Category: Humanities

Oppressed by the Status Quo

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For 10 years he has suffered. For 10 years he lived in fear, his pride stomped on. And now, he’s free, from the evils of Mao and his senseless revolution. The content of this journal was taken directly from words of Liu Yinglong, our main character. Please read for the sake of truth and justice.

While many things stayed the same, others have changed. When Mao was condemned, the people were not swayed, they still worship Mao and communism is still a part of Chinese culture. Even though capitalism was introduced and is making great progress for the Chinese economy. And Mao’s intentions are not kept: the undestroyed four olds are being preserved, and the relations between students and teachers are as good as ever. There are still loyalists who despise capitalism and the four olds. And after the years of struggle China has went through, all kinds of problems remain: poverty, starvation, racism and oppression. But in the end, we did indeed escape our slavish fates, and we can only be thankful for the changes our government has made.

China’s Rotten History

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In this video me and my friends try to cover the entire cultural revolution from China in a 5 minute common-craft-style video, this video is about what caused Mao to act in craze in the time period of the cultural revolution. Which caused the huge amounts of casualty in China. It is also about what Mao did in the cultural revolution, the aftermath of the revolution, up until Mao’s death and his successor. This was super fun, but remember that if there are any oil on the pieces of papers, then it’s Boyan’s fault. And also i pray that the government looks past the unrespectful elements towards Mao in this video.

George’s Attempts to get Meeting but Fails Spectacularly (Narrative Book Assessment)

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Watch as George tries to get meeting for his next assessment, i know right? What a dreamer. See what happens next as George reads his mediocre script in his mother’s basement.

I forget to rate the book out of 5 stars, sorry.

Title of book: Unbroken    Author: Laura Hillenbrand

Theme: A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain

Evidence: “He was tired and so far behind. Then he found himself thinking of something Pete once said: A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain. Louie thought: Let go”

Two Reasons to read the book:

Firstly: It has an interesting plot.

Second: The character development is really good.

Reflection: I have learned that i have taken a liking to non-fiction books over fantasy and sci-fi, I will continue to pursue the path of non-fiction and read classic books like War and Peace.

Thinglink Beijing Tour

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The Boxers do deserve a bad reputation, because two of the Boxer’s target were Chinese converts and families of missionaries.

Not only did the Boxers kill foreign christians, but the Chinese converts as well, when the Boxers laid siege on Beijing, the Chinese and foreign Christians took refuge in the church, they were lucky, outside of Beijing, converts were targeted by Boxers and killed. Even in Taiyuan, where the governor offered asylum to 44 missionary’s families, executed them cold-blooded.

This is an immoral, inhumane cruel thing to do because no matter the belief, they’re still Chinese, this shows the deep hatred the Boxers have for foreigners and Christians, which makes it harder to sympathize with Boxers.

Theme of “the Aged Mother”

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Have you ever wondered what an actually dystopian world would be like, well the Aged Mother is a dystopia even worse than hunger games. The short story is about a mother and a son in a dystopian world, where the law is to kill all old people, but the son refused and hid his mom, after that, the mother helped the governor on something that only old people can do, the governor then abolished the law.

In the aged mother, by Matsuo Basho, the author believes that the nation’s commandments are unfair and cruel, and also reflecting on the real world, Basho’s story shows that even though the laws are in place, there still is humanity. In the story, because they are in the mountains, it is very easy to get lost in the woods, so the mother dropped twigs on the path the son took as he carried her “The mountain road is full of dangers. LOOK carefully and follow the path which holds the piles of twigs. They will guide you to the familiar path farther down”. (Basho, 1) This shows that even when the son has to kill the mother, the mother still loves him and worry about him, and tried to help him one last time. The son was inspired by the mother’s act of kindness, so he refuses to kill her, take her down the mountain and hide her from the government. “Together we will follow the path of twigs, and together we will die”. (Basho, 1) His actions means certain death, but the son loves his mother and he won’t kill her and rather choose to be executed with her. These evidence shows that Basho’s intentions of writing this short story is to show that even in a horrible dystopia, there still is a honor, duty and love, which could inspire people in real life to be better people.

The Aged Mother

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Fish Poem

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The poem below is taken from page 1 of fish cheeks by Amy Tan, it shows a man versus himself and man versus society conflict between her culture and the American culture. In the story, Amy developed a crush on an American boy, and later discorvered that her mom invited the boy’s family to come over for Christmas eve dinner. She then freaks out and thinks that Americans will despise her culture and her. Then when the family arrives for dinner, Amy is deeply embarrassed and humiliated because her relative behaved poorly, which bothered the Americans. How will Amy overcome her forbidden crush on the boy, if ever.

My unexpected trip to Ancient Greece

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“Fun Facts for Kids on Animals, Earth, History and More!” DK Find Out!, www.dkfindout.com/us/history/ancient-greece/athens/.

Restaurant, Astoria’s Greek, and About the author Astoria’s Greek Restaurant Subscribe to updates from author Unsubscribe to updates from author View author’s profile More posts from auth. “The History of Greek Bread.” Loukoumi, 25 Feb. 2019, www.toloukoumi.com/blog-greek-recipes/entry/the-history-of-greek-bread.

“Ancient+Greek+Clothing: Ancient Greece Culture Clothing and Artifacts Historical Print 1894: Metamorphoses: Ancient Greek Clothing, Ancient Greek Costumes, Ancient Greece.” Pinterest, www.pinterest.com/pin/209135976419560774/.

“Ancient Greece: Democracy Is Born.” Newsela, newsela.com/read/elem-hist-greek-democracy/id/28773/quiz/0/.

“Greek – Athens, Acropolis (Reconstruction): Places to Visit: Ancient Greek Architecture, Acropolis, Ancient Greece.” Pinterest, www.pinterest.pt/pin/575686764839290143/.

AthensGreece, info. “Parthenon Acropolis Athens – Ancient Glory of Greece.” Athens and Greece Travel Guide Information, 30 Aug. 2019, i-athens.com/parthenon-acropolis-athens/.