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Withwages. lessmonev,peoplewereunable to buytheluxuricstheywantedsuch as conditionstclevisions oftheaveragecitizenwerestillharsh.Monevwashard to obtainbecause SChoolofthelimitcdaMountof systemmoredemanding.andfrecdomwaslimitcd.AfierChinaopcncd Liteuptotheworldinthe70's,the in Chinawasmuchmoredificultthanlife in America.Thestandards of livingverelowCr,the
In China.allthemoneycarnedwasput to useforbareneccSsitiesbut,evenwiththis
was a starkcontrastbetweenAmerica,wherealmosteveryfamilyhas a televisionandacomputer;evenchil Withlittlemoney.thestandard of livingwassetextrenmelylow:peopleweresatisfiedwiththeirexistence.This amount of meat.Candywas a cravingfornmanychildrenandtheyonlyatesweetsaboutonce or twice a system,year. aill1ngmealwasrare.Anaveragemealwouldconsistofabowlofrice,sOmevegetables,andasmallandgamingconsoles.
dren could buysnacks for themselvcs.
Allschoolswereprivateandtookupmostofthedayforchildren,becausetheywokeupatseveninthe
Somechildrenevent0oktutoringclasses at night, sotheonlythreeactivitiestheydidinthedaywere togo homefor an hour to eatwiththeirfamilies.Afterthis,theywentback to morningschoolformoreclassesuntillate andwent to school,whichbeganwithexercise.Classwent up untilnoonandstudentswereallowed
difficultthan in America.Peoplelivedbylowerstandards destination, so Travelingthegovernmentknewexactlywhereeverypersonwasinthecountry.Americanscouldtravel andothersimilarfreedomswerelimited.Totravel,citizenshadtoobtainapasstogototheir uselesstheirchildrenwere:therewasnomiddlestatus.Theexpectationswereextremelyhigher in sleeping.school.Parentscomparedtheirchildrenandboastedabouttheirchildren'sprogressinschoolortoldother school,andeating.Studentswererankedfromthebest to evening.thelast,whichputpressureonthechildren
thestudents in America,butnotallcouldafford an education. thanthose in America,where aC wasconsideredgood.Students in Chinawereexpected to excelfarbeyond howparents
money.Thelives of AmericanswerelivestheChinesecouldonlydreamof. andcouldnotdoeverythingtheywantedtodo.Eachdaywasastruggleforthecitizenswhodidnothave almostAllaspectsoflifeinChinamakelifemore anywhere, butChinesecitizenswererestrictedtoasmallarea.
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Life in China
Wei(.Jack)Liu
by Joanabella Soyon Chuuk and HawaiiChuuk me Hawaii
subjects. school. In mostelementarypublicschools,there is onlyoneclass notshowupatschool,thewholeeighthgradeclassdoesnothave want to.Forexanmple, if theteacher of an eighth gradeclass does publicschools.students donotneedtogotoschooliftheydonot not attendingschool is illegal.Back in Chuuk, at the elementary first difference is here. in Hawaii, a person at agesix to seventeen TherearemanydifferencesbetweenChuukandHawai.The ar kisikisstandard.NgemenonHawaiipublicschoolekonjomongjon ar sopwononstandardunsukun,ngeekeweprivateschoolinaekonoch sukun.NonfonuenChuukekewepublicschoolekon chokclassinewsubjectiwekopwechoknomnonenaclasstori an sukunewesenseabsent.NonekewesukunenChuukmeiworew iweeweunusenclassinewegradeesefisarsukunpokiten sapwfitisukun.Awewechokrenikaeseworsenseehwarngeni nonfonuenChuukesepwanenukansemiritrepwerounfetanre wanosukunpunika ee etiwanoiwepoliceinarepwearesini.Me ionsukunwonuierngeniengonmefisuesetongenianepweeti sokofeseninnefinenChuukmeHawaii,noneifonuHawaiiemon MeiworjomongsokofesennefinenChuukmeHawaii.Ewin
Thesearesome incidentsofthedifferencesbetweenChuukandHawaii. of misusage of money.Theresult ofthisiscorruption. theeconomy. Chuuk'seconomy is reallybadsincethere are manyschoolshavebetterstandardsthanpublic.Anotherdifference Insteadis of publicschoolsbeingpopular,back in Chuuk,private foreverygradeandstudentsstay in theoneclassforall
me Hawaii ei economy.EweeconomynonfonuachChuukamen sukunmwenprivateschool. Pwan ew sokofesen nefinenChuuk
fonuachrenosupwagen moni. ngawpunekonnapnounoungawenmoneyrenaramasenChuuk.
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Ikei ekochsokofesenin
Ren ei napanap a efisatafeitiwen
ChuukmeHawaii.
by Ridge JapaneseHayashi Teen Trends
How do teensdress in othercountries?JapaneseteensarcnotlikeHawaitecns in lashion
yetstylish.This is largelyduc to our"hang
andslippers is usual. looseattitude.Because oftheWarmweather,comfortismajorandwearingjustal-shirt,jcansandtrends.Hawaiiteensaremorecasual,simple,
a termneaning"cute,whichrelates to fashion.Thetermhasseveraldifferentmeaningssuch
In Japan.teenagersareonaconstantquestforthelatestfads"kawaii-worthy".Kawaii is
style is forolderteenswhodesire a kimono-sleevedmoresophisticated,yettrendylook. dressesandtopsalongwithdenimskirts or accessorieshotpants,pairedwithheels.This andbigbuttons.Anothertrend of wardrobehighclassgeishainspireddesignsincludes couldincluderetroprints,skullandcrossbones,bows,brightcolors,"loud becauseManyJapanteengirlsliketodresspretty,withanedgeoftoughness.Partoftheir theywant fashionista.tobepartofwhatiscurrentlypopularandshopforhighstatusclothing. dressing inallthingskawaiiisessential.Japaneseteensareobsessedwithfashion as cute.styling.awesome. or hot. If youwant tobe takenseriously in Japan asa teen
is
whereJapanteenboysdress in designerclothingandluxurybrands.Theyenjoy wearing logo
In Japan,therearemanystylesteenboyschoosefrom.Onestyle is Mode-kei.Thisstyle
through style. Japaneseteenboyslike to dress to theextremeandalwayshave a visiontheywant to representspresent their"ingroup is whattheytrytheirbest to emulate to thetenthdegree.Overall, J-rockstyle. A hardandsimplestylewith ahintofrockmusiclookisverypopular.Whatever akaOnii-kei,whereteensdresspreppyandcleancut.ManyJapanteenboysliketodressina designsandposethemselves asahighstatusmemberofsociety.Anotherstyleisconservative
help do that. world.
In general,teenswanttobe popularwhether in Hawaii,Japan or anywhereelse in the
Teens justwant tobe part of the in crowdandfeelbetteraboutthemselves.andclothes
31
by Kyung-Soo Lee WhatShould WeDo?
ThereInHa aremanyculturaldifferencesbetweenKoreaandHawaii.One ofthedifferencesis
do similarthings,excepttherearemorethings todo andmoreplaces togo compared to here waii,in studentswatchmoviesandhangoutwviththeirfriendsaroundthemalls.Koreanstudents howyoungKoreanshangoutwithfriendsandspendleisuretimeoutsidetheschool.
Hawai.
brightbecausetheelectricsignsandthelightsareoninthestores.Therearemanypeople
In Korean, tobe outsideeven at night is safe,evenuntilmidnight.Thestreetsarevery
as "CaribbeanBay".This is similar to thewaterparks in Hawaii. theseplacesmoreoftenthanstudents.Duringthesummer,peoplealsogotowaterparkssuch toooften. In openKorea,thereareamusementparkswherepeoplecouldgoanytime.Familiesvisit at alltimes.This is becausetherearenotmanypeople in Hawaiiandpeoplemightnot go In Hawaii,manypeople goto carnivals to Aroundenjoytheridesandhavefun,buttheyarenot downtownandChinatown, in Hawaii,thestreetsseemndangerousandcreepyafterdark. Theseplacesareverysimilar to Korea,becausethestoresopenuntillate,especially in Hawaii,Waikiki. thestorehoursareshorter,exceptforthetouristareassuch as AlaMoana or outsideWaikiki. evenduringthenighttime in Korea.Thestudentscanhangarounduntilverylate. In
During thewintertime,kids in Korea go snowfighting,makingsnowmenandplaying
Therearemanydifferences in where wegoandwhattodotospendleisuretime,but nothing.StudentscangoonFacebookandspendtimecontactingfriends.During no winter in Hawai,butaroundDecember,theweatherturnsreallycold.Peopleusuallystay withthesnow.Peoplecangoskiingandsnowboardingtohavefunduringwinter.Thereis
summer,Koreansandpeople in Hawaii homegotothebeachestospendtimethere,too. and do
things theretodo.PeopleinKorea,though,alwayswanttovisitHawaiiandthebeaches.Ko arealsomanysimilarities.ManypeoplefindKoreamoreenjoyablebecausethereare
reaandHawaiiarebothwonderfulplaces to be. more
3334
TheFountainhead. byAynRand:ARevicwhyDouglasJohnson
AllasaswellplannedasAtlasShrugged.AvnRanddidnotfullydevclopher ShruggedandTheFountainheadwerebothwrittcn by AvnRand.however.TheFountainhcadwasAvn
Shruggcd. but themessagc is not as strong.whichmakesfor a theoryfair of objectivityuntilshewroteAtlasShrugged.Forthisreason.TheFountainhcad is Rand'sslightlymore firstbook,andwasnotquite
AynRand is fromcommunistRussia,andthustookavervpowerfulstancc on Imaginativefrccdonand thantheliteralgrittincssofAtlas
timewhenlaborunionswereconsidcredthebackbone of Ameica'secOnoMiCtorce.ThisTheFountainheadwasAnRand'sfirstattempttosprcadherbelicfofpositivecllectsofegoismandarestill in individualismprintandsellingwcll.longaftertheywereWritten. trade.whenshenmovedtoAmerica.Regardedasauniqucthinkerandsuburbwriter.AynRand'sbooks
bookof aN akened a powerfulinspiration to theindividualistmovement.whichvaslargelyconsideredoutdated, indi\idualism. na
predefinedrulesandstyles of architecture.such as renaissanceandGothic.
In TheFountainhead.theprotagonist.HowardRoark, isan architectwhocompletelyrefuses to livebythe
makingmoreaboutphilosophythanarchitecture.manycorelationsbetweenRoark'sbuildingsandpeople,and
Hestartshisstoryattheutter
a centraltheme of thebookends up unrelentingbeing criticismforhisstyles.whichareinterpreted as modernisticandunplanned.Thebookends bottomup oftherungofarchitects.andthestorychroniclesthestoryofhisrisetofame,enduringconstant, discredited.individualism.whileothersdespiscthesamepoint. andpOtentiallydangerous.Thisbook is mostadmiredfortheintransigentadvocacy
personality to thereader, as unique asa fingerprint,and as meaningful convictions,as andeach of themfeels as real asif theywerestandingrightnext to us.Thecharacters'very fameandfallintothedepths of obscurity.Eachmaincharacterhashis or herownprofoundbeliefsand theskull of Zeus.Throughoutthecourse manifestofthestory.thereadercanseebothbuildingsandpeopleriseinto themselves in theworld.moremovingandmorebeautifulthanAthenamusthavebeen, springingproportions.from Entire,self-containedworlds of genius.crystal,steel,andconcretespringforthfromRoark'smindand Thisbookdoesnotsettleforsmallliterarytonguetwistersbut,instead,raisesimages of epicallytitanicLikeallofAvnRand'sbooks.intellectualsubjectmattercannotblunttherazorsharpedgeofherliterary
erswillhavelongsincestoppedseeingmerelyprint,bulwillinsteadreveal a storymorepotentthansong,with lovedone.Thelevelofdelailinthesebooksiscompletelystunning,andbythetimetheendisrevealed,read ment,whilewatchingonefallintothedepthsofdepressionwillcausemourningaspotentasmourningforalost a speech.Watching a characterachievehisdreamswillleavethereaderwith a sense of personalaccomplish bodieswillcome to embody a special
characters3536 moreinspiringthananyactor,andstorieSmorecompellingthananymovie.
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