Differences between the philosophies of the east and west Western philosophy has its roots in Athens‚ Rome and JudeoChristianity while Eastern philosophy is derived from Confucianism‚ Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism. As Greek and Latin are to Western civilisation‚ so classical Chinese is to East Asian civilisation. I will focus on four major differences between Eastern and Western philosophies. 1. Western Individualism and Eastern Collectivism In the Greco‑Roman tradition‚ the image of Prometheus
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A Talk on World Environment Day Good morning to our beloved principal ‚ Mr Yap Chong Guan ‚ dear teachers and students of Chung Hua Middle School No.1 . Thank you for giving me this opportunity to say a few words on this auspicious day. I would like to focus on the importance of rainforests and why we must save them. We all know that Malaysia has the oldest rainforest in the world ‚ but do we really understand what rainforests do? Rainforests safeguard our existence
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San Suu Kyi and before President Obama. Started as an underground band‚ May Day has formed for 16 years and dominated the mainstream Rock & Roll market. Ashin the vocalist‚ Monster the lead guitarist‚ Stone the rhythm guitarist‚ Masa the bassist and Guan You the drummer‚ these five men formed the current May Day. Different from other artists‚ this band not only controls the lyrics and composition but also takes full responsibility of arrangement and production. “Originality is crucial to every band
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Avalokiteshvara‚ and Mahosthamaprapta with twelve guardian generals who have pledged to disseminate the Buddha’s teaching (Tradition of Liao 916-1125‚ Metropolitan Museum wall plaque). <br> <br>On the other side‚ I noticed a standing statue called "Quan Yin" that I have often encountered. It was an Avalokiteshvara from the Sui dynasty (581-618) made
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concept of Yin and Yang ‚ which is parallel to shady side and sunny side‚ evil and good‚ stillness and movement‚ has been a prevalent concept in society since the fifth - sixth century BCE. On paper‚ it is portrayed as a circle that is “not divided (in half) by a razor sharp line” but by a curved‚ flexible one. This represents the complete wholeness of the symbol. In the black/white side‚ there is a germ of the other side‚ a white/black spot‚ respectively‚ indicating that there is no definite yin/yang
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Chang-e’s Ascent to the Moon Chang-e is the lunar goddess in Chinese traditional myths. In China‚ she is a widely known character. She is known as a very beautiful woman who is living alone in a palace in the moon called “Guanghan Palace”. Her story is one of the most famous tragedies in Chinese myths. Recently there are several “retold” versions of the story of Chang-e’s ascent to the moon in different media. In 2010‚ there was a teleplay named “Chang-e” that told about the love story
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Administration System Real World Database Development by Kong Koon Kit Law Yu Yeung Chan Yin Mo Leung Shiu Hong Advised by Prof. Frederick H. Lochovsky Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for COMP 397 in the Department of Computer Science Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Name of Student: Name of Student: Name of Student: Name of Student: Kong Koon Kit Chan Yin Mo Law Yu Yeung Leung Shiu Hong Signature: Signature: Signature: Signature: Date: Date:
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creation myth ’Yin and Yang’ tells of the universe being created by two forces. Yin was feminine in nature and characterized by heaviness‚ darkness‚ earthiness‚ passiveness‚ submissiveness‚ and cool. The opposing force of masculine Yang‚ who possessed principles of light‚ celestial‚ aggression‚ and warmth. From Yin and Yang‚ the earth and heavens were created perspectively. Although this myths talks about the creation of the universe‚ the underlying theme is about the balance (Yin and Yang) between
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The attitudes that the Chinese Han dynasty and the Romans conveyed towards technology depended on the government’s views on technology and also the relationship of the government with its people and laborers‚ but ultimately it would benefit the people and contribute to the development of society. Technology was vital to a society because it made the decreased work for laborers significantly‚ as in Documents 3 and 4. Documents 1‚ 6‚ and 8 display how‚ in order for a society to develop‚ the growth
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL‚ MALAYSIA v CHIOW THIAM GUAN [1983] 1 MLJ 51 FACT: An application made by the attorney general to have the plaintiff’s Statement of Claim struck out under 0.18 r. 19‚ Rules of High Court 1980 on the ground that the Statement of Claim disclosed no cause of action. The plaintiff sought for a declaration that the mandatory sentence of death under section 57(1) of the Internal Security Act was unconstitutional as being unreasonable‚ oppressive and infringing the equality provision
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