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 At the persuasion of Yang Guifei and Gao Lishi, Ming Huang reluctantly, but politely, and with large gifts of gold and silver, sent me away from the royal court.
-<br><br>After being kicked out, I wandered some more and wrote poetry. <br> In the autumn of 744 I met the amazing Du Fu, and met him once more the following year. While Du Fu wrote many poems to me, only one from me to him survives.<br><br>At the end of 756, the An Lushan Rebellion began! In a nutshell, the Emperor fled, and the first Crown Prince declared himself head of the land. <br> Seeking to survive, I became an adviser to one of the remaining princes. However, this prince lost and that is when life got worse.<br><br> I was then imprisoned in Juijian, and was sentenced to death. <br> But remember the soldier I rescued, Guo Ziyi? He had become a powerful general, and remembered me! He exchanged his rank for my life, and I was instead ordered to exile in Yelang or modern day Yunan Province. Luckily I was pardoned before I even got there.<br>
+<br><br>After being kicked out, I wandered some more and wrote poetry. <br> In the autumn of 744 I met the amazing Du Fu, and met him once more the following year. While Du Fu wrote many poems to me, only one from me to him survives.<br><br>At the end of 756, the An Lushan Rebellion began! In a nutshell, the Emperor fled, and the first Crown Prince declared himself head of the land. <br> Seeking to survive, I became an adviser to one of the remaining princes. However, this prince lost and that is when life got worse.<br><br> I was then imprisoned in Juijian, and was sentenced to death. <br> But remember the soldier I rescued, Guo Ziyi? He had become a powerful general, and remembered me! He exchanged his rank for my life, and I was instead ordered to exile in Yelang or modern day Yunnan Province. Luckily I was pardoned before I even got there.<br>
 I then continued my wandering lifestyle, but did not travel as extensively as before. Emperor Daizong did appoint me as a registrar but I died in 762, before the edict arrived. <br>

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 ==Classroom presentations==
-[[Media:Li_Bai.pptx| Powerpoint presentation by Arnold Q]]
+*[[Media:Li_Bai.pptx| Powerpoint presentation by Arnold Q]]
-[[Media:Li_Bai_by_Joshua_B.pptx| Powerpoint presentation by Joshua B]]
+*[[Media:Li_Bai_by_Joshua_B.pptx| Powerpoint presentation by Joshua B]]

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	* Found in the book " "Wan hsiao tang-Chu chuang -Hua chuan（晩笑堂竹荘畫傳 " which is in public domain.		* Found in the book " "Wan hsiao tang-Chu chuang -Hua chuan（晩笑堂竹荘畫傳 " which is in public domain.
	# Retrieved from Wiki Page titled "Li Bai"		# Retrieved from Wiki Page titled "Li Bai"
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		+	==Classroom presentations==
		+	[[Media:Li_Bai.pptx\| Powerpoint presentation by Arnold Q]]
		+	[[Media:Li_Bai_by_Joshua_B.pptx\| Powerpoint presentation by Joshua B]]

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 = References:=
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+==References==
 # Eide, Elling O. On Li Po. New Haven: Yale UP, 1973. Print.
 # Liscomb, Kathlyn. "Iconic Events Illuminating the Immortality of Li Bai." ''Monumenta Serica'' 54 (2006): 75-118. JSTOR. Web. 24 Feb. 2012.

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 ==Pictures==
 #''Song Dynasty Painting of Imperial Examination''. History - Humanistic Spirit. Cultural China. Web. 1 Mar. 2012. <http://history.cultural-china.com/en/168History9790.html>.
 # Image of Han Yu. Digital image. Web.
 * Found in the book " "Wan hsiao tang-Chu chuang -Hua chuan（晩笑堂竹荘畫傳 " which is in public domain.

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 ===Today's Influence===
-This last poem shows how even 1300 years later, I still influence people today, and ore importantly the youth of China.  The below Poem is a short and powerful piece of mine that kids in school still are required to memorize from an early age (Poet Heroes)
+This last poem shows how even 1300 years later, I still influence people today, and ore importantly the youth of China.  The below Poem is a short and powerful piece of mine that kids in school still are required to memorize from an early age (静夜思).
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 # Tang Shi. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://wengu.tartarie.com/wg/wengu.php?l=Tangshi&auteur=Li_Bai&no=-1
 # Belbin, C. (n.d.). Going Up To Sun Terrace by Li Bai . Retrieved from http://www.flashpointmag.com/libai10.htm
 ==Pictures==

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 =Life=
 [[File:LiBai.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A painting of Li Bai.|A painting of me.]]
-My Name is Li Bai.  Some may know me as Li Po or even occasionally as Li Bo.  I prefer Li Bai as it most closely represents my family heritage.  Some may ask what my heritage is, where I came from and who I am.  Here I will tell.  I was born in the year 701 C.E. The actual location has been a controversy for more than a millennium and many scholars have argued this to no avail. Some will place my birth in western China near Gansu, where others place it closer to Kyrgyzstan.  I have also heard of reports being closer to Kazakhstan and even Tajikistan (PoemHunter). While where I was born is not entirely known, the brashness and bravado of my poetic voice are characteristics of poets from this region to the west of the main parts of China (Wu 66).
+My Name is Li Bai.  Some may know me as Li Po or even occasionally as Li Bo.  I prefer Li Bai as it most closely represents my family heritage.  Some may ask what my heritage is, where I came from and who I am.  Here I will tell.  I was born in the year 701 C.E. The actual location has been a controversy for more than a millennium and many scholars have argued this to no avail. Some will place my birth in western China near Gansu, where others place it closer to Kyrgyzstan.  I have also heard of reports being closer to Kazakhstan and even Tajikistan (The Biography Of Li Po). While where I was born is not entirely known, the brashness and bravado of my poetic voice are characteristics of poets from this region to the west of the main parts of China (Wu 66).
 There are theories that I could have been of Turkish decent, mainly from my mother's side (PoetLiBai).
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 During the formation of dynasties, it can be derived that only methods 2 and 3 were used. However, even after the examination system was established, emperors still liked direct introductions from important people. Just doing extremely well on the examinations was not enough to get a good position (Eide 370). This is why it is very important that I befriend as many important figures as possible.
 [[File:Imperial_examination.jpg|thumb|275px|left|alt=A painting of Li Bai.|Song Dynasty painting of examinations.]]
-A common way used by other poets was to send a letter to an important person, and present a "profile" of their writings. Doing this several times was called "keeping the scrolls warm" (Mair 125).  These are things that I needed to do since I refused to take the civil exam.  It is argued that the test was "beneath me" (PoemHunter).  What do you think?
+A common way used by other poets was to send a letter to an important person, and present a "profile" of their writings. Doing this several times was called "keeping the scrolls warm" (Mair 125).  These are things that I needed to do since I refused to take the civil exam.  It is argued that the test was "beneath me" (The Biography Of Li Po).  What do you think?
 Emperor Hsuan-tsung encouraged literati to rise up mainly using the examination system. However, I was much too impatient and wanted to rise to the top in a single leap. Demonstrating this, I refused to accept the Prefect of Kuang-han’s recommendation letter and did not participate in the usual examination. While either channels were perfectly good ways to get an official career, the slow progress would have been pure torture for me. I believed in what I called “the direct route to becoming a dragon” (Eide 126).
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-I am most famous for my poetry.  However, I can also be known as one with great calligraphy. The only problem today is that none of my calligraphy, save one piece, has been preserved.   The picture above is the last known remaining calligraphy today. So as far as calligraphy goes, my legend will continue as far a scholars are willing to take it.
+I am most famous for my poetry.  However, I can also be known as one with great calligraphy. The only problem today is that none of my calligraphy, save one piece, has been preserved.   The picture above is the last known remaining calligraphy today. So as far as calligraphy goes, my legend will continue as far a scholars are willing to take it (Belbin).
 ===Poetry===
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 # Mair, Victor H. "Li Po's Letters in Pursuit of Political Patronage." ''Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies'' 44.1 (1984): 123-53. JSTOR. Web. 28 Feb. 2012.
 # Wu, Jingxiong. The Four Seasons of Tʻang Poetry,. Rutland, VT: C.E. Tuttle, 1972. Print.
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 *Admirations for certain particular poets shown by specific allusions.
 **for example to Qu Yuan or Tao Yuanming, and occasionally by name, for example Du Fu.
 = References:=