other. Confucius said‚ "If a ruler himself is upright‚ all will go well without orders. But if he himself is not upright‚ even though he gives orders‚ they will not be obeyed." With this quote‚ he meant that the superior person should set an example for the inferior. He also believed the superior should be responsible for the inferior. Furthermore‚ Confucius stressed the idea of filial piety and the fact that the father takes the credit or blame for his children’s actions. He strongly believed in the
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Confucianism Paper Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs World Religious Traditions I REL 133 Robert Mossman July 19‚ 2014 Confucianism Paper Master Kong‚ also known as Confucius‚ began the philosophical and ethical system of Confucianism. Humanitarianism is the core belief of Confucianism. The belief system is based on the philosophy that humans are‚ by nature‚ communal and social beings and that everyone has a specific role to play. The Five Great Relationships and the Five Virtues are concepts followed in
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In the article‚ “Why Chinese mothers are Superior‚ Chua describes her efforts to give her children what she describes as a traditional‚ strict “Chinese” upbringing.] This piece was controversial. Many readers missed the supposed irony and self-deprecating humor in the title and the piece itself and instead believed that Chua was advocating the “superiority” of a particular‚ very strict‚ ethnically defined approach to parenting. In fact Chua has stated that the book was not a "how-to" manual but a
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The Chinese religions consist of three main religions and ideas. These include Buddhism‚ Daoism‚ and Confucianism. We have already learned about Buddhism‚ but Daoism and Confucianism are new to our knowledge. Buddhism is the sun‚ Daoism is the moon‚ and Confucianism is the five planets (Bilhartz‚ 259). These are separate ideas‚ but it is likely that all three religions are used at the same time by people. There are always difference of opinions about the beginning of a tradition and its origin. The
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Parents Seniors & Retirees Students Small Business/Self-Employed Industries/Professions International Taxpayers Self-Employed Small Business/Self-Employed Home Other International Individual Topics Alien Taxation - Certain Essential Concepts Classification of Taxpayers for U.S. Tax Purposes Determining Alien Tax Status Employees of Foreign Governments or International Organizations Income from Abroad is Taxable New Developments in International Taxation Special Categories of Alien
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This attitude is coming from the Chinese parents living in the Western countries. Amy Chua is one of those parents. She has written an article about the differences between Western parenting and Chinese parenting called‚ “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior.” She believes in a strict upbringing where TV and play dates are not part of the agenda. An upbringing where grades lower than an A are downright disappointing and the sentences “I don’t want to” and “I can’t” does not exist. There is no compromising
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Writing about Literature Reading literature like Beowulf and Emerson’s "Heroism" is just one stop along the way to becoming an English scholar. Writing about literature is a third essential element. In the assignment for this lesson‚ you will synthesize the texts you have read to write a short essay; this means you will combine details from Beowulf and "Heroism" to show your understanding. When writing about what you’ve read‚ you need to consider the general idea of the text and the specific
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Superior-Subordinate Communication It is a vital component in an organization for the organizational members and the top management to exchange information about the functions in an organization so that the organization can reach its objectives effectively (Altinoz‚ 2008; Bisel‚ Messersmith & Kelley‚ 2012; Wińska‚ 2010; Steele & Plenty‚ 2015). This is because the management has great impact over their subordinates and the way they perform in the organization because they provide them with sufficient
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Over time many religions as well as philosophies have impacted the lives of many people. Christianity and Confucianism are two examples of those who have impacted their followers. Christianity was formed in 1st century A.D‚ and Confucianism was formed in 551 B.C. Christianity has impacted its followers’ lives in many ways. Christianity is a religion that believes in one true God‚ and they follow a set of morals called the Ten Commandments. Document 1 states‚ “Honor your father and your mother”
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How do we describe the Tao in the Tao Te Ching? Do we even explain it as a religion‚ an idea‚ a philosophy‚ or do words hinder the way? Within Taoism we find a mixture of ideas and philosophies from the Chinese; tying together Taoism‚ Buddhism‚ and Confucianism. These many different forms flow within each other to enhance one another. Without using doctrines and laws as the only way to describe it‚ the Tao in tradition focuses more on the energy of life and how to move within that energy for the
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