HSUN TZU AND MENCIUS: Their Conflicting Perspectives of Society The Warring States period in China (453-221 BCE) presented a time of great confusion and chaos among the people of China. However‚ it was also a great period for the philosophy of Confucianism‚ with the teachings of Mencius and Hsun Tzu to lead the way for their lost followers. According to Hsun Tzu and Mencius‚ human beings give birth to their children with a sense of an inherent reaction to life. Without proper teaching‚ children
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No matter what one ’s social status was‚ if one was born in China pre twentieth century‚ one would have at least rudimentary knowledge of Confucian gender values‚ whether through direct study or through traditions that were already soaked in Confucian ideology. In upper-class society‚ daughters are taught through study of classical Confucian texts and as a result most have a great understanding and following of those values; sons are likewise taught their role and are required to follow it if they
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Outline Abstract 1 Brief Introduction 2 History 3 Equipment 3 Choosing table positions and first dealer 6 Rules 7 Melds 8 References 9 Abstract Mahjong is a game that originated in China‚ commonly played by four players. Because of the solid form of the tiles‚ mahjong is sometimes classified as a domino game but plays similar to card games such as rummy. Mahjong is a game of skill‚ strategy and calculation and involves a certain degree of chance. Mahjong has been popular throughout
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New weapons that changed the way of the samurai A Samurai Sword symbolizes and means the Samurai’s prestige and his skills in battle. It is a measure of his stature in society. To all samurai it’s their prize possession and it is worn proudly by its master – until the teppō was introduced. The samurai considered it as dishonorable to tradition. This changed the way samurai fight and changed their view to samurai swords. The teppō is an example of a weapon that changed the way of samurai –
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DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES Family Business Management Tutorial 4 (for week beginning 13 May 2013) Managing The Family Business I Discussion Questions 1. Why is the understanding of family conflict important to family-owned businesses? 2. Emily’s family runs a lucrative F & B business selling beef noodles. She is about to take over the running of the empire when her father retires later this year. However‚ she is worried that family conflicts may erode their very successful
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noble qualities. However‚ perhaps every culture or civilization has their own criterion to define hero. Spartan hero embodied its remarkable strength and powerful physique‚ and Chinese hero must fulfill five virtues which are sense of loyalty‚ filial piety‚ wisdom‚ etiquette‚ and justice. We actually don’t have an exact and general meaning of hero which can be subjective and various. Furthermore‚ as time goes on and the meaning of hero gradually modifies. From my point of view‚ we need hero because
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For centuries‚ mankind has struggled with the question‚ "Are we good by nature?" Do we do good deeds only out of selfish desires‚ or is there a real shred of decency somewhere in our being? Even today‚ lawyers argue whether a killer’s motives for committing atrocious crimes stem from the fact that he has a naturally incompetent tendency‚ or if outside influences‚ such as a difficult childhood‚ turned a naturally innocent person into a murderer. The Chinese philosophers‚ Mencius and Xunzi‚ explored
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leader by the name of Mao Zedong came to power based on his idea for a‚ “Great Leap Forward.” This idea was meant to bring China’s economy into the twentieth century. He had assembled a revolutionary government using traditional Chinese ideals of filial piety‚ harmony‚ and order. Mao’s cult of personality‚ party purges‚ and political policies reflect Mao’s esteem of these traditional Chinese ideals and history. However‚ the product of this revolution created a massive national shortage in vital materials
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Comparison of Different Thinking Patterns between Eastern and Western Advertisements 【Key Words】 advertisement; thinking patterns; cultural differences Ⅰ Introduction With the fast development of globalization‚ economical communications become more frequently‚ which brings more inter-cultural advertisements. The purposes of the commercial advertisements are to persuade customers to buy those products and to earn great interests trough describing the products lively and specifically. English
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The Daoism and the Confucianism in Han Dynasty Yang Yu History 135: Imperial Chinese History Professor: Robert J. Culp Paper I March 4th‚ 2011 The Daoism and the Confucianism in Han Dynasty As the dominant philosophical school for around two thousand years in Chinese imperial history‚ Confucianism is always regarded as the most representative ideology of China‚ associated with numerous books‚ poems‚ artworks and stories that glorify Confucianism’s permeation into every corner of Chinese
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