R.P. BenDedek Theodore Roosevelt on Immigration
I received this email from an Australian. It is about an American, but the lesson it seeks to teach is one that needs to be learned by both Australians and Americans.
Jun 30, 2009 - 9:25:47 PM
R.P. BenDedek President T. Roosevelt speaking on Immigration
I received this email from an Australian. It is about an American, but the lesson it seeks to teach is one that needs to be learned by both Australians and Americans.
Jun 30, 2009 - 9:25:47 PM
R.P. BenDedek Farewell YanCheng - Hello Baotou!
When I was approached by EET (Easy English Training) to help them set up new 'Private School' English Teaching branches in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, I found it impossible to refuse.
Jun 18, 2009 - 12:50:47 AM
R.P. BenDedek Bullying at School.
The Law of unintended consequences dictates that when you try to change or fix something that already works, something unforseen will happen. Our whole society is suffering in so many ways from the law of unintended consequences. It will take guts to fix society up, but it can be done.
Jun 1, 2009 - 2:19:07 AM
R.P. BenDedek Inside Tiger Hill Suzhou
I bought quite a few movies, including Hugh Jackman's 'Wolverine' Origins movie. That turned out to be a blast actually. The pirates had knocked it off before all the computer graphics were finished. There were these great fight scenes in front of white screens with drawings all over them, and of course the special effects tricks had not yet been edited out.
May 23, 2009 - 2:45:49 AM
R.P. BenDedek Inside HanShan Temple Complex Suzhou
This particular photograph may not be that stunning, but I like it because I just love cultural relics. The one in the foreground dates back to within just a few years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, whilst the white stele behind it dates back (from memory) to the Song or Tang Dynasty.
May 3, 2009 - 9:51:52 AM
R.P. BenDedek May Day 2009 YanDu Park Yancheng China
I found myself running backwards whilst videoing the horde of students pursuing me. I guess in all, it took about 30 minutes to get free of the little tykes.
May 2, 2009 - 1:52:58 AM
R.P. BenDedek Obama Should Listen to Caroline Glick
It is refreshing to read a new perspective on Israel's political allegiances in the Middle East. Perhaps President Obama should start paying attention to reality rather than follow ideological dreams.
Apr 29, 2009 - 12:25:14 AM
R.P. BenDedek Ma Yingjiu Emperor of Taiwan?
Well there you have it. Just a few selected comments about Taiwan. Oh if I only had the essays at hand in which students wrote about Movies, Bathhouses and Parks! They were hilarious!
Apr 26, 2009 - 12:05:00 AM
R.P. BenDedek Why I Love Living in China
If you happen to be a Chinese or Foreign Boss on the East Coast of China looking to hire someone who really can communicate with foreigners in normative English, then Jerry is your man.
Apr 23, 2009 - 2:19:10 AM
R.P. BenDedek Global Warming effect on Antarctica
ICE is expanding in much of Antarctica, contrary to the widespread public belief that global warming is melting the continental ice cap
Apr 18, 2009 - 10:59:03 PM
R.P. BenDedek United Nations Farce: Durban II
I think it is time for us to realise that there is something going on in the United Nations that is working within an agenda far removed from Democratic Principles and Personal Freedoms that we expect.
Apr 17, 2009 - 4:51:05 AM
R.P. BenDedek Free Speech is a Myth!
I doubt that there are many westerners who would consider that China is a truly free and open country, where people can think and act as they please. Generally speaking however, it actually is a place where one is free to think and say what one pleases, except that is, when what you say runs contrary to the 'official and sanctioned opinion'.
Apr 16, 2009 - 10:00:54 AM
R.P. BenDedek Everyone is hurting!
I won't bore you with the details, because it would only result in a backlash of accusations that I am racist and politically incorrect, but suffice it to say, I have not been a happy chappy.
Apr 12, 2009 - 4:36:52 AM
R.P. BenDedek Fact! Research Proves Global Warming!
Science, my friends is our friend. It simply seeks out the truth. Scientific Researchers are constantly discovering new and marvellous things about our universe, and about our own selves.
Apr 4, 2009 - 2:37:56 AM
R.P. BenDedek Stop Knocking President Obama!
So far I have had two sets of relatives in the various Americas contact me. One lot turn out to be residing in Hawaii, and another lot live in Mexico.
Apr 3, 2009 - 4:57:35 AM
R.P. BenDedek Battling Feminist Stereotypes.
Notice the line: The amount of these cases will continue to grow each year until societal norms maintain that this is not rare behavior.
Apr 2, 2009 - 1:45:23 AM
R.P. BenDedek Brilliant Media Reporting?
Received in an email from Willem of South Africa. No original source quoted. Some fine examples of brilliant minds at work in the Media.
Apr 1, 2009 - 12:56:43 AM
R.P. BenDedek Homos, Homosexuals, Homo Sapiens, Homo Erectus
How many different types of Homos are there? These are some of the important questions that one finds oneself thinking about. But 'why is it' you ask, 'that one is thinking about 'Homos' at all? Well I will tell you!
Mar 29, 2009 - 1:25:36 AM
R.P. BenDedek Political Correctness: 21st Century Religion
But when PC becomes Lord of your life; when friendships are determined by a person's acknowledgement of and conversion to the faith, then you really are a sick puppy!
Mar 21, 2009 - 12:10:55 AM
R.P. BenDedek Blood, Guts, Glory and Virgins
To surrender their power and ideology would destroy them. It would make of them 'ordinary citizens' in 9-5 jobs. B-O-R-I-N-G!
Feb 23, 2009 - 5:15:48 AM
R.P. BenDedek Chinese Countryside: Wuxi
This file merely contains some photographs of the countryside. Taken from within a bus, they nevertheless provide some scenic shots.
Jan 17, 2009 - 4:48:56 AM
R.P. BenDedek Media and Misinformation
I received an email today about a very important topic: The US Supreme Court desire to remove all crosses from Feberal Property. It was an interesting email and well presented and argued. Fortunately it was false
Jan 16, 2009 - 10:00:48 PM
R.P. BenDedek The Children of Palestine
"Nineteen children killed and 52 injured last night. I would hope that would motivate those who can help." - John Ging, director of operations in Gaza for the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency
Jan 14, 2009 - 7:40:30 AM
R.P. BenDedek Israel's Disproportionate Response in Gaza: 2009 But as for the bleeding hearts who cry over the humanitarian crisis, they had fair warning of what was going to happen. It was recorded in Jerusalem Post Feb 28th 2008 and entitled: "Israel prepares for assault on Gaza".
Jan 6, 2009 - 3:25:26 AM
R.P. BenDedek Christmas Party Yan Fu Hotel Yancheng Jiangsu
No matter what people may say, it's not easy sticking out like a sore thumb for every passerby to stare and gawk at, and to make comments about. So you just have to go with the flow and entertain the troops sometimes. Speaking of which, get a load of what is written on the back of this lady's shirt.
Jan 4, 2009 - 4:25:20 AM
R.P. BenDedek Domestic Violence: To Whom do you Turn? It is very hard for people to turn their back on a lifetime of ideas and customs. No less hard for the Chinese than the Politically Correct! Just because something is acceptable within your society; that does not make it right!
Jan 3, 2009 - 9:05:29 AM
R.P. BenDedek U.S. Told Hitler Where and When They Would Strike
Can you believe it? The U.S. State Department informed Hitler in advance of where and when they would bomb Germany. They even sent Medical Supplies to assist German Hospitals to care for their wounded.
Jan 2, 2009 - 9:24:59 AM
R.P. BenDedek Is the Bible God Inspired or Just the History of Israel? There is a whole section of the Christian community that just about 'worships' the Bible like an idol, insisting that each and every word as it now appears in English, was virtually 'G-d dictated'. Academics on the other hand are not interested in anything that might give credence to anything that the Bible might say.
Dec 27, 2008 - 11:25:01 AM
R.P. BenDedek It's Christmas Again?
Firstly I received close to 100 telephone text messages. As fast as I kept emptying the messages, the phone would fill up again. I really don't know how many there were. I just know that the final time that I emptied the phone, I had 35 messages sitting there. I replied to all messages with a polite: Thank you! Same to You! Happy Channukah!
Dec 25, 2008 - 10:48:41 AM
R.P. BenDedek Understanding the 480 years of 1 Kings 6:1
The Masorete and Septuagint versions of 1 Kings 6:1 provide different amounts of time [480 or 440 years] to elapse between Israelite entrance into Canaan [or the Exodus Event] and the commencement of the Building of Solomon's Temple.
Dec 22, 2008 - 10:23:52 PM
R.P. BenDedek Egyptian and Israelite Stories
Many people will assert that the Stories in the Bible are not true. They are but myth and fable. But one author who has published a book available through Amazon, and maintains a website, has spent many years comparing Ancient Egyptian tales against Biblical Stories, and has found striking similarities.
Dec 21, 2008 - 10:55:55 PM
R.P. BenDedek Pandora's Box in Performance Based Teaching Assessments. In China, teachers are rated by the performance of their students. If the students don't do so well, then the teacher can lose their job. The utter inanity of this type of situation is best exemplified by the situation faced by a Chinese teacher friend of mine.
Dec 16, 2008 - 3:30:15 AM
R.P. BenDedek China Facts: 'Tibet' & 'Poverty' Freedom of religious belief does not mean religious activities are also free from government regulation or legal obligations.
Dec 13, 2008 - 10:36:21 PM
R.P. BenDedek Expose the Feminist Lie!
Whilst it may suit the Marxist / Feminist agenda to beat up on men, and whilst it suits some men to walk around with politically correct feelings of guilt for being male, in reality, the situation is not nearly so clear cut as many would have us believe.
Dec 7, 2008 - 10:29:19 PM
R.P. BenDedek UN-hinged? or Criminal? "They were beating us with sticks and their rifle butts." "There was tear gas. It looked like an action movie," he said.
Nov 29, 2008 - 9:35:27 PM
