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If I Were Ji-Li
Ji-li just told me that she was pulled out of class to be interrogated by some mean people. She told me the whole story. She was told that her family had a very filthy past and that she had a chance to change it. They wanted Ji-li to testify against her father. A woman was going on and on about how to testify and all she needs is class stance. Ji-li refused to tell the interrogators anything about her father like what he said against the government. I was pretty amazed about how brave she was. If I were Ji-li I would do whatever I could do to keep my father out of trouble and safe. If she chose her father’s path to cultural revolution and be with family. If the government knew about it they could get in big trouble. If she chose the communist’s
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