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]
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