http://news.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=news&MsgID=546438
here is a website that links to a blog page. it is a Chinese website, but the descriptions are in English.
Very Classic.
Tibet history (research of the essay- part 1) June 9, 2008
Tibetan history and China.
The general history of Tibet begins with the rule of Songtsän Gampo (604–50 CE) who united parts of the Yarlung River Valley and ruled Tibet as a kingdom. In 640 he married Princess Wencheng, the niece of the powerful Chinese emperor Emperor Taizong of Tang China. She brought in a lot of the Han technology back then (agriculture, architecture, manufactory, and literacy), and had a lot of influence in Tibet without any doubt.
During the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), Tibet was part of the Mongol Empire, which was under Yuan rule. At this time, the Yuan Government implemented residence registration, levied taxes, and imposed duties in Tibet.
China’s “White Paper” claims that the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) “replaced the Yuan dynasty in China and inherited the right to rule Tibet.”
During the Manchu rule (1644-1911 Qing Dynasty), the Qing army on a number of occasions entered Tibet to protect it.
The claim of Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959 is nonsense. There are no historical evidences or legal positions that China has lost its sovereignty over Tibet. “Invasion” has no meaning to a country exercising its sovereignty right on its own land. During that year, China and the Tibetan Local Government signed a 17-point agreement concerning the peaceful liberation of Tibet. During this time, The 14th Dalai Lama supported this liberation and acknowledged Tibet is one part of China.
American and Tibet.
In 1949, America announced in a US newspaper: ” The United States is ready to recognize Tibet as an independent and free country.”
In 1950, a load of American weaponry was shipped into Tibet in order to help resist the China army entry into Tibet. In the same year, US Secretary of State Dean Acheson openly slandered China’s liberation of its own territory of Tibet as “invasion.” In the same month the United States prodded some other countries to propose a motion at the United Nations for intervention in China’s Tibet.
Former US President George Bush once declared that the coastal areas of China, plus Tibet, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, would split. The US’ CIA, with an investment of US$245,000, entrusted the University of Hawaii to research whether the tense situations in ethnic areas in China will lead to a split of the country.
In 1957 the CIA found six young men from among Tibetans and sent them to Guam of the United States to receive training in map reading, radio transmission, shooting and parachuting. In May 1958, two agents trained by the Americans in the first batch brought a transceiver to the headquarter, which was set up by the rebel leader Anzhugcang Goinbo Zhaxi in Shannan, to make contact with the CIA. United States air-dropped arms and ammunition, including 20 sub-machine guns, two mortars, 100 rifles, 600 hand-grenades, 600 artillery shells and close to 40,000 bullets, to the rebels in the plateau called Chigu Lama Thang. During the same period, United States clandestinely shipped large amounts of arms and ammunition overland to the rebels entrenched in the Shannan area.
It was obvious that 1959 Tibet rebellion was all planned by American government
From there on, America has been continuously backing the independent movement of Tibet all along. A movie “Seven Years in Tibet” produced by U.S. fooled the American with distorted historical facts. Funding was poured into foundations in U.S. to continue the anti-Chinese activities.
Essay Outline June 4, 2008
main content:
how do Chinese teenagers think differently from North Americans? what are the causes of the differences?- identity
how does information spread through the internet?- technology
focused topics:
- Tibet Issue
research on the Tibet issue and proof that it has always been a part of china;
the North American medias have “different” (mostly negative) perspectives of the conflict– blog system and the internet. - how much does the North Americans know about the life in China as a teenager?
big differences in China. Performance Trips and bias - how is the internet shaping the way of communication in China (what does the internet do) : Tibet– blog explanation/media; earthquake– 5.19-5.22 national memory of the deaths caused by the earthquake, government spread the information, no video tips except the rescue and touching stories of the earthquake, no games, no entertainment, Baidu, Google main page;
causes:
tradition– 3000 years VS revolution to independent
government system (policy system)
education
Interviewing Autumn Edows (Jessica) June 2, 2008
Autumn Edows
Artist and model
When did you start creating your own online images?
When I was about 13, that’s when I started getting more into photography. I started out with self-portraits, and I kind of trained myself. And after a while, when I was about 14, that’s when I started doing like photo shoots, and my friend Justin, who I actually met off of the Internet and I dated for some time, he was the first person to take pictures of me, actual photographs, and they turned out really nice. I was very surprised. …
What kind of pictures were they? Where did you put them?
They were pretty much simple, self-portrait-type shots. That was when I started getting into makeup a little bit. So I [would] buy purple eye shadow or something drastic and just take a bunch of photographs and make like a mini-collage, and I’d just upload them on a free Web site. And then I’d send the link to my friends so they could see it, and then that’s when I got a bit more praise for it. And I think that that’s when people really started to become interested in it a bit more.
People you knew?
Some, yes. Others, mostly people I didn’t know, but it was still encouragement, so it still felt good. It felt like I already knew them, and I felt like I didn’t need people from the small town to be the ones who cared. As long as someone out there said one good thing, that was enough for me. That made me feel good enough at that point in my life, because … my self-esteem was pretty much non-existent at that point.
How did they find you?
All over the place. I mean, mostly chat rooms; yeah, I was a chat room junky, just trying to look for someone, anyone. Didn’t really care who. Just as long as it wasn’t a pervert, obviously, but just somebody to talk to. …
How many were there?
Oh, god, there were hundreds of people. Literally hundreds, because I was on so many different vanity Web sites that I would attract maybe like 50 people per site. There were people that would read my LiveJournal, and that’s where I got a lot of fans from. And then of course I would link on each Web site like, “Here’s my journal,” which had pictures and my writing and my poetry and all sorts of things.
So that’s when it like really got big. I mean, it got to the point where I was on the computer literally all day replying. Like, I would hit the refresh button and there would be 10 more comments. It was crazy, it was so crazy, but I loved it. … To have somebody support you and not even actually know you was a very empowering feeling.
Being famous, was that something you’d thought about before this, something that you wanted? …
I just I wanted to be well-known. I guess that really is fame.
After Frontline June 2, 2008
here is what happened after the video was taken.
Autumn graduated from Shepard High School in Summit, N.J. in 2007. Her MySpace page is back online.
the following is said by Autumn:
I’m taking college courses in Morris County. I’m studying Web design, literature, and my major is photography. I’m just now starting up a new Web site, and I want to use it to reach out to my fan base and hopefully start linking up with musicians, photographers, models, Web designers and other artists.
My hopes for the future are to use my Web site to start helping other models in the New Jersey area build up their portfolios online, and I want to use Web design to branch out and link with them and other collaborators.
I want to be more open about who I am and what I want to accomplish. It’s something I neglected in the past because I was younger and I didn’t know what I wanted. On my Web site, I also want to show the artists that have inspired me, so people know what my roots are.
The Internet has allowed me to reach out to people I never would have had the opportunity to meet otherwise, and I hope that friendships and relationships will come of it that will help me grow as an artist. My Web site is going to be finished soon, so please check www.autumnedows.com for updates!
Contact Autumn? June 2, 2008
have you ever thought about contacting autumn edows, or shall i say, Jessica? maybe you want to know something about her photography? maybe you want to share some ideas with her? maybe you just want to meet a new friend online. (by the way, i really wanted to ask her how she came up with this great name.)
here is an official adress for contacting Autumn—–her Guestbook.
http://autumnedows.com/10.html
you can leave a message or go to the CONTACT PAGE
Autumn Edows’ Journal June 2, 2008
May 16th, 2008:
Since the launch of the site in late December, I have spent much time as of late rebuilding the site from nearly scratch. The response from the documentary airing in January has been overwhelming, and I have even met quite a bit of people whom continue to interact with me on sites like MySpace and LiveJournal, where I’ve received much appreciated support and praise. As a result of the fan-base I seem to have acquired through the show airing, and based upon the results of posting bulletins asking everyone about it, I am deciding to open up the Official Autumn Edows Shop soon. There, I plan to sell clothing that has been scarcely worn, perhaps some shoes where the same applies, and other goodies. If you have a suggestion or wish to see a certain product available, feel free to e-mail me, or simply leave a Guestbook message, and I’ll see what I can do. In the mean-time, stay tuned, for I will be having much new content up soon, and by the summer may be selling prints with my main photographer, Alexis Pierro.
May 25th, 2008:
As of recently, I am currently working two jobs at once, and trying to schedule appointments with people for my second job that I just started. I’m having a bit of difficulty starting off, but I am doing my best to simply believe in myself, and make the effort to reach out to numerous people. Unfortunately, I am going to be quite busy in the upcoming days, since I will be working one job from 10:30 AM until 02:00 PM, and from there, I have appointments scheduled with clients at various times, one is even at 08:30 AM, which I will be taking on before leaving for my first job. (I may not be a morning person, but first off, it’s worth it, and second of all, it’s called “having a life,” hehe.) Life is going to be hectic, but I know if I stay positive, I can reach my goals. So, in short, thank you all so much for all the fan-mail that’s been pouring in! I know the showly aired not too long ago, but I’m happy to hear from lots of new people, as well as many of the same from back in January. I have to admit, I’ve been having quite the time becoming adjusted again after getting out of a three year relationship with my (now) ex-boyfriend, so all of the fan-mail is just amazing to receive! I know one day when those people who reach out to me are struggling, they will receive support in return for all the wonderful things they have said and done in their time – believe me, it’s called “karma” and it’s a fantastic concept! 
Ha,ha, alright, well, I had better get going since I have A LOT of planning to do, so take care. As always, feel free to sign the Guestbook, contact me on MySpace, or LiveJournal, but PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME ON OTHER WEBSITES. Since I hardly ever log into other websites, I will most likely NOT receive your message! Thank you for understanding! Good luck to all, and I hope everyone’s Memorial Day is fabulous!
The “MOM” May 30, 2008
Everyone knows that all parents care about their children. Maybe some parents just care about their children too much and try to protect them in all aspects.
the Mom was nosy, people say, but i believe she was trying to protect her children, maybe in a way that some teenagers don’t appreciate.
however, it’s more likely to have Asian parents that do that, A LOT. (no offenses)
well, i’m kind of used to that. for one thing, i really think that my parents read my personal e-mails, and i don’t know how. every time i just read my e-mail, that night during dinner, my dad would say: so, i’m really curious about your friends, do you still communicate? are they too busy to send you e-mails? then one day, my dad called a nickname for a friend of mine, and i am sure that i never told him before. the thing that made me feel uncomfortable is that one night, during a conversation, my mom said to me: you know, you should feel lucky to be in canada, not telling your friends how much you hate Romeo and Juliet! (yeah, i don’t like that play) the thing is, i never told her that i complained to my friends about it!
however, i believe all parents want what’s best for their children, it’s just, sometimes i hope they can still give me enough freedom and privacy.
i hope my parents can’t find out about this post anyhow.
Penguin Fun May 30, 2008
okay guys, i know i shouldn’t be putting something like this during our discussion of the video we saw, but it’s just so funny for me that i feel like i have to put it here.
Autumn Edows’ Biography (soliloquy) May 29, 2008
I am a 19 year old female originally from Brooklyn, NY. I grew up in a small, white-bread town in New Jersey for the majority of my life, having attended Elementary school through High School here. Since I was a child, art has been my passion, which initially involved coloring, drawing, or sculpting. I was never quite interested in sports, and scarcely participated in them, since art was usually where I performed the strongest. I was never popular, either, and rarely had any friends. Growing up, I was always different in my appearance, how I presented myself, and what I liked.
In Junior High & High School, I was your stereotypical “goth,” dressed in all black from head-to-toe, with dark make-up to match. I usually spent my time with other like-minded individuals, most of which pursued art as their own drug-of-choice. At 14, I was certainly not involved in any drug-related activities, so more times than not, I secluded myself, pursuing my art, which resulted in very little social activity. However, once I became a freshman in High School, I began using ‘alt.’ modeling as my outlet for my emotions – each photograph representing a different part of my emotional spectrum. Using my imagination and having personal inspirations (supporting me in some cases), I created a realm on the internet where I felt I had a ’safe-haven’ from the harsh opinions of others. There, in my own realm, I could be, say, and think whatever I pleased; strangely enough, I felt accepted for who I was, and what I saw myself to be.
Before I knew it, fan-mail started pouring in from people all over the world, asking who I had modeled for, how famous I was, and what I wanted to do with my life. Never, in my entire life, had I received such praise, support, or recognition for, well, simply being me. Ironically, I also began to develop a fan-base, where I found various teens commenting on my work, particularly my writing, until my photographs were eventually posted as single entries themselves. On the internet, I was known as a ’somebody,’ to the point where I felt practically ‘famous.’ Comment after comment; critique after critique, I slowly began to gain popularity on website to website. However, at the age of 15, I experienced an unpleasant event in which I was ‘discovered’ by the Principal of a private school I was attending. As a result, I had to remove all of my content on the internet, including the website I single-handedly created on my own.
Since the incident, I have started college, and appeared in a documentary about the internet on PBS called “Growing Up Online.” I am majoring at a local college in Photography & Multimedia/Web-design, but still avidly pursue modeling as a hidden pleasure. In the future, I hope to begin modeling for alternative designers, work with other models, expand in the kinds of shoots that I participate in, and eventually start an advice column. Through my website, I hope to reach out to other artists positively, as well as fans all over the world, find work with many creative individuals, and create a more well-known name for myself.
