Launy Schweiger Response to Gu Cheng’s poems Gu Cheng was part of the misty poets group‚ who rebelled against the Chinese Cultural Revolution mandate to form a “cultural army”‚ that was trying to instill revolutionary values and obedience in the communist party. The name misty came from the fact that the poetry was considered by the powers in charge to be obscure. This restriction was lifted after the death of Mao and the opening to the west. Gu Cheng’s poem “A generation” Is a short free verse
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the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and are viewed as an “ideological vacuum.” China’s attempt to establish a rapid growing economy to support the authority of the Communist regime has contradicted the Communist ideology and has thus created a reverse effect. It is certain that Chinese citizens have grown increasingly apolitical in the current era due to the exposure to market economy and Western influences. This new environment prompts the public to adopt individualism and neglect Communist ideologies
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China more ‘modern’ and trying to create ways to increase economic growth‚ hundreds and thousands of students wanted to go to Tiananmen square to pay their respects. Some of these students also wanted to voice their opinion on “China’s authoritative communist government” (History). Because the students were not in agreement with the Chinese government and the way its was supposed to be ran‚ they ordered to speak with Premier Li Peng. Unfortunately‚ their request was denied and that was when the terror
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Forbidden City Quote Chart Theme Quotation Son and dad relationship -“I’m really proud of [my dad]” (Bell‚ 2) -“I have to handle the tickets and boarding passes and steer Dad around “ (Bell‚ 10) -“Alex‚ I would rather have you up here in case anything happens” (98) -“I wanted dad to be with me” (143) -“He searched my face‚ his eyes coming alive”(187) Grief Alex and Dad are grief-stricken when they think of their mom‚ who are not living with them -Dad’s “shoulders and head shook from
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“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles”‚ is a long forgotten quote by the most influential social philosopher of all time‚ Karls Marx (Engels 3). Gaining fame after his publication of The Communist Manifesto‚ Marx brought the idea of class struggle to the forefront of the public’s thought. The most prominent class struggle across the world‚ and indeed the one Marx chose to highlight‚ exists between bourgeoisie and the working class. The bourgeoisie is considered
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adventure. At the age of fourteen‚ Mao’s father set him up with a wife‚ but he did not want this. He was extremely close with his mother than his father. Later on in 1919‚ he moved to Beijing and found a job as a librarian; there he learned about the Communist revolution and much about Marxism. Mao Zedong can often be described as the champion of the Chinese people because he turned China in to the most powerful country through his many policies. This title can be given to him to a limited extent because
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“We shall establish a united Chinese Republic in order that all the peoples—Manchus‚ Mongols‚ Tibetans‚ Tartars and Chinese—should constitute a single powerful nation.… Such a nationalism is possible‚ and we must pursue it.”- Sun Yat-sen‚ Three Principles of the People. Countless nationalists across the world seek for the rights Dr. Sun Yat-sen stated in his Principles. Sun Yat-sen was born in Cuiheng‚ a small village in Guangzhou Province‚ during the Qing Dynasty in 1866. At this time‚ the Qing
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Australia‚ Britain and other western democratic countries‚ as it poses an increasingly powerful and formidable threat‚ along with old ally Russia. With the memories of the Cold War still fresh in our minds‚ a watchful eye has been placed upon this Communist country and the threats that it poses as it continues to rise. The growth of the Chinese economy is a major contributing factor to the overall growth and rising of the entire country. It is the second largest economy in the world‚ based on nominal
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reason for china to trying to become such a new generation was solely the opinion of Mao and his followers. Mao had seen the way the Russian revolution had gone astray and worried China would follow in its path. He mad four goals: to rectify China’s communists‚ replace his successors with one more faithful‚ provide youth’s with a revolutionary experience and achieve policy changes to make education‚ health care and cultural systems less elitist. Obviously‚ the goals were purely a show when his real concern
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civil war with the Chinese Communist Party. The KMT’s failure was due to poor management and widespread corruption within the party. In 1912‚ the last Chinese Emperor abdicated‚ with many parts of China resisting Imperial rule. With this abdication‚ China disintegrated into various smaller provinces‚ each one rules by a different warlord. Around this time‚ two political parties formed. One was a Nationalist Party‚ the KMT‚ founded by Sun Yat-sen. The other was a Communist party‚ the CCP. From 1925
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