of Zhao is a Chinese play from the Yuan era and it's written by thirteenth-century dramatist Ji Jun Xiang. It tells a story that takes place during the Spring and Autumn period of China. A nobility Minister Zhao and his family members were killed by an evil general, Tu’an GU. The grandson of Minister Zhao I the only survivor. A group of heroes sacrificed themselves only to protect the Zhao Orphan. He killed Tu’an GU for revenge when he had grown up. The Orphan Zhao is the first Chinese drama…
Flaws of Chinese Education: Why did it turn into a Nerd-Training System. One of the greatest Chinese philosophers Confucius said: “Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a better teacher.” The quality of diligence, which can be found all over Chinese history, is carved deeply inside each Chinese citizen. Chinese students are well-known for their straight As, diligence, and well known as “human calculators”. They might not have the highest IQ, but they spend their…
this experience by himself. In all three of these stories, the main character has showed some important survival trait that has been necessary to their success. To begin with, in “The Most Dangerous Game,” the trait Rainsford shows is intrinsic motivation. In page 7, Rainsford persuades himself to steadily swim to the island. He could have easily just given up, realizing that he would die by himself. However,…
person’s eyes but through someone who actually has ethnic minority struggles they have to deal with on a daily basis. Through these texts the main characters develop different senses of understanding and a more culturally expanded mentality. They get different…
novels “The Caine Mutiny” and “A Hole In Texas” written by Herman Wouk, have two main characters that share similar characteristics which they developed throughout their long and difficult journeys. “All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work” (Coolidge). This quote is absolutely correct and relates really well to both of the characters which are Willie keith from “The Caine Mutiny” and Guy Carpenter from “A Hole…
Chinese Acrobats I chose to do my reflection on my experience seeing the Chinese Acrobats. The Chinese acrobats performed at the World Theater at California State University Monterey Bay. The acrobats were from Peoples Republic of China, and used their skills to engage the audience through talented gymnastics, dance, and martial arts. Each distinctive and special talent offered a very unique outlook of the Chinese culture. The Peoples Republic of China’s culture is very important to their…
1984 by George Orwell and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie have been seen as controversial for many years because they feature an oppressive government. Many people believe that 1984 portrays the strength of literature on the characters more effectively because it highlights how language and literature were used in the form of slogans to control the entire society. However, readers fail to notice that 1984 lacks the effective use of literature and language. Literature and…
I have learned a lot of things by watching China X, and that includes things like the origin of writing and the significance of culture heroes. “If we take the early textual record, and look at that in terms of the kinds of ways in which people understood the beginning of civilization, then they typically begin with culture heroes” (2, 3, 00:25). Cultural heroes are human figures and sage leaders who invent things that are beneficial to the people and they promote the development of civilization…
nonetheless relevant in every time period. In the Chinese culture, most writings touch base on what is happening in the imagination whelms of most and issues that are present at the time of such works. In Flowers in the Mirror, Li Ruzhen rings the bell on the treatment of women in China. I will analyze the rights of women according to Ruzhen, the use of satire to sway the message, and the goals he had set up for the purpose of the Flower. Chinese novelist and nonfiction writer, Li Ruzhen, also…
1 (A) Shu Ting compares time, trees and stars to an assembly line in the poem of the same name. (B) The comparison of nature to an assembly line helps to create the mood of sadness and gloom. Her comparison also shows the audience how nature is dull just like the poets emotions. 2 (A) Shu Tin’s interpretation of Bei Doa’s poem is said to be bleak, gloomy or pessimistic. (B) It seems that the author is making a reference to nature again and how the roots of the positive future to come had…