Comments | ljlee: Stand Strong, Stand Proud: Earth Kingdom Resilience and Identity (2 of 2)

ljlee

Stand Strong, Stand Proud: Earth Kingdom Resilience and Identity (2 of 2)

Feb 02, 2012 09:30

Continuing from Part 1 of the essay about the combination of steadfastness and dynamism that makes the Earth Kingdom so formidable, this second part of the Earth Kingdom culture essay is an examination of its diversity and ultimately identity.

( Identity and Pride in Earth Kingdom Culture )

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fairladyz2005 February 2 2012, 04:48:29 UTC

Good stuff as usual. I think you have a couple of typos though. You call Haru a firebender at one point and the last sentance before your last subsection title needs a period ( ... )

ljlee February 2 2012, 07:56:28 UTC

Silly typos are silly. Thank you! :D ( ... )

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ljlee February 27 2012, 03:32:11 UTC

Thank you! And yes, absolutely, that stasis, even stagnancy, is a big part of the Earth Kingdom. I agree with you that the ruling class of Ba Sing Se was afraid of the consequences of industrialization, much like the Qing dynasty of China (which Ba Sing Se heavily models in its visuals) before its refusal to modernize made it fodder for imperialism ( ... )