The Forward

“Son of the Revolution” is an autobiography written by Liang Heng. Heng shares his firsthand account of growing up in a very telling era in China. Not only does Heng take us through the milestone events of Mao’s Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, but also through the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Anti-Rightist Campaign as well as the Socialist Education Campaign. Heng provides a look into these historical pillars in Chinese history in a way that the Golf and Overfield texts could…

promise, hope and new beginnings. However, recently many have started looking at America as more of a sinking ship, a once mighty empire that has lost its direction. This simply is not true, the US, though, simply hard to see sometimes, is still moving forward and progressing as a united nation with events and acts that are seen as common occurrences today that would have only been seen as dreams years earlier. In addition to, this country is also still one of seemingly great promise for the…

God will honor a commitment and He will keep His promise. This chapter discussed the movie Pay It Forward. The author stated that mentoring is “paying it forward.” Therefore, by teaching others to “pay it forward” each good deed is paid forward with three additional good deeds. However, the model that Jesus used creates astounding numbers. A Sunday school of eight people and each person “pays it forward” by teaching eight others, and before long, you have a movement. Therefore, Jesus created…

Mao’s Great Leap Forward, which began in the late 1950’s, had three main goals within the reforms. These goals centred around agricultural, industrial and ideological reform. Mao aimed to dramatically increase agricultural output which he believed needed to be complimented by an increase in industrial output. Mao was also aiming to move from socialism into communism during this period. Similarly Khrushchev’s reforms of the 1950’s also centred around these same themes of agriculture, industrial…

victory in the civil war 20 decades earlier in order to restore the China’s reputation and power. However, his leadership position in government as in the Soviet Union was weakened and failed his Great Leap Forward and the economic crisis. (A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2015). His Great Leap Forward was hoping to change China from farming society to a modern, industrial society for 5 years. He also hoped to increase China’s agricultural outputs and others…

Moving Forward: Implementing Math Daily 3 Laura McCarthy Upper Iowa University Moving Forward: Implementing Math Daily 3 Moving Forward: Implementing Math Daily 3 is the title of my reflection piece because I plan to fully implement this math format in my first grade classroom during math this coming fall. This class has been one of the most worthwhile classes I have had the opportunity to take during my career. The class’ format of logging into a discussion board, reading current research…

China due to China’s high ratio of people to resources and what first started off as Soviet aid had now turned into excessive loans and exploitation. Therefore, Mao modified the goals of the first 5 Year Plan and progressed towards the Great Leap Forward as his version of the second 5 Year Plan. While Stalin’s second and third 5 Year Plans set more realistic targets and focused on a greater production of machinery and arms for defence, they were considerably effective. Production of consumer…

enabled the country to move forward. Since the first settlers set foot in North America, immigration has suffused the American Experience. Indeed, many of the values that unite Americans as a nation are tied to immigration. Immigration has not only framed the American vision of the U.S., but has globalized the view of different cultures in the world that combines America as a whole. The Native Americans form the foundation of our nation. If Americans want to keep moving forward America has to…

Keep Writing Forward Often, I am concerned regarding which route to follow when writing with the correct usage of grammar and punctuation. There are a multitude of areas that require improvement within my writing, when compared to improvements that have been made. How is it possible to identify and overcome the areas needing attention? Therefore, allowing me to magnify my progress as a writer. Which resources are out there to assist with properly evolving my writing to a new level. Adding…

3.1.1.1 The first industry The Great Leap Forward began in agriculture. In 1957, the central committee of the Chinese Communist Party passed the development plan of agriculture from 1956 to 1967. The construction of the water conservancy project, increase in agricultural yields, transformation of landscapes, collectivization, and elimination of four pests were advocated. Numerous dams, water drainage systems, and canals were built. Unfortunately, the majority of them were constructed on the…