The Invention of Paper in China Introduction Have you ever thought what life would be like without paper? Have you ever considered how many uses there are for paper? What about who came up with the idea for paper and where paper came from? Paper is one of those objects that we just take for granted. For our lifetimes it has always been around. We have never knows what it would be like to have to document something on anything but paper. Prior to the invention of paper‚ what was used to record
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The Taiping movement‚ an experimental revolution in China that struck a formidable blow to the Manchus in the mid 19th century‚ is widely debated and questions pertaining to its character’‚ whether it was a Rebellion or a Revolution‚ remain largely unsettled. Some historians regard it as a full-fledged revolution‚ even to the extent of calling it the harbinger of the Communist Movement; while others believe that the former is a gross over-glorification‚ and that the Taiping Movement was no more
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Review Questions for the Mid-Term Exam (9th March 2015) I. Review questions for short-answer questions 1. Briefly characterize the following terms: a. Hexagram-The I Ching book consists of 64 hexagrams.[2] [3] A hexagram is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines (爻 yáo)‚ where each line is either Yang (an unbroken‚ or solid line)‚ or Yin (broken‚ an open line with a gap in the center). The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up‚ so the lowest line is considered line
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When Socrates meets Confucius Emotionales versus Rationales: A Comparison between Confucius and Socrates ABSTRACT Socrates regards rational knowledge as the decisive factor of human life and even ascribes all virtues and moral actions to it‚ thereby stressing the ‘rationales’ of ethics. In contrast‚ Confucius regards kinship love as the decisive factor of human life and even grounds all virtues and moral actions on it‚ thereby stressing the ‘emotionales’ of ethics. Therefore‚ we should not
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Echo H. Wu Hong Kong Institute of Education This paper explores the influence of parenting beliefs and practices on children’s talent development through a specific perspective of several Chinese American families with gifted children. In-depth interviews were employed to collect data from the parents‚ and research questions focused on the daily practice of parenting and parents’ beliefs concerning how to nurture high achievement among children. Findings of this study include evidence of a sense
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Compare and contrast essay: Chinese eating manner vs. Korean eating manner Different places and countries have different cultures and manners. China and Korea both are historical and traditional Asian countries‚ which have many traditional cultures and manners‚ including the eating manners. Even though their geographical position is close‚ there are similarities and differences between Chinese and Korean eating manner. There are some distinct similarities between Chinese and Korean eating
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Ideal Person REL/133 Abstract For this assignment‚ we have been tasked to describe the ideal person according to Confucius. I will be including the concepts of ren‚ li‚ shu‚ xiao‚ and wen in my writing because these were the major Confucian virtues. Ideal Person There are many ways to describe the perfect person. If someone were to ask me what the ideal person is‚ I would say that the ideal person is one who has strong virtues‚ is a morally
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The Not So Good Earth For a while there we had 25-inch Chinese peasant families famishing in comfort on the 25-inch screen and even Uncle Billy whose eyesight’s going fast by hunching up real close to the convex glass could just about make them out--the riot scene in the capital city for example he saw that better than anything‚ using the contrast knob to bring them up dark--all those screaming faces and bodies going under the horses’ hooves--he did a terrific job on that bit‚ not so successful
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Lao-tzu or "Old Master‚" the author of the Tao-te-Ching wrote not only about the moral behavior one should live their life by‚ but also about the ways to create a functional government. Lao-tzu wrote mainly for politicians as a guide to follow in order for them to become good leaders. Lao-tzu informs his readers that one can only help people by allowing them to help themselves. One powerful statement from the Tao-te-Ching is‚ "When they think that they know the answers‚ / people are difficult to
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China and Japan are two unique civilizations that went through similar‚ yet vastly different changes throughout their histories. Their growth and response to other nations differed in many ways in government‚ lifestyle‚ and general well-being. One of the main causes for such difference between the countries is the way the West influenced each region‚ and the way China and Japan responded to this influence. China focused more on the idea of being a "status oriented" society‚ while Japan was more
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