Romeo and Juliet‚ the two young lovers in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ ended up becoming a large part of what could be called “fate”. Fate seemed to control their lives and force them together‚ becoming a large part of their love‚ and the ending of their parents hatred. In ancient China‚ a philosopher‚ Mozi‚ rejected fatalism because it is a belief that gives people excuses to doing nothing. He says: [I]f we were to accept the theories of the fatalists‚ then those above would not attend
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The two Confucians Mencius and Xunzi held opposing views about human nature. Mencius believed that human nature is good. Every person is born instilled with four main virtues; Righteousness‚ Ritual property‚ Wisdom and Benevolence. These virtues will only develop fully if it is nurtured and put to effect appropriately. He also claimed that those who are not virtuous have been “corrupted by the environment” . He believes that “Individual effort was needed to cultivate oneself‚ but one’s natural
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DBQ 2004 AP World History Response As Buddhism spread from India to China beginning in the first century C. E.‚ it was met with mixed results. Many Chinese accepted Buddhism and defended its policies while others scrutinized Buddhism’s absence from past texts and used it as a scapegoat for political and social problems. Still others remained indifferent‚ wishing to meld the aspects of belief systems in China to create a unique Chinese culture. Documents 2 and 3 defend and support Buddhism
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Lee Bailey‚ Sr. His 104 Formation of Chinese Civilization The Chinese civilization was first started during the Xia (2200 BCE-1750 BCE). This it during this era that Chinese people would start to improve upon previous Civilizations. In this essay will see how China progressed throughout history to what it has become based on the their ability to learn from other civilizations and improve upon their own. Agriculture was the bases
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No matter what one ’s social status was‚ if one was born in China pre twentieth century‚ one would have at least rudimentary knowledge of Confucian gender values‚ whether through direct study or through traditions that were already soaked in Confucian ideology. In upper-class society‚ daughters are taught through study of classical Confucian texts and as a result most have a great understanding and following of those values; sons are likewise taught their role and are required to follow it if they
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The theme of benevolence is the core theme throughout the Analects. Benevolence is defined as the desire to do well to others‚ or to perform kind‚ charitable acts. Benevolence has three levels: personal‚ social and political. By reflecting on one’s faults and words‚ one can bring themselves to eventual improvement and make the development of character and virtue possible. The reflection of one’s self is being personally benevolent. To be socially benevolent is to be benevolent with family and friends
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DBQ 2004 AP World History Exam Sample Essay G Prompt: Based on the following documents‚ analyze the responses to the spread of Buddhism in China. What additional kind of document(s) would you need to evaluate the extent of Buddhism’s appeal in China? Historical Background: Buddhism‚ founded in India in the sixth century B. C. E. was brought to China by the first century C. E.‚ gradually winning converts following the collapse of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E. Buddhist influence continued to
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1HIST 504 Fall 2013 First Paper Your assignment is to write a paper that compares and contrasts the ideas of any two of the following three philosophers: Confucius (aka Kongzi)‚ Mozi‚ Zhuangzi. In your comments‚ you should try to adopt the perspective of one of these three thinkers. For example‚ if you are comparing Confucius and Zhuangzi you might present Zhuangzi’s perspective on Confucius: Which of his ideas are similar to your own and therefore worthy of praise? Which ideas are
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1. Filial Piety (xiao) was a fundamental aspect of Confucius’s Analects. He said that a son is filial if he does not change his father’s ways for 3 years after he dies. This became a foundational value of “ren”‚ or humaneness. He also believed that uprightness lies in filial piety. According to Confucius‚ the beginning of filial piety is serving your parents‚ the middle is serving your ruler‚ and it ends with establishing yourself. According to Confucius‚ being filial and fraternal is the root of
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In the Chinese philosophy‚ the portrayal of Confusion through Kongzi explored the theme of filial piety and family from the five organizing themes‚ in which one of the ideas presented is the “differentiated care”. Confusion believed that one should care more for and show a moral obligation toward people in our family rather than to a stranger. However‚ Mozi portrays a different alternative philosophical understanding that contradicted the idea of differentiated care. He advocated “impartial care”
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