Confucianism and Taoism Confucianism and Taoism are two Chinese are two of the Chinese popular religions. Confucianism was founded by Confucius while Taoism was founded by Laozi (Corduan‚ 2012‚ p. 398‚ 405). Both religions are founded around the same time. Confucianism and Taoism shares a lot of similarities as well as some differences. Confucianism believes in teaching moral ways for people to follow to lead a peaceful life. Confucianism believes in five relationships to assist in ways to lead a peaceful
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I love language because it carries beauty and thought. While the study of languages seems monotonous and meticulous to many people‚ to me it is an unfathomable ocean of fun. My initiation of English study originated from my obsession to literary aestheticism. It was a step-by-step aesthetic pilgrimage to the glorious palace of western literature when I started from ABC on‚ then read simple passages‚ later moved onto the beautiful essays and poetry and at last plunged into the classics by literary
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Challenges and Suggestions for Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Date of Submission: 29/12/2013 This paper aims to identify the challenges of teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and offers some suggestions to encounter them. First‚ the paper provides the definition of ESP‚ its characteristics‚ types and developments. Then‚ it describes six main challenges facing the ESP practitioner which are insufficient knowledge‚ lack of proper needs
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of great confusion and chaos among the people of China. However‚ it was also a great period for the philosophy of Confucianism‚ with the teachings of Mencius and Hsun Tzu to lead the way for their lost followers. According to Hsun Tzu and Mencius‚ human beings give birth to their children with a sense of an inherent reaction to life. Without proper teaching‚ children would be uncivilized‚ and ineffective in contributing anything towards society. Young age is important‚ for it is at this time that
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The Social Meaning of Body The Social Meaning of Body in Confucian Tradition: Between Moral and Political Power Lee Seung-Hwan Abstract In Confucian tradition‚ mind and body are not regarded as separated entities. Human consciousness and emotions are deeply rooted in the physical body. The body is a field of expression that mediates between the Self and the outer world. Through continuous effort of character building‚ the body elevates itself from a physical being to a social one‚ from
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One of the factors contributing to their defeat in the Opium War was that they were using cannons‚ used for many dynasties‚ unlike Britain’s advanced military technology. If China had a better military and were a bit more lenient on the values of Confucius‚ the result of the war may have been in their
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believe strongly that the two can and do work together in harmony. One of the greatest areas where Confucianism and Taoism differ is in their primary focus. Confucianism focuses on the social‚ earthly orientation of everyday life. According to Confucius‚ humans are primarily social beings with a natural capability for goodness - which‚ if followed‚ leads to social harmony. In Confucianism a "superior man" is one who has trained himself to do
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Chapter 2 Document analysis Source: teachings of the Rival Chinese Schools Author: Confucius‚ Mencius‚ Xunzi‚ Laozi Time period: Purpose: to compare and contrast teachings of different philosophers Tone: teachings Audience: followers of Confucianism and Daoism Point of view: first person Important content: teachings Assessment of validity: valid Chapter 3 Time period Society | china | India | Characteristics of society | | | Political | As the dynasties changed‚ so did the
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enlightenment in a new way. He was rich but left all that behind after the “Four Sights” were revealed to him. He set off to find Supreme Enlightenment. Shakyamuni Buddha who taught the Four Nobles and the Eightfold Path for liberation from suffering. | Confucius who taught Confucianism. Family name was Kong‚ he was honored as Kong fuzi. | The origin of Daoism is thought to be the way of the Yellow Emperor. The texts used are thought to have been written by Laozi. Zhuangzi who left government position to
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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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