In the 1950s, China formed an alliance with the Soviet government. China adopted a Soviet model into their Communist government. They did land distribution and collectivization. The Great leap forward ended in disaster. The alliance faded and Xiaoping eventually came into power. He suggested having “socialism with Chinese characteristics” which allowed a market economy with …
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ICR Paper part 1
I am doing my ICR requirement through the IACA. When I transferred to Butler and learned that I had to complete an ICR requirement in the community, I rolled my eyes and thought what a waste of my time. I am starting the graduate part of my degree and finishing the core curriculum was not …
Class Discussion 10/8
https://ifunny.co/video/e4jAJogn6 Here is the video about littering. How do people respond when someone else does something wrong?
reading 10/8
We are now transitioning to Modern China. Western culture was expanding and reaching the globe. China was one of the few that did not “respond.” The Opium War took place during from 1839 to 1842. The Opium War, in my opinion, caused the western divide in China. Hong Kong remained in control and influenced by …
Reading and Class Discussion 10/3
The dynasties discussed are the Qin (256-206 BC), Former Han dynasty (206-8AD), and Later Han dynasty (25-220 AD). Women are discussed throughout the dynasties. Women were expected to first obey her parents, then obey her husband, and then lastly obey her son. They were expected to be humble to display her low status and respecting …
Chinese Marriage
https://www.thoughtco.com/chinese-wedding-rituals-687490 This article discusses modern and ancient China marriage. In ancient China, marriages were arranged, and were influenced by Confucian principles. There were two reforms that changed ancient Chinese traditional weddings to what they are today. The first reform was in 1950 and the second reform was in 1980. Chinese were able to select their …
Class Discussion 10/1/19
Privacy is one ideal talked about in these stories. There is a loss of/ lack of privacy discussed in these stories. In America we value and have the right of privacy, while there is a lack of privacy in China in these stories. We don’t go to prison for affairs, but Chinese do. It is …
Marriage Reading
After reading, “Alive” I felt confused. He loses his family and gains a new one. He seems to have bonded with his new wife and her son and he wants to have a baby with her. Then when he regains his memory, he leaves to go back to his old life. He devastated two families. …
Class Discussion and Reading of “Flame” and “Chuang Tzu”
The transformation of things paragraph is interesting. Is he really a butterfly dreaming or himself dreaming he is a butterfly? It makes us question what reality is really. I also like how in section A they talked about beauty. It reminded me of the Tao Te Ching poem on the perception of beauty. What I …
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Class discussion 9/24 good and evil
Is the survival instinct selfish? Do we cooperate because we have a desire to help people? We can start this discussion with the terrible twos. Nature and nurture play a role in our sense of good and evil. We are testing our limits and seeking attention when we are two. We are learning and being …