the fifth century AD Confucian orthodoxy retreated before the popularity of Buddhism and Daoism. But a renaissance came during the Song dynasty when Confucianism responded to the challenge and developed its own metaphysics. This new trend is known as Neo-confucianism‚ and its main exponent was Zhu Xi (1130-1200). It subsequently became the main orthodoxy of the scholar officials until
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History X (1998) American History X is a story about two brothers‚ Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) and Danny Vinyard (Edward Furlong)‚ who struggle to overcome racial barriers when they are faced with the tragic death of their father. Derek‚ becomes a Neo-Nazi enthusiast after his fire fighter father parishes in a fire set by black gang members. In a vulnerable place in his life‚ Derek falls into the hands of Cameron Alexander. Alexander is the leader of a Baptist church looking to brainwash the youth
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Laozi and Zhuangzi‚ Confucianism on those of Confucius (Kongzi) and Mencius (Mengzi)‚ and Legalism on those of Han Feizi. Confucianism was not adopted in Confucius’ life time. It developed later‚ during the Song Dynasty and was further advanced to Neo-Confucianism by Zhu Xi. Unlike the Chinese
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Thank you‚ members of the Indian Constituent Assembly for inviting me here today to speak to you on the 66thanniversary of India’s Independence from the British rule. It is‚ indeed‚ a matter of great honour for me to be able to speak in front of so many great people. I am immensely grateful to this assembly for giving an opportunity to an ordinary student like me to deliver a speech which is being telecast on the national network and is being watched by millions. On this occasion ‚ I
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Tsunami [pic] INTRODUCTION The term tsunami comes from the Japanese language meaning harbour ("tsu") and wave ("nami"). Although in Japanese tsunami is used for both the singular and plural‚ in English tsunamis is well-established as the plural. The term was created by fishermen who returned to port to find the
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trade affected the natural resources of Japan. On the other hand‚ China and Korea exerted a lot amount on Tokugawa Japan as well with Neo-Confucianism and the concept of mu’en would change the intelligentsia and aesthetics sphere. In contrast to the foreign influences that developed in the 17th century‚ there were also movements that came in response to challenge Neo-Confucianism such as Ancient Learning and the revival of Shintoism. With all the foreign influences in the 17th century‚ it brings to
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closer look at the roles Neo-Assyrian queens and her households were responsible for in the function of the palace and‚ in extension‚ the Empire. In contrast to the traditionally held belief that women held no power in Neo-Assyrian palace‚ tablets and inscriptions from the era support the idea of a more assertive queenship. An important figure in the study of Neo-Assyrian queenship is Naqia‚ the possible wife of Sennacherib‚ who is the best-documented woman from the Neo-Assyrian period‚ and she will
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Throughout this article I will be analyzing the rhetor Eric Thomas and his speech‚ How Bad Do You Want It through the Neo-Aristotelian Criticism. The Neo-Aristotelian Criticism style is a style that focuses on analyzing the style and manner of the speeches ability to deliver an idea to its intended audience. This criticism style focuses mainly on the rhetor‚ otherwise the speaker‚ and analyzes the entire speech in the qualities of; the emotional and physical qualities of the speaker‚ the audience
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to inform a general audience who read the newspaper‚ of the impact of foreign‚ outsourced jobs to the people who receive them. Using clear unambiguous sources of actual people who receive these jobs‚ he creates a personality that he applies to all Indians who receive the call center jobs. A persona of hard working‚ kind‚ and ambitious people who love what they do in order to make his audience agree with the exporting of lowly jobs such as these. Friedman’s organization is similar to many other newspaper
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2012 Word Count: 1411 Film Noir to Neo-Noir: A Shift in Cultural Tides Film noir of the 1940s captivated audiences through its distinct form of storytelling. Strongly influenced by German Expressionism‚ these films have a definitive look and style that still resonates with modern audiences today. Like other classical Hollywood genres‚ film noir sought to bring to light tensions felt within society‚ namely those that affected men following World War II. Neo-noir films pay a great deal less attention
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