Critical Book Review Red China Blues Essays - 1586 Words

Stephen Mendoza, HIST 2312 Wong, Jan. Red China Blues. Toronto: Doubleday/ Anchor Books, 1996. 395 pages. $11.95 In Jan Wong’s entrancing expose Red China Blues, she details her plight to take part in a system of â€Å"harmony and perfection† (12) that was Maoist China. Wong discloses her trials and tribulations over a course of three decades that sees her searching for her roots and her transformation of ideologies that span over two distinctive forms of Communist governments. This tale is so enticing in due part to the events the author encountered that radically changed her very existence and more importantly, her personal quest for self-discovery. Jan Wong starts out as a naà ¯ve, nineteen year old, Canadian student who is displeased†¦show more content†¦The economy of China boomed once Deng opened its market to foreign investment. It was this shift that caused Wong to start to feel â€Å"schizophrenic† (186), and made her reflect on exactly who she was and what she truly believed in. It was also here that a small sentiment of democracy begin to upheave. The apex of Wong’s book is how she displays the emotional overtones in reciting her account of the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989. She tells of being holed up in a hotel across the street from the square and actually being able to see the violence between the protesting students and citizens, and the soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army. When she describes bodies falling from gunshot wounds, people being squashed by tanks, and the bullets ricocheting off their hotel walls, it produces multiple senses of horror, sorrow, and absolute terror. She further hammers this point across by displaying two images taken from the scene (245). The first is of a PLA platoon leader who was beaten, set afire, disemboweled, and to add further insult, positioned so that he would serve as an example of what the proletariats were capable of. The second, was of PLA soldiers examining the destruction of Tiananmen Square after they seized the square. Smoke and debris from the protestors are widely prevalent, and the image was even used in a propaganda brochure for the government. Wong alludes to the fact that the TiananmenShow MoreRelatedSecret Recipe4020 Words   |  17 PagesProduct adaptation 9 7.0 Other Problems 10 7.1 Diseases Outbreak 10 7.2 Economic Recession 11 7.3 Labour Force 11 8.0 Long Term Goals 12 9.0 Conclusion 13 Reference List 14 1.0 Introduction Secret Recipe has successfully entered the China market as stated in assignment one. Secret Recipe has established two of their main headquarters at two of China’s most prosperous cities: Beijing and Shanghai. The successfulness of the establishment has provided Secret Recipe a foundation in theRead MoreStop Cyber Warfare Before It Happens Essay2506 Words   |  11 PagesOne simple treaty modeled after the Geneva Convention to protect civilians in times of warfare, could ensure protection of all United States civilians. Yet none exists (â€Å"World†). As Michael Sklerov points out in a 2009 article in the Military Law Review, Cyberattacks can be used by both states and non-state actors to anonymously pry into a states public, sensitive and classified computers . . . to manipulate data; to deceive decision makers; to influence public opinion; and even to cause physicalRead MoreGlobal Strategy and Leadership10639 Words   |  43 Pageswebsite accessed 26 April 2012 via . Page 2 of 21 Global Strategy and Leadership—Pre-seen exam information The predecessor to Kodak, Eastman Dry Plate Co, was formed as a partnership in 1881 by George Eastman, and it became one of America’s blue-chip giants, a company whose name was synonymous with taking pictures and its ubiquitous yellow film box. But the company was slow to respond to competition in the film business from Fujifilm of Japan, which undercut Kodak’s prices. And though one Read MoreApple Inc. Essay example6592 Words   |  27 Pages.............................................................................................. 8 Analysis of the firm and its competitive strategies .................................................................................. 9 Swimming in a Blue Ocean ............................................................................................................... 10 Reconstructing Market Boundaries..............................................................................................Read MoreSports17363 Words   |  70 PagesRole of Media in Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 6. Sociocultural Perspectives on Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 7. Practicum on Sportscasting Chapter 8. The Future of Sportscasters/Sportscasting Suggestions for Teaching Sportscasting Syllabus Critical Dates Student Profile Invitation for Sportscaster S peaker 5 7 13 19 25 33 41 55 61 65 67 69 73 75 Introduction Conceived as a supplement to Sportscasters/Sportscasting: Principles and Practices, this collection of exercises adds to the pedagogicalRead MoreMiss Brill5112 Words   |  21 PagesReview of European Studies December, 2009 A Stylistic Analysis of â€Å"Miss Brill† by Katherine Mansfield Shenli Song College of Foreign Languages, Zhejiang Gongshang University Office of Foreign Language College at Zhejiang Gongshang University Xia Sha City-University-Town, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China E-mail: windyforever@gmail.com Abstract Katherine Mansfield, remembered as one of the finest writers of English short stories, enjoys enduring fame and a somewhat awesome literary status withRead MoreSports17369 Words   |  70 PagesRole of Media in Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 6. Sociocultural Perspectives on Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 7. Practicum on Sportscasting Chapter 8. The Future of Sportscasters/Sportscasting Suggestions for Teaching Sportscasting Syllabus Critical Dates Student Profile Invitation for Sportscaster Speaker 5 7 13 19 25 33 41 55 61 65 67 69 73 75 Introduction Conceived as a supplement to Sportscasters/Sportscasting: Principles and Practices, this collection of exercises adds to the pedagogicalRead MoreWal-Mart Good or Bad for America6224 Words   |  25 Pagesconstantly being ridiculed by media and everyday citizens, its employees included. These opinions are often brought forth because of four major issues; the pay and benefits packages of Wal-Mart employees, the quality and buying of their goods from China, big box corporation killing local businesses ,and Wal-Mart taking jobs away and not creating new, stronger jobs .To answer each question I will use research from many different mediums, financial statements, and my personal experience as a three yearRead MoreFactors Affecting Supplier Selection in Procurement Process Among International Ngos: Case of Un Agencies in Kenya11125 Words   |  45 Pagessupplier selection Process among International NGOs. The study used descriptive research design, which was applicable for the study, as the study focused on describing independent variables. The target population for the study is the 40 employees in Red Cross a UN agency based in Nairobi. The researcher used stratified random sampling methods in conducting the study. This ensured that the entire population was represented. TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.iiRead MoreLangston Hughes Research Paper25309 Words   |  102 Pagesfrom rowdy white boys who chased and teased him about the second hand clothes and cast-off womens shoes that he wore. Langston spent many hours sitting on a stool beside his grandmother, who read him stories from the Bible or from his favorite book, Grimms Fairy Tales. Her long wavy hair had very little gray in it, and in her ears she wore the small gold earrings Langstons grandfather left her. Her lips were thin, and her skin, wrinkled like an Indian squaws, was a lighter shade of brown