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Reflection 1) I did not really have any expectations for the activity but I was thoroughly impressed with the language used by the Chinese students in their comments and essays. Learning multiple languages enough to be fluent is extremely challenging but they prove their capabilities with a polite d...

Revised Essay Olivia Myers Mona Lisa Smile & The Spring Comes Women in both China and in the United States are expected to meet certain criteria in order to achieve some sort of success within their society. Mona Lisa Smile and And the Spring Comes show two well talented and women that are despe...

Hey Olivia, Thank you for your comments on my essay and I'm glad that you agreed with my analysis. Although the atmosphere and the setting/lighting did play a part in this assessment, I felt as though the Chinese storyline and how the characters acted was a main factor, especially the ending. In th...

Zhang, This was a wonderfully written and detailed analysis of the films that shows the side of what feminism truly means. My favorite portion of your writing was when you stated, "no matter what kind of choice, as long as they really want, should be respected. This is the true meaning of fema...

Dear Zhang Peiyun, I think the idea of a class system already imposes restrictions on people and therefore I agree that it would definitely impact who is heard and who is ignored. Those in higher classes (the wealthy and powerful) tend to be more heard than those who are struggling. Why is this? Mo...

Dear Sarah Wu, American stories often follow themes of happiness, whereas the Chinese storyline was more realistic regarding things not always working out and being perfect. This is also evident through the lighting in the movies. “And the Spring Comes” generally holds a darker tone; many scenes tak...

Dear Zhang Peiyun, I think the idea of a class system already imposes restrictions on people and therefore I agree that it would definitely impact who is heard and who is ignored. Those in higher classes (the wealthy and powerful) tend to be more heard than those who are struggling. Why is this? Mos...

Dear Shuyou Xiao, You raise a good point about how appearance with clothing and makeup can change one's view of a person. It reminded me of the videos of women who put on makeup and practically transform into someone else. I wonder if the root of this is money, to be able to have the finances to aff...

Dear Lin, I definitely agree with what you said about how women with talent are ignored if they do not look or act like how it is expected of them. I also thought about the girl who faked having cancer in "And the Spring Comes" who clearly had incredible talent, but felt that she would hav...

Dear Zhou Hanying, I agree with you about your views on the men in China as well as the women of that time. Both men and women struggled to find meaning as we saw with the men who asked Ms. Wang to marry them. What I understood from this was that the men were also judged by their society if they wer...