Studying the prescribed texts The China Coin By Allan Baillie The Context The writer researched the background for this novel while travelling through China in 1989 and was in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square events. The novel’s historical context is centred on student protesters who were joined by ever increasing popular support and wanted democratic reforms and an end t o systemic corruption or ’guan xi’. The occupation of Tiananmen Square in Beijing by thousands o f students was
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The China Coin Suggested answers Suggested answers to research activity Source 1 Biography: Wild Swans by Jung Chang‚ Flamingo Publishers‚ 1992‚ Chapter 7 Wild Swans is a personal account of three generations of women in China. In this chapter Jung Chang records the experience of her mother on the Long March across China to spread the ideas of the communist leader‚ Mao Zedong. After traveling from Jinzhou to Tianjin by train they had to continue their journey on foot. The route was fraught with
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negative quotes: p.64 Joan: "you wretched little girl! Where’ve you been? Where’ve you been? Joan was hissing the words‚ shaking Leah like a bean-bag" (after leah disappeared into the riot crowds) p. 65 Leah: " I didn’t ask to come! It’s your rotten China! Leah struck Joan’s arm away p.65 "Leah felt the hot fingers scoring her face as she toppled over the bed" (Joan had hit her) p.67 "Joan dropped her suitcase and slapped Leah’s hand down" (to stop Leah from making same hand signals as the student
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No individual can live without belonging. A sense of belonging to a place‚ people‚ or culture is greatly influenced by each individual’s identity and relationships. ‘The China Coin’ by Allan Baillie‚the poems Feliks Skrzynecki and Postcard featured in ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ composed by Peter Skrzynecki and the magazine article ‘My Life as an Immigrant’ composed by Dzong To‚ all demonstrate how identity and relationships form a person’s sense of belonging. By using using various language techniques
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Point of analysis for The China Coin Topic 1: The relationship between Joan and Leah The discoverer is Leah. This was a first time discovery for Leah as she learn some new information from her mother. This was an unexpected discovery for Leah as the reader get to see her thoughts about how sympathetic she felt about her mum having to live such a painful life at a young age. The process of this discovery was deliberate as Joan saw the confusion that Leah was having and it was evoked by necessity
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The China Coin: Chapter Questions Chapters 1 & 2: 1. What is Leah’s attitude to her Chinese identity as she travels to China? How do we know? (page 10) 2. What is Leah’s attitude to her mother at the beginning of the novel? How do you know? (page 9) 3. What does Leah learn about the city of Guangzhou? Does she fit in (feel that she belongs?) How do you know? (pages 15-19) 4. What is Leah’s attitude to China at this stage of her journey? How do we know? (page 20-23) 5. In Guangzhou what does Leah
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The understanding of these aspects of belonging has been demonstrated in the following texts “The China Coin” by Allan Baillie and “Swallow the Air” by Tara June Winch. Our sense of belonging are mostly based on our relationship to people‚ a good relationship can easily give you a sense of security and belonging‚ however a bad one can make us feel alienated and rejected easily. “The China Coin” showed us the change in the relationship of Leah and her mother Joan as the story goes on. At the beginning
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The music ‘Vincent’ fades in… Mary : good evening all the listeners‚ welcome back to the educational show ‘focus on belong’ from the radio station FM 101.9 at 18:30 ‚ I’m Mary. Today is our pleasure to have the composer of a successful book ‘China Coin’ Allan Baillie to be here with us. We will talk about the idea of belonging that are presented in his book. Welcome Allan Baillie !(in an excited tone) Allan Baillie: Hi Mary‚ hello everyone. ( nice voice) Mary: Very good thanks. many of my friends
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novel “The China Coin” by Allan Ballie‚ Stephen Daldry’s film “Billy Elliot” and the picture book “The Treasure Box” by Margaret Wild. Ramifications? What impact do they have? The ramifications of discovery can transform an individual’s identity and lead them on a journey of self-discovery‚ triggering continual discoveries and perceiving new outlook on life. Discoveries can be sudden and unexpected or intensely meaningful‚ and that is clearly characterised in all three
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“THE NEED AND USE BEHAVIOR FOR SMALL DENOMINATION COINS” A study commissioned by Reserve Bank of India July 2005 BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE Pilani‚ Rajasthan – 333 031 RBI: Need and Use Behavior for Coins________________________________________ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We thank Reserve Bank of India and the Deputy Governor‚ Smt K.J. Udeshi for entrusting the assignment to us. We are grateful to Shri P.K. Biswas‚ Executive Director for sparing time during the assignment and providing
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