Chinese Cinderella I. Introduction: A.) Title of the book: * Chinese Cinderella (The true story of an unwanted daughter) B.) Author: * Adeline Yen Mah C.) Summary of the book: * When Adeline was born‚ her siblings called her a bad luck‚ because of their mother’s death. One year later‚ her father married a half French and half Chinese woman‚ who hated Adeline‚ as a replacement for her dead wife. Every time Adeline receives a reward from school‚ she would tell
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Chinese Business Name : Febrianto Wijaya Introduction It is often argued that when business persons of different cultures negotiate commercial deals‚ there is bound to be a culture clash. I disagree with this view. It is true that cultural differences influence business negotiations but with the appropriate approach to deal with the differences‚ culture clash is to be least expected in any business negotiations‚ especially with the Chinese. As Sun Tzu would advised in his book The Art
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Chinese Food Catalogue Story 1 Chinese Traditional Staple Food Story 2 Chinese Characteristic Cuisine Story 3 Chinese Festival Food ❶ Chinese Traditional Staple Food 中国传统主食 ⒈ rice （米饭） Rice is the most common staple food （主食） in china. Different areas have different type of rice ‚it tastes different . Cooking method : boiling steaming （蒸） stir-frying （炒） ⒈ rice （米饭） Porridge rice fried ⒉ noodles （面条） Noodles is a very old food and it originated in china‚has a long history.As a staple
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The dominating feature od Chinese life is a conservatism that has followed certain habits and traditions for 40 centuries. Altthough there was some culture in China five thousand years ago‚ we shall begin our study with the Chou Dynasty (1125-255 B.C.)‚ during which time China reached its zenith of intellectual and artistic achievement. Confucius (552-479 B.C.) was almost a comtemporary of the Golden Age of Athens. The Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 221) marked a great development in
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For other traditions of celebrating lunar new year‚ see Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year Lion dancers at Historic Chinatown Gate‚ Chinese New Year‚ Hing Hay Park‚ Seattle‚ Washington (February 3‚ 2011) Also called Lunar New Year‚ Spring Festival‚ New Year Observed by Chinese communities worldwide[1] Type Cultural‚ Religious (Buddhist‚ Taoist‚ Confucian) Significance The first day of the Chinese calendar (lunisolar calendar) 2012 date Monday‚ January 23‚ Dragon 2013 date Sunday‚ February
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Adeline’s character: In Chinese Cinderella‚ there are many instances whereby we can observe positive characteristic of Adeline. Firstly‚ Adeline is accepting of her situation and is very forgiving. On the first day of school‚ there was no one taking her to school and after school‚ “nobody was coming to pick her up”. However‚ she does not blame her father for failing to pick her up from school. Not only she is accepting to her situation‚ she is also very independent. She did not ask for help but
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Part 1 External Environment Analysis Macro Environment Analysis – PEST Analysis Political/legislative Chinese began to open its market and reduces of governmental control over marketing and labour mobility in the1980s. After twenty year reform of state-ownership enterprises the SOEs remained the most significant role in China economy and control the key industry of China. The adjustment of government policy and stabile political environment played a role in the recent increase of
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Chinese Cinderella is Adeline Yen Mah’s remarkable autobiography of her childhood. She was a rejected daughter growing up in World War II China. She longed for her father’s acceptance after her mother died in childbirth and her father remarried a young and cruel Eurasian woman. She finally receives his attention and brings honor to her family by winning a creative writing competition. In Adeline’s story the idea’s of rejection‚ abandonment and overcoming adversity is cleverly conveyed through the
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Reading Log for Fiction Sydney V. Best Title: Chinese Cinderella; The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter Author: Adeline Yen Mah Page Range: 1-42 Entry 1: “I did as I was told. Though I was only four years old‚ I understood I should not ask Aunt Baba too many questions about dead mama.” (Mah 3) Question 1: Who is speaking? Where does this particular scene take place (setting?) Explain the character’s thoughts‚ motives‚ and actions (i.e. what does this person
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Appreciation Deeply rooted in Chinese culture is a system based on ethics‚ morals‚ hierarchy and behavior. The behaviors in which Chinese people show and accept appreciation are very profound. In the Western culture‚ a sincere thank you or a thank you note is an acceptable way to extend appreciation. However‚ in China‚ a more tangible form of thank you or gift is preferred. The gift selected to show appreciation must be appropriate in the Chinese culture‚ and if one is receiving a gift‚ they
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