Analysis of Dramatic Conflicts Under Different Models of Societies Ever since Hu Shi introduced Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House to China and wrote his first play The Main Event in Life in 1919‚ Chinese culture and society started to accept modern spoken drama and it marked as the beginning that Chinese modern spoken dram became one of the alternatives to the traditional Chinese drama. However‚ although the history of Chinese modern spoken drama is not too long‚ the changes in the historical contexts
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How to Write About China When you write a article describing China‚ what would you want people to feel about it? Do you want to describe China as a perfect world or a world like 1984? Actually‚ neither of the ways are correct. Instead of being subjective‚ writing in a objective tone would be a better choice. So that the reader could have a fair view of a real China. At the beginning‚ think about the most significant things of China‚ both good or bad. What things pop up first in your mind when
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Much of our modern day culture has origins in ancient civilizations. Our language‚ religion‚ and even government have been affected by these societies. Two examples of ancient civilizations that have impacted our modern culture immensely include Ancient Rome and Ancient China. Ancient Rome and Ancient China share many similarities‚ but also many differences. Ancient Rome and Ancient China have similarities in the problems they faced and in their accomplishments‚ but they also share many differences
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China was greatly influenced by many of its physical features. The Yellow River that flowed through China‚ impacted China in both positive and negative ways. The people called the Yellow River the “River of Sorrows” because when the river flooded it destroyed all the crops and the houses that lived along the river. However‚ despite the negative side of the Huang He River‚ it was great for the land. The river has silt which is called loess‚ it deposits the loess along the river bends and makes the
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The oldest and most amazing books of Chinese culture is Confucius’s Analects and The Art of war. Both books are used to teach others and is full of meaningful philosophy. The Art of War is composed of 13 chapters‚ which uses the idea of philosophy to observe war and strategy. And surpringly in war there is a moral code to live by according to the art of war. The book‚ Confucius Analects used teachings to change the future of the people. The theme in this book is qualities that should be desirable
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After reading through the book The Death of Woman Wang‚ and holding group discussions on the material found there‚ I have a somewhat deeper understanding of Chinese culture during the 17th century. I also have more questions than I did prior. The culture is a very complex combination of deep rooted mystical beliefs‚ great respect for elders‚ and collectivism. Land is the most valuable physical asset‚ and honor (for men) or virtue (for women) the most valuable spiritual asset. We see a large emphasis
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The term “filial obligation” refers to special family duties that children are responsible for when their parent(s) age and can no longer act independently. There is often a debate regarding this topic‚ which consists of the question of whether or not filial obligation should be a moral duty. Two philosophers that argue the idea of filial obligations are Norman Daniels and Christina Hoff Sommers. Daniels argues against the idea‚ claiming that it should not be a moral obligation of a child to tend
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A Comparison of Confucianism to Judaism Confucianism is similar to Judaism in that the requirements of followers are nearly nonexistent‚ but the two religions differ in factors of origin and ideas on gender relations. To begin‚ Confucianism and Judaism originated in entirely different manners. Confucianism was founded in China by Kong Qiu‚ (later Latinized to Confucius)‚ who did not live to see his ideas become an actual religion. Formed in 500 B.C.E.‚ the faith is much younger than Judaism
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Confucianism and Daoism are two major philosophy that standardized the belief system of human society and life in general. At the time when political and social structure was instable in China‚ Confucianism provided the need for political‚ ethical‚ and social organization. Confucianism focuses more on human behavior. Confucius assumed that all human beings had their own way and everybody including ruler should follow their way. If one fails to follow the way then he or she could loss the mandate
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The Difference Ideas of Social Distance Between American Culture And Chinese Culture How far the range of social distance should be? The correct range of social distance depends on different groups of society and is opposed to locational distance. According to Ashley Crossman a sociology expert‚ social distance is the degree to which people are willing to accept and associate with those having different social characteristics. For example‚ an unwillingness to live next door to a family of a different
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