posting our papers

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

so clay advised for us to post our papers and oh well. not that hard so here we go.
and btw, i just wanna say have a good summer to all you guys; i've learned a lot from all of you in the forums. stay cool. l8

took too much space/blocking others -- editted out[Edit by="afang on Jun 13, 9:24:30 PM"][/Edit]

[clay dube]

Hi Folks,

Thanks, Albert, for getting us started sharing the products of weeks of research and writing. May I suggest that you simply copy your introductions into the message area and actually upload your papers as attachments. This will allow folks to quickly see your topic and point of view and then to decide whether or not to open the paper.

To attach a file, just click the attachment button below the message area and navigate to the requisite file. Click open and then click post.

[Anonymous]

Hello All--

The topic of my paper is how Chinese death and ancestral rituals have lost some traditional value since Communist rule, and that there was some revitalization of these practices after Mao's death in 1976. Hope you all enjoy...and have a great summer!! Good luck with finals!

-Anna

[Anonymous]

repost- with attachment: my paper on on korean christians and why the religion did so well in south korea. the paper also deals minorly with some factors why korean immigrants also foster the religion.

[Anonymous]

Here's my introduction (it's about the transition from arranged to free marriages)

Marriage Patterns in Rural and Urban China

A young technical worker in the city of Suzhou is visiting his “intended” for the first time. The boy is shy and nervous. His clothes are in disarray. He takes one look at the girl, and turns to leave. He approves of her, but wants to avoid further embarrassment. The young man’s mother and aunt (er-shen) warn him that it would be too rude to leave so suddenly, so he stays a little longer. The two women begin coaching him, telling him to talk about his background and inquire about her sisters: “Young ladies are not lions or tigers-they will not bite you.” He reluctantly engages in conversation with the young tea shop waitress. Drawing from his technical knowledge, he hesitantly brings up the topic of machines. To his surprise, this sparks the girl’s interest, and she invites him to fix the wan-tan machine in her tea shop. The two stroll away happily to the pleasure of the mother and the aunt (Chin 114).

Semi-arranged marriages such as this one were especially common in rural areas of China after the 1950s. This was considered a progressive, less traditional type of arranged marriage. Prior to the 1950s, “blind marriages” were popular in rural areas. All aspects of the wedding, including who the bride and groom were going to be, were arranged by the family. The couple met for the first time on the wedding night. Although not unheard of, this extreme form of arranged marriage was not the norm in China during this period. Arrangements where the couple had at least an initial meeting, as in the story of the technician and the tea waitress, were more popular.

I've also attached the full version below 🙂

-Sally
[Edit by="yzhen on Jun 14, 12:58:37 AM"][/Edit]

[Anonymous]

here we go.

[Anonymous]

Homosexuality in East Asia?

There was a homoerotic tradition in East Asia? Yes. Homosexuality was tolerated by Chinese and Japanese culture? Yes. Combining Confucianism with homosexuality or “ie” with homosexuality may conjure images of cultural chaos and condemnation. However, a deeper and thorough uncovering of how Chinese and Japanese culture perceive sexual orientation will hopefully makeover that image. Contrary to the seemingly conservative nature of China and Japan’s social systems, homosexual relationships are not disruptive to traditional family structure due to different understandings of sexuality between Asian and Western culture.

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