thursday (8/1) morning readings

[Anonymous]

Amarkovich, I did the same thing. I think what I would point out is that all nations are capable of such horrors. Just like we don't show graphic pictures of the holocaust in class, the rape of Nanjing can be treated the same way. I will not be shying away from it when the issue of atrocities of war come up.

[Anonymous]

a free society tolerates those who are in it who attempt to destroy it. really? what is the definition of destroy here...it seems that we as a society tend to define tolerate depending on the attempt that is used to destroy our free society...and tolerate is determine by those who pass sentence.....

[Anonymous]

What a wonderful example to show the students propagandist literature. It would be a great lesson in recognizing and critiquing the rhetorical devices used, not to mention the flamboyant diction. I just love the language of this piece.

[Anonymous]

Judging from the points Liu Shaoqui made in his speech to the then underground members and the Party’s later expansion, he has contributed a great deal to the Party. Sadly, both he and his wife died a miserable death during the Cultural Revolution. After Mao’s death, Liu was politically rehabilitated in 1978 by Deng Xiaoping. His reputation as a great Marxist, revolutionary and one of the principal leaders of the Party was restored. Liu Shaoqi’s son, Liu Yuan, is now a Chinese general and the political commissar of the Academy of Military Sciences of the People Liberation Army. During the Cultural Revolution many former leaders suffered yet some survived (e.g. Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping). I wonder what are the reasons.

[Anonymous]

This is really an interesting account of the children attempting to emulate what their parents did for the good of the cause, The Long March. When the students could have traveled in better comfort than the previous generation they did without. How proud the parents must have felt for them, to know that their child was really trying to learn about struggle being for the good of the cause.
It makes me wonder if the young people who participated in the US's social struggles of the 1960s don't wish their children might have followed in their same footsteps.

[Anonymous]

Wow!! What an eye opener. America is fanatic when it comes to power and control. Compared to Orville Schell's explanation of China's quest for Wealth and Power...power being more like strength. I think America's definition of wealth and power is more like control and manipulation for more and more control.

[Anonymous]

I found this first hand account of growing up in a small village after the Opium Wars compelling. The story of how addiction can impact a family is sadly one that is familiar to many, including my students. I think his story will help create empathy for the Chinese with my students. I like that the end of the story is hopeful.

[Anonymous]

Even after reading this selection I still do not understand how keeping the Communist party small works as a control tactic. I would think you would want all citizens to be official members. I am going to use this in my Government class to compare our political parties and elections with China's.

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NSC 68 -- origins of American cold war policies

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[Anonymous]

After thinking back on my notes from the information discussed on 8/1, it was relevant to my students because we discussed the tragedy of Dec. 1937, what led up to it, and the effects afterward. This session helped me to better understand the complex relationship between Japan and China, especially in relation to the prejudice that my Chinese students hold against them.

"Mr. More or Less" by Hu Shi was mentioned during this lecture. After finding a translated version, I plan on using this in one of our class discussions. It is in Chinese and English. We can discuss how literature is influenced by the time period and how it can be used to criticize the government. We will compare to a piece of British literature that criticizes the king and his powers.

http://www.readchinese.net/chabuduoxiansheng

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