, which was made of animal skin, and known as papyrus.



a) Paper was discovered by the second century B.C.E. In the year 105 C.E. Cai Lun invented how to make paper.



b) In the beginning paper was used to wrapping different things because it paper was very thin and did not served to write on it.

c) Paper creation was spread from China to Islamic world and Europe many years later. Also, paper began to use for write and had many important improvements through the history.



III. In conclusion, printing and paper are inventions that have changed the history of humanity since they were created in China, they have transcended the limits of the world and have been maintained through time.





MLA
"printing." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 7 Nov. 2011.
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China

Gunpowder

Printing

Paper Money

Porcelain

Paper

Compass

Paper

Printing

Chinese Greatest Inventions: Compass and Gunpowder

Chinese Inventions




Chinese People are always known for their capacity of inventions, they have designed new machines and many different products to be used in our daily life. All these inventions occurred many centuries ago. The input of the Ancients Chinese, has been recognized by our society, but has created many doubts among us about if actually Chinese people were the real inventors of such amazing tools, such as the Compass and the Gunpowder.


I. Compass



1. The Finding of the compass has been a doubt, since history had brought to us that probably others like Arab or European besides the Chinese may had also invented the Compass, since the primeval compasses agree with any of these primitive cultures. In certain sources such as “Chinese inventions that rocked the world." Talks about that the compass was design by Ancients Chinese to pinpoint directions in an accurate way.


a) Being Invented by Ancient Chinese between 770 and 221 B.C.



b) The first compasses were called, “South-pointers”.



c) The Compasses shapes were later changed from spoon-shaped stones to magnetic needles making them easier to be carried.



d) European Alexander Neckman had mention the Compass for the first time in 1180 calling it, “The lodestone needle.”




II. Gunpowder




2. Ancient Chinese Alchemist, were trying to invent something that would make them live eternally, but accidentally they invented a chemical that explodes.



a) Before the invention of the Gunpowder by Ancients Chinese, they believe that the first use of Mining Gunpowder was the technique used by Joshua to capture Jericho in year 72 AD.


b) “ Mining,” which consisted of excavating a passageway or gallery below the ground, once completed it was fill out with flammables materials in order to collapse, capture, and kill their enemies.



d) This method was used by the Jewish Army against the Roman forces of Vespasian in A.D. 72. The Military Mining operations first used the gunpowder mines around the year 1250;



c) The Gunpowder, as some say we believe it was invented by the Ancients Chinese. They created a mixture called “Huo Yao” or Fire Chemical. Huo Yao was invented between A.D. 150 and 850.


d)Alchemist Chinese added a different chemical to the mixture making it more powerful gunpowder, this chemical is called Saltpeter. The latest gunpowder was made by saltpaper, charcoal, and sulfur.



e) Gunpowder has been through history an important invention, and it has been used against our enemies to defend ourselves. Gunpowder has been present in all type of war that it is in History after the year 72 AD.




In conclusion, Compass and Gunpowder have attributed to our society throughout the history. They both have played an important role to humanity. The discovery of the compass and gunpowder has been one of the biggest wins we've had, but at the same time has been a weapon of self-destruction.


Source Citation
Anderson, Leigh. "The Fab 4: Chinese inventions that rocked the world." Appleseeds Jan. 2008: 24+. General OneFile. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.
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Gunpowder

Compass

Paper Money and Porcelain

The Most Interesting Chinese Inventions

The Chinese invented so many stuff , consider this two inventions the most interesting for me.

1. Paper money was invented for the Chinese.

1.Paper currency solved the problem of loading the heavy and major currencies which existed prior to this invention.

a.Paper money began to be printed by wood block from de Northem Song dynasty.

2. In the ninth century AD was the beginning of the paper money.

a. The original name was “flying money”.

b. The paper certificate could be exchanged for cash.

3. The Hungro emperor did introduce a paper currency, but he did no understand inflation so the idea failed.

4.The location for the first paper money was in the southern providence of Sichua as printed.

a. The paper money was used as a private enterprise for the Chinese people in the south.

5.In the early eleventh century appeared the first privates banks.

6.Though the years paper money was used for the government and extended to others countries.

7. Marco Polo introduce paper money in Europe.

8. In America before Benjamin Franklin, was used only coins, until he replaced with a promise, now the image of his face appear in the largest denomination of currency in use the $ 100.00 bill.

2. The porcelain was created in China.

1. The chine people before porcelain, they used a Kaolin material for use in ceremonies during the Shang dynasty (ca. 18^th century-12^th century BCE).

2.The porcelain manufacture originated in Han Dynasty period (196-220).

3. The Chenghua emperor was a patron of the arts, particularly porcelain. He star to export to Japan, Southeast Asia and beyond.

4. Though the years pieces of porcelain was exported to Europe like pieces of art.
a. The exportation begun to the Islamic World, where it was highly prized.
  5. For the Chinese tea time, is so important that the porcelain was essential in religious celebrations and special occasions.
6. In each dynasty the emperor had the best pieces for the personal use, social rituals and celebrations.

7. The porcelain become an important material of ceramics worldwide.

To sum up, the porcelain and the money paper inventions from China have very important impact in the past, in our era and in the future, because now are indispensable and the people used them every day.

Source Citation

1."Paper money." UNESCO Courier Oct. 1988: 28. General One File, 26 October 2011

“Quality Counts” Antiques Roadshow Insider May, 2011:12 General On File Web, 26 October 2011.Gale Document Number: Gale /A256887614.

MLA Citation

"Paper money printed by wood block." Image. Instructional Resources Corporation. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 6 Nov. 2011.
http://ancienthistory2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/667256?terms=paper+money

MLA Citation

"Hongwu." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 6 Nov. 2011.
http://ancienthistory2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/602420?terms=paper+money

MLA Citation

"Chenghua." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 6 Nov. 2011.
Http://ancienthistory2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/625984?terms=porcelain