Deng and Tianamin Square

I dont disagree with  Deng's actions on Tianamin Square, because i can see it through his eyes. If someone looks up to you (in this case Russia), then at all costs you want them to think your the best and to keep following. Deng did seem to be a fair and down to earth man, and since he was i dont beleive he would warn the people first. I think he asked to leave kindly, but when matters escalated thats when he had to strike. Plus the civilians were starting fires in the streets, and the more they werent working the more the Chinese government lost money. Not to mention the fact that Deng made some major economic reforms and cared for the peoples well being, so what more would they want to protest about? Deng changed the constitutiion into a "social ecnonomic market", so it wasnt a full fledge communist country. I dont understand what the students would want to protest about, since i beleive they were living perfectly good lives. Also THEY are just students, they haven't faced the Hell known to us as "real world". Some countries had it much worse than China, and were not considered among one of the worlds largest economies, in my opinion they should have the right to protest. It is like that here, when i am in a taxi, i tend to talk to the Taxi driver as i get easily bored. I have learned that many of them enjoy hating on the Singaporean governement always saying that "trafic is too long" or "how the Government gives us no rights." Yes, i have heard it all before and in the back of my mind i dont know weather i should be pissed at them or laugh. I want to say "dude, come to Mumbai and experience waiting in trafic for 2 and half hours, and sudenly realising your in a land where the government has  scammed away all your national pride." In conclusion, i dont think Deng would have instantly gone to "lets kill them" i think i am not hearing the full story.

Comparison between pages 39-41 and To Live

 In the movie, the man who the mute girl married in the movie, was true Communist with a limb leg. When he came to the town to fix all the things that needed fixing, he also drew pictures of Mao everywhere. People loved him, and respected him as a family member. They bowed to him before sleeping and prayed to him when the awoke. Also after the  daughter had gotten married, the man who killed the son bought the family a picture of the honorable Chairman as a congratulation present. Mao was seen from the peasants and towns people as a basic god, but not all saw him in such a way. The Red Guards who were an army had now occupied most of the cities and were using violence to get their way; the government offten disarmed them and sent them down South to learn from the poor peasants. Maos main focus was the youth to acclaim his power back, so many of them were in the army before finishing school that it was said in 1981 most of the people under 45 were illiterate. If the boy was still alive in the movie, i think he would have been selected to be in the army as well. Someone else who had lost trust in Mao was Liu, infact he came up with an assassination attempt called Project 571 but was discovered in the last minute and Lui fled the country.

Comparison between the China Since 1900 and To Live

China back then had many problems with the government, the economy, and the general population. The government was Communist, and i am not saying that is a bad thing; in India there is a state named Kerla. This state is fully Communist, but it is the highest literate state in India and is also one of the largest domestic markets. It is clean and one of the best places India has to offer, and why because the government is Communist and makes all the right decisions. I back up the idea of Communism, but i think the only reason it can never work is because of man's greed. In the movie, the government killed the man simply because he was rich. But i belive, the government kept some rich people alive, because they needed people with jobs other than farming to strengthan the economy. Most of the people living in China at the time were farmers or towns people whose main industry was agriculture, but now China is the main industry just about anything. The population in 1982 was in the 1 billions, and the future predictors realised that if birth rates like this contine most of the familes will live in hardship and poverty. The Chinese came up with the one child system, and this prohibits every family to only having one baby. If they followed the rule, the family would get rewarded somehow by the government. This wasn't fully a good idea, because in Chinese tradtion males are more importan than females, so baby girls were often murdered after birth, and thus not breaking the rule. Another big problem that China was having was their neighboring countries. They broke ties with USSR, becuase they wanted make better relations with capitalist countries. This break up later lead to a war with Vietnam, because China did not want Vietnam to get to strong because they had a treaty with USSR. Also, since they invaded Tibet and kicked out the Dali Lama, things in Tibet werent going to well. The Dali Lama fleed to India. India had always been friendly with China, but now they were mad about the Tibet incident and after a while war was waged. China basically kicked our asses. China was growing stronger and making more improvements with themselves as the economy strengthened, education got better, and the army was very strong.

Ming Song and Qing Song

The original song i coppied to write my version is 12:51 by The Strokes. If you would like to listen to the song, please click the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPAVDHo1Elc. Yes this is one of the best songs i have heard, because it is soo chill. Now keep in mind i am no song writer, so this is probably not a master piece, but i put effort and i love music. And when you see this symbol "-" it means that the word is supposed to be extended.

12:51 by the Strokes

Talk to me now I'm older
your friend told you 'cause I told her
Friday nights have been lonely
Change your plans and then phone me. (Verse 1)

We could go and get 40s (Verse 2)
Forget goin' to that party
Oh really, your folks are away now?
Alright, let's go, you convinced me.

12:51 is the time my voice
Found the words i sought...
Is it this stage I want?

The world is shutting out...for us.
We were tense for sure,
But we was confident... (Verse 3)

Kiss me now that I'm older
I won't try to control you
Friday nights have been lonely
Take it slow but don't warn me (verse 4)

We'd go out and get 40s
Then we'd go to some party
Oh really, your folks are away now?
Alright I'm coming...

I'll be right there. (Verse 5)

1368 by the Artist Formally Known as Murli

(Verse 1) The world is getting much smaller.

Wave 3 is over so Ming’s here.

Red turbans gain all the power.

Millenarianism at its finest.

(Verse 2)Hongwu comes from the darkness,


Emperor of the Red Turbans.

Kicked out all the mon-gols,

Also survived the black plague.

(Verse 3)1368 is when Ming was born,

New wave started well,

But ended horribly-

Zheng He explored the world… 7 times.

Brought peace to all,

And he was confident…

(Verse 4) Now we talk about Yongle,

Known for renovating the Great Wall.

Also had a grand encyclopedia.

Europe starts their explorations.

(Verse 5) Big fans of the tribute system,


Asia was their vassal states.

Ricci’s in the Ming court now,

The Portuguese just took Macao.

The Qing’s comin' soon.

This next gift to the ears is coppied by Nirvana's famous song: Smells Like Team Spirit. For those of you who are reading this, and have never heard this song... please stop living under a rock and get a good taste of music. Never fear though, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg. Your welcome. If Kurt were still alive, im sure he would appriciate my effort, but you know, now one beats Nirvana. Again, this "-" means extend the word. Please enjoy my song, Smells Like Team Europe.

Smells Like Team Spirit by Nirvana

Load up on guns (Verse 1)
Bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's overborne and self-assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word


Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?  (Chorus 1)
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, hello
With the Lights out it's less dangerous
Here we are now entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now entertain us
A mullato an albino
A mosquito my libido
yay


I'm worse at what I do best (Verse 2)
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end

Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? (Chorus 2)
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, hello
With the Lights out it's less dangerous
Here we are now entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now entertain us
A mullato an albino
A mosquito my libido
yay



And I forget just why I taste(Verse 3)
Oh yeah I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard it's hard to find
Oh well whatever nevermind
(Chorus 2)
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, hello
With the Lights out it's less dangerous
Here we are now entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now entertain us
A mullato an albino
A mosquito my libido
A denial x9 (Line 4)

Smells Like Team Europe by Murli Mahesh

(Verse 1)Now it’s 164-4

Kangxi will rule for ever more.

Made sure that Christians din’ stay,

For they wa-nted China; their own way.

That’s right, get lost, now please just go? (Chorus 1)

I’ll Ma-ke it clear, so listen bro.

Ance-ster worship can never go.

No no, no no, no no, no no!

Now you want to, try and change us

Boy you’re acting, pretty brainluss

I feel outraged cuz you’re treacherous

Controversy go to hell now!

Confucian values,

 are essential,

Maybe someday,

you’ll respect them. Yeah!

McCartney came, as Qia-n long ruled, (Verse 2) 

 he was Kangxi’s favorite grandson.

New ports and embassies was the mix.

Cause they got screwed over in 177-6.

Say no, say no, oh please say no. (Chorus 2)

Say no, say no, oh please no.

Say no, say no, oh please say no.

Say no, say no, say no!

Canton System. They don’t like it!

Maybe someday. They’ll abide it!

Bring the drugs in. We don’t want it!

Commissioner Lin. Throw it over!

Get addicted,

 break our law-s,

Show your flaws,

 useless wars. Yeah!

(Epic guitar solo) ....

Bring opium, and a smiley face, (Verse 3)  

If we don’t agree then destroy our race.

Start this war, put us in our place.

1840 was a year of disgrace.

Nanjing, Nanjing, unequal treaties (Chorus 3)

Nanjing, Nanjing, open more ports

Nanjing, Nanjing, Nanjing

Within China, Rebellions started!

Man those Taiping, were retarted!

Baby Jesus, or the savior!

Killed in millions, for 14 ye-ars!

Start a new war,

in 1860-!

Tianjin treaty,

legalize it! Yeah!

(Line 4)

1.)    Crazy Movements!

2.)    All failed!

3.)    Japanese war!

4.)    1894!

5.)    New reforms!

6.)    Cixi’s rule!

7.)    Boxer fight!

8.)    Of 1900s!

9.)    End the Qing!

Just for a treat, if you watched the link and liked the song press the link below. If you didnt like the song, and prefer someone more softer like Miley Cyrus press the the link below. Compare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDmkuBlEnUE

 If you laughed, good job, and if you were apualed at this than high five.

Wave 3 The Orchard Pavillion

(Interest level 1)
It's fun to be drunk, is what i hear, you go clubbing you get drunk, you get sad you get drunk, you want to have a good time and do something crazy you get drunk. But imagine if getting drunkn of wine inspired you to wirte someof the best poerty the literate world has ever seen. Well thats the story of the Orchard Pavillion. It all started in ancient China after the colapse of the Jin Dynasty in 316 BC, and China was in peril. The political system had broken down and now it was all out war to see who would be dominant. Most would be scared as hell, but some people wanted to forget about the state of the world and just wirte poetry about what was going through their minds. At the Orchard Pavillion, some poets including government ministers showed up to get drunk and write beautiful poerty. A famous quote from a poet is " it is easier to write poetry when im drunk then when im sober". I related this quote to the scene in Social Network when Mark was intoxicated but he still managed hacked Harvard and created facesmash.com. Wang Xizhi was a master poet contributed a famous preface and was known most for his art in Chinese calligraphy. These poets sat outside, tasted wine, and were inspired by the beauty of Nature showing teaching them that the worlds hatered and violence mainly comes from man kind its self. http://hoc10s2.wikispaces.com/file/view/Orchid%20Pavilion.pdf

 Chinese Calligraphy

Wave 3 Emperess Wu

(level interest 4)
If there is one thing an adolecent boy can tell you about from his experiences is that women can be real bitches. In my opinion the biggest-meanest-craziest-two faced bitch of the ancient  China was none other than Empress Wu. Now i can tell you about my girl problems leading into heart break, and you can tell me about yours but how many guys who are reading this can honostly say "hey my wife is insane and killed our children"? Ever heard of a Succubus? Well it is a mythlogical, i hope, female demon that want to suck the life out of a man and drag them to hell. She is kind of like that, accept for her, Hell is being in a relationship. So she came into play as a concubine, who killed her own baby and blamed the current empress so the empror would kick her out leaving Wu to become empress. Bitch move number 1. The emperor got a stroke and Wu was using him as a pupet so she had the true power. The first heir to the thrown "died" meanwhile the second was banished from the empire for "plotting a rebellion". After the emperor, Gaozong, had died, his son Zhongzong took over but was swiftly kicked out because her wife wanted to make her dad a chancelor. The next son, Ruizong, was empror but lived far away and was rarely involved in imperial actions. Bitch move number, i lost count. As a ruler she was quite good becuase she thought about the people. I think she was two faced because she used religion (Bhuddism) as her alyby for ruling; admitting to the idea of the Great Cloud Sutra which was a proficy that said Bhuda reincarnated into a women ruler and would make the world much better. After a rebellion, she built a Bright Hall and invited all her princes and subjects. Those who did not come, she presumed against her and destroyed them. Another way of using religion to her advantage. She started a new Zhou Dynasty and proclaimed her self the first women empror of China. She was the first and only, and did not give up power until her early 80's and abdicated to her son Zhongzong.

Info from Ebrey Handout
 Empress Wu

Wave 3 Guqin

(level interest 3)
The rock Gods of the 20th Century are those who can play like Malcom Young, lead giutarist/singer for ACDC. Yes im sure you've heard of them, probably own some of their albums from back in the day or bought a couple of their CD's of itunes yes? Well this blog has something to do with that, exept this sheet is about the Guqin, the giutar of ancient China, for those of you not interested you should probably stop reading. For those of you who are like me and appriciate all kinds of music please continue on... I am from an Indian family you see, born and raised by Bollywood music. Moved to where i live now, and got a taste of English music, met some Korean friends along the way and now enjoy K-POP aswell. Anyways back to the main topic, the Guqin (old stringed instrument) was originally created in China over 2,000 years ago. The ingredients needed to make your very own Guqin replica like the ancient Chinese did are: thick wood, sound holes on the bottom, and nanyin (grooves that look like onion flakes) which seem to perform the function of the bass-bar on a violin but which somewhat block the sound holes, and silk strings. The earliest story of qin playing is famous tale of Master Cheng Lian teaching his student Boya how to play by destering him on an island for several days until he gets inspired by nature. To date, there are over 650 songs that monks and qin rockers have played. This instrument was not just used by monks during chants, poets while reciting poetry, but also as entertainment during parties. Basically, the idea of bands started back then, groups of people consisting of singers, qin players, and procussionests played gigs, got payed, probably got laid, and word spread about their greatness as a group; basically they were like the anceint Metallica. They were living the good life of rock stars. From the sight below i heard the sounds of the guqin, and i honoestly think its something that is a blend of briliant melody and calm rythems. Defenetly a candidate for music i listen to while doing homework. http://www.silkqin.com/05poet.htm

Toad playing the qin, does it get any cooler?