Confucianism

Confucianism is a way of life taught by Confucius in the 6th–5th century BC. It is sometimes viewed as a philosophy and sometimes as a religion. Confucianism is the best understood because it doesn't have any larger than life places or things. It originated in China but has spread to Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. Most people who follow the teachings of Confucius follow Chinese traditional religion, which is a blending of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Confucianism has around 6 million followers. They do not even address a God to warship. The purpose of life is to fulfill one's role in society with honor and loyalty in their eyes. They do not address what happens to you in the afterlife either. They practice honesty, politeness, propriety, humaneness, perform correct role in society, and loyalty to family and nation. They study the Analects which tells them their morals in life to full fill.

My Life as Julius Caesar

I was born on 12 July 100 BC in Rome. I was the son of Gaius Caesar and Aurelia. I later married first to Cornelia,  then to Pompeia, and finally to Calpurnia. Later in life I was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC. I was tall, had little hair, strong and healthy. I did suffer from the occasional epileptic fit, though.I grew up in a period of war in Rome, that causes many Roman workers were unemployed as I was growing up. The Social Wars created turmoil all over Italy, Marius and Sulla were the great leaders of the time. I was not destine to be a leader, I was born to be in a lower end of the political ladder. From a young ago, I discovered that to have a successful empire, you had to to have money. When my father died, i desided to better myself and get a better life. I married into a wealthy family.
Then at 19 I was arrested and had to leave Rome. When I was gone I was captured by pirates, which lead to much of the ruthlessness that I showed as a ruler. When I returned, I got a job as chief preist which I later made my way up to a ruler. I was a military genius, if I do say so myself. I won numerous victories even when I was outnumbered. I conquered much of France and Germany as well as invading Britain.
I was one of the first Roman politicians to realize that the Roman Republic was on the verge of collapse. The nobles owned almost all of the land and slaves did all of the work. That was leaving the poorer Roman citizens jobless. I made several laws that redistributed land and jobs from the nobles. I then gave those to the poorer citizens, which helped the econemiy greatly.
I also developed the Julian calendar. This calendar was almost exactly the same as the one you use now, except that instead of starting from the founding of Rome like me, you start your calendar from the birth of Jesus. The names of the months still remain the same, which I am glad for because July is named after me.

Country Christmas Notes

Ecuador
1. Under the tree are 2 large dolls
2. House tours begin the holiday season 9 days before the holiday season
3. Children place their Christmas lists in old shoes for Papa Noel
Egypt
1. Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of January
2. All houses have trees and lights
3. They celebrate the holiday out
Russia
1. Christmas is on January 7
2.There are gifts and trees
3. St. Nicholas see them
China
1. Not a major holiday
2. Santa is called Dun Che Lao Ren
3. They have a celebration called Ta Chiu
Fiji
1. Everywhere is light up in different color
2. Money is donated from the rich for the poor
3. They eat dinner then they gather together and but baby Jesus on the Christmas tree
Nigeria
1. they make decorations out of mango's and bananas
2. they burn salt in their shoes so their gifts doesn't get stolen from Kalilikantzario
3. They sacrifice a goat to represent freedom and holiness.
Russia
1. Called religious festival
2. They celebrate on the 7th of January
3. They gather in decorated churches for ceremonies
Japan
1. Celebrated like us but not a national holiday
2. traditional food is a Christmas cake
3. They use small trees instead of large ones
France
1. Put their shoes infront of the fireplace so Pier Noel will bring them gifts
2. They call Santa Pier Noel
3. Main decorations is in the houses
Morocco
1. They have Ramadan
2. They celebrate it for an entire month
3. They fast during Ramadan
Madagascar
1. Most people go to church on Christmas eve
2. Church last from 5 till 12
3. Family's eat dinner together while wearing their best clothes
Italy
1. From December 24 to January 6
2. Decorations have not been popualr until recently
3. Tradionaly a meatless dinner is eaten
Peru
1. Christmas is celebrated as Nocha Buena
2. They eat a turkey and applesause dinner together as a family
3. Gits are brought from Santa Claus under the tree
Canada
1. Like America's
2. They display nativity seans as decorations
3. They have a feast

Dinner Party Menu

Dinner Party Menu

First Meal: salted bread, milk or grape juice, and perhaps dried fruit, eggs or cheese

Second Meal: Fava beans, served in stew combined with artichokes, while they are still fresh in their pod

Third Meal: Helix aspersa, cooked and seasoned with fresh herbs

Fourth Meal: Dormince, meat bred in special enclosures before being fattened-up in clay pots called gliraria

Fifth Meal: Crispy Red Mullet with Winkles and Samphire and Shellfish Jus

Sixth Meal: Pigs were stuffed with sausages and fruit, roasted and then served on their feet

Seventh Meal: Stuffed dates, red pepper to taste, dates, pitted pecan halves mixed into a dough and baked to perfection.

Roman Dinner Party Invitation

YOU HAVE BEEN INVITED

TertiaSmallwood, Secunda Bibey, Balbina Cline, Claudia Wildman, Aggropeana Nuzum,

Sextust Terwilliger, Servius Stuart, Publius Poling, Pliny Hawkins, and Spartacus Scott.

You have been cordially invited to the most exclusive event of the year. You shall up at eleven 'clock and bring nothing, all preparations are being made. We will end the party around ten o'clock at night and send you home.

The seating will be as follows: myself at the head of the table, Tertia on my right hand side, beside her Secunda Bibey, Balbina Cline, Claudia Wildman, and Aggropeana Nuzum.

On the left hand side: Pliny Hawkins, Publius Poling, Spartacus Scott, Servius Stuart, and Sextust Terwilliger.

The theme for the party will be a toga party. You will dress fitting the theme and my house will be decorated to match the theme.

School in Germany

In Germany school, from the age of 6 through 14 school is mandatory, and in public state-run school's, it's free. The school system in Germany is a little different than it is in America. All children enter in the same program, but at the age of 10, they go to one of four types of schools. The track that they enter determines which type of school they can next enter, and finally, weather they will go to a university or enter a technical field. German secondary education includes five types of school. The Gymnasium is designed to prepare pupils for university education and finishes with the final examination Abitur, after grade 12 or 13. The Realschule has a broader range of emphasis for intermediate pupils and finishes with the final examination Mittlere Reife, after grade 10; the Hauptschule prepares pupils for vocational education and finishes with the final examination Hauptschulabschluss, after grade 9 or 10 and the Realschulabschluss after grade 10. There are two types of grade 10: one is the higher level called type 10b and the lower level is called type 10a; only the higher level type 10b can lead to the Realschule and this finishes with the final examination Mittlere Reife after grade 10b. Most subjects are taught in the pupils' own classroom and the pupils stay in their room while the teachers move from class to class. This is common throughout school up to year 11. Exceptions exist for PE, art, sciences, music and subjects which are taught in courses. Students usually sit two at a table, not desks,sometimes arranged in a semicircle or other shape.

German Christmas Dessert

Lebkuchen Cookies

For the Cookies:                                                                                      
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for kneading
1¼ teaspoons ground nutmeg
1¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground allspice
1 egg                                                                                   
¾ cup light brown sugar ½ cup honey                                                   
½ cup molasses

For the Glaze:
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
2 Tablespoons water
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease two baking sheets or line them with parchment paper.

2. Sift together the flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Set aside.

3. Beat the egg and sugar together on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the bowl.

4. Beat in the honey and molasses until thoroughly combined.

5. On low speed, stir in the flour mixture until just combined.

6. Turn the dough out from the bowl onto a well-floured surface. Knead the dough, adding more flour as kneaded, until a stiff dough is formed.

7. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 2 hours or overnight.

8. On a well-floured surface, roll out the dough into a 9×12-inch rectangle. Cut the dough into 18 3×2-inch rectangles. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

9. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool. Whisk together the confectioner’s sugar, water and lemon juice and brush or spread on top of the cookies.

10. Allow the glaze to firm, and then store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.



Facts
1.Santa Clause Doesn’t Come at Christmas
2.There’s no (gasp) snacking or junk food
3. he children hang a shoe or boot in the fireplace. During the night, St Nicholas visit house by house, if the children have been good the boots are filling with delicious candies but if they have not been good the boot are filling with twigs.
4. Germany started the Christmas tree tradition. 
5. The German Christmas begins the first Sunday of Advent. 

                           

Costs.

Reichsparteigelande=5
Cathedral of St. Bartholomew= € 3
*7 hotels=€144
Chocolate Museum=€7.50
Gestapo Prison=€3.6
Saint Gereon's Basilica=free
MOMA=21
Senckenberg Natural History Museum=5
Cathedral of St. Bartholomew=free
Mercedes-Benz Museum=8
Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden=free
Theatricals Church=free
Dachau Concentration Camp=18
Bavarian State Opera=6
Reichsparteigelande=5
DB Museum=free
Dokumentationszentrum Reichsparteitagsgelaende=free
Zwinger Palace=free
Semper Opera House=free
Frauenkirche=8
Charlottenburg Palace=29
Soviet War Memorial =free
Round Trip=515
Food=70

Total=1,757

Map of Germany.

Day 7.

Today was the last day. For my final day, I am visiting the fourth largest city in the country, Cologne. I started out my day by going to the Gestapo Prison, the old Nazi concentration camp. The building is as it was during the war apart from no furniture. I got the audio gadget because all of the upstairs exhibits are in German. The guide was extremely well done with a huge amount of information. After going there, I went to the Chocolate Museum! This museum had a diverse collection of chocolate art creations and chocolate-wrapper artwork, it was very interesting to see and get to eat all the chocolate and how it is made. After going there, I went and dinner. Today, I had Currywurst, it was my absolute favorite. After dinner I went to Saint Gereon's Basilica. It was very pretty and had an intricate floor mosaic of David and Goliath. To end the night, I went the CGN and took a flight back home. 

Day 6.

Today, I was traveling from Stuttgart to Frankfurt. I started of my day by visiting the Museum of Modern Art. The artworks varied and were interesting. The building itself is built in a way that is very unique and has a lot of space for artwork. After I visited there I went to the Senckenberg Natural History Museum. This natural history museum was one of the best one I visited so far. A lot of animals and other topics that usually are not covered like mummies were covered. After spending a couple of hours there, I went and had supper while sitting at the Frankfurt Romans. The Sauerbraten with potato dumplings was my choice tonight; it was one of my favorites. It is the site of Frankfurt's city hall since 1405. This historic building remains the defining symbol of the city's historic past. It was a group of builds that is such a charming area of Frankfurt that looked very medieval. It was a great place to take photos and relax for a couple of minutes. After dinner I went to the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew. It was very beautiful and well worth the time. After a long day, I went to the Hotel Hessischer Hof and went to bed. 

Day 5

 Today, I went to the beautiful town of Stuttgart. There were so many amazing places to visit, it was hard to choose what to do. I checked out of my hotel, and started toward the Mercedes-Benz Museum for a tour. There, I saw the best cars through the decades that they have and even a couple of buses. After my visit there, I went to the Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden. There I saw many kinds of animals and very many beautiful flowers. I then went and had dinner. I had a delicious Fuhrmannsbraten and apple strudel. After dinner I went to see the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. There I saw artworks from Franz Marc, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Piet Mondrian, and Pablo Picasso. They were all so pretty, it was hard to pick out my favorites. After I was done with that, I went to my room at the Golden Leaf Hotel Stuttgart for the night.

                                                               Mercedes-Benz Museum

                                                               Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

Day 4.

I got up and ate a quick breakfast before heading out for the day. Today, I was to travel to Munich. First, I was to travel to the Theatricals Church. There, I took a tour of the crypt where many of the cities illustrious figures were buried. Then, I went to the Dachau Concentration Camp. From there, I t wasn't the most uplifting thing I saw, but it though me how brutal it really was. From there, I went to The National Theater, it was stunning ion both the inside and outside. I bought a ticket to watch the Bavarian State Opera preform, it's said to be one of the best in the world and they didn't live it down. I went to dinner after and had Gulasch with vetable and Bavarian Crème Pie for dessert. I retired for the night at my room in the TOP Hotel Senator Munich. 

Day 3.

Today, I went to the town of Nuremberg, Germany. I took a cab to the city and stared out my day by visiting the Reichsparteigelande. I got the audio guide; it was a self paced tour that took us about 2.5 hours to go through it. The grounds themselves were huge, we walked around the entire area and it takes a good hour to do. Being able to stand where Hitler did was very eerie when you looked out and imagined the stands and field being full. After visiting that, I went to the DB Museum. It has a very informative tour of the development of the rail system in Germany, including a sensitive account of its role during the Nazi era and of the network's division and reunion in the post war era. I then went and had a surprisingly good dinner, Hasenpfeffer and Baumkuchen for desert.  After dinner I went to the Dokumentationszentrum Reichsparteitagsgelaende. It was a museum that had many displays, newspaper articles and videos which were all excellent. I went and checked in at my bed and breakfast the Schindlerhof.

Day 2.

My second day in Germany, I went to the beautiful town of Dresden. There are so many things to do, so I decided to take a walk through the Old Town. Most of it was destroyed during WWII but, it has been restored to its former elegance. I then decided to walk and see the Zwinger Palace.  It had several museums in it and over two-thousand paintings, including one from the famous Raphael. After I visited everything there, I went to the Semper Opera House that burnt down in both 1869 and 1945 but the building that stands there today is an exact replica. After this, it was around three in the afternoon, so I decided to go to lunch. Today I tried the Maultaschen which is pasta stuffed with spinach and a minced meat, looks like ravioli. It was very good; I think it may end up being my favorite.  After lunch, I went to the Frauenkirche. It was designed by George Bähr during the eighteenth century. The church had a usually large 314-foot dome. It was also destroyed during WWII but, has been restored to its former glory. To end the night I went and stayed at the Hilton Dresden. 

Day 1.

Today July 4, I took off on a round trip until July 11 from PIT and after thirteen long hours, I had landed at DE airport in Berlin. I still had a full day ahead of me with lots of things to see. I started of by going and visiting the remains of the Berlin Wall and the last gate,the Brandenburg Gate, at the western end of Unter den Linden Boulevard. From there, I traveled to the Charlottenburg Palace, the oldest surviving Prussian palace. It was quite a sight, it looked like a palace from the Disney movies! By the time I got done touring both of those, it was around three in the afternoon. for lunch, I traveled to the Ana e Bruno and got a "Dedicated to Gualtiero Marchesi“ with baby spinach, pine nuts, raisins, Norcia truffles and Marsala-Stravecchio sauce. It was scrumptious! To end the day, I visited The Soviet War Memorial that has statues bearing tribute to the Russian soldiers who died fighting Hitler. To retire the night, I retired to my room at the Hotel Concorde Berlin for the night.    http://www.destination360.com/europe/germany/things-to-do
 

Vienna Schnitzel

veal (2 pieces x 150 g)
2 tbsp. flour
1 egg
4 tbsp. butter
salt, pepper to taste
Cooking:
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Beat the veal chops with the kitchen hammer, but don't make them too thin, the schnitzel chops should at least be 4 mm thick. Prepare one plate with flour, and another plate with the beaten egg. Season the chops with the salt and pepper from the both sides, put into the plate with flour and and remove the spare flour from the chops. There shouldn't be too much flour on the meat. Put the floured schnitzel chops into the plate with the beaten egg and place it into the hot buttered frying pan. Fry the chops for about 1 minute and a half on the lower side until golden brown, then turn to the other side, and fry for about 2 minutes. Fry the chops on the medium heat not to make them too dry.

Murdering Rasputin.

We all were huddled around a table in the Yusupov palace discussing our plan for the final time. Many nobles were here: Grand Duke Dmitry Purishkevich, Prince Felix Yusupov, Lieutenant Sukhotin, Dr. Lazavert, and myself of course. He was one of the things that were ruining Russia. We called upon on the 16 in December, 1916. The plan was simple, tell him something we knew he wouldn't resist, and kill him when he comes. Finally the time came. We laced his cakes and red wine with cyanide, enough of it to kill five men. Supplying the poison was my job, one that was quite easy. He ate and drank the poison and we waited until the affects come in, he was not affected though! A couple hours later we talked to Felix, who was with Rasputin, and told him to shoot him. We heard a gun shot being fired so we all ran downstairs to find Rasputin lying on the floor dead.

We left his body there and decided to deal with it later. We went back later to find him still lying there. Felix went and felt the body and found it still warm. He shook him and nothing happened, second later though his eyelid fluttered open! He was still alive! He suddenly jumped up and charged at Felix who was able to regain control and through him off. Purishkevich ran up and saw him standing there and shot him three times in the back. They drug the body inside and laid it on a table. Felix was outraged by him still so he took a dumbbell and beat Rasputin until there was blood all over him. Amazingly, Rasputin was still alive! We bound him legs and arms together and rolled Rasputin into a rug. We threw him into a river and left, finally our deed was done. Later on in the day, we saw Rasputin’s body broken free of the bonds and out of the carpet floating in the water. 

Vasily Maklakov

Vasily Maklakov (May 22, 1869- July, 15 1957) was a Russian trial lawyer and liberal parliamentary orator. He studied towards his Ph.D. in history in Moscow. He created a thesis that was dedicated to the institutions in ancient Athens. He spent most of his career trying to create a similar system for Russia. Maklakov joined a moderate reform group in 1904 and played a big part in the organization of the Constitutional Democratic Party two years later. Maklakov was elected to the Second State Duma in 1907 and served until the Revolution of 1917.

In 1915 Maklakov published an article referring badly to either the Tsar or Grigory Rasputin, and also took part in Rasputin’s murdering.   Then in 1917, he was appointed to be the Ambassador of France.  In 1920 he returned to Russia for the last time and took control of a network of offices Russes, and stayed there until his death.