on the Chinese people and the need for cultural reform that is present at the time. Based on the passages of “Diary of a Madman” by Lu Xun‚ it is apparent that the author uses metaphorical acts of cannibalistic activity committed by the people of China to critique/satire the destructive influence of traditional ideals and practices such as those emphasized by Confucianism and the negative effects it has on Chinese lives. He describes such age-old traditions as degrading in their tendencies to cause
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and weaknesses. Firstly‚ almost all emperors focused on building a strong economy. This usually meant that many shops‚ merchants‚ and businesses were open during the time. However‚ all these emperors lacked one ambition: military expansion. Instead‚ China just kept becoming
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Q7. The Massacre in Tiananmen Square would be a result of protests brought on by the people whom did not agree with Deng Xiaoping or his political plans. Deng Xiaoping was one of the most powerful leaders in China‚ he had been one of the last revolutionaries who had ruled China. During his time in power‚ he faced the downfall of the Chinese economy. Deng would be a major supporter when it came to moderate economic policies‚ he wanted to help fix China’s economy. He would then set forth goals known
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Liu Xiaobo Reading Guide 1. How does Liu discredit the notion that income disparity is the reason for today’s resistance movements in China? What does he instead point to as the source of the growing number of large-scale resistance movements? 2. What are the “two logics” of China’s reforms? 3. What is inherently contradictory about the first logic? a) b) c) d) e) 4. How does the second logic make the first logic unable to overcome its contradictions? 5
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Jean-Christophe‚ with his fierce individualism… was a salutary revelation. … my poor educated and re-educated brains had been incapable of grasping the notion of one man standing up against the whole world.”(110‚Sijie). The narrator was born and raised China during the Cultural Revolutionary period which in turn limited his knowledge of the world as compared to kids in more stable‚ rich countries. Through the consumption of western literature‚ his views on the world changed and he was able to recognize
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the year of this particular account is dated May 17‚ 1970. (17) By this time Chairman Mao had encouraged the youth to push his ideology‚ particularly the Red Guard movement a proud nationalist group of young men and women from the urbanized areas of China who acted on his ambiguous sentiments. The specific call for the youth was the momentum for detachment of urban areas and the new movement towards the countryside‚ “The countryside is a vast world where much can be accomplished.” (18) Not knowing who
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Refers to the young students in universities and secondary schools formed by the spontaneous formation of student groups. Red Guards is not a real national army‚ but a special group of student organizations. It is an important force that impact the party and government organs‚ and creating the social unrest during Cultural Revolution. The Red Guards has played a negative role in fueling the flames in the development of Cultural Revolutio. The art of the Cultural
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The All-Union Communist Party was dated from 1917-1991‚ the party was also from Russia. The party arose from the Bolshevik side of the RSDWP. The Bolsheviks in 1903 were led by Vladimir Lenin. In 1917 the Bolsheviks broke away from the Menshevik side of the RSDWP. In 1918 the Bolsheviks became the ruling party of Russia so they changed their name to the All-Russian Communist Party. After the founding of the U.S.S.R. in 1925 they changed their name to The All-Union Communist Party. Then finally
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This article expands on the various possibilities of what would happen upon the death of the 14th Dalai Lama. The article opens with explaining how while the Dalai Lama is still active physically and mentally‚ his old age should worry Chinese and Tibetan peoples. According to the article this worry stems from the Chinese Government feeling they have the right to approve the next Dalai Lama‚ which could lead to political foul play. Although the Tibetans are worried of future outcomes; for now even
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polymath from the Ming Dynasty‚ Wang Yangming. The work was originally written in his late life that is after his military exploits of peasants’ revolts and the settlement of Prince Ning. The major events happened shows the complexity of political parties and divergence of beliefs in the Ming Dynasty. This work reveals Master Wang’s philosophical thinking and development of thoughts that presented in the way of dialogues he had with others. One of the famous thinking he presented was the ’Doctrine
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