Chinese ghost festival – A ritual that embodies Buddhist and Chinese values The Ghost festival‚ the second most important festival of the year‚ is an event in which features of Buddhism are most relevant in Chinese culture. The ritual‚ by essence‚ belongs to the living and the dead – it creates a harmony between the two‚ as well as that between the individual‚ society and nature in its performance. Its Chinese term‚ Yu lan pen hui‚ is composed of the foreign word “yu lan” that refers
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Section and the terms and conditions in the GeBIZ Terms and Conditions shall govern the Contract between the Polytechnic and your company. In this Condition‚ unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Polytechnic" means Temasek Polytechnic‚ a body corporate incorporated under the Temasek Polytechnic Act (Cap. 323A) and having its address at 21 Tampines Avenue 1‚ Singapore 529757 and includes any officer authorised by the Polytechnic to act on its behalf. (b) "Contract" includes the Polytechnic’s
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Asian American Cultural Group Today there are many students that come from different cultural groups and we as teachers need to understand their cultures and find ways we can best help them learn. One of the quickest growing cultural groups in the United States is the Asian Americans. It is estimated that 15 million Asians are living in the U.S today and have recently moved here. Asian Americans are known to be very successful‚ more successful than any other cultural group. Religion is very important
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Higgins LIM College What defines the ideal body for a woman? Throughout time‚ a woman’s body has been perceived in so many different ways‚ but today the most popular image for a woman’s body is one that is thin and lacks curves. Many things have influenced this ideal‚ but one of the biggest influences is popular culture. In earlier centuries‚ popular culture’s preference for voluptuous female bodies is depicted in early Western art. Today’s popular culture contributes to the ideal that being thin is
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Asian American History: Settlement and National Belonging Asian American Studies/History 161 Final Exam - Review Sheet 250 points *10 points for your name and TA’s name Spring 2013 PART I – IDs: For each term‚ please clearly 1) define what it means; 2) develop its significance within the context of this course by using a specific example drawn from assigned readings to help explain the term when applicable. 4 IDs; 25 points each for a total of 100 points Rice Paper Collective kye Triple
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Through the Eyes of Asian Men Overview Asian stereotypes are a product of prevailing myths propagated by various media‚ from books‚ plays‚ movies‚ television‚ to even historical propaganda. Generally speaking‚ the stereotyping of Asian women often swing to extreme types: the docile‚ subservient sexual object‚ or the dragon lady. Asian Americans only make up a small percentage of the United States population and live mostly on the west and east coasts of mainland United States and Hawaii. Consequently
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by political ministers from twelve countries‚ the meeting concluded with commitments for future annual meetings in Singapore and South Korea. Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opposed the initial proposal‚ instead proposing the East Asia Economic Caucus which would exclude non-Asian countries such as the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ and New Zealand. This plan was opposed and strongly criticized by Japan and the United States. The first APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting
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1) An Incident Lu Hsun Six years have slipped by since I came from the country to the capital. During that time I have seen and heard quite enough of so-called affairs of state; but none of them made much impression on me. If asked to define their influence‚ I can only say they aggravated my ill temper and made me‚ frankly speaking‚ more and more misanthropic. One incident‚ however‚ struck me as significant‚ and aroused me from my ill temper‚ so that even now I cannot forget it. It happened during
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Effect of Western Culture on Women’s Attitudes to Eating and Perceptions of Body Shape Amelia J. Lake‚ Petra K. Staiger‚* and Huguette Glowinski School of Psychology‚ Deakin University‚ Melbourne‚ Australia Accepted 22 April 1999 Abstract: Objective: The current study investigated the effect of culture on two factors implicated in the development of eating disorders‚ negative attitudes toward eating and dissatisfaction with body shape. Method: Hong Kong-born and Australian-born women from
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Effect of representation and visual culture on the female body Introduction Body image is a construct that has applications in several areas of psychology and medicine‚ including patients with neurological disorders leading to inaccurate perceptions of personal appearance‚ patients with noticeable physical deformities‚ individuals with pathological misperceptions about certain aspects of their appearance‚ as well as in eating disorder patients (Fulkerson‚ McGuire‚ Neumark Sztainer‚ Story‚ French
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