significant effect of this is individualism which has been brought to China by the West. This spread of individualism is a topic of controversy in China. Although a considerable amount of prejudice and fear surrounds the notion‚ it has made a contribution to the liberation of personality‚ especially in China’s younger generation. In this essay the plight of individualism in China will be argued in the first part; then‚ the second part will focus on the negative effect of individualism on Chinese certain groups
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University of Hawaii in Manoa‚ gives her outsider’s perspective of the American culture in an offensive manor towards her American readers. Natadecha-Sponsel pushes her theory that individualism is an American cultural value while implying that Americans are vain in the process. It is understood that Individualism is the habit of being self- reliant which could lead to being self-centered because of failure to rely on anyone else other than one-self‚ but it is hard to call this a cultural value
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information and enables them to know their rights and duties towards their family‚ their society and towards their motherland at large. It expands their vision and outlook‚ and capability to fight ignorance‚ injustice‚ corruption‚ violence‚ disparity and communalism‚ the greatest hazards to the progress of the nation Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all says Aristotle. Getting an education doesn’t just help the mind‚ but also helps us to deal with people‚ how to think properly
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Conformity vs. Individualism: Conformity and Individualism have been foes for longer than most can remember‚ dating back the Renaissance when the new spirit of individualism swept through the Italian peninsula. It seems as though history repeated itself in the United States about 530 years later. The conflict between conformity and individualism is obviously displayed through the elements of the setting in John Updike’s “A&P” exhibiting the upcoming era of social issues and‚ the small town
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Moral education‚ like character education‚ is not a new idea - it is as old as society and education. It addresses ethical dimensions of the individual and society and examines how standards of right and wrong are developed. Thus‚ moral education teaches core moral values‚ such as honesty and responsibility‚ care‚ etc‚ and helps to raise morally responsible and self-disciplined citizens. Problem solving‚ decision making‚ and conflict resolution are also important parts of developing good moral character
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INDIA OF MY DREAM All of us want India to become a respectable super power in the world. India had rich past. it was because of its riches‚ that it was invaded innumerable times and its wealth was plundered. The Britishers ruled India for almost two centuries and exploited the country economically. At the time of independence‚ the country was in turmoil‚ its economy had been shuttered and there was unrest all around. However it was time for India to write its own history. A lot of progress has been
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than Penda. Penda is first introduced as an unmarried women who breaks custom by having "periodic escapades" with men (Ousmane 137). But the experience of the strike turns what once was anger and stubborn independence to dedication and selfless communalism. Her strength of spirit leads the union officials to seek her out to be in charge of the line distributing rations to the striking families. Penda’s firmness of purpose proves surprising and implacable to those that try to use her reputation for
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The community eventually came to an end around 1879 and although somewhat short-lived‚ this utopian community presented many ideas that had never been considered much in times previous to it’s coming. It stood for togetherness‚ perfectionism and communalism. They structured their community around ideas known as mutual criticism‚ complex marriage‚ and contraception. It was these characteristics
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deal with the questions of individualism and respect for authority? In Philoctetes‚ Sophocles deals with individualism in two ways from two different characters. The king Odysseus shows his individualism by becoming conniving and deceitful. That is not honorable conduct for a Greek. His actions are definitely not appropriate for a Greek King. He is showing that he will do anything in order to win the war‚ even if he has to lie. With Neoptolemus‚ he shows his individualism by not doing what his king
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