Relationships between the individual and society vary between cultures‚ religions and ethnicities. Nevertheless‚ throughout history‚ how the individual is seen in society varies accordingly. In Medieval Europe‚ China and Islamic countries‚ religious beliefs and different philosophies greatly contributed and effected how individuals in a community acted and interacted with their society and other countries. Different lifestyles and common norms contributed to the differences in relationships because
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CHAPTER I: THE ART OF WAR SYNTHESIS Sun Tzu’s The Art of War Writing taught us‚ and make us realized so many things. We live in a world that is full of competition. Therefore‚ this writing of Sun Tzu is very useful not just in the military troops but also in our personal life especially our battle when we are engaging business. There are lot of strategies and ideas that we can get from The Art of War Writing. As what is written in the summary that I have read in this chapter‚ it was stated
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suffering and Buddha tried to make them realize that the reason for the suffering was because human focused on getting attached or looking for things that were not going to provide them long lasting happiness. Confucianism Confucius- Kung-fu-Tzu or Kung fu the Master was the name of the reverent Chinese first teacher. The reason for that was because he stands in first rank according to Smith Huston. Taoism is a philosophical religion; their traditions have influenced Eastern Asia for more than
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The Ballad of Mulan The original story behind the iconic Disney movie Mulan dates back to the 5th or 6th century C.E. Tzu-Yeh is possibly the woman behind The Ballad of Mulan (Ode to Mulan)- she tells the story of Mulan‚ who goes to war dressed as a man in place of her elderly father. She fought in the war against other tribes for 12 years‚ her gender unbeknownst to her comrades. Mulan faired so well in the was that the emperor offered to give her a higher rank. She refused‚ saying “Mulan has
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Estela Garcia June 10‚ 2014 PHI 2010 Module 3: Chapter 13 & 15. 1. Explain and evaluate the notions of Karma‚ samsara‚ and Nirvana. - Karma‚ samsara and nirvana fall under the religion of Hinduism. When all of our actions bring consequences‚ either in this life or the next is referred as karma. Samsara means the cycle of birth and death. Us humans are basically good‚ but are caught up in a cycle of pure desire and also of suffering that is a direct result of ignorance and of the
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television and in computer and video games. “Watch your thought they become words‚ watch your words they become actions‚ watch your actions they become habit‚ watch your habits they become character‚ watch your character they become your destiny” Lao Tzu said that. In the daily life‚ the little mistakes seem not important but they may lead to bad results. The aggressive images in films and games seem simple and don’t affect our lives so much. Day by day‚ our brain get used to violent images‚ then we
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is best when people barely know she exists‚ not so good when people obey and acclaim her‚ worse when they despise her....But of a good leader who talks little when their work is done‚ their aim fulfilled‚ they will say‚ "We did it ourselves.” -Lao Tzu
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Confucianism and Daoism are among the top eight religions of the world. Although they are both ancient Chinese styles of living‚ they have few similarities. Both of these religions share a similar goal‚ a goal of departing from being an individual and moving towards becoming a part of a greater whole; a greater contributor to society itself. Additionally‚ they both focus on the goal of self-improvement‚ thus improving social order. In Confucianism‚ the individual improves himself through orderly
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The Argument of the Honor Code in School Systems Having an honor code at a school generally varies by the belief system of that school and the surrounding area. However‚ a concise and proper honor code is something that can help the academic‚ social‚ and personal well-being of students and the community surrounding them (Stanford University). To prove this‚ three points will be brought up. The first point discusses an article relating to the New York Times. The article speaks of how the academic
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The World’s Asian Treasure People would say that buried treasure doesn’t exist anymore‚ but these are only the people who never bothered to look. I’m curious to know what buried treasure means to people in today’s age‚ and after some pondering‚ it can be nothing else but Literature. Literature is the treasure that amazes the minds of readers and teaches precious life lessons. It is a treasure because its boundaries simply do not exist‚ and it is set apart from any treasure chest in history
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