As a revolutionary, Sun Yat-sen's contribution lay in his optimism and penchant for action more than in his political thoughts and organisational skills. Discuss For my Essay I have chosen the topic from Week 4, asking for comment on the statement, "Sun Yat-sen's contribution lay in his optimism and penchant for action rather than in his political thoughts and organisational skills". This is a perplexing topic, as I am sure there are many possible responses to …showed first 75 words of 2608 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2608 total…As such many of his shortcoming faults have been prushed over in the name of idolization. Born in the year 1866, in the poor southen province of Guangong to peaseant farming fammily. Even form these early years, the climate was ripe for sowing discontent admits his young mind. Having been born a mere two years after the Taipang Rebellion the ramifications of there faliure would have still rung through the local poppulation and made itself aparent.