Weber 1 Mathew Weber Prof. Josh Tucker Engl. 1010 2 October 2011 Reading Response: “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” Q1: What is Amy Chua arguing? Chua is arguing the differences between the Chinese “eastern” mentality on raising children and importance on being the best at everything versus American “western” mentality where we stress that everything that we try to accomplish should be fun. Chu quotes a study where 50 “western” and 48 “eastern” mothers were polled. 70% of western women
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During the Han dynasty‚ Confucian beliefs were the basis for the Chinese government. Confucius‚ known as China’s first teacher‚ was upset by the violence of his era. At first‚ no one listened to him but as time went on‚ his teaching was recorded and later on‚ his sayings became an important addition to Chinese culture. To restore order‚ he believed the Five Constant Relationships‚ which include husband to wife‚ older sibling to younger sibling‚ ruler to subject‚ older friend to younger friend‚ and
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Year of the Monkey What Chinese horoscope sign do you have? Does your personality fit the description? My sign is the monkey; the monkey is supposed to be sharp‚ smart‚very funny‚ can always make people laugh‚ and are very good at solving problems‚ always ready to help others‚ compassionate‚ and sometimes stubborn. A Chinese horoscope sign is when the Chinese calendar is divided into 12-year cycles. Each of the 12 years is named after a different animal.
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Richard Rodriguez The Chinese in All of Us A Mexican American Explores Multiculturalism The other day‚ the phone rang; it was a woman who identified herself as the “talent coordinator” for the “Oprah Winfrey Show.” She said Oprah was planning a show on self-hating ethnics. “You know‚” she confided‚ “Norwegians who don’t want to be Norwegian‚ Greeks who hate Greek food.” Anyway‚ she said breezily‚ wouldn’t I like to make an appearance? About 10 years ago I wrote a thin book called Hunger of
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My name is Jesse Jimenez and I have chosen to write my essay on Chinese Exorcism Masks. China is a country in Asia and was the first country to use money for currency and have been incorporating masks in their cultural traditions for thousands of years. “The first Chinese masks were made about 3‚500 years ago as part of shamanism‚ or religious healing” (The History of Chinese Masks). Masks from China are separated into different categories based upon their set functions. For example‚ Sorcerer masks
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The book The Chinese Maze Murders by Robert Van Gulik is written in a Confucian view point. Even though it is written from this view point it does not hesitate to establish other religious views as well. Such as how Judge Dee is indeed a Confucian man. Not an Ideal Confucian‚ but a Confucian nonetheless. Judge Dee is a strict prefect which is not so much a Confucian way of ruling‚ but a legalist way. He uses both Confucian and Legalist teachings in order to run Lan Fang effectively. Also‚ this book
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Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a depressing story because of how Adeline is treated and how she is unwanted. “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty”(Mother Teresa). In this story Adeline feels lonely and unwanted‚ there are a few friends that she has to get through the day. Adeline’s family doesn’t care for her feelings but they punish her for small things. And Adeline’s siblings constantly tease her and annoy her‚ they don’t do anything that is nice
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The book American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is a book that shows that you are who you are; you can’t be liked by everyone. The Monkey King‚ Danny‚ and Jin all had to deal with this problem of trying to act cool or trying to change their self and who they are‚ just to fit in. First story is Jin Wang son of the Chinese‚ who wants to fit in. He wants to date a blond girl‚ so he decides to perm his hair. He wants‚ and how
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Compare and Contrast Legend This essay is going to be about the Cat and Rat: Legend of the Chinese Zodiac and the Cat and Mouse: Legend of the Chinese Zodiac. The theme of the story is the cat and rat are bitter enemies. The origin is the cat and rat/mouse are best friends. The hook means that the cat and rat always end up being enemies because of rat. The essay will show the differences and similarities of the cat and rat story and the cat and mouse story. First this essay will explain how
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Gao Chinese management styles And Western management styles which method is more effective? A research proposal written for David Liu as part of Principles of Applied Menage ment by Yang yang ‚Yao yue‚ Tang yuli and Wang mingyuan May 2011 1. Introduction 1.1 Topic 1.2 Reasons for choosing this topic 1.3 Background 2. Research Aim and Objective 3. Literature Review 4. Research Method 5. Key Assumption and Limitations
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