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    nation successful and well rounded. Filial piety‚ an important value in Confucianism‚ should also be practiced by Filipinos in their family because it can help mold our country for the better. Family is considered as a small unit of the government. It is seen as a training ground that prepares us for the future. It is where our parents instill to us the values that we need to know in order to become productive people of the society. Through filial piety‚ children will know that the father‚ who serves

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    The movie‚ Ushpizin‚ is a Israeli film where it was filmed in the Jerusalem‚ Israel. This movie is based on one Orthodox Jewish married couple‚ Moshe and Mali Bellanga who are poor and an infertile couple in the Breslov community in Jerusalem. Without no money to prepare for the upcoming Sukkoth which is one of the joyful Jewish holiday in the fall‚ they pray much for their financial help. After an agony prayer‚ they received an unexpected money 1000 dollars that both of them are greatly pleased

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    desires. This character‚ Tartuffe‚ is a hypocrite who desires money and power and projects a false image. This comedy deals with disguise and religious hypocrisy. Tartuffe claims to be a godly man when in reality he is a manipulative man who uses his piety as a strength to get what he wants. In this story‚ Tartuffe convinces Orgon and Madame Pernelle that he is a poor and religious man. He makes them believe he is truthful and humble by pretending to be pious. However‚ Tartuffe’s ways do not fool the

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    gives orders‚ they will not be obeyed." With this quote‚ he meant that the superior person should set an example for the inferior. He also believed the superior should be responsible for the inferior. Furthermore‚ Confucius stressed the idea of filial piety and the fact that the father takes the credit or blame for his children’s actions. He strongly believed in the importance of family‚ respect for elders‚ duty‚ and harmony. Confucius also emphasized the importance of education. According to Confucian

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    often given Roman names. Even the Jews‚ with their one god‚ were tolerated. For the Romans‚ religion was first and foremost a social activity that promoted unity and loyalty to the state‚ a religious attitude the Romans called pietas‚ or piety. Cicero wrote that if piety in the Roman sense were to disappear‚ social unity and justice would perish along with it. The Roman distaste for Christianity then‚ arose in large part from its sense that it was bad for society. The effect of this conflict was that

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    In Plato’s Apology of Socrates‚ Socrates is standing on trial in which he is being accused and sentenced for corruption of the youth‚ and impiety by Meletus. Socrates during the trial presents defense speeches to the jury in order to prove his innocence of these charges. There were three phases of the trial the preface‚ sentencing‚ and Socrates speaking to the people. During the sentencing stage Socrates remains lists a number of rulings in which he may face‚ one being exiled however Socrates could

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    Chinese culture. As to the relations within a family, the Chinese people emphasize the relation between parents and children, particularly emphasizing children’s love and respect for their parents. Chinese family life is, in reality, the life of filial piety. Individual freedom and equality in American family are ranked the most important place. So the family members are very much like friends. In contrast to Chinese culture, the primary responsibility of the American family member is not to advance

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    Confucius and Daoist Fulfillment What is a fulfilling life according to Confucianism and Daoism respectively‚ regarding their views on human nature‚ one’s relationship to his/her family/society‚ and nature? According to Confucianism philosophy‚ Confucianism is more than just a religion. A complex set of rules‚ which for nearly 2000 years dictated almost every aspect of Chinese life‚ it encompasses the fulfillment of life by living ethically and morally. Likewise‚ aside from being beneficial

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    offer my own analysis‚ and make counter arguments for my opinions. To begin with‚ it is necessary to understand the context of the problem. From the textbook‚ we know that “When he was over 70‚ Socrates was accused before the Athenian assembly of impiety and corrupting the young‚ and was sentenced to death” (WP X.1). In the Apology‚ Socrates claims that if the

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