The Biographies of Exemplary Women in Mair‚ Steinhardt‚ and Goldin’s Hawai’i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture [2005] (here after referred to as the Reader) are pithy stories highlighting the often shortened lives of virtuous women’ and their commendable actions and roles as wives‚ fiancées‚ and daughters (in-law) [Mair‚ Steinhardt‚ and Goldin‚ 607]. The original stories‚ Lienu zhuan‚ written by Liu Xiang in Han times were tremendously popular‚ and had a significant impact on dynastic culture
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Aeneas‚ the Devoted Hero In Virgil’s Aenied‚ he illustrates the hero and central character‚ Aeneas‚ as a man who presents piety and duty. This human emotion piety‚ pietas in Latin‚ is duty towards family‚ country‚ and gods. Aeneas always fulfills his duty to his family‚ his fated city‚ and his gods. This piousness is what keeps him going through the grueling journeys and challenges‚ even when things are not going perfectly. Pietas is the characteristic that makes Aeneas stronger through
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It is quite interesting how sudden a particular dynasty gets replaced by another in a blink of an eye. It is also quite interesting to sit back and view the various changes being taken place‚ whether it calls for drastic measures or simply leaving things the way they are. Perhaps changes will allow for improvement and create a better society for all. But‚ if things are done one way and results are satisfactory‚ why change a good thing? Koryo‚ a dynasty founded and ruled by a military commander named
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route I see Afghani performing their prayers some are standing some are‚ kneeling. In Marion Katz essay The Prophet Muhammad in ritual she explains how physical representations of the Prophet Muhammad hold a marginal and disputed place in Muslim piety. The people of the Christian religion celebrate Christmas to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ there are many popular modern customs and traditions that include gift giving‚ exchange of Christmas cards‚ church services‚ special meals‚ lots of decorating
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Introduction a. We can observe through Plato’s various works that he has some difficulty in defining universals; like justice‚ piety‚ etc. b. In an attempt to provide a definition for intangible universals‚ Plato constructs a theory of forms to show that the sensible world of particulars are mere imitations of the real world where forms reside‚ independent of thought and existing in their own metaphysical domain that can be accessed through the mind using reason. Plato’s theory of forms is strongly
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change even sometimes they get hurt. They think‚ “A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit”. So we see many helpless people don’t get any help and nobody feels strange. Another traditional value in Chinese people’s mind is loyalty and filial piety. The value is about the standard behavior. Traditional Chinese believe that the
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of the their lives. The Chinese cultures and followers of Confucianism and Taoism have long defined the essence of harmony. Though in many ways they are different I found there is an ultimate goal in both‚ which is equilibrium in a societal role‚ piety in all rituals‚ compassion‚ and that everyone has a purpose. Confucius’ view on harmony is honored in China as a great sage of antiquity who’s writings promoted peace and harmony and good morals in family life and society in general. The Doctrine
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closely related‚ it can be said that humanity and Jen are interchangeable in this piece as well as many other pieces of Confucian writing. A key aspect in the Analects as well as being one of the most important aspects in Chinese culture is filial piety. Confucius focuses on how one should love and respect their parents‚ elders and ancestors and do as they are told to do. However‚ at the time this was
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themselves to eventual improvement and make the development of character and virtue possible. The reflection of one’s self is being personally benevolent. To be socially benevolent is to be benevolent with family and friends‚ such as following the filial piety. To be politically benevolent is to make one worthy of governing a nation. A man who is unsuccessful at being benevolent is unworthy. Confucius states‚ “Wealth and rank attained through immoral means have as much to do with me as passing clouds. (VII
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that even a renowned playwright‚ Aristophanes‚ decided to exploit the situation. He wrote his critiquing play of Socrates called The Clouds; a scathing criticism that the philosopher would partially attribute to his future indictment on charges of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens. The Clouds was not the only literary work that was centered around Socrates however; the works of Plato (a student of Socrates) depict the man in an entirely different light. The Apology of Socrates‚ a dialogue
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