Liu Bei

Zhang Yimou presents a breathtaking snapshot of life in China from the 1940s to the 70s through the lens of a single family in “To Live”. China faced many tumultuous twists and turns during this time period as the country transitioned out of the bygone feudal society. Each decade brought in a new era: the civil war of the 40s, the communist regime and the “Great Leap forward” in the 50s, and the cultural revolution of the 60s. Zhang captures the essence of these distinct periods within the progression

The party's message was everything was going great and the economy was doing excellent. Lots of advancements were made during the period of industrialization and the party's plan was a huge success.Was that really the case though? The reality of the Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward is everything wasn't going as well as the government was letting on. Lots of starvation and death occurred along with tons of people being sent to the Gulag. Through brainwashing and getting rid of anyone

made famine. Liu was now the president of the Chinese Communist Party, but Mao didn’t just leave the CCP after giving up his presidential title. He ended up taking a chair position. Mao gave responsibility for the economy to President Liu and Deng, who was now CCP General Secretary. After the responsibility was handed over Mao left the political scene. Liu and Deng both accepted that Mao's reforms had gone too far in a very short amount of time. To combat the famine that was occurring Liu and Deng brought

China has always been proud of its history. Being one of the most advance civilizations way before America was even discovered, a lot of the Chinese today still cling on to their glory days even if they are one of the world’s superpowers. A massive country with patriotic citizens and a great economy is what people know of China today. However, what most people do not know and the rest wanting to forget, is that China had its fair share of atrocities done to its very own people. One of these, of

"Son of the Revolution" Liang Heng and Judith Shapiro's "Son of the Revolution" is a comprehensive story of Liang Heng's life on growing up during the chaotic times of the Chinese revolution. The purpose of this novel was to depict the horrors and hardships of life during the revolution period in china during Mao Zedong's reign. In the beginning of the book, the author portrays that news and ideologies always stated that the government was working for the good of the people of the country. However

see a main character, who is a independent, courageous Asian "that doesn't know kung-fu", in any movie or TV shows. Many actors in modern day media prove these stereotypes to be true such as; beloved actor Ken Jeong, Jackie Chan, James Hong, Lucy Liu, and John Cho. First off, to help prove my point is ,America's favorite comedic actor, Ken Jeong. You never see Ken Jeong ever play as a main character of any movie. Ken Jeong usually plays as the random minor roll foriegn asian guy who is there to

commune – large units of people who lived together and shared work, income, and possessions that were responsible for accomplishing administrative and economic tasks at a local level quota – a specific limit or number that is expected to be achieved; a proportional share assigned to a division 1. What was the purpose of the New Democracy strategy? Was it successful? Explain. The purpose of the New Democracy strategy was meant to spur China’s political and economic recovery. In order to do so,

I think my group’s strongest moment of creative collaboration was when we taught the lesson to the class. I think it flowed smoothly, everyone talked an equal amount, and that we were engaged and made the class think about our topic in a new way. I was a rocky road leading up to the lesson but it made me happy that it ended so perfectly and it made the entire struggle worthwhile. During Thanksgiving break as well as the weekend before the class before break, I think the creative collaboration was

There are often mixed feelings in Western nations regarding colonization; if it hadn’t been practiced, nations such as the United States and Canada wouldn’t exist, nor would the prosperity present in many European nations. In the places subjugated during colonization, however, there is one, unequivocal response to the practice: absolutely not. A prime example of this is found in 1970’s China, during which a “Cultural Revolution” took place as a response to the punctuation of Western ideas into the

lights came on and caused each piece to cast a shadow on the wall behind the sculpture. This piece of art reminded me the incense burner that has been discussed in our book (Stokstad, 4-13). I was reminded of the incense burner that was found in Prince Liu Sheng’s tomb in China. Each piece was created to be viewed with the help of an other medium; smoke and light. Shadow Casting becomes much more aesthetically pleasing when the light casts the shadow, just as the incense burner becomes more aesthetically