Education: July 2005 Archives

PROUTIST UNIVERSAL Editorial Note: Both of these women are about to experience the miracle of birth. One of these pregnancies was planned; the other was just a pleasant surprise. There was never a question amongst their family members of the right to life of either child. Both will be welcome, held and loved by parents, grandparents and family members. This is the way it is supposed to be right? Our children are our lineage and collective gift to humanity. What is so special about these children is that they will not be amongst the 40 million this year that were “chosen” as unwanted and Aborted. They have a right to life and love because their mothers want them too. And the others?

The two Opium Wars between China and Britain in the mid 1800's powers effectively ended Chinese sovereignty and began its slide into subservience to Western and then Japanese powers. One of the instruments used to undermine Chinese sovereignty was the addictive drug opium. Using Murphey’s East Asia: A New History as the starting point, this paper will analyze the nature and extent of the opium trade with a view to assessing final responsibility for it and thus make the relation between commerce, colonization, and drug use more accessible.