In life, Suyuan Woo’s past has been unimaginable, however through all her life struggles she has somehow remained hopeful. Back in China, Suyuan had made a life for herself, she was married and even had twin baby girls. However, things changed when she realized that the Japanese were invading. If she didn't flee she would be killed.…
Even though that Shi Huangdi was a ruthless ruler, he still did unified China. But there were also several significant identities that further unified China. After the Qin dynasty was overthrown by the Han dynasty, under Emperor Wudi reign, who was the greatest Han Emperor, he expanded China’s territory by invading northern Vietnam and Korea, in which eventually was under his rule. A Chinese form of government ruled this invaded countries according to Confusian principles. China had became more unified when the Han dynasty achieved its period of greatest prosperity.…
Kanny Huang Ides This story was about how a NBA star started the bottom and endured the hardships his family went through to soon be one of the best and most recognized players in the league. Caron had a hard childhood growing up. Some of the barriers included racism and poor family. He and his mother lived with his grandma in a three bedroom and 1 basement house.…
Imagine you were an actor/actress in an important movie. You win an Oscar for your part in the movie, but then it is all taken away in an instant all the pictures articles magazines removed from stores off the internet they even shutdown your social media pages for no reason. No one wants to be forgotten even if all they did was feed a homeless person they would want at least one person to remember. Do you think should we celebrate everyone’s achievements? Zheng He, was a Chinese explorer, who’s exploration documents were almost removed from history when the Chinese burned all of them.…
She ruled during the time of Confucian beliefs, that having a woman rule would be as unnatural as having a "hen crow like a rooster at daybreak," during the most glorious years of the Tang dynasty a woman did rule, and ruled successfully (Brennan 2014). To counteract this belief, she made it her business to start a campaign to elevate the position of women. I believe Chinese culture is still in fighting right today about the acceptance of the elevation of women in high positions in society and so is the United States especially when it comes to politics. I believe we are further along than China when it comes to the acceptance of leadership from women.…
She wants to have everything right with no mistakes. Suyuan wants Jing-Mei in the talent show to play her piece for the talent show. Jing-Mei thinks she’s not a prodigy and doesn’t know how to play the piano. The meaning of the quote shows how Suyuan wants everyone to like her.…
Her mother Gu Wenxiu tried to have an abortion but in that time period they encouraged people to have as many children as possible. She even tired things on her own. Things such swinging off the monkey bars and falling on her back, and birth control. Even though her mother didn’t want her at first she now loves her dearly, but her mother isn’t the only one that plays a key role in her life. Jian Ping’s grandmother Nai Nai plays a huge role as a motherly figure in her life, takes care of the Jian and taught her how to care for others.…
An-mei shows the same unquestionable perseverance as her mother through her immigration journey to America and her search for Bing. All three of these characters through their perseverance, determination, and fighter spirit display the same characteristics of what it takes to be a strong…
When you think of moral courage what's the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps you thought of someone gutsy and selfless, like a family member, someone famous, or maybe even a superhero. There were many people who performed courageous acts during the Holocaust such as Feng-Shan Ho. Ho is nothing short of a hero as his daring efforts saved over two thousand jews.…
In The Good Earth one man, Wang Lung, goes through many highs and lows through his life, but here are three that are very important to the story. The first one is a low point in Wang Lung’s life. While living in China as a poor farmer is hard enough, it’s even harder when you’re a poor farmer, you have a family to raise, you have to work 24/7, and all of the sudden a drought comes and a famine(or a food shortage) breaks out. Right before the famine broke out, Wang Lung had just bought more land and was planning to have a peaceful rest of his life with his three children and his wife. But, After one big storm, it rained no more.…
In the novel, Jing-mei Woo faces the death of her mother, which, in turn, plunges her into her own heroic journey according…
In the book, The Death of Woman Wang by Jonathan Spence, the author talks about the justice system along with the aspect of the indigent county called T’an‑ch’eng. The author tends to provide the readers with different perspectives from the following people: P’u Sung‑ling, Feng K’o‑ts’an, and Huang Liu‑hung. Each person continuously describes about the tax system, justice system, and the lives of those that lived under these circumstances. The book mentioned a lot of stories regarding the lifestyle of people including how others were bombarded with the following catastrophes: famine, raids from the bandits, locusts, earthquakes, flooding, and poverty. Spence briefly analyzes the lives of women and how they played a huge role in the book, although…
Contrarily, Chinese mothers want their daughters to be married off as soon as possible in hopes of a high-status life full of riches and glory. Zhang voices her opinions on marriage through Zhong Yu, as she also advocates for a woman’s happiness in marriage. According to Qingyun Wu, She has one daughter and was divorced twice because she could not tolerate men who attempted to dominate women. From her bitter experience of social discrimination against women, especially those who are divorced or unmarried, Zhang attacks male supremacy and patriarchal ideology in Chinese social structure as well as in the consciousness or subconsciousness of every man, villain or hero.…
Jing Mei states, “This communist China” (Tan 257) from drinks and food she locates in her room, to the Americanized hamburgers and French fries her family eats. After a conversation with her father, Canning Woo, Jing Mei is told the story of her mother, who traveled with two baby daughters trying to escape the Japanese. Jing Mei mother, Suyuan was drained and strictened with dysentery which initiated for her to leave her baby girls on the side of the road. She attached a letter, what money and valuables remaining to the girls and hoped that someone would pick them up and the twins one-day return to the family. Jing Mei felt as though her sisters would blame her for their mother’s death.…
Chin Peng is the leader of the communist party of Malaya . He was well known for being a wily operator and the brains behind the guerrilla warfare of the Emergency which occurred between 1948 to 1960. Communist Party of Malaya as claimed by Chin Peng, was the factor that was instrumental in securing Malaya’s independence in 1957. But, it was not the only factor. Other factors such as the British government and the United Malays National Organisations(UMNO) were also instrumental in securing Malaya’s independence.…