1. Who are the members of Ji-Li’s family? Describe her family home. What class status does her family belong to? What is the occupation of her father? Mother?
A. She says that her dad was a stage actor and her mother was a actress (pg13). She also says that her grandmother graduated from high school in 1914 when most girls didn't go to school. She has two siblings Ji-yong and Ji-yun (pg14). Jiang Ji-li also has a house keeper named Song Po-po who was in the beginning their Nanny (pg 14). She says that her family lives in one of Shanghai's nicer neighborhoods (pg 15). Ji-Li says that her home has a huge french window,high ceiling ,kitchen, and a private bathroom (pg15). Her class is the landlord class (pg 58-60).
2. What is Ji-Li’s life at school like? What special honor is Ji-Li picked for at school? Describe Ji-Li’s parents’ reaction. What does Ji-Li do instead of entering the audition?
A. She works hard at school (pg14). The special honor she was picked for was going to the academy for liberation dancers (pg 6-9). Her parents wouldn't let her go because she wouldn't pass the background check (pg6-9). Instead of entering the audition she stayed and studied.
3. What are the "Four Olds"? Provide some examples of each and explain why they need to be destroyed. What does "prosperity" mean? Why is it considered a old thought?
A. The four olds are old ideas,old culture,old customs, and old habits. Old ideas need to be destroyed because we have to keep moving forward ex Great prosperity market. Old culture needs to be destroyed because it is holding china back ex old ways of doing things. Old customs need to be destroyed because they wast time ex funerals. Old habits are old ways of doing things. Prosperity means every thing is fine. It is considered a old thought because things are changing in china.
4.What is a xenophile? Why was it bad to be a xenophile in revolutionary china.
A. A xenophil is a person who likes things that are foreign. It was bad to be a xenophil because china at that time was lead by Mao. Mao didn't participate with other countries other than Russia.
5.What are da-zi-bao?what are being done with them? Who is Jiang Xi-wen? Why does Ji-li hang a da-zi-bo outside her house?
A.Da-zi-bo are sort of like propaganda. They were hanging da-zi-bao all over the school (pg38-51). Jiang Xi-wen is Ji-li's father's cousin (pg 34). She hangs the Di-zi-bao because she is going along with her class mates (pg 38-51).
6.Why does Ji-li stop going to school for a while (she has been accused of what)?
Ji-li stops going to school for a while because she has been accused of having a relationship with a teacher Ke Cheng-li (pg 49).
7. What is a rightist? Use your own words to briefly explain the process of remodeling ones ideology
A. A rightist is someone who opposes the Communist party and is a conservative. When you remodel your ideology you are changing your beliefs to match the Communist party.
8. What did Ji-li's grandfather (her dad's father) do for a living? How does this affect Ji-li's life?
Her grandfather was a landlord (pg 58-60). Ji-li was not allowed be a revolutionary dancer because of the back ground checks (pg 6-9). Her classmates treated her bad because of it.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Flex Day Field Trip
October 12, 2008 Flex day
Garment Factory Questions8. What types of issues does this factory cause or help solve in terms of resources here in Bangladesh?
A.This factory gives jobs and a source of income to the people in the villages. One problem it creates is that the clothes are made here for cheap so the workers may not get their money's worth for the job they provide.
- I noticed that their were a lot of workers at he factory and since Bangladesh is a poor country, I wonder if they are paid enough.
- I noticed that Up2Date exports garments to europe but not Bangladesh.
Answer one of the above questions and add two points of observation or reflection from the day abouts the two places we visited (Sterling Styles factory and Up2Date apparel office). Also you can compose a question that you may have from our flex day adventures. You should post these three items on your blog page.
1) answer a question 2) make two observations or reflections (or write your own questions that you may have) Three things in total!
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