The Role of Women in
Chinese Literature
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This 5 page paper is divided into to segments: the first addresses the role of
women and the different female perspectives presented in Chinese literature
during the Tang and Song dynasties, and relates gender differences based on
authorship; and the second segment considers the social changes that occurred in
China after the An Lushan Rebellion of 755. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Chinale.wps
The Role Of Women In The Chinese Family:
Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior - Memoirs Of A Girlhood Among Ghosts
And Fae Myenne Ng's Bone
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This 5 page paper provides a comparison of the central theme of the role of
women within the family structure of Chinese and Chinese-immigrants as related
through Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among
Ghosts, and Fae Myenne Ng's Bone. This paper not only considers the role of
women in the family, but also relates this role to the Chinese mythology and the
perspectives of individuals women within the development of these stories. No
additional sources cited.
Filename: Kingch.wps
Tzu Hsi, the Empress Dowager of China
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A 5 page research paper on the life of Tzu Hsi, who has the mother of the
emperor became the power behind the throne of China for fifty years. Ambitious,
xenophobic, anti-modern and superstitious, she lived a life of luxury and
ostentation to the detriment of her country. Her rule, rather then preserving
traditional Chinese culture as she desired, undoubtedly hastened the dominance
of China by the foreign influences. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: 90tzuhsi.wps
Women Contesting the Gender Ideals of Late
Imperial China
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A 5 page paper which examines the historical social, textual and bodily
practices which constructed the ideals of the female gender and women's ability
to contest these gender boundaries in late Imperial China. Bibliography lists 3
sources.
Filename: Genchina.wps
Women in Chinese Culture Analyzed
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This 15 page research paper examines the role of women throughout China's
cultural history. Specifically considered are women's roles from a historical
perspective, the theme of 'big' tradition (government) vs. ‘little' tradition
(household and the masses) and the outlook of women in China today. Bibliography
lists 11 sources.
Filename: Chinwom.wps
Kant, Suzuki, & The Philosophy Of Zen
Buddhism
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A 6 page paper on the differences and similarities between the theories and
philosophies of Immanual Kant, and Suzuki Roshi. It gives some insight into each
of these two philosophies, explaining how they work in practice and in theory.
The writer also discusses how each effect life today. No bibliography.
Filename: Kantzen.wps
Human Rights in China & the U.S.
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This 10 page paper outlines the differences in perception between the United
States and China in terms of human rights issues. The 1989 Tiananmen Square
incident is highlighted as a significant example as well as an occurrence that
changed foreign policy. Also explored is whether or not there can be an
objective human rights determination; the paper concludes that human rights
issues are subjective and rely largely on cultural perceptions. Bibliography
lists 8 sources
Filename: Humchin.wps
