Sichuan

In this paper, I will analysis the film titled Dam Street (Hong Yan) featured by First Run Featured 2008. I will discuss of Yan, a young Chinese woman who lived in the Sichuan province and her life as a young mother who was not aware the existence of her own child. In addition, I will discuss of the behavioral and personality traits, strengths and weakness, life experiences and relationship, life patterns, and other factors of Yan. Moreover, I will discuss of the biological and sociological…

exhibit displayed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The exhibit showcased the work of an artist who was once detained and threatened after creating a “controversial” piece of art made of 38 tons of steel scavenged from the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which resulted in the death of more than 5,000 children.…

wanderlust years, in western China he meet a Taoist mystic named Ssu Ma Ch’eng-cheng, who takes Li Bai as his student. He becomes associated and a well-known practitioner of Taoism and embodies it through his poetry. At age twenty-nine in 730 A.D., he makes the first of four marriages and lives in Hupei. Li Bai was born free and his vision in life was to be free. He wanted to be great, but in his own personal path. “ Li Po was an obscure person who greatest hope of advancement lay in convincing…

susceptible to erosion. Consequently, topsoil is lost which is highest in organic matter and fertility. Additionally, a soil’s ability to regenerate natural vegetation is hindered as nutrients are essential for plants regrowth. In Southwest China's Sichuan Province, 10 thousand hectares of grassland has become desert as a result of erosion. “Human activity is the main cause of desertification” (Zhiling, 2005). Desertification is the process of fertile land becoming a desert. The human habit of…

The community I have served is a large group of primary 1 to 6 children from two primary schools in Sichuan. In the first school, Yu Ying Primary School, most of the kids did not wear eyeglasses. In the second school, Diao Yuan Primary School, more students had their eyeglasses put on. The kids were energetic, obedient and healthy. However, since it was in a town instead of a flourishing city like Hong Kong, the quality of life, in terms of health care awareness, was lower. It seemed their…

With rapid technological development, the internet usage has experienced a tremendous growth in recent year, especially among the adolescents. The skeptical validity of the information available on the internet has brought to the concern on whether internet censorship should be implement. While the advocates welcome the measure with the belief that it helps protect adolescents from the misguidance and bullying from the use of internet, the critics argue that this measure is a hindrance to the…

Gou Wa walked on street searching for helps everyday and was anxious for her grandfather after she was informed and was almost blind because of spending her days in tears. Luckily, she got helps from the army commander through performing a Sichuan opera named as “goddess of mercy” in commander’s birthday banquet, with the using of skills that she studied from her grandfather without his permission. An impressive scene in this opera was that Guanyin (Gou Wa acted) sacrifice her life for the…

bias and the media has shown that women are motherly and girly, guys need to save girls, and that girls cannot protect themselves. One of the songs chosen was “Agape” by Zhang Li Yin, a Chinese vocalist who sang this powerful tribute to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake victims. There is also “Severely” by the band FTIsland, a Korean boy group, singing this emotional ballad. Lee Hong Ki, the main singer of the boy band FTIsland, sang and starred in the music video “Severely”. Zhang Li Yin has a few…

Conformity and Rebellion In recent years, conformity and rebellion have become necessary stages for almost all teenagers who are in their adolescent movement. Meanwhile, during this period, teenagers suffer the pressure from their parents or society. Some of them might choose to follow other people and a few of them might fight for the rules. Therefore, tension is the main cause for adolescent conformity or rebellion. No matter whether the teens are conformable or rebellious, it is…

world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it’s found in every culture without exception.”, which reminds me of a memory that I would never talk about it; 2008, China. An earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.9, took place in Sichuan province. As the result, thousands of people died innocently. Later, the city’s government started to organize donations and most people were willing to help, making me very relieved. From my perspective, kindness is all about integrity,…