Raise the Red Lantern (1991) directed by Zhang Yimou was based on a novel called Wives and Concubines by Su Tong. This film takes place in the early 1900s which tells the story of a woman named Songlian (played by Gong Li) who was struck by the harshness of reality. Her father died during the Chinese Civil War when she was nineteen. Facing the death of her father and the severity of the family financial situation‚ she was left with no choice but to marry the wealthy Chen family. Upon arrival to the
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The Effectiveness of Peer Tutoring with Associative Cognitive Aids on Long-Term Memory Storage Abstract Peer Tutoring has been shown an effective learning strategy and innovate solution in multidisciplinary classroom structures. As teachers seek productive methods to incorporate meaningful learning and maintain efficient time management in the classroom‚ peer tutoring has been implemented as an effective option. Through the process of peer tutoring‚ the tutor and the tutee both gain individualized
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Peer Pressure‚ Cause and Effect Peer pressure has become a big issue in our modern world. Many people experience it every day and a lot of times it leads to bad decision making. Peer pressure can affect you in the long run and knowing how to say no to certain things can sometimes save your life. There are many causes to peer pressure but the more noticeable one would be just pure excitement. Say that your peers are jumping their bikes off ramps and they ask you to try. You
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The Thin Red Line depicts the American offense in Japan’s farthest point of advance‚ the island of Guadalcanal‚ focusing on a group of soldiers from the Army Rifle C-Company. Sent in as relief for the weary Marine units‚ the group includes a tough‚ cynical top Sergeant; an ambitious‚ older Lieutenant Colonel‚ and a thrice-AWOL Private. Despite their diverse backgrounds‚ the soldiers form a tight-knit group as they face the war horrors on the island. The movie is a fictional depiction of the Battle
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Blood Red Sunset By: Ma Bo This memoir of Ma Bo’s sent shock waves throughout China when it was published and was even first banned by the Communist Government. This passionate story paints a clear picture for what the Great Chinese Cultural Revolution was really like. Many Chinese living today can attest to similar if not identical ordeals as expressed in Ma Bo’s story. The toils of being a young Red Guard in inner China were experienced by many if not millions. The horrors and atrocities
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Blood Red Snow‚ by Gunter K. Koschorrek is a graphic rendition of the German War in the Eastern front‚ which began in 1942. Koschorrek is a former German soldier who kept a frequent account of his experience in the steppes of Russia and the advancement of the German battalion in Stalingrad. Written as a memoir‚ Koschorrek’s writing serves as a first hand account of the tank and cavalry warfare in the Eastern front. Rather than glorifying the heroic aspects of death and destruction in war‚ Koschorrek’s
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DEMONSTRATION PROJECT: PEERS AND DELINQUENCY 18 CJ 798 008 University of Cincinnati June 5‚ 2009 Introduction The problem of how to deal with juvenile offenders has plagued society since before the establishment of the first juvenile court in 1899. (OJJDP‚ Juvenile Court Statistics 1999) Prior to that development‚ delinquent juveniles were processed through the adult court and often received harsh punishments. The American juvenile justice system was designed to
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There are 2 types of peer pressure‚ negative and positive. Negatives: when you do not like a particular idea or when you have no inclination towards a particular field‚ it is obvious that you won’t like to go by it. For sure‚ you won’t like to go that way. But it is your peer group‚ which may compel you on doing something you hate. In such cases‚ there are chances that you won’t do well in those things. Things you do not enjoy doing cannot fetch you success. You cannot emerge successful in something
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have met some bad peers. They never study‚ just liked to play. They always skipped the classes‚ and spent most of the time on playing online games in Internet café. In order to enter their group‚ I chose to follow them. As a result‚ my academic performance dropped sharply‚ and almost failed to promote to next grade. From this story‚ we can see that teenagers always get influence by their peers. Peers’ opinions and choices affect them. They cannot free themselves from their peers and they can’t do
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Peer pressure is the social pressure by members of one’s peer group to take a certain action‚ adopt certain values‚ or otherwise conform in order to be accepted. It is a powerful mental force that influences everyone‚ but it could bring about good or bad effects depending on the group of people around the individual. The effects of peer pressure could be seen throughout everyone’s daily lives everywhere‚ be it at school‚ at work‚ or within the general community. People of all age groups and backgrounds
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