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American Values and Taiwan Values

American Values and Taiwan Values. ESL 5 Culture Study Presenters: Hsiao,Hsin-Chieh Lin,Ting-Yi Instructor: Lyra Riabov. Outline. Historical Factors that affected USA Values and description of the American Values

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American Values and Taiwan Values

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  1. American Values and Taiwan Values ESL 5 Culture Study Presenters: Hsiao,Hsin-Chieh Lin,Ting-Yi Instructor: Lyra Riabov

  2. Outline • Historical Factors that affected USA Values and description of the American Values • Historical Factors that affected Taiwan Values and Taiwanese Values • Social and political problems that can affect the 21st century culture in Taiwan • Possible solutions • References

  3. Historical Factors WWII Great depression Cold War Civil Rights movement Assassination of JFK Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. American Values Individualism Freedom Self-reliance Equality of opportunity Competition Material wealth Hard working Historical Factors that affected USA Values and Description of the American Values

  4. Taiwan-Formosa Area :Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu, as well as the Pratas and Spratly islands, with a total land area of 36,179 sq km.Population: 23 millionCapital : Taipei CityPeople:Han people 98 %of the population The 11 tribes of indigenous inhabitants and other ethic minorities comprise the other 2%.Language: Mandarin/Taiwanese/Hakka Religion : Buddhism/Taoism/ChristianPresident : Chen Shui-bian

  5. Historical Factors Chiang-Kai-shek's troops occupy Taiwan February 28th Incident Martial law declared Kaohsiung Incident Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) founded Martial Law lifted First democratic legislative elections First presidential elections DPP's Chen Shui-bian wins presidency Taiwan Values Hard working Individualism Independence Freedom Democracy Friendly relationship among the people Historical Factors that Affected Taiwan Values and Description of the Taiwanese Values

  6. Chiang-Kai-shek's troops occupy Taiwan February 28th Incident

  7. First presidential elections

  8. DPP's Chen Shui-bian wins presidency

  9. Social and Political Problems that can Affect the 21st Century Culture in Taiwan • Economy depression • Problems with our system of constitution • China kept Taiwan out of the World Health Organization following the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) • China’s continuous efforts to constrict Taiwan’s activities in international community, Taiwan is unable to freely establish diplomatic relations with other countries and participate in international organizations

  10. Possible solutions • Economic revitalization • Comprehensive reform • Push for a new constitution of Taiwan • Join the member of the World Health Organization (WHO) • Join the member of the Union Nation (UN)

  11. References • http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577607_2/Taiwan.html#s17 • http://www.gio.gov.tw/ • http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tw.html • http://tecro.org/?OVRAW=taiwan&OVKEY=taiwan&OVMTC=standard • http://www.taiwan.com/ • http://www.taiwandc.org/

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