An essay on Qian Zhongshu

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    In my Chinese class, my teacher had each of us write a short essay on a significant figure in Chinese culture and I selected the writer, Qian Zhongshu.

    I'd usually explain more about him here, but that's what this essay is for anyway.
    It wasn't supposed to be a long report (mine is only about 800 words, yet still the longest), so don't expect detailed biography.


    I'm not necessary asking for feedback on the paper, but rather I just wanted to share it and figured it might create an interesting talking point.

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    And Que the debate on the cultural revolution
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    I share the fear.
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    I hope this thread gets a hardcore feminist Marxist soon, who hates Mao.
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    I hope my work can just be appreciated for what it is.
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    Personally I liked it, but We all know without a doubt what its going to turn into.
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    hahahahahahahhahaa, It would suck for you if you had to write this in characters ;p
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    I'm glad you did.
    I would have liked to researched him more in depth and written about him in more detail about his life and what was going on around him to help place things in context. I also wanted to describe him works and their meaning, but we only were given a few days and the assignment only called for 300 words.

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    It was only meant to be a study of the culture.
    It's only a first year class.
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    I see, and have you mastered the grammar yet?
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    About as well as you've mastered the English grammar.
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    I was wrong its a debate on Grammar.
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    English grammar is harder than Chinese grammar because we don't have that fancy English stuff.
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    Look, you don't have shit, my friend; understood?
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    Well you can go fuck yourself you little prick! :p
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    Did he actually do anything besides read and sound smart?
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    You're failing to grasp the importance of his literary and academic career.
    Why not try reading past the second paragraph.

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