[Tara Corral]

I think a follow up to that and how to help students understand why Communism prevails is to look at the way these members are able to move up through the government. A lot of support comes from the Communists Party and many people may see the communist party as a means to success. I think a neat way to allow students to understand this and help them would be to have them role play being citizens in China. Separate the students into two groups and have one group make choices that favor communism and see how much of a better quality of life that groups has.  It would also be important to have two or three students acting as high up members in Communist party who support the group. It would be interesting to see how students react when one members react poorly and it affects how everyone else sees them.  

[Tara Corral]

If we look at how the Chinese Communist Party is ran with a Top to Bottom rule of power and compare it to the US's three branches of government like Tom mentioned we can see that their is multiple opportunities to check the use of power. I think we can even compare what a President would like to do in the US  and what they can do in China. If we look at certain state rules that have been put in place in China we can see how they are able to get away with laws that would infringe on our Freedoms. Specifically wwe see how Hukou Cards restricted the movement of individuals. 

 

[Tara Corral]

In this playing card we can see a grandma/grandpa with his grandkids. The granddaughter stands to the side watching before she continues to do the chores with a pale in her hand. The Grandson stands in front of the grandparent proud with a hand on his hip as his grandparent fixes his communist attire.  The whole scene shows support for the communist with a calendar in the back, and a group of kids outside with a red scarf in the air. 

I think this card targets the family especially younger kids, explaining how they can make their family proud. You can see there is a strong support for duty whether thats in the army or doing your part for the family. The little girl is a perfect example as she looks like she is in the middle of helping with chores. I dont see any particular act condemned but I do notice as of right now the little outfit is only for the boy and the girls picutured in the background or his sister. 

[Tara Corral]

The goal of the Nationalist and Communist parties was to unify China under Chinese rule. They wanted to make China a stronger and more powerful country without less foreign rule, specifically from the other growing power, Japan. Both parties were also influenced by the Soviets in Russia, and followed the same ideas as the Russians. In the end the Communists were backed by the Russians and were able to push out the Nationalist party who was backed by the Americans but did not receive the same support as the Communists.

I think after the Communists have gained power their shift in attention would be to creating a unified country. I think they would focus on attempting to create an equal opportunities country that is completely different from the time of war lords. I also think their goal is to motivate the rest of China to support communism and remove any remaining Nationalists

[Tara Corral]

In the first video, I think the Confucsious subordination for women was very interesting how it always broke down a women's role. As a child a girl is subject to her father and the role continues no matter the age. First to her father then her husband and as she finally is mature enough she is then considered a subject to her son. Just to imagine that no matter your age or role in a household the women always belonged to some man in her family. The evolution of women's right in Japans Society is quiet a crazy journey especially because It seems that women's rights were confused with a job as time progressed. If you look at the role of women post war, their goal was to stay home and produce children. The goal was not to raise children but to produce children and that really stunts the amount of freedom they have. 

[Tara Corral]

I really got a lot of information out of both the videos that were posted online as well as our class discussion. It was interesting to see the road that Korea took to become a divided country of North and South. I can understand how a country caught in the middle of bigger country wars was forced to make decisions so its own people could survive. I'm curious if the reason behind North Koreas strong military and eagerness to attack is a sort of PTSD from multiple countries waging war on its land. Does North Korea really believe that it's better off and safe if it's closed off from the rest of the world. I understand that reasoning and maybe the younger generations were just frustrated with their past. 

It was also great to learn about the art side of Korea during the Zoom Meeting. I believe I took Korean Art History Class in university but had found that most of their work was influenced by other countries. I am eager to learn more about the Minhwa Folk Art to find ways to incorporate that into my Visual Art class. 

[Tara Corral]

This section really was interesting because I don't recall ever reading about this information in any of my History Classes. What really stood out to me through this was how Japan came to Power during the the Meiji Era. When Japan created the National Seclusion Edict from 1633-1641 they were able to stregthen their own culture by focusing on their country. At the time they were also looking outward at other Westerner cultures acknowledging that they needed to make a change to their own country so that they could remain free from European Culture. They looked to their neighbors and advanced but ensured that their culture continued by placing importance on what was practiced at home. I didn't know that Japan had become such a powerful country in the Pacific that it's equal rival was the United States, or that it had a war with Russia as it had taken over parts of Korea. So much of this history is left out of the books. 

I'm also really intrigued the surge of development in Tokyo that started Tokyo's Fire History which lasted for 260 years. Its interesting to think how Japan did not adapt to building safer homes but by building homes that were quick and easy to rebuild in case they got burned down. I think its interesting how they adapted to the fires and felt like they would happen no matter what rather then learning to create safer environments. Well not until the Giza Brick Town. 

[Tara Corral]

When working with elementary students I believe giving students a breakdown of what these treaties meant for the countries and explaining the inequality within them will help them understand a bit better. I feel like students may see the inequality right away and understand how difficult these treaties were for the country, hopefully then they can put themselves in the shoes of the citizens and try to understand how they may feel towards foreigners. I expect most students will make connections and begin to see that if a country even now has difficulties with foreigners it could stem from the mistreatment that happened in the past. 

[Tara Corral]

The agreements listed in the Treaty of Nanjing completely favor the British Government and do little to nothing for the Chinese. There is no retrebuition for the the Chinese, the British will continue to sell opium and on top of that have acquire land from the Chinese and forced them to pay around 21 Million dollars. China was forced to open up a port for the British, hand over Hong Kong, return all priosners and more. Though China may have been able to end the war and continue to trade, the Treaty of Nanjing was clearly one sided and benefitted the British. 

[Tara Corral]

I think students in elementary will be able to understand the positive and negative effects of a population pretty well. We can use our class size as an example and point out positive aspects of having a class size that large as well as negative aspects. I imagine most students will mention being in class with their friends first but if we ask them to think about it if we were the size of a country what that could mean. We would probably come to the conclusion that if there is more people the government gets more help, taxes, and a larger size army. We can then look at the disadvantages and think about getting in line. Have the look at who is most focused and who begins to stop paying attention. Maybe the students closer to the teacher are more behaved and as the line gets longer and further away we begin to see students acting out. This will explain the extent of government control, and how much the main government can oversee. 

I imagine that the Manchu Qing rulers will begin to experience more fighting on the edges of their country if they are unable to expand their government. Things further away from their main developments will experience more attacks from foreign invaders and maybe even poor living experiences as well since they will not have the same support. So the communities will be much more poor and lacking in supplies. 

 

[Tara Corral]

I think students in elementary will be able to understand the positive and negative effects of a population pretty well. We can use our class size as an example and point out positive aspects of having a class size that large as well as negative aspects. I imagine most students will mention being in class with their friends first but if we ask them to think about it if we were the size of a country what that could mean. We would probably come to the conclusion that if there is more people the government gets more help, taxes, and a larger size army. We can then look at the disadvantages and think about getting in line. Have the look at who is most focused and who begins to stop paying attention. Maybe the students closer to the teacher are more behaved and as the line gets longer and further away we begin to see students acting out. This will explain the extent of government control, and how much the main government can oversee. 

I imagine that the Manchu Qing rulers will begin to experience more fighting on the edges of their country if they are unable to expand their government. Things further away from their main developments will experience more attacks from foreign invaders and maybe even poor living experiences as well since they will not have the same support. So the communities will be much more poor and lacking in supplies. 

 

[Tara Corral]

I was overlooking some responses to see what other students had said, but I saw that one person pointed out that when China had closed itself off there was an advantage to the country creating its own social media apps that were different from what the rest of the world has. I thought of that for a bit and I can see how there was an advantage your preserve your culture and limit the interaction and cross of information. I think to the way the world is run now with COVID still being very prominent in the US and many countries blocking travel. The benefit is that you can limit disease. 

The downside to that is if other countries develop in technology much faster then the closed off country. Right now we can see how Cuba seems to be stuck in the past with the vintage cars. I imagine that if your country isn't prepared or capable to take care of itself all by itself it could cause serious issues to the people and their economy. 

[Tara Corral]

It makes sense that India and China were some of the biggest manufactures at the time. I remember learning about the Silk Road and just how much products came from china over to Europe. And at this point Europe doesn't have much resources and the United States is fairly new so there cant be much manufacturing at this point. I think I could use this chart as a way to explain how art and products traveled the world and effected movements in the west as I am a Visual Art Teacher. We can see how the change of production from china to europe during the industrial revolution may have also caused for changes in production of art.  

 

[Tara Corral]

I work with elementary students, and explaining how our population changes with a bigger percentage falling into the elderly may be a bit difficult. I think I would like to explain the importance of a society aging and what that means for us as we age as well. 

I believe that one of the biggest challenges is the burden many younger family members may feel. I come from a home where we already care for my elderly grandma. It has plenty of perks such as someone always being home, taking care of family members or pets, preparing meals, or helping around the house. Some of the challenges we begin to experience is when they begin age and their bodies are not performing the same as when they were younger. What do we do when they require assistance with eating meals, using the restroom or using the shower. I think it requires a big change from our current mentality of moving seniors into retirement homes or assisted living. We may need to adjust our living so that we can care for our family members, by homes that enable their lfie style and don't hinder their movement. 

Right now the biggest lesson I am learning from my grandma how lives with us is that it will be me one day. I will need more assistance when my knees give out from activites I participated in as a kid. When it gets hard for me to understand mordern techonnology I will rely on my family for help. Always be kind and remember that you will need assistance at that point in life.

[Tara Corral]

As I was listening to the problems within East Asia, I guess I was surprised that each country is expereincing a lack of water. Clayton Dube pointed out that though there is a lot of Monsoons in East Asia they still are struggling with retrieving enough water for the whole country. I imagine that monsoon rain comes to quick and with a downpour that it does more damage then it does good. 

I have always tried to think of what is my part as a Visual Art teacher as our world continues to make efforts to go green. How do I begin to make the necessary steps in creating a more green environment. My biggest struggle seems to be the waste of water when the students wash their supplies and the  waste of paper. Ive been very strict with my students that only one paper is allowed even if you make a mistake. I would like to develop more eco friendly assignments that students can keep and use. I could incorporate information about other nations stats on usage of water and amount readily available to them and begin to try and teach my students how to be conscious of how much we consume. Hopefully they will begin to understand how important it is that we must not be wasteful.

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