From the beginning of the novel, you hear Suyuan Woo tell the story of "The Joy Luck Club," a group started by some Chinese women during World War II, where "we feasted, we laughed, we played games, lost and won, we told the best stories. ... Lindo Jong, whose daughter, Waverly, doesn't even know four Chinese words, describes the complete difference and incompatibility of the two worlds she tried to connect for her daughter, American circumstances and Chinese character. ... Most importantly, she notes that "In America, nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives y...

• Word Count: 444
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

From the beginning of the novel, you hear Suyuan Woo tell the story of "The Joy Luck Club," a group started by some Chinese women during World War II, where "we feasted, we laughed, we played games, lost and won, we told the best stories. ... Lindo Jong, whose daughter, Waverly, doesn't even know four Chinese words, describes the complete difference and incompatibility of the two worlds she tried to connect for her daughter, American circumstances and Chinese character. ... Most importantly, she notes, "In America, nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you." ...

• Word Count: 728
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

There has been an increase in the population due to an increase in the birth rate, the baby boom after World War II, cultural and/or religious reason, medical advancements, better health care, natural disasters, conflicts, and poor management by government officials (McLeishm, 2009). After World War II, there was an enormous break out of pregnancies and couple having babies called the baby boom. This occurred after the soldiers returned home from the war. The baby boom of World War II increased the population. ... Conflicts include war. ...

• Word Count: 2993
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is important to note that this paper will not be addressing in particular the development of other areas closely affected by Chinese politics or how these other areas have had an influence in Chinese politics. ... During the 19th century China finally saw fall towards the West through unfair trade impositions and regulations, and after World War II the Chinese Communist Party took control of the China that is known today. Shortly after World War II there was a power struggle between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Kuomintang (KMT), the nationalist party, shortly after the Treaty...

• Word Count: 3320
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

At the time this Report is being released, the world economy continues to emerge slowly from the most serious economic crisis of the post–World War II period-one that has deeply transformed the global economy and highlighted the increasingly important role that emerging markets and developing economies play in the global economy. ... Around the world, unemployment or the threat of it remains one of the main challenges to long-term social sustainability. ... For more than three decades, the World Economic Forum's annual Global Competitiveness Reports have studied and benchmarked the ...

• Word Count: 4162
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate