“Many friends have asked me why‚ after all I went through‚ I did not hate Chairman Mao and the Cultural Revolution in those years. The answer is simple: we were all brainwashed.”p.276 The book “The Red Scarf Girl” is a memoir written by author Ji Li Jiang recounting what it was like to grow up during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution‚ taking place in China from 1965 to 1968. During this time‚ a political leader named Mao Zedong convinced the people of China that the “four olds"‚ or the
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in relation to the father within the phrase of the stanza. This shows that the existence of the book and the pages depends on the father. The sequence described in the first line however is not in sequential order‚ thus not having order can symbolize Li -Young Lee’s state of mind is disorganized without his father. Furthermore there is no punctuation in the passage‚ and their is no transition between the first
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Poems are often an expression of one’s inner emotions that regular words can not quite expose the meaning of. In Li-Young Lee’s poem “From Blossoms”‚ this is made clear through his use of imagery. His imagery presents itself throughout four stanzas‚ each unfolding his true emotions more and more. The first stanza‚ gives us a craving for more. The stanza provides us with a minimal amount to digest as a reader. Lee begins by starting the first line with the title of the poem itself. He paints an
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surprising‚ then‚ that organisations experience tensions when new strategies are introduced‚ as it is at just such times that established principles and methods are most likely to be challenged‚ altered or jettisoned. The present environment in which LIS are operating is one of rapid technological development‚ increasing competition and social change (Bluck‚ in Pinder and Melling‚ 1996). Like many other organisations‚ they have had to reassess conventional practices‚ are adopting new structures
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What Kind of Success Should We Embrace？ Since ancient times‚ people in growing numbers have been pursuing success. When asked about what success is reflected in‚ people’s answers differ. Some people believe that enough fund and outstanding achievements embody a successful man or woman whereas others insist that success is doing something that one considers is worth doing. I am in favor that the view on whether successful or not varies from people to people and era to era and strong espouse
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eight: “Success with a few questions that seem so simplistic at first glance. What is success and what is failure? What is good and what is bad? Setback or progress?” (Boyle 167). Taking a few moments to process these questions‚ one realizes that the question is quite complex and difficult. Success has such a subjective definition that it can only be defined by the one who answers the question of “what is success to you?” and has no universal definition. Specifically with gang members‚ success in the
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Success is a term that‚ in today’s society‚ is frequently associated with the accumulation of wealth‚ esteem‚ or achievements throughout one’s lifetime‚ but to me‚ success holds a much more specified and personal meaning to each and every one of us. Merriam-Webster defines success as “: the fact of getting or achieving wealth‚ respect‚ or fame” (“success”). Generally speaking‚ I agree with this definition‚ because to the majority of the population living today‚ I feel that this applies to them. On
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College and Success in Life It is very difficult to answer the claim that a person needs a university education to be successful in life because success in life means different things to different people. This essay starts by defining three different ideas of success. Following this‚ it looks at which types of success are dependent on a university education. Success in life can be achieved in different ways. Many magazines and television programmes tell us that success means having a lot of
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hard. Success is a journey not a destination. This is the bone of contention in today’s debate and I’d like to express my views contrary to the topic. Success is a very subjective term. So first and foremost‚ we must understand what it means. According to Oxford dictionary‚ success means gaining what is aimed at. Doesn’t the definition from Oxford dictionary clarify some things? Albeit‚ in our favor. Well‚ doesn’t everyone undertake a journey in life? I suppose so. So‚ is everyone a success? If success
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prominent individuals’ “success” by defining it as greed and proudness. He states that anything is capable to be successful in the first place simply by being what it is. “That a thing is successful merely means that it is; a millionaire is successful in being a millionaire and a donkey in being a donkey.” As the example implies‚ success by itself is meaningless and in individual cases it’s just a way to confirm that you have done what you are supposed to do. How the success was accomplished means
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