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starvation. The failure of this period led to Mao Zedong being dismissed from his rank as the State Chairman of RPC, although he still kept his title as the Chairman of the CCP. In order to combat economic disorder caused by the Great Leap Program, Liu Shaoqi attained his rank as the new Chairman of RPC while Deng Xiaoping became the CPC General Secretary. In the face of fiasco after the unsuccessful Great Leap Forward, Mao Zedong pursued a course of eliminating elements of Chinese culture during

Family Honor & Obedient Sacrifice Varying from person to person, the ideology of family culture tends to differ. Many people would define their own family culture differently, but there are times when it may overlap with another person. Throughout our world, there are many cultures. These can be divided into subcategories such as people or ethnic groups within a community to the social aspect of society. When it comes to specific cultures, it may result in people behaving or thinking a certain way

In order to answer the question of whether or not Mao Zedong’s overall legacy has been positive or negative for China, we would first need to be equipped with the knowledge of the historical context that Mao Zedong was situated in prior to him coming to power in 1949. This historical understanding is both necessary and crucial since the period before 1949 encompassed both the lingering old central Chinese ideology, Confucianism, and the new opposing social sentiment at the time to push for progression

he reason this is important to know is because the system of Communism when heavily analyzed is also at the same time heavily flawed when put to practical use. To an extent, to have there be no class construct is impossible to pull of when coming from a Capitalistic system. As a systematic way of life it educates and unearths flaws of a society, such as worker exploitation, money laundering and bribery. But past that it's impossible to implement in any large society that is part of the global market

Oppression in China What is the denotation of the term oppression? It is defined as unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power (MerriamWebster.com). Mao Zedong, a malicious and dictatorial tyrant, was a leader of China who exposed the nation to numerous forms of oppression. Through the movements known as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, Mao removed capitalistic and traditional principles from China’s society while implementing both communistic and socialistic ways. During

The idea of disciplined pluralism is the difference between centralized and decentralized decision-making as it pertains to the economy (i.e. the government). To put in another way, communist and socialist country’s economies exist under monoism where the government dictates the terms and conditions of markets. In United States and other market economies, the market largely determines what is good for the market by exploring possibilities and cultivating innovation with profit motive. This may

The video told us that Mao’s goal with The Great Leap Forward was to “make China the industrial equal of western nations in just 15 years” by mobilizing the country to work day and night. The idea was that if everyone worked hard together then they could speed up industrial and agricultural outputs. They thought this rate would allow them to catch up to America and overtake England in no time. One of the reasons why the outcome from this adventure was predictable is that the definition of disciplined

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress tells the story of two boys being re-educated during the Cultural Revolution in China. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is inspired by the author, Daj Sijie's experience with being sent to a re-education camp in Rural Sichuan from 1971 to 1974 due to him being born and raised into an educated family. The process and experience of China re-educating their citizens is called the Cultural Revolution. The Cultural Revolution lasted from 1966 to 1976. The

Having somewhat of an idea of where we were, I dragged Curzon’s limp body out of the boat. He seemed better than he was in the prison, but not as cheery as the day we met. I knew they would by now there would be posters everywhere displaying that we should be turned in. I scampered into the woods dragging Curzon like a tail on a dog. I noticed a small, rotting shack. Hopefully no one was home. The door creaked as we went in. It was dark except for a crack through they ceiling that displayed

A 27 year old, male, referred to my clinic on December 2011, complaining of infertility. Patient works as a pizza maker, he has been working for approximately 7 years, a shift of 5 to 6 days weekly, 8 hours a day in a restaurant, where he is exposed to 800+ Fahrenheit degree in the kitchen oven. Patient reports he drinks alcohol beverage occasionally on weekends, but also tries to drink plenty of water throughout the day to maintain him hydrated. States his diet is not the best. Patient and his wife