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REFLECTION 1) What were your expectations for the border-crossing activity? Are your expectations met? Why or why not? I was expecting good exchange and feedback for the essays between the Chinese students and I. The experience actually exceeded my expectations, because besides the essays, we went a...

REVISED ESSAY Social mobility, as defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica, is the movement of individuals, families, or groups through a system of social hierarchy or stratification. In the sociological perspective, Western ideologies of social mobility is positively oriented, suggesting that everyon...

Hi Yanzi, Thank you for all the diligent comments, this has been a great exchange experience! I am glad you are pursuing what you love as a career, I can see your passion for English through your essay, and I hope you continue to thrive on the subject:) I am going to Nanjing this summer, so maybe I’...

Hi Yangzi, Thank you for your thoughtful response, you gave me some insights about my essay that even I myself have not noticed before. For example, I paralleled Van Gogh and Katherine simply because I personally really enjoy the arts, and that “Van Gogh in a box” scene was very memorable to me. Wha...

Hi Yanzi! I think you have a really strong essay overall, your body paragraphs are supported by good examples from the films and backed up by real life evidence. I feel it’s interesting how you describe the clash of “east and west” in your third paragraph as within the US, because in my paper I focu...

Hi Meiyi! I agree with a lot of the comments and points you made in your essay, such as the difference in portrayal of life between two movies (actually mentioned about that a little in my essay as well). I also liked how you stated that there are many Cailings in the world that are confused about n...

Social mobility, as defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica, is the movement of individuals, families, or groups through a system of social hierarchy or stratification. The movies And the Spring Comes and Mona Lisa Smile portray non-traditional attempts of social mobility. “With the ability to reprod...