Mencius doesn’t ignore the fact that there are evil or bad people in this world‚ he believes some people do fail due to poor development or not being taught the virtues of what makes a good human being. On the other hand‚ Hsun-tzu takes Mencius’s ideas and strongly disagrees. To Hsun-tzu‚ humans are born innately evil. He takes Mencius’s idea of having to be taught to be good as not truly born good. He believes anything humans have to work towards to become good is considered conscious activity. He
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In Legend by Marie Lu‚ the author uses flashbacks to show symbolism‚ foreshadowing‚ and the importance of the pendant to Day. At this point in the story‚ Day is still locked up and June feels that the Republic is untrustworthy. June has just brought Day the pendant that he lost a while back outside the hospital trying to steal plague medicine. As soon as Day sees the pendant he is surprised and happy‚ and then remembers his life when his dad was still around. In days flashback he remembers the first
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Characterization - In the book “Legend” by Marie Lu‚ I would like to have Day be my best friend out of all of the characters. Day has been nothing but caring throughout the whole book to Tess and other characters such as June and his little brother Eden‚ which is a characteristic that I really admire about Day. An illustration as to where Day was caring to Tess was when he met Tess for the first time. Day was on the streets by himself when he saw her in an alleyway. He called out to her and she
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Anne has just turned thirteen‚ and she lists the birthday presents which she has received‚ including the diary‚ which she says is "possibly the nicest of all." She then gives us a brief description of her personal history‚ mentioning her birth in Frankfurt‚ Germany‚ the family‚ their emigration to Holland after Hitler’s rise to power and his persecution of the Jews in Germany‚ the Nazi occupation of Holland‚ among the Nazis’ occupation of other European countries‚ plus the various‚ severe restrictions
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they are guided by an adult to become better. We are evil by nature although we may become good people much like Mencius says‚ but I do not agree. I believe man’s nature is inherently bad‚ however man’s nature can be altered and wants to be altered. Hsun Tzu says man’s nature is evil‚ he states that man is very much influenced by his environment‚ to which I agree. We are going to do what we are taught‚ and what we are led to believe by our influences in life. If you are born in a stable home with
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Hello Class‚ I hope you enjoy reading my post According to the article acculturation “is the acquisition of the cultural elements of the dominant society—language‚ food choice‚ dress‚ music‚ sports‚ etc.—w as the process by which assimilation was to be achieved‚” (p. 369). This being said I agree with the author’s posture on acculturation to an extent because I feel like there is much to discuss when looking at the effects of acculturation. This is a something that is seen in the United
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Diary of a Madman‚ published in 1918‚ was written by Lu Xun‚ pen name of Zhou Shuren‚ who was considered the most important Chinese Modernist writer. The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman‚ was published in 1960 with a collection of other short stories called Family Ties‚ written by Clarice Lispector‚ who went to law-school‚ and worked as a journalist before becoming a full-time writer. Both of these writers portray a rather dark story‚ one that focuses on a central character who’s view on the society around
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musician chooses each word‚ stroke‚ and lyric with strong intent. Lu Xun‚ a pivotal contributor to modern Chinese literature in the 20th century‚ is no different. He makes decisions of word choice in how his characters are named and addressed by their fellow characters. Naming characters is a way of indirectly applying symbolism and metaphors to the life of the individual with the goal of emphasizing a certain theme of the story. Lu Xun not only applies certain names to his characters to draw attention
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Marie Lu is a dystopian novelist whose life began with a very surprising start. Her given name is Xiwei Lu‚ and she was born in Wuxi‚ China on July 11‚ 1984. When she was just five years old‚ she migrated to the United States after the Tiananmen Massacre‚ and settled with her family in Georgia. Marie finished her first full manuscript when she was just fourteen‚ and has kept a steady interest in the dystopian and/or sci-fi genre. Immediately after Marie Lu’s graduation at the Southern University
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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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