by: Woo Tai Kwan (First prize winner in the STAR 25th anniversary essay competition (Category C - adults) Should a fairy godmother suddenly appear before me with a crystal ball‚ a magic wand and a world atlas‚ and give me the liberty to select the country I’d like to live in 25 years from now‚ without a second’s hesitation‚ I would point to that small nondescript‚ elongated peninsula straddling the equator called Malaysia. The reason is
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needed to be met. For one‚ people needed to pursue propriety to become vistous individuals. They needed to discard their own internal negative traits such as the pursuit of glory or gluttony. To obtain propriety‚ the Confucian must also practice filial piety‚ that is the respect and devotion to one’s own parents and rulers . The society under Confucianism there were to be an establishment of social classes‚ such as the gentry‚ peasants‚ artisans‚ and merchants‚ whose importance was ranked by their
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Analyze the similarities and differences in techniques of imperial administration in two of the following empires. The Han Dynasty was established in 206 BCE to 220 CE‚ more than 400 years of rule split into two distinct periods: early Han and later Han. During the establishment of the Han dynasty‚ the Maurya Empire was declining to its end‚ when it finally ended during 185 BCE. Several events marked the transition from Republic to imperial rule‚ including Julius Caesar’s appointment as dictator (44 BCE);
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Ambereen Abdul-Alim ANTH 135: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Dr. Xianghong Feng Written Assignment #2 Comparison of the Chinese and American cultures According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ culture is defined as “the integrated pattern of human knowledge‚ belief and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations.” Culture is an aspect all groups of humans have and even though it is an aspect our species shares‚ the supposed
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This article examines aspects of the relationship between Korean American parents and their children. The study aimed to measure the association between the perceived parental levels of acceptance and rejection with levels of parental control‚ ranging from permissive to strict. Self-report data was collected from the individual members of 106 Korean American families for the purpose of this study. The children answered questions about their parents while the parents reported about themselves. The
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Works Cited Casey‚ J.‚ & Koleski‚ K. (2011). Backgrounder: China ’s 12th Five-Year Plan. U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission. The Economist. (2009‚ June 25). China ’s Predicament. The Economist . The Economist. (2011‚ July 21). Illegal Children Will Be Confiscated. The Economist . Viswanath‚ A. (2012‚ Mar 5). China: getting old before rich. The Financial Express . World Bank. (2009). From Poor Areas to Poor People: China’s Evolving Poverty Reduction Agenda. China Recommendations
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Comparing Empires: Roman and Chinese Consolidating the Roman and Chinese Empires 1. both empires defined themselves in universal terms 2. both invested heavily in public works 3. both claimed supernatural sanctions a. deceased Roman emperors as gods (imperial cult) i. persecution of Christians for nonparticipation in cult b. Chinese emperor as Son of Heaven i. rule by Mandate of Heaven ii. dependent on just rule iii. heavy ritual duties to maintain relationship between earth and heaven iv. moral
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There is a story told about a couple who brought along their child and their aged‚ sickly‚ bed-ridden father into the forest with the intention of dumping their father there. They carried him in a basket. Their child wanted to bring the basket back home after that. The couple asked him why he did so. The child replied that he wanted to use the basket to dump them in the forest when they were old. In the end‚ the couple quickly brought their father back home. The moral lesson is one should not dump
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Confucianism‚ Taoism and other schools of thought which came from China are added on top of Shintoism. For instance‚ Confucianism advocates senses of “ren‚ yi‚ li‚ zhi‚ xin‚ xiao and zhong”‚ which mean “humanity‚ justice‚ manners‚ wisdom‚ faith‚ filial piety and loyalty”‚ which are widely used as guideline
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Philosophy 312: Oriental Philosophy Main Concepts of Confucianism Abstract: The main concepts of Confucianism are discussed. IV. Main Concepts of Confucianism: the twin concepts of jen and li are often said to constitute the basis of Confucianism. A. Jen (wren): human heartedness; goodness; benevolence‚ man-to-man-ness; what makes man distinctively human (that which gives human beings their humanity). 1. The virtue of virtues; Confucius said he never really saw it full expressed.
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