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Wow Wanyi! It has been so interesting to hear your opinions and I am so glad you shared with me your favorite movie on women's empowerment, maybe when I have time when this semester ends I will watch it! I have really enjoyed getting to know more about women's empowerment from a Chinese perspective ...

Hi Jinfeng! I was so excited to read your opinion on this! I agree with you that you should be able to make the choice in your life and that she leaned toward making her decision based on happiness and a family! And I think that you're right, she should've made the decision that made her the happies...

Mikaela Axman Reflection- Border Crossing Activity 1. For the border-crossing activity, I expected that in my group, the Chinese students and my fellow student would provide me with a few changes to make on my paper like spelling errors or something along those lines! I had this expectation based on...

Mikaela Axman Border-crossing essay (revised) Comparisons on “And the Spring Comes” and “Mona Lisa Smile” Even though “And the Spring Comes” and “Mona Lisa Smile” are filmed and produced in very different parts of the world, they showcase many similarities related to cultural representations and non...

Hi Jinfeng! That sounds like a great idea! I think that is a complicated question because although it seems like Joan wasn't an empowered woman, she has decided what her own success will be and for that I don't think I can judge her for her decision! It's not the decision I would've made, but if it'...

Wow Wanyi! Thank you for enlightening me on how Chinese students view empowered women! I was seeing Ms.Wang as being empowered just because of her personal goals, and not relating it to society at all! I think I will leave it in my essay this way because I want to show how I interpreted it as an Ame...

Hi Wanyi! I think your essay will be great after you add those things! I have unfortunately never seen Desperate Housewives so I unfortunately can't comment on that, but now I want to watch it so I can answer your question! I will let you know if I do! I think that Iiked Mona Lisa Smile the best bec...

Hi Zixuan! I would definitely agree that it is her compromising to the reality of society! However, that is still her re-defining her idea of success because it was once different! What are your views on the fact that success used to mean you were a wife and why do you think that has changed today! ...

Hi Zixuan! I am glad you will be adding your opinion to your revised essay! I believe that Cailing gave up her dream at the end of the film because she decided that she didn't need to be an opera singer at this particular place in order to be successful. In my essay, I mentioned that she re-defined ...

Hi Wanyi! I was so excited to read your reply on what women are like in China nowadays and how much progression has been made toward accepting everyone's dreams and talents! As for women in America, they have certainly made a lot of progress in the previous years and it is rare to see women like the...