For thousands of years, Emperors of China had harems of dozens or even hundreds of wives. Emperors had the right to select concubines from among the teenage daughters of the nobility or the peasantry. During the Ming dynasty 5,000 beautiful woman were brought from around the country and lined up in front of the palace. They were narrowed down to just a handful who were admitted into the palace and had a chance of spending a night with the emperor. Inside the forbidden city, imperial wives had an intricate system of hierarchy. At the top was the Empress. She was usually chosen for her nobility and political connections. When the emperor died, she could claim the title Empress Dowager, and continue her influence through her son. Below her were consorts, then concubines and maids. The emperor alone had access to all of them, and they were closely guarded by eunuchs. If the Emperor favored a particular concubine for her beauty, brains, or for baring him a son, he had the right to promote her, even to the rank of Empress. Today lets met 7 imperial concubines who, through allure, sex appeal, child-birth, and or ruthlessness, managed to climb their way to power in Imperial China.
Empress Deng Sui
Empress Liang Na
Empress Dowager Hu
Empress Wu Zetian
Empress Liu
Empress Gi
Empress Dowager Cixi
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Frequently Asked Questions
What do our mistakes teach us?
When you make a mistake, don't worry about it too much because it's a learning experience. It will teach you something. You can also learn from your mistakes. You shouldn't stress about the small details. We all make mistakes.
It's okay to feel embarrassed about a mistake. However, it doesn't really matter if you feel ashamed. It is how you deal and learn from your mistakes that matters the most. You'll be unable to deal with them if they become a problem. You'll be stronger if you see them as opportunities to grow.
Recognize your mistake and move on. Don't dwell on it; instead, focus on the next step. Keep moving.
Don't obsess over your mistakes. Instead, look for ways to improve yourself. Learn from your failures and make improvements for tomorrow.
Successful Inventions made by accident
Inventors make errors. However, how we react to these mistakes will determine whether or not our inventions are great successes.
There are no accidental inventions. Every invention was planned. There is no such thing as an accidental invention.
A deliberate act of invention is called an invention. An intentional decision to create something new. It solves a problem. Someone's quality of life will be improved.
The key to success is not assuming that everything happens by accident. Instead of trying to avoid making mistakes, learn from them.
We would love to tell you that invention is simple, but it's not. Invention is hard work that requires persistence. It's not a quick fix. It takes time.
You will need to spend a lot time thinking about ideas and problems. What is it that people are most concerned about? What do they require?
You need to ask these questions. Questions that will help you figure out what kind of product or service you should develop next.
This requires you to let go of any preconceived notions. Don't make assumptions about what people want or need. Listen carefully to potential and actual customers.
You must find out what they want. It is not what they think they want.
Once you have figured out their needs, you need to find a way to make it happen. This is where invention begins.
What can we learn from the past?
There are three lessons we've learned from history. To change the world, you have to do it all yourself. The second is to ensure that people are ready to accept change in their lives. Third, when you change the future, you have to make it better.
The first lesson is that you can change the world in two ways. One is to fight for it; the other is to create it. It is easy to lose sight of why you started a fight in the first place when you are focusing on winning.
It is impossible to control how people respond to your ideas. However, it is possible to control how you present them. If you attempt to convince someone of something, you'll fail. However, if you are determined to motivate someone to take action, you will succeed.
People had an idea, and they decided to take action. This is how most great movements started. So whether you're creating change or reacting to it, the best way to make your mark is to follow these three rules: Be clear about what you want, be honest about where you come from, and be brave enough to go where nobody else has gone before.
The second lesson is that we all have a choice. We have two options: we can wait for life to happen to you or we can make it happen. This means we need to choose what kind of life you want. Do we wait for someone else to permit us to live? Do we want to control our destiny?
I think we're living a golden time right now. We have more opportunities than ever before which is creating excitement. People feel empowered to create their futures, and that's exciting.
However, it can also be a problem. It is essential to determine what you want, and how you can get it.
Let's take, for example, the desire to purchase a house. You could either sit back and expect someone to gift you a Home Depot gift certificate. Or you could ask yourself, "What would I love to do?" You can then search for a job where you can do it. Apply for financing.
Let's pretend you want to travel all over the globe. It's possible to ask, "Where do you want to travel?" Next, you might start saving money, looking up countries online, and talking to your friends. Then, you book a trip.
Let's pretend you didn’t know what your goal was. If that were the case, you would probably do one of those things anyway. You can increase your chances to get what you want by asking these questions. It may seem odd, but it works.
The third lesson is the ability to always improve the future, regardless of what happens next. The reason is simple. Your choices determine who you are and who you become.
Use history to your advantage, to learn from other people's failures and successes and to keep improving until success.
If you don't believe you have something to offer the world, you're already behind. You have to believe in yourself.
If you don't know where to begin, start with what you know. Start small and move on. Take stock of the lessons you've learned in your entire life. What have you failed to do? Which areas have you excelled? How did you overcome your obstacles?
Last but not least, remember that no one can stop you from reaching your full potential. No matter what anyone says, you can do anything you put your mind to.
Benjamin Franklin wrote, "Nothing works unless you do."
Are we able to learn from past mistakes and avoid making the same mistakes again?
History repeats itself because we keep making similar mistakes over and again. We fail to learn from our mistakes. We don't change. We become complacent. We settle in mediocrity.
History repeats itself when we believe the same old stories. Our world is conditioned to believe there are immutable laws and fixed truths. That we cannot do anything to affect them.
This conditioning prevents us from thinking critically. It prevents us from questioning authority. To challenge assumptions. And when we don't question, we don't grow. We stagnate if we don’t move forward. And when we stagnate, we repeat the same mistakes.
However, history does not repeat itself because we keep making the same mistakes. We don't learn from our mistakes, and we keep repeating the same mistakes over and over.
It is possible to break the cycle of history repetition. You can change the way you see the world, and your perspective by realizing that nothing is fixed in stone. Everything is subject to constant flux. Everything is constantly changing.
The key to breaking the cycle of uncertainty is acceptance. Accepting the possibility of things going wrong. Accepting the possibility that we might not succeed. To accept that failure is a possibility.
Accept the fact that you might not reach your goals. Accept that you may not achieve your goals. However, it is important to keep working towards improving.
It's impossible to move forward if you hold onto the past. If you believe there are only certain truths, it will be impossible to move forward.
You can't control your destiny. If you want to progress, you have to give up control.
What are three lessons you can learn about history?
History is full of examples of how we can learn from our mistakes. They can be applied to current business challenges, and transformed into opportunities for growth.
Our past has shown us that there's always another way. There is always someone who thinks out of the box and takes risks to make themselves stand out.
History also shows that sometimes it's the underdogs who triumph. You can look back at those times when the underdog won.
You can learn from the past, and bring those lessons into the future. Learn from others' successes and failures.
These lessons can help you improve the success rate.
Statistics
- According to Smithsonian, mailing young James Beagle through postage cost only 15 cents, although his parents paid him $50. (medium.com)
- It is estimated that more than 400,000 workers died; some are said to be buried in the long wall. (knownepal.net)
- The classic clown stylings we know today have specific origins, according to u/Bodark34. (lifehacker.com)
- If you consider that 10% to 30% might be tens or hundreds of thousands of lives, then sure, that matters. (lifehacker.com)
- Only 2.5% of Americans owned stocks in 1929. (collabfund.com)
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Accidental Discovery of Penicillin: Successive Inventions
How did penicillin get created?
Penicillin was discovered accidentally when Alexander Fleming noticed mold growing on some bacteria cultures he had left out. He believed that mold might kill the bacteria and therefore he attempted to find a solution.
Penicillin was found to kill the mold. He then realized that this new drug could also be used against bacteria. Penicillin's discovery was one of most important medical breakthroughs. It saved millions of lives, and it changed the course forever of medicine.
Alexander Fleming did not know at first that his discovery would prove so significant. Neither did anyone else. Penicillin was a powerful antibiotic that no one had ever imagined.
Researchers discovered that penicillin is effective against bacterial infections only after World War II. The U.S. Army approached Dr. Fleming about using penicillin to treat soldiers who were infected. Dr. Fleming accepted the offer.
Penicillin was effective against many types infections. It saved the lives of wounded soldiers in World War II. It saved many lives, and it was used by doctors to save more.
Dr. Fleming never expected his discovery to have such far-reaching effects. He simply wanted to make sure that mold doesn't grow in the bacteria cultures he studied. But he couldn't imagine how this simple experiment would lead to an incredible medical breakthrough.
Many of the discoveries that are made each day don't seem like they add up to anything remarkable. They are simply experiments made for no reason.
When you look back over history, you see that sometimes those seemingly unimportant experiments can change everything.
It is often the most important discovery that seems to have no commonality. Like the discovery of penicillin. Photography. Or electricity. Or even computers.
Invention does not happen simply because someone thinks up a brilliant idea. It occurs because someone has a problem. And then they find a solution through experimentation.
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