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Tyler
Hey Tyler,
I appreciated how you made your learning centre as a museum because it was a very immersive experience to explore it! I also like how you left “this way” directions to guide me through your learning centre and learn about Deng Xiaoping! My question is, what drives your eminent person to do what they have done?
Thanks, Anita
From a young age, Deng Xiaoping wished to save China, which was at that point impoverished and humiliated by outside powers. Before he left China to study abroad in France, he is quoted as having said “To learn knowledge and truth from the West to save China.”
Cheers,
Tyler
Hi Deng Xiao Ping,
First of all, amazing medium to present your learning center with! Very creative! I also like how you placed pictures around the text to make my eyes drawn to that area, making it easier and simpler for me to travel around the museum. A question I have is what do you think about China in the 21st century and how the world has come to view it?
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Dylan
He would view China in the present day favourably as it has continued his legacy of economic growth, and actively seeks stability. However, the current state it is in tries to provoke outside powers to boost nationalism, not only diminishing the effects of his foreign policy, but also pursuing political dogma.
Cheers,
Tyler
Hey Tyler! Great job! Your museum was highly informative and very well organized. You mentioned that Deng Xiaoping grew to be less rigid in his political dogma as he aged and instead put his energy into sustainability. While that certainly makes sense from the perspective of a leader, do you believe this increased or decreased his support and why?
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I found this very interesting as I didn’t know much about him. Do you think we should study more world history in school? Why or Why not?
Mrs. Chambers
Personally, I’m really interested in history, and really enjoy world history and I personally believe that world history should be studied in school. There’s also an argument to be made about how history teaches us what to repeat and what not to repeat in the future, and how history can explain the current state of the world.
I think the way you formatted the museum was interesting and fun to look through. The information you presented was also vast, and you did a good job representing Deng’s decisions and policies. How do you think Deng would’ve reacted to China’s position on the worldwide stage in the 21st century? Do you think he would be impressed or disappointed?
I believe he would be impressed, as China went from an agrarian society to an industrialised powerhouse. In addition, present-day China has pursued his legacy of economic growth and stability.
Cheers,
Tyler
Good evening Tyler. It is great to see someone take on this style of presentation. The factor of interactivity makes it a lot easier to remember some of the information. Great job!
-AJ
Hi Tyler,
I liked the way your learning centre was formatted, as well as the quotes that were included.
When Deng Xiaoping went to France, what else did he learn about the culture there?
Deng’s time in France is relatively underdocumented in comparison to other parts of his life. However, we do know that he liked French pastries, berets, and developed a habit of smoking while in the West, as well as Marxism-Leninism, and presumably other parts of French society as well.