... types that were useful and appropriate. Holcombe even had theoretical propositions that seem to be creditable with all the information he provided in his book. Holcombe, in his book, wrote many information things about China. He fully explained the history of China and how China's culture spread throughout Asia. Holcombe, ... how some of the lands in China, when china expanded, are now different countries like Vietnam. There are many positive things that helped the book out with being biased. Holcombe being biased of East Asia, specifically of China, explains how many countries embraced ...

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... is a brief and very short summary of what happened in the Nanking massacre. This is necessary background information to further discuss and analyze Iris Chang's book, The Rape of Nanking. After reading The Rape of Nanking, by Iris Chang, one can only hope that such atrocities against human kind will not ... and can not possibly be repeated. The book, which acknowledges and records such a horrific occurrence in human history, is the first step to make sure this part of history is not repeated. ... and sometimes outright denial of the Nanking massacre is the current stance for the culprit...

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... was a women named O-Lan who was once a slave. Even though O-Lan was not attractive, yet she was still capable of doing everything else. The book shows the process of how Wang Lung Recieved his fortune. He gained his abundence through stealing jewerly from the south to buy land in the north. Wang Lung ... is showed the ugly side of thier society. Many things in this story were based on things Buck saw and expirenced in China. For example: in the book, Wang Lung's first daughter was displayed as a mentally disabled girl that counld not speak. In reality this was based on Buck's own daught...

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... ever he left the Potala, the 1,000 roomed winter place of the Dalai Lama and seat of Tibetan government. By the second chapter the book starts into more detail regarding the official duties of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan traditions. Included are recounts of official ceremonies and festivals over which the ... tells of the relationships between him and his ministers and tutors. On March 31, 1959 His Holiness fled Tibet for exile in India. The book vividly recounts, in the 4th and 5th chapters, the events that took place during the Chinese invasion and subsequent occupation which lead up to...

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... is so readily applicable to the characteristics that make up the business game. Overall this novel was a very involving read. Because the content of the book is about China's ancient past, much of the vernacular is complicating to follow. That is why I found myself reading particular portions more than once, ... his family better opportunity. As I progressed through with my reading I actually had a hard time putting this book down. I grew beyond my discouragement and really enjoyed Sun Tzu's writings. Once I began to understand how this book related to the present I became infatuated. I...

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... them close together. She had grown from a young woman who knew nothing about making a living to an independent woman who bound her family together. In this book, Pruitt was able to show us a traditional view of women's role in the Chinese society. According to the tradition, a good daughter is to obey her ... does the pattern of one's life show forth" (13). It is essential to recognize the importance of the family throughout the Chinese culture. From the book, we learned that Ning spent her lifetime trying to remain close to her children and grandchildren. It was a great pride for the eld...

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... because only the tail work gets sent over seas and that work is far less important than the wing. The social comment made by the author throughout the book is that the media will do anything and ruin anyone for a story. They aren't concerned with who they hurt or what they cost people. They also ... It is possible that he had a bad experience with a reporter making him or things from his book out to be the bad guy and this was his way of turning the tables. Science is evident throughout the book in the use of forensics in determining the way things flew about the passenger cabin to get ...

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... the life story of a vivacious young Chinese girl and the struggles that she faces throughout her life. The author of this book could only be commended for her excellent narration in this spellbinding depiction of the battle between traditional Chinese culture and modern American culture. An interesting ... scene, the apprehension is brought out in her thoughts about whether or not her husband was dead. As well, another captivating factor in this book is the strength and courage that Spring Moon shows during times of hardship. It can be seen throughout the story, but particularly when sh...

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... mother. Rose unhappiness in her marriage with Tod, is similar to the unhappiness her mother had throughout her life. Lindo Jong was a special character in the book , referring to promises she made to her mother as a young girl, and keeping them throughout her life. She was actually abandoned by her family and ... still keep her promise to her mother. She puts the blame on the matchmaker and is released from the marriage. When speaking of strong characters in the book, one would have to include Waverly Jong, daughter of Lindo Jong. She was a bright child who became a famous chess player,...

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... Jing- Mei to go and meet them, for it would answer Suyuan's dream. This opening chapter is very significant, for it explains the meaning of the book's title and introduces several of the themes. Jing-Mei explains how her mother, Suyuan, started the first Joy Luck Club in Kweilin, China. Then when she ... China to meet them, for they know this is what Suyuan would want. This section also begins to develop some of the key characters of the book. It becomes obvious that Suyuan and her daughter are different in their nature and temperament. Suyuan is a very ambitious lady with an iron-will a...

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... . This would serve as the intellectual foundation of classical Chinese society. Furthermore many of these works would go highly recognized in the Zhou society. The Book of changes, the Book of History, the Book of etiquette and the most notable the Book of songs. Moreover, most of the Zhou writings and works had been destroyed due to the order of the emperor. In the ... book it states how only a few items escaped and stayed hidden for decades until scholars could work without fear of persecution. Some of the survived literature represented the earliest development of ... many phases of...

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... title, The Woman Warrior, I feared for my life that this was going to be another boring book that had been assigned because it was the only book the professor could find that was dealing with the material we cover in class. I was utterly wrong! The book in general was put together nicely and was well written in my opinion. I really enjoyed the chapter ... other Chinese child because she won't talk was interesting. And then how she ended up becoming sick after all that shows a bit of belief in a karma type situation. Overall the book helped me to understand the Chinese family, culture, b...

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... Kwangtung 231,400 The Non-Han minorities There are fifty-five non-Han minorities in China. They enjoy a certain degree of political autonomy. The nine national minorities listed in the book (Chuang, Uighurs, I, Tibetans, Miao, Manchus, Mongols, Puyi, Koreans) mostly live outside China proper. Modes of life and culture Four groups of cultures can generally be identified: 1. The sedentary peoples with ... : Literacy rate very low in China up to modern times. Language: Most pre-modern Chinese literature written in Classical Language which differed from the spoken or vernacular language. Poe...

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... she were the reader. The major explosion comes when Maxine tries to tell her mother her secrets and the screaming dialogue that follows ends the middle of the book. She constructs her memories into a pattern that she can learn from. "This autobiography embodies the labor of a young woman to develop a large sympathy for ... then bear six children. Once Kingston sees her mother, she can turn and she herself as an entire and complex adult- (1) He talks about how the book explains how she grew up. Though they are Often complex and terrifying, the phantoms of our mind can and do become real. T...

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Wild Swans The title of this book is called Wild Swans. The book covers two of the most historical events that happened in China. Those events are 1, The Manchu Empire falls, 2 . It talks about the communist party ... parents, how they conducted themselves in society reflected their Home-life. If their homes were stable, then there would be a balance in society. As I was reading this book I thought, how sad and hard these people lived back then. With the Manchus in charge, it's like the people had very harsh and limited lives. The person I ... his ideas work. The Cultural Revolution finally...

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... the different mother-daughter relationships between the characters, and even at a lower level, the relationships between friends, lovers, and even enemies. In this book, she presents the views and the stories of both sides, giving the reader and the characters, an understanding of the mentalities of both mother and ... best to become "Americanized," at the same time showing off their heritage while their mothers watch on, dismayed. The second section of the book is named The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates because in this section, the problem of communication and lack of understanding between ...

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... of four chapters. The first and the last parts present the four mothers while and the second and third present their daughters' points of view. This book has eight different voices, these women of the Joy Luck Club, give the stories of their lives. All narrators focus on significant events, those stories in ... help their daughters to adapt it easer. The Joy Luck Club is present the strong relationship between mother and daughter in a Chinese American society. The book illustrates the hardships both the mother and daughters go through some even and how much they love each other. This no...

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... 's lives are considerably atrocious compared to today's standards; this is reflected as Jonathan D. Spence assumes the role of social historian in his book The Death of Woman Wang. This book is written as a counter to the "depersonalization" of rural China so commonly seen in other historical portrayals of the land. This ... book is about the immense turmoil during the transition to the Qing Dynasty, told through one county, through the lives of the ... the tax starvation was a big problem. By today's standards Mr. Spence makes the history of China sound like "hell on earth" at many poi...

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... party became more efficient, they had goals that inspired the populace, commenced land reforms and nationalized industry, and were aided financially by the USSR (ppg. 243-236). Upon reading this book, one does not have the feeling of seeing Mao's reforms through a biased filter as Gurley objectively analyzes Mao's policies. Gurley had said that he wanted to produce ... weighed the aspects of a Communist economy rather than one that "promoted capitalism."(pg. 2). Gurley does an excellent job of breaking down China's economy. Also, what enhances the credibility of this book is that it was...

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... In Chinese culture it is common to "talk-story" and in such a way pass on folk tales that contain moral teachings to the listener. A great deal of Kingston's book relates these talk-stories to the reader and then Kingston goes on to write about a portion of her own past (Analysis). "Don't let your father know that I told ... and bring shame and dishonor on her family, but most of all that she will never be accepted for who she is. At this point of the book I began to relate to Kingston. I understood her need to know the unknown about who she was and the reasons for her families silence....

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... value and gain more loyal consumers that will stick to the product, support it and believe in it. Adam Smith's major contributions to economics are explained in his book, The Wealth of Nations. The book, published in 1776, explains economic theory in a detailed, yet understandable fashion.1 Smith argued that market forces ensured the production of the right goods and services. Without government ... value and gain more loyal consumers that will stick to the product, support it and believe in it. Adam Smith's major contributions to economics are explained in his book, The Wealth of Natio...

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... advised by minority opinion to seek at end to the war. Instead he dallied. Like a many lot of other people he was slow in facing up to difficult realities. Bix's book lays out in detail Hirohito's support for the Japanese imperialism in China, Hirohito's taking Japan into war against the West and his leadership in pursuing that war. Should this evidence ... some victors lust for revenge and blood. In the year 2000 I favor punishing war criminals. War criminals exist, but it is a label that can be applied too widely. I found Bix's book a good read. Bix is an well established scholar, cur...

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The concepts and ideals of Chinese culture are the basis for Lao-Tzu's book, Tao Te Ching. 3500 years ago, the Chinese developed their belief that everything in the universe has an equal, a balance, or harmony. For every hot there is a cold, for ... every high there is a low. This simple concept is the foundation for the Chinese philosophy. This same concept is used throughout Lao-Tzu's book. As you will see, many similarities exist between these two philosophies, even though they were written almost 1000 years apart. Lao-Tzu was born sometime between 600BC and 400BC. Almost ... 1000 years a...

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Marco Polo "The Travels" Marco Polo "The Travels" is in fact, a biography written by his cellmate Rustichello as Polo spoke about his experiences; therefore, I feel the book is not a good primary source. Today historians suspect that Rustichello may have added some exaggeration that Polo never expressed. However, Polo himself describes his experiences to Rustichello with lots of ... excellent idea of what life must have been like during his time. By describing many of the people, places, and animals, that he has seen, the book further encourages the audience to continue reading the book beca...

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... competition, love and resentment that takes place among various members of the group are gradually revealed. They essentially capture hearts and open eyes at the same time. While reading the book, my heart went out to the women as I realized they had to endure things that many others would never see. One of the major conflicts is the mothers" desire of ... differentiate themselves from what people expect. "In America, nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you," (Tan 45). This book has heart and soul. Anyone with some sense of immigrant ancestry would take th...

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