Maos Last Dancer

The unnamed narrator of the novel is a thoughtful, intellectual 17-year-old who is sent to the countryside for re-education during China 's Cultural Revolution.

The autobiography, Mao’s Last Dancer written by Li Cunxin, is effective in raising awareness of the injustice the Chinese people experienced during Chairman Mao’s Cultural Revolution and later communist policies in China. When Li’s parents got married in 1946, they were not living in poverty. However, when the Japanese invaded China during WWII and forced all the civilians into communes, Mao then kept these communes and the Li family lost their wealth—they faced injustice and marginalisation. The Chinese population were marginalised by Mao’s use of communist principles and propaganda. They were forced into believing Mao’s views—that the West (Capitalist countries) were filthy and bad, while China was good. Li’s visit to America was an eye-opener.

The satirical novel of Anthem analyzes and articulates the effects of communism. Although a good definition on paper, the actual consequences of this impure form of the original governance, as shown in Anthem, are severe. There is no opposition in this satirical society. There is no argument against the leaders. There is no resistance, no adversity.

Women’s rights are the basic rights women have that should not be different under any type of circumstances. The discrimination against gender is still happening from varies aspects, but women have been trying to gain their equality ever since the early nineteenth century. In the reading “Woman and the New Race,” Margaret Sanger indicates that the lack of reproductive freedom for women has caused the “perpetuated the tyrannies of the Earth.” In my own opinion, her statement reveals as how the right of reproduction is not in the hand of women and this can cause the overpopulation in the human race. During this time period, almost all the decisions were made by the husband and the wife didn’t have control over any situation, including how many children she could have.

Marxism is a critical perspective based off of the ideas of Karl Marx, with Marx’s most famous work being the Communist Manifesto. This book illustrates

▪ Marxism – fundamentally anchored on the work of Karl Marx, Marxism is a dominant critical theory born in the middle of the 19th century and flourished tremendously throughout the twentieth century. Marxism identifies social and economic factors as crucial denominators of relationship in society. This short story has very strong social problems. The people of the Marxist time are afraid of new technologies

Many of Man's struggles are usually the result of societal standards, control, and punishment. These struggles are present in both One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Crime & Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Through setting and internal monologue, both authors depict the effects of the brutalities of communism on Man's spirituality.

I was always hopeful for Li, and felt lucky that my son, out of all other promising students in Qindao, had been chosen to dance for Chairman Mao. Although the luck of the Cunxin family had changed, it was difficult to adjust to life in the commune without Li’s presence as a guiding light, or a helping hand. Having 7 sons while living our

After Li painting was put in a more favorable light. They soon became reconized as a legitimate form of art. Painters soon took to painting to express themselves and observers began to appreciate meaning and symbolism in paintings. This helped different forms of storytelling to blossom and for painters to become more reconized. Li's painting influenced an art to become loved by the public, and many believe it's due to the meaning Li put into the painting.

Li Cunxin from the book ‘Mao's last dancer' thought that he couldn't change his destiny and that he belonged as a labourer in the fields. His destiny had changed from his experiences and the people around him. His family and Teacher Xiao were pushing him to do well and to enjoy ballet. The encouragement of his parents worked because he no longer hated ballet, instead he was in love with it. He was practicing a lot and became very good at dancing and was then chosen to go to the US. It was there he learned what little freedom he had in China. He was determined to go to the United States for the second time, although initially rejected to return, in the end, he was able to go but didn't want to come back after meeting Elizabeth. When he first

The novel ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ by Li Cunxin explores various themes. Two of the main themes displayed are perseverance and self-discipline. Perseverance and self-discipline are significant themes in the novel because they were the attributes that enabled Cunxin to amount to great success.

Introduction This paper compares and contrasts two famous Greek and Roman buildings, the Parthenon in Athens, Greece and the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, and considers how the style and function of each building serves as a typical example of its culture. Furthermore, I will discuss the similarities and differences between ancient Greek and Roman architecture as seen in these two buildings. UNESCO World Heritage Centre (2016) described the Parthenon temple, in Athens, Greece, as an important centerpiece of Athens’ complex Acropolis site, which was dedicated to Athena, the founding goddess of Athens, Greece.

The novel, “Mao’s Last Dancer”, was written by Li Cunxin. It tells his riveting tale of growing up in a poor family of six boys, living in a village in China under Mao’s reign. It goes on to share his eventual defection to the United States as an artistic dancer. His childhood was filled with both hardships and joys. But both helped him to grow as a resilient person to achieve once-thought impossible goals.

Karl Marx (1818-1883) was one of the most influential thinkers and writers of modern times. Although it was only until after his death when his doctrine became world know and was titled Marxism. Marx is best known for his publication, The Communist Manifesto that he wrote with Engels; it became a very influential for future ideologies. A German political philosopher and revolutionary, Karl Marx was widely known for his radical concepts of society. This paper give an analysis of “The Manifesto” which is a series of writings to advocate Marx ‘s theory of struggles between classes. I will be writing on The Communist Manifesto, published in 1848, which lays down his theories on socialism and Communism.

On 30th July 2015, Yakub Memon was hanged to death in India. The act was highly condemned in the media and many called for abolition of the death penalty. He was convicted of terrorism related charges for partaking in the 1993 Bombay bombings; a series of 13 bomb explosions that caused 257 fatalities and 717 wounded.