SAMPLE ESSAY #1 East Timor Student # 0007 October 1‚ 1999 Americans are facing yet another foreign policy dilemma in a far-off corner of the globe. At issue is the fate of the people of the tiny island of East Timor‚ located in the far reaches of the Indonesian archipelago. At issue is the desire of the East Timorese to secede‚ which goes against the desires of the central government to maintain the territorial integrity of their country. Like minority peoples in the former Republic
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Confucianism- Religion or Not? Religion has always played a key aspect to societies‚ ancient or not. Whether to unify a group of people‚ or to provide a common thought to ensure that the civilization not fail‚ there is no argument as to the importance of religion. However‚ in every ancient society‚ religions share common characteristics which define the term religion itself. There are certain forms to which each religion has to mold to in order to be considered a religion in itself. Certain thought
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To understand why Confucianism is a religion‚ there must be an understanding of what a religion is. Religion can be defined as an interest‚ belief‚ or an activity that is important to a group of people. It is a united practice or belief‚ which connects worldviews of humanity to an order of one’s existence. The practices of a religion can include sacrifices‚ festivals‚ as well as rituals‚ which are an integral part of all religions. A ritual is “a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series
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leader of China‚ Confucianism was often ostracized and derided due to the movements in the Cultural Revolution which was supposed to modernize China. The author follows the arguments of Professors and scholars to form a debate on the aspects of Confucianism that could either compliment‚ or contrast against the Communist government of China. The reason for the debate is to see whether Confucianism would work in tie with modern Communism. There are positions that support Confucianism because it promotes
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Confucianism Still Relevant in Chinese Business Bill Yancey Bellarmine University Confucianism is a philosophy that emphasizes the ethical teachings of Confucius‚ a Chinese philosopher and teacher of ethics. The philosophy focuses on moral order‚ loving humanity‚ honoring parents‚ and establishing harmony in thought and conduct. Some people say that the philosophy which was created in 5th century B.C. is no longer relevant in Chinese culture‚ but the number of people who believe in its relevance
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slices their own definition of religion‚ they cannot categorize Confucianism as such. Rather‚ I feel that it fits under the category of an ethical system. It was built on non-religious foundations‚ it lacks some of the most common aspects of all known religions‚ and its teachers and followers have even separated themselves from the term of religion. In order to understand the reasoning of
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Confucianism and Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee Celebrated cases of Judge Dee‚ a detective novel which describes crime cases which happened in China during the Tang Dynasty‚ in the 7th Century. In the book Judge Dee is a well known magistrate of Chang Ping‚ whom and is famous for solving crime and maintaining justice‚ particularly amongst common the Chinese People. In the book‚ Judge Dee is faced with three murders. As Judge Dee begins solving the crimes‚ the story unfolds slowly and presents
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Confucianism and Taoism have contrasting views on both religion and politics. However‚ they stem from a similar goal and have similar beliefs. Confucianism is mainly centered around virtue and ethics as a means to an ordered society and believes that an ordered society is what people should strive for. Taoism‚ on the other hand‚ focuses on the individual life in relation to the Tao‚ or "way of nature." Both are considered philosophies and not religions and acknowledge a path that a person should
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indoctrinating Christianity into their constructed idea of self; The east without psychologists or therapists had Confucianism to make sense of life. Philosophy like religion has a main objective that aims to explain what we experience within our reality; maintaining an undertone of contentment with the inevitable fate of death. We will first look at the two schools of thought within Confucianism. There is the idealist perspective that we are naturally good with social influences corrupting
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distinctive to Confucianism‚ Taoism and Shinto. In Confucianism‚ the women need to follow the “three subordinations”: be subordinate to her father before marriage‚ to her husband after marriage‚ and to her son after her husband died‚ then Confucians would think she is a virtuous woman. Men could have more than one concubine‚ but women couldn’t remarry even their husband die. Chaste widows were revered as heroes in Confucianism. As the results‚ the women need to follow the men in Confucianism.
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