How did Kanji get its start and where do Mandarin words get their pronunciation?

They said something about Japanese characters actually come from Chinese but where did all this Kanji come from and where did their earlier forms of pronunciation come from too? I was wondering after a long year study of Japanese and being exposed to Japanese in Pokemon Colosseum, in which I …

What are some intensive, French programs that will allow me to learn the language in 3 months?

Do you know of any intensive French programs that are strictly for people who want to master the language in a short period of time? Someone was telling me that their friend took intensive courses at a school in California and learned Mandarin Chinese in 6 months. How and where …