Chinese Cinderella

A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to paint an authentic portrait of twentieth-century China as well as to tell the story of her painful childhood and her courage and ultimate triumph over despair.
After her mother dies giving birth to her, Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to their stepmother's disdain, while her half brother and half sister are thoroughly spoiled. Although Adeline wins prizes at school, they are not what she really yearns for-- the love and understanding of her family.


I chose the book because it is a real life take on a well known fairytale and it will be interesting to learn more. I hope to learn about chinese culture and have any questions in my mind settled.

Three Solutions That Can Help Restore Coral Reefs

1. Reducing the fishing of species of reef fish. Reducing the fishing of these species of fish can help restore coral reefs because studies have shown that a decline in reef fish is connected to a decline in the coral reefs.

• http://www.reefresilience.org/Toolkit_Coral/C2c2_Socioecon.html

2. No longer allow dynamite fishing practices. When fishers use dynamite when they fish, coral reefs are destroyed, which means a habitat for many species of animals is destroyed.

• http://www.starfish.ch/reef/conservation.html

3. Proper training for tourists and other people who will be around coral reefs when scuba diving, etc. These people who deal with corals contribute to reef destruction because by touching, kicking, kneeling, etc. these people destroy the reefs. These careless mistakes could be prevented by proper training.

• http://www.starfish.ch/reef/conservation.html

International Relations Paradigms

Marxism:


Marxism could explain the problem of coral reef destruction in Fiji because Fiji is fairly dependent upon tourism to the coral reefs as a source of income for their economy. Because of the tourism, money goes to the government, which helps everybody in the country. Coral reefs are a major source of income they can benefit all the people, and when the coral reefs are being destroyed, there is a decrease in tourism, which negatively impacts the economy.


Realism:


Realism can also explain this problem because realism developed from idealism, which emphasizes international law and organizations which can be used in Fiji with the coral reefs. International tourists are a big part of coral reef tourism in Fiji.