When I was a freshman in college I watched the film Gua Sha Treatment for the first time, now I am a junior student and I come back to review the movie from a multicultural aspect, I have many different feelings after watching the film again.
At the beginning of the film, XuDatong is given an award and later he delivers a speech. What makes me impressed most is in his speech he says “one day I will become one of you, a truly successful American, today this award proved that America is a true land of opportunity and I am the living proof of that.” At that moment Xu thinks he has realized his American Dream totally with his lovingly wife and adorable son. However, I think it is ironical that to make a speech like that and I assume it is made on purpose to hind a clue for the story's development. How many non—American people have such a beautiful American dream? One of my classmate studies in American now and before he went aboard he told me his American dream is he can stand at the top of the New York. To be honest, I also dream that one day I can get the Green Card living there happily and successfully maybe working at the Wall Street. When Xu gets the award he thinks he entirely melted in the melting pot neglecting the multicultural obstruct, later the plot goes against the way he thinks. And later Quinlan asked Xu'why you be the scapegoat of your father?' Xu answers 'because he is Chinese.' Then maybe Xu knows that there is always a wide gap between Chinese and American cultures.
The second scene is Xu hit his son Denis because Denis hit the son of xu's boss, at the middle of the film xu tells his boss that he hit his own son is only to show his respect to his boss John Quinlan, that time Quinlan feels puzzled “what a Chinese logic”,yes, American can never understand such a logic full of Chinese characteristic, because they respect everyone including the children, they won't beat a child to please the boss, and there is no such a conception of degree between employee and employer, they feel everyone is equal, which is quite different from china.
Connected to the second scene, the third difference I want to analyze is the care for the children. In America, people pay more attention to the right of children which can be seen from the law—leaving children alone at home is illegal, while in China it is so common that almost everyone may experience such loneliness. And Children Welfare Agency does work in America which shows the importance Americans attach to children's right. What's more, I remember a line 'No one won the case, especially the child.' In my opinion, it also manifests the universal concern from the American public to the children.
The fourth aspect is following the procedure, in the film, more than there times, the people focus on the rule, the law, the procedure. At the Christmas Eve Xu wants to return back to his home pretending as a Santa Claus, what a pity, the security recognizes him and persuades 'you are always a good tenement, never causes troubles for me.' And another scene is at the end of the film , the judge says 'I have to follow the procedure.' However, in China people always have to ask for a favor to do something, and later you have to pay back the favor,for myself, I prefer the American style, strict to the procedure.
The fifth and the last point is the humors, Quinlan says 'you can't fall, your health security is the company paid.' 'Datong, welcome home, maybe next time, you can come from the front door.' 'dady, why you come from the window' ' because we don't have a chimney.' I really adore this distinguished American humor, especially in dangerous situations, which is quite rare in China.
That's my whole reaction to Gua Sha Treatment.
在我的身边,也有许多自控能力很差的人。
我们老师布置的作业很少,一小时是绝对能写完的,常常只用二十分钟就写好了。可是,每天早晨总有好几个同学抱怨作业太多了,总是写到夜里才能写好。我感到很奇怪,明明作业很少,为什么会写到那么晚?我去问了我班的几个“作业困难户”,才知道,他们总是回到家先玩,再写作业。常常玩着玩着就把时间给玩没了,作业质量又差,睡眠时间也大大缩短了,我决定帮帮他们。老师布置作业很早,在学校利用课余时间,是绝对能在学校完成的。我把他们看住,不让他们出去玩,专心写作业。一开始,他们一个个头伸长了往外看,我拿着“教棒”“啪啪啪”像是打地鼠一样。他们几个吃了亏便不敢动了,乖乖地写作业。到了中午,他们的作业就写好了。一个个如飞出笼子的小鸟,活蹦乱跳。其实,只要稍微控制一下,就不会再有坏毛病了。
说了这么多都是在说别人的控制能力有多差。其实,身为优等生的我,也有些不自觉。
以往,每周五晚,我都会把作业写好了才去玩。可是,到了六年级,作业越来越多,每周五一到,我总是不想写作业,常常是写了数学和英语,把语文和作文两座“大山”留到周六上午再“搬”。这周五打算努力一把,把作业写好再玩。我先把作文写好,写语文试卷时,正面很简单,我写好了打算把反面的'阅读留到明天做。我想,反正明天时间多的是,明天再写吧。又想,反正都写到这了,再花几分钟不就做好了吗。我终于又拿起了笔,这次阅读很简单,我很快就写好了。写完后一身轻松,我终于战胜了自己。
有自我控制力,是成功的关键。其实,只要战胜自己的心理,控制一下自己,就可以成功,就是一个有自我控制力的人。
一位父亲有几个孩子,这些孩子时常发生口角。他丝毫没有办法来劝阻他们,只好让他们看看不合群所带来害处的例子。为了达到这个目的,有一天他叫他们替他拿一捆细柴来。当他们把柴带来时,他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的手中,吩咐他们弄断这捆柴。他们一个个尽力去试,总是不能成功。
然后他解开那捆柴,一根根地放在他们手里,如此一来,他们便毫不费力地折断了。于是他就告诉他们说:「孩子们!如果你们大家团结一致,互相帮助,你们就像这捆柴一样,不能被你们的敌人折断;但如果你们自行,你们就将和这些散柴一般,不堪一折了。」
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