Bushido‚ an unwritten ethical and moral code that was adhered to by the samurai warrior class in Japan. Bushido encompasses many aspects of religion and philosophy. Although bushido was only passed through word of mouth it held great influence in Japan and it may yet hold this influence. It is the code of laws that decided the behavior and lives of Japan’s noble warrior class. To attain a grasp of what bushido really is one must first understand its sources and origins. Bushido or The Way of the
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the empires were actually similar. Imperial Rome and Han China were dominated under Patriarchy. Both Empires also had issues with taxes‚ which was the main reason why they practiced a patriarchal system. (DC) Han China was very dedicated to filial piety. Young children have to honor their parents and bring honor to their families. This link with Imperial Rome’s Paterfamilias‚ which is
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The oldest male in the family is always greatly respected with filial piety. Filial piety was the the idea that elders should be respected and the older you were the wiser you were. In the beginning‚ Wang Lung bought an ugly slave for a wife because his wise father told him to. Wang Lung’s respect for his father somewhat diminishes
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The Trial and Death Of Socrates Socrates was charged and had many accusations against him by three men. Meletus whom was the principle accuser‚ Anytus the power behind the prosectution‚ and Lycon the third accuser. During the first three hours of trial‚ Meletus and the other two accusers each mounted a small stage in the law court in the center of Athens to deliver speeches to the jury making the case for the guilt of Socrates. Meletus‚ the youngest of the three accusers made two related
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In the impressionism era‚ any exoteric about impression such as paintings or music would like to show people that picture in color with a completely abstract and beyond reality. The French composer‚Claude Debussy (1862-1918) is a leader of the impressionism in field of music.Debussy likes to place the title of a work at the end of the peice‚that allows pianists to feel and imagine the music intuitively before they find out what Debbusy intended to compost about. La Cathédrale engloutie (The Sunken
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there have been criminals and when caught‚ these criminals have had some form of punishment. As the world has progressed‚ in many countries the punishment no longer fits the crime. "Upon a pillory - that al the world may see‚ a just desert for such impiety."( www.phrases.org.uk) This is an old English phrase‚ origin unknown‚ from around 1599. Just desserts means a person receive reasonable consequences for your actions. Is our justice system set up to give reasonable consequences? It depends on
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Pearl Highlights Hypocrisy in the Scarlet Letter In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl undergoes a dramatic transformation from a devilish infant to a sagely child. Born into a society full of judgment and hypocrisy‚ Pearl‚ a bastard child‚ is unable to escape her predetermined role. Pearl lacks a traditional family; her mother is the sole provider‚ a direct attack on Puritan standards designating this young family as outsiders. Furthermore‚ Pearl‚ unlike her peers‚ establishes a reputation
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South Korea is one of the most homogeneous countries in the world‚ in which it has its own culture‚ language‚ and customs that are different from other Asian countries. In South Korea‚ the citizens greatly value hard work‚ filial piety‚ and humility in their daily lives. South Koreans are very proud people in which they pride themselves in their traditional culture and their financial success. South Koreans have certain etiquettes and manners that are highly esteemed in their culture. Like Japan
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a shrine dedicated to the dead is created in house. It is considered to be the oldest surviving Chinese tradition that still exists. Dating back to Confucius and his idea of filial piety‚ it seems that the tradition has become less of a religious practice‚ transforming into a cultural custom. The concept of filial piety is one that transcends a relationship between people (mostly family members) from one that is present in the physical world‚ into one that is present even after death. In ancient Chinese
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Reflections and Analysis on Tao te Ching Tao te Ching was written around the 6th century BC by the sage‚ Lao-Tzu‚ a record- archiver for the Zhou dynasty court‚ which was a Chinese dynasty from c.1046–256 BC. The book is a fundamental text for both philosophical‚ and religious Taoism and it is one of the three major systems of thought in China along with Confucianism and Buddhism. Tao literally means “way‚” Te means “virtue‚” and Ching means “canon.” Thus Tao-te Ching is a compound
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