Discuss sima qian views of the leaders

Question

Please answer any one of the following questions.Requirements: 4-5 double-spaced pages, size 12 font; quotations should take up no more than 10% of the total text

1. Using five or six examples from the class readings, comparerecent-style poems by Du Fu or Wang Wei to the song lyrics by writers like Li Yu or Su Shi, specifically in the areas of structure, theme, and visual or other imagistic elements.
2. Discuss Sima Qian's views of the leaders Hsiang Yu , First Emperor of , and The Prince of Wei , focusing on their respective ability to attract and retain loyal followers.
3. Compare Li Qingzhao's Epilogue to Records on Metal and Stone to Zhang Dai's fiveessays about the people and places of the West Lake.  Do they share a similar moral message?  Why, or why not?
4. Why do foxes, such as those in "The Laughing Girl" and "Lotus Fragrance", sometimes make good wives inStrange Tales from a Chinese Studio?  Discuss some of the motives for and ways in which these creatures form bonds with human beings.