In Russia, history teachers used to teach their students information that scholars knew to be false. ... To help change the curriculum, the Central Education Establishment decided to include more information in the courses about religion, cultural life, the role of the individual, and the role of choice in history. ... The individuals that are modeled in the Chinese texts books are the people who are dedicated to building a new society in China. ... (Ibid: 141) The Chinese stress the importance of manual labor in their texts. ... (Ibid: 145) In China, politics are taught through the...

• Word Count: 1006
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The history of my people is what I am interested the most about because it informs us of how people act nowadays due to the teachings of back then. ... If I never learned Chinese, I would've never been able to understand the true meanings of the literature. ...

• Word Count: 849
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The recurring theme in Maxine Hong Kingston's short story was that of gender inequality and its acceptance in Chinese culture. ... Each story has its own separate histories, languages, customs, and mentality. ...

• Word Count: 979
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Part A In the The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, the main character Balram writes a letter to the Premier of China, Wen Jiabao. ... Part B "Never before in human history have so few owed so much to so many, Mr. ...

• Word Count: 1276
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Although China is emerging as a rival nation, the U.S. is still the Pax Americana with its strong military, economy, vast land, and centralized language. ... Many sports teams, for example, use the term Native American, without educating what true meaning or the history of Native Americans mean. ... We teach and commemorate the Civil rights movement and racial discrimination, and I believe the history of the Native Americans should be emphasized as just as important piece of history. ...

• Word Count: 1936
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School