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I thought that this package was very focus on the rights of the different classes and gender, focusing mainly on the concept of rights that belonged to woman. Well, fistly, Confusianism started in China, and a kingdom was formed during the 1911's. Then the idea of confucianism came along with the three laws. Junzi. being a perfect gentlemen in a society created a chain reaction to becoming a perfect society. However, there were no laws for woman and therefore, they were to be treated freely, but they were not.


 * If rabbit is too smart for his own good, owl is the brain and piglet is the...., and pooh is the ...?**

If rabbit is smart for his own good, owl is the brain, then piglet is the similar concept with pooh, that represents the Taoists by being known as the "uncarved block." They both say weird and unnecessary things, they are both very deep and correct in a sense. On page 27, Piglet makes owl's spelling of the week of the day, much simpler.

Basically the quote that says "Do without doing" describes it all. You are not in action, but the nature is, and that's what leads you on into the result of something happening without making you move or do anything. For example, If you have an ice cream in your hand, you dont have to do anything to make it melt, but to stand there. This is because the ice cream is "supposed" to melt, naturally. Go with the flow, and just let nature handle all the things that happen, and eventually your goal wil be achieved! --> the Wu Wei belief.
 * The Tao says that the ruler should "rule by inaction" How do you make sense of this? Is it at all possible?**

the right mindfulness and right concentration are concepts of the eightfold paths written by Buddhists. Right mindfulness is the seven of the eightfold path and means being aware of what is going on at the moment. The right concentration is when you see things beyond what it is to furthur develop your personality. If these two concepts are used in our daily lives such as when taking walks, studying, and even hanging out with your friends, we can learn to become more "into" what we are doing and find a "mean" to why we do things. We will also be able to think fast and not do anything stupid because you know what is going on at the moment.
 * Explain right mindfulness and right concentration. Do you see how you could apply this to your daily life? Why or why not?**

The historical content behind the quote, made by a British professor in 1873 means that Japan was that behind in the field of technology and other things. I think that the professor, who is adapted to the Britain industrialized society, feels like Japan is very slow. He probably thought that he was brought back 400 years ago with a time machine because of the lack of skills and their ability to accomplish tasks.
 * 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 was a very sealed and contained society before the western influnces came in. This was because they didnt want the japanese citizezs to mingle with the marbaric westerneners. This was because Emperor Tokugawa didnt want Japan to be christianized. They had a choice. It was to either accept the foreign cultures or fight them. Obviously, if Japan fought the American Army, Japan would have been gone by now, but they had accepted the offer and joined forces with the Americans. This is how the Japanese weapons and technologies have developed.
 * Japan had to Westernize or be destroyed.**

**4/10, 4/13 What do you find most shocking about what you have read so far? How do make sense of such cruelty?** I think that the most shocking thing I read about in this book was the massacre near the Mufu Mountain. The book mentions about the killings of the Mufu mountain and put quotes and perspective of the reporters thoughts in and as I was reading it, I felt very uncomfortable. The Newspapers in Japan talked about how the Yangtze river was drained with blood and how the soil near the river was all muddy, not because of the rain or the water from the river, but from the blood of the some dead some alive Chinese. I thought that being a soldier at that time would have been really scary and mentally damaging from all the blood and smell and the murdurs that they have to comit just because of either lack of food for the prisoners or because of a lousy letter from the Generals. I think that Cruelty is doing such things because one wants to, but in this case, it was a pile of orders.


 * Is it safer to be a South Korean? or a North Korean?

I think that it was safer to be a North Korean who was in Pyong Yang the whole time. This is because since the UN didnt attack into the 38th parallel except for the bombing campaign. I think that if you were a South Korea, there will be so many confusion, whether your country was taken over or not, and even if you tried to seek help, the UN shot them just because they thought that the mothers and children were North Koreans.**

**4/30 Do countries have an obligation to compensate each other for injustices done in time of war?

Yes. It is right that the countries that either attacked or committed global crimes should always payed the countries back to fix what ever they need to. In war, countries attack for specific reasons and goals, that require damage in the political government and the citizens** that also lives there. If the countries to not pay back the countries whom they have destroyed, then what is going to happen to that country then? It will eventually lead up to a global chaos, so the requirement of the money and the time needed to heal the attacked country should be donated by the one that has committed the injustice.

**5/8 Explain the meaning of "Shattered Faith" how does it relate to the story?**

The meaning of Shattered faith is portrayed very clearly in this chapter. Hongyong, who was waiting for her son yongwoon, had faith in God, faith in her self and faith that her sone will return to her. One night, she sees a person in the dark, thinks that it is her son, but it was Yonwoon's friend, Daekun. Daekun tells Hongyong about what had happened to them while they were escaping to the South and also tells her that he didnt know what had happened to the rest of the story due to his injury and trip to the Cheju island. Then, Hongyong blames God for all this, loses faith, basically dies while living. She forgets everylittle emotions and feelings such as hate and sits on the tree, without hope, but in hollowness. This links to the chapter because it portrays the hardship of losing family members during the war.


 * who is he? how is he portrayed?**

Ovbiously, the subjec tin the photo is Mao. The very ironic part is that he is portrayed as a very great leader. When I first saw this photo, it reminded me of Jesus, because of such landscapes and the clear sky in the backround. By the way he is sanding on the mountain really makes the viewers think as if he has great power beyond a normal person. Probably that of propaganda. The scroll in his hand also represents education and by the way he is drawn in the picture, he seems very healthy, which represents how much of an ideal leader he is.


 * NOTES ON THE ARTICLES**




 * Images on the Culture Revolution**

What does it tell you about the cultural revolution? Categorize the four olds.

The buddha statues are being tared dwn, which means that the cultural revolution is occuring and that the religion is not being admired at those times. There are also images of statues being burnt, which means that Buddhism is not being admired. People are detesting and are mad at nuns. They were being publically ashamed, which signifies that the cultural revolution denies Chistianity. People had to wear signs to represent themselves as a bad ifluence to the society.

We saw, as four categories, Religion, nuns, buddhists, christianity and such.

__Questions on Reflections on the Cultural Revolution pages 82-84__ 1) When was this document written and by whom? the CCP, 1981 2) According to the document, who was largely to blame for the excesses and mistakes of the Cultural Revolution? Jian Qing and Lin Biao was blamed for the cliques and the desire for power. they used Mao's power to gain more power and committ crimes behind Mao's back. 3) What errors does the CCP believe Mao was responsible for? The CCP believed that Mao was responsible for replacing Lin Biao and Jian Qing, giving them powers to work behind his back. Mao said that the party was too moderate and that the middle classes had to be purged. Mao's error was that there were class struggles even tough he tried to prevent these from happening. A flaw in Mao's judgement was that he made erroneous appraisal of the prevailing class relations and political problems in the party and the state. 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? The person who 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? It gives some credability for the progression of the industrial revolution. However, in the end of the document, talks about how the Cultural revolution was useless and that it had no progress, but still praises China and has a slight significance of praising Mao. 7) Describe the tone at the end of the document. Why do you think it ends this way?

__Recalling My Parents' Experience in the Great Cultural Revolution pages 96-98__ 1) Who wrote the document? Approximately when do you think it was written? 2) What is the significance of the social status of the author? 4) Describe some important information in the document. 5) What is the significance of the document, what does it tell us about people’s experience during the Cultural Revolution.

__My Experience Going up to the Mountains and down the Countryside__ 1) How does the author's description compare to the above document? 2) What does Huang think of the Country Side movement? 3) Is this surprising?