Critical Discourse Analysis on Political Texts Abstract Critical Discourse Analysis (hereafter abbreviated as CDA) concerns power relationships between language and society. Meanwhile‚ politics have influence in many facets around the society. Presenting samples of political texts collected‚ this paper aims at analyzing the power relationships in political texts with CDA. 1. Introduction CDA can be summarized as a study of language use through discourse as well as social problems‚ revealing
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Of all eastern philosophers‚ Confucius‚ born in 550 B.C.‚ is considered the greatest. His teachings are foundational to Asian cultures. Ideal Person for Confucius was one who focuses on the real world and provides guidelines for how people should live their lives. “Moral character of the ruler is the wind; the moral character of those beneath him is the grass. When the wind blows‚ the grass bends.” (Kenyu 12‚ 19). (www.mythencyclipedia.com)His goal was to create gentlemen who carry themselves
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ideology that strongly connects politics‚ “ethics”‚ and social structures as well as influenced majority of Chinese dynasties to adapt some of its principles. Confucianism was created by the thoughts and ideas of Kong Fuzi‚ also known as Confucius. Confucius was born in the Lu state in 551 BC. When
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Person An ideal person through the eyes of Confucius would follow the rules of Heaven and obey Heavens will. Thus by adhering to the rules of Heaven that person would be morally attuned. Confucius believed that ‘aristocracy of merit’ was more valuable than ‘aristocracy of money’‚ and thus he believed that only the most qualified candidates should get a job‚ especially in civil service. This is one of the reasons that led him to value education. Confucius also thought that education was important because
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gentleman. There are dozens of examples of Confucius’s disciples asking how to become a gentleman or what a gentleman would do‚ and Confucius himself uses hypothetical gentleman in order to show examples of morality. While not the overall theme‚ I think there were several other reoccurring themes that played into the main theme of the book. In book XVII chapter 23‚ Confucius says that a gentleman‚ more than anything‚ should have morality. I think most of the themes of the book can be grouped in morality
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doctrines of the gospel and centered their lives around Jesus Christ‚ then the principles would often be applied correctly. These ideas of learning‚ agency (the ability to choose)‚ and self-governance are introduced again in teachings by Confucius. The teachings of Confucius best fit the idea presented by Joseph Smith because it emphasizes how a person’s level of knowledge sets them apart‚ how application helps a person to find the right path‚ and how a leader’s example can potentially influence the public
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affording respect to one another‚ they tend to push their ideologies and beliefs on everyone. Those who are like them or agree with them are accepted and left alone‚ while those are not or do not are victims of oppression‚ anguish and strife. Lao-Tzu made several references specifically to the governments in having a laissez faire approach in leading it’s people. One specific statement he made that really fascinated me was‚ "When taxes are too high‚ people go hungry. When the government is too
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Unfortunately‚ they come back and the abuse continues. Jun-ling decides she is going to run as class president. In her grade this is an honor‚ as it is the only grade that elects their leader as every other grade leader is appointed. Her friendship with Wu Chun-mei grows and they work together to campaign for the class presidency. Jun-ling wins the presidency with votes from all of her classmates and a few of them decide to come to her house after school to surprise her. As these girls show up to her house
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establishing honesty and integrity among the people. Last‚ Confucius believed that the teacher should teach students in accordance with their aptitude‚ thus he taught his students differently when they ask about government. First of all‚ in the analects of Confucius the master mentioned “He who rules by virtue is like the polestar‚ which remains unmoving in its mansion while all the other stars revolve respectfully around it.” (The Analects of Confucius‚ 2.1)This means that if emperor rules with virtue
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