VIP Class Notes (Jacob)

Homework

Write about how you think relations are between China and other key countries. (100-200 words) (India, Japan, America, Taiwan)

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Vocabulary

Greater good – doing something that causes a few people to suffer but helps the majority

Utilitarianism – do most amount of good for the most amount of people with the least harm (功利主义)
eg. Philosophical

Intuitive – able to figure things out without being taught

CPR – doing first aid to help the breathing process

Propaganda – making people think what you want by media/books/etc

Minorities – all groups that are minorities

Street food – food made at a little stall on the road

Over doing it/over compensating – doing too much to prove a point

Ethnic groups – groups of people sharing a similar culture (language, religion, history, etc)

Indigenous – people that originate from a certain region

Ancestors – all the past generations in your family

Reparations – paying a fine for damage you did

Bad blood = tensions
eg.
There is still bad blood between Japan and most Asian countries

Resentment – to have bad feeling for being treated badly


Pronunciation

Scholars [skol-lers]