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Saint Joan
(2011-03-24 22:57:04)
WhenGeorgeBernardShawwroteSaintJoanin1923,themoodintheentireworld,andinEuropeinparticular,wasfatiguedfromtheravagesofWorldWarI.However,duringthistimemanysocialmovementscontinued,includingthewomen’ssuffragecampaignandthecontinuingdisparitybetweentheupperandlowerclassesinBritain.ShawusesthecharacterandcircumstancesofJoantoelucidatemanyofhispoliticalbeliefs,includinghiscriticalviewoftheBritishclasss...[阅读全文]
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Mother Teresa
(2010-12-29 21:30:51)
VeryfewmodernfigureshavebeenasmisunderstoodasAgneseGonxheBojaxhiu,commonlyknownasMotherTeresaofKolkata.Sheiswidelypraisedforhersupposedlyhumanitarianefforts,chiefamongwhicharetheMissionariesofCharity,agroupofnunsthatshefounded.CriticismofMotherTeresaisanathemainpolitediscourseandreadilyattractsstrongoppositionofdogmaticfollowers.However,theenormouspopularityofMotherTeresaexemplifiesthebandwagoneff...[阅读全文]
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George Orwell~
(2010-10-28 21:32:35)
Inhisessay“PoliticsandtheEnglishLanguage”,GeorgeOrwellarguesthatpoliticianstwistandperverttheEnglishlanguageinordertosupportterriblegoals.Toremedythesituation,Orwellproposessixrulesforstrongwriting,whichconstitutetheheartofhisliteraryphilosophy.Inessence,Orwellchampionssparseandsimpleprosewheneverpossible,andrejectscomplicationsintroducedbyjargonandforeignterms.
AnimalFarmandNineteenEighty-F...[阅读全文]
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The Boston Massacre Trials
(2010-10-22 22:30:27)
JohnAdamsdecidedtodefendtheBritishsoldiersbecausehefeltthatfeveredsentimentsagainsttheBritishmayhavecloudedtheactualevents,andthatahastyverdictbasedonemotionwoulddamagethecolonialcauseforself-government.Bydefendingthesoldiers,Adamsthoughtthathewoulddemonstratethatanyoneaccusedofacrime,nomatterhowheavilydisliked,deservesafairtrial.
PaulRevere’scartoondepictsthecrowdofcolonistsasbewilderedandfr...[阅读全文]
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The Taiping Rebellion
(2010-06-06 16:43:31)
Thegenesisofanewreligionisalmostalwaysatumultuousaffair,bothinthepresentandthroughouthistory.Whenafreshbeliefsystememergesandreceivesrobustpublicsupport,itfrequentlysignifiesarejectionoftheestablishmentanddiscontentmentwiththestatusquo,notnecessarilyforsolelytheologicalreasons.Superficially,theappearanceofanoveldoctrineisamerelydogmaticconflict,buttheundertonesaremuchdeeper:theschismisnotjustareli...[阅读全文]
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Arizona's unconstitutional law: racist teabaggers are racist
(2010-04-24 20:05:28)
ThestringentimmigrationlawthatrecentlypassedinArizonaisbymostobjectivemeasuresanunfairandabsurdpieceoflegislation,bornfromthenativistzealofreactionaryRepublicansinthestatelegislatureandsignedbyGovernorJanBrewertoappeasetheextremelyconservativeactivistbasewithintheArizonaRepublicanParty.Itissimplyimpossibletoenforcethislawequallyonallpeoplethatittargets,andthislawisaninappropriateandunconstitutiona...[阅读全文]
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Animal Farm is an allegory for Stalinist Russia
(2010-04-19 18:29:21)
Theresponseisforthelinkbelow:

http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=mysj&MsgID=75081
InManorFarm,agroupofanimals,primarilythepigs,tiresofthefarmer'styrannicalruleandSnowflakeandNapoleon,theleadersofthepigs,plottooverthrowhim.TheysucceedinexpellingthefarmerandrenamethefarmAnimalFarm,andforawhiletrytoestablishanegalitariansocialistsociety.Thingsworkwellforawhileandeachanimaldo...[阅读全文]
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Sino-Indian Relations
(2010-04-16 18:03:28)
Sino-IndianRelations
AlthoughChinaandIndiaareseparatedbyveritablenaturalborders,includingtheloftyHimalayaMountains,foreignpolicybetweenthesetwonationsisextremelycomplex.Thetwonations,amongtheoldestcontinuousculturesintheworld,coexistedpeacefullybecauseofthisgeographicseparationforthousandsofyears,untilthepresent.Sincepresent-dayIndia’sformation,someterritorialsquabblinghasoccurredbetweenthetw...[阅读全文]
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回复：2009 GDP Ranking by the CIA World Factbook
(2010-03-27 14:38:37)

2009GDPRankingbytheCIAWorldFactbook
IfTaiwanweretobeconsideredpartofthePeople'sRepublicofChinainthislist,China'sGDPwouldsurpassthatofJapanforsecondplace.
GDPcanbemisleadingasameasureofwealthandlivingstandard.SinceGDPaccountsforthenetwealthoftheentirecountry,andnoteachindividual'saveragewealth,ittendstobebiasedtowardcountrieswithhighpopulations,suchasIndia;verywealthycountrieslikeLuxem...[阅读全文]
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I also support the Republican Party
(2010-03-17 16:01:47)
Hereisthelink:
Tojingxuxi:WhyIsupportGOP,notDemocraticParty
TheRepublicansclearlyhavethebestideasforthenationandforitsfuture,andobviouslyrespectthelawsofthelandandtheConstitutiontotheutmostextent.Butenoughwiththeabstractcommentary;let'sgettosomespecifics.WhydoIsupporttheRepublicanParty?
IsupporttheRepublicanPartybecauseIdonotcareaboutthemillionsofuninsuredpeopleinAmerica.Itistheirfault...[阅读全文]
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