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  2. Debate on traditional and simplified Chinese characters

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    The debate on traditional Chinese characters and simplified Chinese characters is an ongoing dispute concerning Chinese orthography among users of Chinese characters. It has stirred up heated responses from supporters of both sides in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and among overseas Chinese communities with its implications of political ideology and cultural identity. [1]

  3. Chinese Character Simplification Scheme - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Chinese Character Simplification Scheme is a list of simplified Chinese characters promulgated in 1956 by the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It contains the vast majority of simplified characters in use today. To distinguish it from the second round of simplified Chinese characters published in 1977, the 1956 list ...

  4. Wikipedia:Pro and con lists - Wikipedia

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    A number of Wikipedia articles contain pro and con lists: lists of arguments for and against some particular contention or position.These take several forms, including lists of advantages and disadvantages of a technology; pros and cons of a proposal which may be technical Wi-Fi or otherwise; and lists of criticisms and defenses of a political position or other view (such as socialism or ...

  5. One-child policy - Wikipedia

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    The text reads "Planned child birth is everyone's responsibility." Birth rate in China, 1950–2015. The one-child policy ( Chinese: 一孩政策; pinyin: yī hái zhèngcè) was a population planning initiative in China implemented between 1979 and 2015 to curb the country's population growth by restricting many families to a single child.

  6. Meritocracy - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Meritocracy ( merit, from Latin mereō, and -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος kratos 'strength, power') is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth, social class, [ 1] or race. Advancement in such a system is based on ...

  7. Cuisenaire rods - Wikipedia

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    Cuisenaire rods are mathematics learning aids for pupils that provide an interactive, hands-on [ 1] way to explore mathematics and learn mathematical concepts, such as the four basic arithmetical operations, working with fractions and finding divisors. [ 2][ 3] In the early 1950s, Caleb Gattegno popularised this set of coloured number rods ...

  8. The pros and cons of Medicare Advantage: Should you ... - AOL

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    Learn how to weigh the pros and cons before you switch. ... Sarah Brady is a finance writer and educator who covers a wide range of topics, from personal and small business credit and loans to ...

  9. History of Chinese Americans - Wikipedia

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    The history of Chinese Americans or the history of ethnic Chinese in the United States includes three major waves of Chinese immigration to the United States, beginning in the 19th century. Chinese immigrants in the 19th century worked in the California Gold Rush of the 1850s and the Central Pacific Railroad in the 1860s.