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Reflection My expectations for the boarder crossing activity were that we were just going to correct cultural errors or grammatical errors. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Chinese students made much deeper comments about my essay's content rather than surface level comments. My expectations ...

Women's Empowerment in Chinese and American Cultures Both movies, Mona Lisa Smile and And The Spring Comes, are concerned with women’s empowerment. The main characters strive to meet their goals that break tradition (“li”) and are not considered appropriate ("yi") actions for women. In th...

Hi Guo and Liang, When we studied Confucian rhetoric, we learned "yi" means to act in a proper and fitting manner, while "li" is observing ritual propriety/traditions. It's interesting to see that your understanding of "yi" means a sense of responsibility. Although it c...

Cao and Li,

Thank you very much for your historical explanation. I feel more comfortable talking about the culture surrounding the movie And The Spring Comes now. I'll be working on improving my essay with your suggestions and comments. I've enjoyed working with you!

Megan

Hi Guo and Liang, I'm happy to receive your reply. I agree that paragraphs can be lengthy but breaking them up might be confusing. My advice would be to cut back on any non-essential information. I do this in my own writing. I ask myself "does the reader need this information to understand my p...

Hello Cao and Li Thank you for your suggestions! I like the idea of comparing and contrasting the two main characters point-by-point in my second paragraph. I think I would be able to incorporate your suggestion about my third paragraph, I just have some questions that would need answered first. I t...

Hi Guo and Liang, Thank you for your reply! I will incorporate "li" and "yi" when I mention "act inappropriately" and "breaking traditions." I agree it would be best to always mention the English term and the corresponding Chinese term together in quotation ma...

Hello Guo and Liang! I've received your reply and can elaborate on my suggestions. First, just to clarify, I believe your sixth paragraph relates to feminism but your fifth paragraph could be improved to relate to feminism. For the fifth paragraph, I think your ideas about colors representing the mo...

Cao and Li, Thank you for your elaborations and specific movie scene additions. I better understand which scenes you were referring to and where you were getting your ideas from. I think those quotes and scenes from the movie will be a great addition to your essay! I agree that your evidence from th...

Dear Guo and Liang, Thank you for your comments and suggestions. I agree that I need to change my title to something more specific about women's empowerment. I also want to address your question about what I mean by "act inappropriately." In short, yes, I'm trying to say that the main char...