Religion in China

is a little less opinion based than document 1 because it shows fair representation of the people to the emperor. The final Ming official document (doc 7), is saying that Ming China should allow foreign trade because the Spanish are making a profit selling Chinese products in the Philippines. His petition shows us that China would rather have money than the country’s pride. For the Spanish, document 2 is from a scholar. This scholar is complaining about the government’s excessive spending. He is…

The dragon is one of the four mythical creatures in China which include the Phoenix, tiger, and tortoise. Since ancient times the dragon has been a symbol of power and goodness and has been used by the emperors. Chinese dragons are powerful and benign symbols in Chinese culture and are said to have control over the weather and water. It is even believed that they can summon rain during a drought. Chinese dragons are seen in contrast to the evil fire-breathing dragons in most Western stories.The…

In “The Struggle to be an American Girl,” Elizabeth Wong explores the journey to find an identity and a sense of belonging through the eyes of an immigrant child caught between two cultures. As a child, Wong rejects her cultural heritage in favor of attempting to blend in with the society around her, a decision that haunts her into adulthood. Wong’s desire to be American leads her to reject the traditions of her family, not realizing until she is older the significance of preserving those…

The rhetorical devices tone and parallelism are used in both the memoir, Funny In Farsi, by Firoozeh Dumas, and the graphic novel, American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang in order to entertain readers and develop the over-arching theme of self-acceptance. Dumas uses colloquial and comic tones in Funny In Farsi in order to keep readers engaged and understate the impact of the hardships she faced on her road to self-acceptance. In the chapter “I Ran and I Ran and I Ran”, Dumas tells the story of…

Document C is a newspaper article written in china during the Cultural Revolution. This was a time of severe government censorship. People who criticized the government faced brutal consequences. The chunk in the article that brings people’s attention would have to be the fact that the article acknowledged…

Aviation. the life-changing experience that thing Ruth faced was he emigrated from China to United States and was inspired by industrialization. this knowledge and the Wright brothers motivated him to build, design an airplane. In paragraph 4 it states “ he was staggered by Americans power and prosperity, he understood that industrialization made the country great, and felt that industrialization could do the same for China.” This quote shows how Feng Ru shows how America's industrialization…

How can turning points impact a person’s life and character? A turning point is when life becomes impacted greatly by an event that is either positive or negative. In the autobiography, “I Never Had It Made”, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir, “Warriors Don’t Cry”, by Melba Pattillo Beals, and the article, “Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maskell, each of the individuals faced turning points. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru all faced life-changing experiences that changed…

How can turning points or life-changing events affect lives? A turning point can be described as a life-changing event that teaches some about themselves or the world around them. In the autobiography,” I Never Had It Made “, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir, “ Warriors Don’t Cry”, by Melba Pattillo, and the article,” The Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maksel, each of the individuals faced a turning point. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru all faced major turning points…

Racial Injustice Needs To Stop Racial injustice started a long time ago and still happens today. Asian racial injustice is shown in 1882 with the Chinese Exclusion Act, which did not allow the Chinese to travel to the United States. Racial injustice is presented in the story Leaves front the mental portfolio of an Eurasian when a Chinese family moved to a community of Whites. The Whites are judgmental about this because the Chinese are a different race. You can tell in the story they treat the…

Throughout the long history of China, there are many extraordinary thoughts created by a lot of famous philosophers. Although there are many different schools of teachings and most of them are in opposition to each other, they still share some similarities. In the textbook, Kongzi and Laozi’s teachings serve as a good example. In the Analects, Kongzi emphasizes on ren and xiao which mean benevolence and filial piety, respectively. He believes that filial piety and benevolence are interconnected…