Opinion/Editorial

Is The Great Wall of China really 'Great'?

Some people say 'no' but I say 'yes!'

                   The Great Wall of China is a very long wall in China, it has the word 'great' in its name so it must be great right? I think the Great Wall of China is great! It serves as protection for China and its a memory of the first emperor Qin Shi Huang and his development on China. The Great Wall of China protects China. It crosses deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus.  This wall stretches "approximately 8,8510.8 kilometers (5,500 miles) from east to west of China," ("How the Great Wall of China Works"). The wall was originally built by the first emperor of China to keep outsiders out of China. The Great Wall of China keeps people out because it is too tall to climb over and its too strong for people to try to get right through it. The protection is what makes the Great Wall of China 'great'.
                   The Great Wall of China is a memory of the first emperor Qin Shi Huang and his developments on China. The wall is a manmade structure started by the emperor himself. It took a total of 2,000 years to finish building between the Warring States Period. "The emperor sought a way to remove this persistent threat of the Hans rebels. In an attempt to bar their entry into any of China’s lands the emperor employed the construction of a great wall barrier," (Construction of the Great Wall). The emperor had many things to worry about with the development of China. Outsiders who could possibly destroy what he's trying to develop would destroy what he has done so he had to make sure no outsiders got in. The Great Wall of China was build along the border of China to keep those outsiders out. The wall today stands and represents what Qin did for China. The Great Wall of China is truly 'great' for representing the first emperor of China and how China got to where they are today.