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… will go to 13,457 ballot booths in the “free area of the Republic of China” that is Taiwan. Four years after their democratic presidential election and with their island’s future still uncertain, voters in Taiwan will be choosing a successor to current…

… Thomas Gold Taiwan offers a text book case of an elite-led revolution leading to social transformation. The stability of hard authoritarianism of the Taiwanese government laid the groundwork for Taiwanese development. The KMT's cohesiveness…

… the world, and some Western historians have noted that it's architectural beauty has never been surpassed. The Taj Mahal is the most beautiful monument built by the Mughals, the Muslim rulers of India. Taj Mahal is built entirely of white marble.…

… Times. Since the beginning of time, humans have been bewildered by many questions. Questions such as morality, ethics, creation, and virtue. Many different types of philosophies have attempted to answer these questions, some have failed and others…

… major religion in China. Taoist tradition has been divided into many different branches. It is used as a religion but it also as a technique of control. The two main branches are philosophical and religious. The two branches have risen to great compl…

… the norm to obey the rules deemed correct by social leaders. These social rules, more commenly called manners, were the foundation by which people lived. The 17th century also saw a change in literary style. It was during this time that the satire…

… mad great progress in the area of science and technology. This was partly due to the fact that America had more money to spend, they had an increase in the number of university trained scientists, and a growing commitment to the future. One of the…

… being invented and advanced. Most types of technology are often discovered by or at least first utilized by the government and military, and there is no time in which this is more evident then in wartime. All countries want to be the most advanced…

… rewrite of the Telecommunications Act of 1934. Before the new act, the nation had seen the birth of television (both black and color); the increase of network, cable, and satellite broadcasting; advances in phone service; the birth and growth of…

… the U.S. Congress enacted the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Act was one of the most substantial changes in the regulation of any industry in recent history. The Act replaced all current laws, FCC regulations, and the consent degree and subsequent…