Assignment 1: Writing a descriptive paragraph using the words: touch‚ smell‚ hearing‚ taste and vision. My Holiday On New Year’s Eve of 2012‚ my family and I went to Bokor Mountain Resort. On the way up to the top of the mountain‚ I can sense many things. First of all‚ I can see many huge trees‚ beautiful flowers alongside the road; especially‚ the view of the sea and houses in Kampot Province that I could see from the top. I was very excited to be so closed to the nature. Secondly‚ when I opened
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My name is Jesse Jimenez and I have chosen to write my essay on Chinese Exorcism Masks. China is a country in Asia and was the first country to use money for currency and have been incorporating masks in their cultural traditions for thousands of years. “The first Chinese masks were made about 3‚500 years ago as part of shamanism‚ or religious healing” (The History of Chinese Masks). Masks from China are separated into different categories based upon their set functions. For example‚ Sorcerer masks
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The book American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is a book that shows that you are who you are; you can’t be liked by everyone. The Monkey King‚ Danny‚ and Jin all had to deal with this problem of trying to act cool or trying to change their self and who they are‚ just to fit in. First story is Jin Wang son of the Chinese‚ who wants to fit in. He wants to date a blond girl‚ so he decides to perm his hair. He wants‚ and how
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Chinese Philosophy and Poetry One of the most prevalent beliefs of the Chinese philosophies is that men are born good. People are naturally good unless they fail to develop their feelings and senses. Confucianism teaches that a lack of knowledge can be the cause to evil. In Poem 238‚ a woman named Chiang Yuan gave birth to the human race by sacrificing and praying to God. She bore her child easily because she sought after blessings from God. Confucianism teaches that good things will come to those
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Erik Thomas Chinese Civilization 10/24/12 Jingyu XUE Compare the attitude towards education in Confucian‚ Taoist‚ and Legalist thought There were several salient schools of philosophy that arose during early years of the development of Chinese civilization. The era was subject to not only political fragmentation and excessive warfare‚ but also the birth of unique intellectual foundations as well. Confucius rallied together a school of thought that underscored the utmost importance of humanism
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the dry weather we were not able to light any of our own fireworks for the 3rd year in a row. The fires have gotten so bad that the flames engulfed a group of firefighters trying to put out the fires and 19 of the group had lost their lives. The heavy rains that we have gotten over the past weeks have helped a lot with putting out the fires. Going back to the fireworks‚ we were still able to enjoy our 4th of July fireworks at the usual firework shows. We still had a very fun 4th of July without being
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groups‚ religion‚ and many other categories. Therefore the various classification of culture itself may seem endless. The purpose of this report is to identify the Chinese culture in Singapore‚ particularly aspects that are important for foreign businesses. 2.0 The background of Chinese in Singapore The traditional Chinese society basically evolved from Confucian teachings: If you want to rule the state‚ first put your house in order; if you want to put your house in order‚ first cultivate
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As the evening approaches the houses are lit with candles and electric lights. Children burst crackers. One hears the sound of loud bombs and smaller crackers from all across the city. Looking up at the sky one finds rockets and various other fireworks filling the sky with gaiety. The air gets polluted with gas that is emitted by the crackers. Children are warned to be careful while bursting crackers because any neglect could cause burns. In fact the fire stations work overtime on Diwali because
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If I were a Chinese farmer in 2006 I would be continuing my livelihood that I have done all of my life even when I was a child helping my family. I later got married and I now have 6 children ranging in age from 4 to 18. We all live in a village called Xinzhuang (Village of Xin) in China. This is a farming village that is about 1481.3 miles outside of Shanguani‚ China that is the closest well known city. My typical day starts out at 7:15 AM when I get up and eat breakfast with my family and then
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actually do more harm than good? Who is at fault? Should those who came up with the ideas be to blame? In answer to the first question‚ yes. Take gunpowder as an example; gunpowder was first used in China for entertainment‚ such as fireworks (Pyro universe‚ History of fireworks). However‚ when the invention went into the wrong hands‚ it became a weapon‚ which made it do more harm than good. It is not those who came up with the idea who are to blame‚ it is the people that use it in a deleterious way in
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