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post the TITLE of your second short paper and a LINK to it (from your
own blog) here by Monday November 11th at 8 pm. Your paper should be
around 1,000 words and should present an argument with supporting
evidences from class readings. You are highly encouraged to use external sources to enrich your argument. You should pay attention to academic
style and carefully evaluate and cite your sources. Consult paper guidelines under
Course Content on Blackboard for more information.
Carefully go over my comments on your first paper before finalizing your second paper. Make the best use of services available at the Writing Center, and carefully edit your paper before submitting it online.
Short
comments to two other papers are due by Monday November 11th at 10 pm.
Comments should focus on aspects such as argument, evidence, and
presentation.
Worthlessness in the eyes of their own society
ReplyDeletehttp://worthlesswomenchina.blogspot.com/
I agree with you. Men might have contributed more during the wartimes but the things that women has done for China has been overlooked. Given the little freedom they had, Chinese women stood up for themselves and tried to help with whatever they can.
DeleteAgree with yout opinion that "They might have been seen as worthless in the eyes of men, but the nation of China could not have survived as a country without the small underlining victories from the Chinese women." Many Chinese were suffering within the low social occupation but they did a lot during the war time.
Delete"They might have been seen as worthless in the eyes of men, but the nation of China could not have survived as a country without the small underlining victories from the Chinese women."
DeleteI thought this was a great way to close out the paper; the women may have still been feeling the effect of years and years of oppression, but without the sacrificial attitude of women like the prostitutes and (maybe) Chia-chih, China would not be where it is today. I think it was great that you connect Chia-chih with the prostitutes, but I think it can also be argued that Chia-chih made no sacrifice at all, and actually failed her comrades in the end by giving up on the mission.
I agree with this paper, men during times of war were needed to do a lot in China, but women had the ability to change how some things were looked at and made the nation a greater place. This is a great paper because it shows what really needed to be done in order to make China a great nation.
DeleteI like your idea about "They might have been seen as worthless in the eyes of men, but the nation of China could not have survived as a country without the small underlining victories from the Chinese women." China cant be a good country without women.
DeleteI agree with your opinion because the female characters in these two book were sacrificing themselves not mater the ending was succesful or not.
DeleteI agree with your paper women in the war did a lot for their country. They were also a key factor that Chinese achieve victories at the end.
DeleteI agree as well. Good point! The importance of women has been overlooked in cultures across the globe. Women are just as important to achieving progress as men are.
DeleteI like how we shared a similar topic (more so the setting), but went in complete opposite direction. Your topic was of great importance and clearly impacted many individuals to feel similarly. Your papers offers great examples and clearly depicts passion on many occasions.
DeleteChinese Women’s Self-redemption
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I like your paper and your opinions. Women and men will equal completely one day.
DeleteThis paper describes the same message that Stephanie's does, it allows us to see from all angles what it will take to make china equal and strong, and this is giving them more rights and listening to their opinions more than we have in the past.
DeleteWomen rights and freedom are important. I think today men and women are even.The old traditional of "man is superior to woman" is disappear now.
DeleteI also felt strongly about the scene where the prostitutes sacrificed their lives for the school girls. It was wonderful to see these "dirty" women redeem their-selves in such a way.
DeleteIn China, the women's status from the May 4th Movement began to have a huge improve. Whether is a prostitute or ordinary women, they all have their own dignity. They need freedom and get the respect of people.
DeleteI like your paper, I think people are too extreme attitudes of prostitutes.
DeleteI agree that it seems that in China that both genders have become much more equal. Perhaps not entirely equal, but much more compared to tradition Chinese values in which men were superior to women.
DeleteI agree with your opinion. Yumo and other prostitutes knew what will happen If they went to Japanese party, but they still insist went with Japanese. They were so brave and dedicated
DeleteI liked how you reference a=old readings in the past especially with the sea of regret. I find your argument of equality to be interesting as well because the females did not have it all to well but gradually China is accepting it. There are those that are extremist and I feel that the characters in the story that are looking down on the prostitutes are those kind of people because deep down they are just like us
DeleteI too focused on the struggles that Chinese women had to overcome just to show their patriotism for their country. But I liked how you called it self-redemption. I never thought about what they were doing for this reason. What the prostitutes did was very brave. I agree that the type of sacrifice does not matter. It is the fact they did it.
DeleteI think you had a great paper. I also like how you talked about seal-redemption. That was an interesting perspective to look at it.
DeleteWell i will say that the women status improved a lot during the "reforming processing' of Chinese society. Society needs to break the tradition shackles on women to develop.
DeleteFlowers of Shanghai: Research of Shanghai's Urban Culture from 1920s to 1930s
ReplyDeletehttp://rouwang.blogspot.com/2013/11/flowers-of-shanghai-research-of.html
Very enjoyable to read. I like how you did external research and included the pictures.
DeleteI believe that flowers of Shanghai will come out again more beautifully than the golden ten-year one day too. Shanghai is a modern city since Qing Dynasty opened the door to Western countries.
DeleteYour paper is very interesting. It included a lot of information that added to my understanding of the city and the time period.
DeleteYour paper is pretty rich in content, I've learned a lot form your paper. The two pictures that you used in your paper I've never seen before. I think using pictures is a good ways to enrich our paper.
DeleteI think Mao Dun wrote a very beautiful view of Shanghai. Even though Shanghai was occupied by western countries, Shanghais is charming. Shanghai combined the traditional Chinese culture and western culture together. I especially like the woman's dress, they are elegant. I would say that was Chinese "COCO Chanel" style.
Deletei like your paper, and the external research was very interesting as well. agree with Fei Wang, shanghai is the typical mixed city and combined the traditional Chinese culture and western.
Delete"Reform Failure"
ReplyDeletehttp://yiwenchen222.blogspot.com/2013/11/reform-failure-yiwen-chen-play-teahouse.html
It is so impressive that you put Lao She and Lu Xun together to talk about. I think they are two totally different kinds of authors by their writing styles.
Delete"It is surprising that such works from both of these writers would get published at that time. The play and the short story described the Chinese society as miserable, hopeless, and needing change."
DeleteI enjoyed the reading and I wanted to point out that it was helpful for me because I too and writing about Lao She; however, the section I quoted above I somewhat disagree with, because "Teahouse" was written about the miserable state of China after the fact. "Teahouse" was published during the reign of the PRC, but "Teahouse" talks about how miserable China was all the way leading up to right before the PRC; that is why the government let Lao She get away with it.
I like that this paper kind of contests my ideas. This could be due to the difference of ten years, but its weird how they both share the common goal of attempting to unify China and "...not let the foreigners look down upon the Chinese people" This was a great piece and I enjoyed reading it after writing mine. I agree with your statements and enjoy a different perspective.
Delete"Darkness"
ReplyDeletehttp://chi331shao.blogspot.com/2013/11/darkness-teahouse.html
You described three “different” Wang Lifa during three periods in your paper. In Act one, Wang Lifa is very nice to poor people and give them tea for free. He always protects his guests from being hurt by others and tries his best to solve the guest’s problems. In act two, he became people who like as customers in the teahouse ignore other persons. In act three, he had no idea to protect other persons and it is hard for him to defend himself. Finally, he end his life by suicide. The transition of Wang Lifa show the transition of the society and it also reveals the darkness of the society.
DeleteI really like how you analyzed the different Acts of the teahouse and the different changes that Wang Life had during each one. He is a very noble person and you can tell that from the way he treats his guest but I think part of it comes to him wanting to make the teahouse work for his father.
DeleteCulture of the PRC After the Second Sino-Japanese War
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I found it very interesting how you focused on the good that Mao Zedong did rather than the bad. I agree that what he initially did certainly unified the masses, however I'm not so sure that he continued to have their best interests in mind later on.
DeleteI agree with Vincent that it was interesting that explained Mao's actions as good actions.While his intentions seemed to create a unified country, I don't think it was all best for the citizens.
DeleteI think that he was kind of an idealist and went about trying to unify the country in the wrong way. But it is true that it wasn't best.
DeleteYour paper is well written. I agree with the others as well. It is important to note how Mao technically did unify the people of China and gave them a true sense of identity (which they had been lacking for decades, even centuries).
Delete“Midnight” versus “One Night in a Rainy Season”
ReplyDeletehttp://yihangchen.blogspot.com/2013/11/midnight-versus-one-night-in-rainy.html
You noticed that the literary works like "Midnight" and "One Night in a Rainy Season" are centered around the idea of changes and reforms. And the most evident transformation of this culture during this time period is the shift in popular moral values. I agree with you about this point, Shanghai is one of the earliest cities which open to the world. With western culture infiltrating and new ideas of freedom-advocating, people changed a lot at that time.
DeleteI support your idea about"These traditional virtues are shown to be replaced in modernized Shanghai with a tolerance of provocative fashion, freedom in sexuality and a thirst for excitement and change among the younger generations. ". Traditional virtues is essential for people and young generation should keep on inheriting. Freedom in sexuality becomes wider for people to consider and tolerance of proactive still needs to improve.
DeleteHow The Words Of One Moved A Nation
ReplyDeleteMatthew Bitter
http://bitter2016.blogspot.com/2013/11/normal.html
Its always an amazing sight to see how much one man can change an entire nation. Mao Zedong was one such man, and he worked very hard to do it.
DeleteMale and Female gender Roles
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Great contrast of "Lust, Caution" and James Bond. You brought up many interesting points about the differences between the gender roles in China and how the women usually end up worse off than their male counterparts.
DeleteYour paper is very interesting. I like your words, “ China is slowly moving forward with the future and beginning to slowly accept new traditions while retaining its cultural essence.” This is better way to let China have a healthy development
DeleteYou are very right that masculinity and femininity were very easily defined in these books. One could typically understand who was a male and female in these stories, not based on their names but the way that society acted towards them. Slowly, but surely, we see China accepting new traditions for the roles of males and females.
DeleteYour paper was just like mine so it was very interesting to read. But instead of focusing about the gender roles of female you focused on the gender role of men, reading it really did solidify the points that I had made in my paper.
DeleteI, like Angel, have written about the gender roles as well. I think it's really cool to see the different interpretations that others have. I also made the James Bond connection at some point.
DeleteCharacter in Adversity
ReplyDeletehttp://annesblogforchi331.blogspot.com/2013/11/character-in-adversity-second-short.html
I am so glad that you chose this topic! Adversity always is enlightening to a person's true character, whether they will sacrifice for others or look out for themselves. How the characters reaction to challenges in these stories set different courses for the lives and the lives of others. So interesting!
DeletePropaganda in Modern Peking Opera
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An Evolution of China
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"Lao She and 'Teahouse': Molded by Revolution"
ReplyDeletehttp://tgstark2011.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/lao-she-and-teahouse-molded-by-revolution/
scroll down the page a little bit to get to the beginning
Your paper was very informative about Lao She's stories and their important commentary on Chinese society and government. In my opinion, these stories wouldn't be as powerful without their tragic endings, which is why it was interesting to me that an editor would change one of these endings.
Delete"Upon the spark of the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guard initiative began attacking the “four old” elements of Chinese society – old thinking, old customs, old habits, and old culture"
DeleteThis was a brilliant quote; wish I had it in my paper! But the fact that before this quote you discuss how Lao She understood that the death of a state with the beginning of a new state could never cure the hunger and corruption that was laced within humanity just strengthened your paper that much more. Great paper Tyler!
"Propaganda Posters in China: A Different Culture For the Next Generation"
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The reaction to "Teahouse"
ReplyDeletehttp://thereactiontoteahouse.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-reaction-to-teahouse-after-i-read.html
Feelings Aside
ReplyDeletehttp://feelingsaside2.blogspot.com/2013/11/feelings-aside.html
Your topic was very similar to mine. I enjoyed reading your paper because it solidifies my facts that I had proposed in my paper but its actually coming from a female's perspective.
Delete"For me, it can be predicted that if the genders were reversed and that the schoolgirls were replaced with schoolboys and the prostitutes were male that they would not have sacrificed themselves for them."
DeleteI enjoyed how you posed the thought of reversing the gender roles and how that would impact the ending of the stories. Emotion is universal to the human condition, but manifests uniquely in individuals, and sometimes differently in males and females. I agree that the endings of both stories would have been altered if the gender roles were reversed.
Chairman Mao's Great Propaganda Legacy
ReplyDeletehttp://vlmidterm1.blogspot.com/2013/11/chairman-maos-great-propaganda-legacy.html
"Mao's early journey from his hometown to the outside world on his way to mobilizing miners, Mao shaking hands with the passionate Red Guards, Mao wearing a long raincoat on his national tour, Mao sitting, Mao standing; in all of the posters Mao was the central figure 'who possessed the entire world."
DeleteI thought this quote really captivated the full aspect of your paper. By showing all these propaganda posters of Mao (70), all in one hotel shows the power and influence around him. It is undeniable that the influence of his character swept the nation.
I think pointing out that Mao was in the center in many of the propaganda that was used very interesting. He made himself the face of Communist in China. His ideas and way of doing things were the best. He even went as far as to say he had a spiritual a-bomb and it was unstoppable and stronger than weapon that other countries had. And only China had this "bomb."
DeleteEmotional Demise
ReplyDeletehttp://nataliegantz.blogspot.com/2013/11/natalie-gantz-emotional-demise-novella.html
"Lust, Caution" :it is not about sex
ReplyDeletehttp://zzh249.blogspot.com/2013/11/lust-caution-it-is-not-about-sex.html
I liked your paper. I did not really see a whole lot of violence and sex in the short story, especially compared to the movie. I thought the story was much more focused on Chia-chi's thoughts and feelings.
Delete"The Paris of Asia: the Contrasting View of Shanghai in Modernist Chinese Literature"
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"The Battle of Change"
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The Chinese Women’s Value
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In this two movies, women were the victims. I think this is because women are more emotional. Like Chia-chih loved Mr Yee. Until she would die, she still thought if Mr Yee loved her.
DeleteRevolution Need Courage And The Spirit Of Self-Sacrifice
ReplyDeletehttp://chi331wangjunyang.blogspot.com/2013/11/revolution-need-courage-and-spirit-of_11.html
Eileen Chang and Lust, Caution
ReplyDeletehttp://zhengshunjiao.blogspot.com/2013/11/eileen-chang-and-lustcaution.html
I thought it was very interesting reading your comparisons of Eileen Chang and her fictional character, Wang Chia-chi. Good use of quotes as well.
DeleteI like your paper, it's very interesting. This gives us a deep understanding of Eileen Chang and her novels.
DeleteI agree with what you said about "“Lust, Caution” is a form that Eileen Chang aim to lament her lifetime or what she experienced, however, it also was a way to redolent of the past.". Eileen Chang suffer hard time from her marriage, she create a success character Chia-Chi to reflex her life. Eileen Chang's marriage give her hope to create more series of books and novel, that's what she want as same as Chia-Chilh--follow her heart to stay in true love.
DeleteI really enjoyed your short paper. I also agree that you used significant quotes that supported your ideas which complemented your great understanding.
DeleteMao Zedong: the Symbol of a New Chinese Cultural Identity
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Significance and impact of The Second Sino-Japanese War
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Propaganda in the Cultural Revolution
ReplyDeletehttp://culturalrevprop.blogspot.com/2013/11/historically-every-nation-has-gone.html
"Not only did the Communist reach out to students, but also women. Mao made it an effort to show the country that women had power with the Chinese Communist Party." This reminded me of all the videos in class where women were giving speeches about the Communist party.
DeleteI think the memoir "Growing Up with Posters" was a great example of how propaganda was used and influenced many. Mao focus on the youth, which are a lot easier to influence, was definitely one of the main reasons he gain so much support and with propaganda being so much part of the people's lives, it is hard not to be influence by it in some kind of way.
DeleteI was reminded of the same videos, Kyle. This paper has a similar topic to my own and I really enjoyed reading it.
Deletewomen in the war
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Women palyed a huge role in the war. In these two books, the female characters were looked down upon by the people. After Wang Chia Chi sacrificed herself, the fellows with her were avoiding her. And the female characters in The Flowers in War also were looked down upon by people. but all of them were the people who really had make a contrubution to the country.
DeleteCommunist China and The Arts
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ReplyDeletehttp://changlifan.blogspot.com/2013/11/buryingthe-old-eras-stage-drama.html
ReplyDeleteRed China
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