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What stood out for you? What do you think of it, is it exaggerated? I did not think that Confucianism actually influenced on Korean women. Confucianism idea on passing down inheritance to the women. However, I think it was an exaggeration, of how women had the rights to choose their husband. It was true in some cases, but low classes and middle classes women did not have the right. Males were dominant over women. Women were blamed if men would follow his wife or women and it turns out wrong.

The Tao says that the ruler should "rule by inaction" How do you make sense of this? Is it at all possible? I think it means not ruling a country with too much power and oppress people. In Tao stated that if a king want to keep the power in his hand, the power will slip out of his hand faster. Because the king will want to hold on to the power, he will oppress the people. People will soon interfere with government and rebel.

Explain right mindfulness and right concentration. Do you see how you could apply this to your daily life? Why or why not? Right mindfulness is being aware of oneself and focused on what is going on at each particular moment. Right focusing on objects or concepts as part of meditation to develop further personally. I can see that these two of the eightfold path apply in my daily life. However, I think that it is nearly impossible because Buddhism shows meditation is a major part of these two. I do not think that people nowadays does not have time to meditate.

 In describing Japanese development, a British Professor in 1873 declared that he felt 400 years old by the end of the century. Explain the historical context behind this quote.

Japan had to Westernize or be destroyed.

Japan did not really had the choice of declining or accepting the Western culture. They were forced to be exposed to the Western culture even though they political powers, such as Shinto, did not want to be Westernized.

What do you find most shocking about what you have read so far? How do make sense of such cruelty? When i read Rape of Nanking, it was shocking how cruel Japanese soldiers were to the Chinese when years ago, they were praising them as the greatest of Asian Empires. It was also amazing at the degree of the cruelty. There were changes in educations. Education became very more like a military.

I see Mao Zedong in the picture with green dress-like cloth. He is holding a red scroll. I believe that he is holding the red scroll because red represents Communism. He is looking far into the distance. He is on a high mountain peak. This shows how he is the leader over the people of the China.

Red Guards Smash the Four Olds Books, Newspapers, songs
 * Written by Red Guards at Beijing #26 middle school
 * To show how strong the country is
 * Destroy the middle class, bourgeoise
 * Brainwash the young people about the cultural revolution
 * Destroy four olds using media
 * Middle class destroyed

Reaction to Mao The teacher had conflict with Red Guards Went through beating and other violence Communism not helpful Questions toward Communism After the cultural Revolution, he was released
 * Chinese Middle School teach 26 years old
 * 19 years old

The Sixteen Points Give equality to the minority
 * Written by the Communist
 * Appeared in people’s daily media
 * Focused on Cultural Revolution
 * Give eduction to anyone including women.

__Questions on Reflections on the Cultural Revolution pages 82-84__ 1) When was this document written and by whom? The article was submitted by the CCP Central Committee on June 27, 1981.

2) According to the document, who was largely to blame for the excesses and mistakes of the Cultural Revolution? Lin Bao and Jiang Qing were largely blamed for the excesses and mistakes of the Cultural Revolution.

3) What errors does the CCP believe Mao was responsible for? He believed that there were class struggles. However, there were not any class struggles because China was under Communism. He gave power to people who would work for him behind the back. Mao believed that the party was to moderate.

4) Who seems most responsible according to the document? How does this play into the memory of Mao as a leader and his Cult of Personality? 5) What does the CCP believe the consequences of the Cultural Revolution are? (4 of them) each person in your group read one, and explain it to others 6) Why do you think the document mentions achievements made by China during the Cultural Revolution? 7) Describe the tone at the end of the document. Why do you think it ends this way?