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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2014 Content 1. Introduction 1 2. The Onion Model 2 2.1 Rituals 2 2.1.1 The Dragon Dance 2 2.1.2 Temple Worship 3 2.2 Values 3 2.2.1 Filial Piety 3 2.2.2 Humbleness 4 2.3 Heroes 5 2.3.1 Chairman Mao 5 2.3.2 Bruce Lee 6 2.4 Symbols 6 2.4.1 Panda 6 2.4.2 Dragon 7 2.5 Practices 7
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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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spirituality and are only concentrated on everyday basics‚ materials‚ and momentous pleasures. A lot of thinkers and politicians saw the need of more religion in the society. President Elsenhower even joined the church in 1953 because he thought some more piety was necessary to be brought in the American society. Later the congress even made “in God we Trust” the national motto of the United States. The growing need for spirituality was also promoted by the godless-anti-communism mood in society. As Whittaker
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an invaluable perspective for seeing nature as valuable. These three main focuses are most evident in the works of art that emerged from this period. Attaining social harmony and respect is directed to society as a whole‚ including not only filial piety and friendships but also towards authority‚ which was
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The cult of domesticity was the idea of a perfect women in the early 1840’s that was based around 4 characteristics: Piety‚ Purity‚ submission and domesticity. Piety was a woman’s devotion to her religion‚ purity was that a woman remained a virgin; submission was that a woman would be passive towards men and domesticity was that a woman belonged in the house. These ideals set women back so
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History 115. Essay 1 Shuang Xu Kangxi and Yongzheng The emperor Kangxi is well known as one of the most admired rulers in China’s history. He reigned China for the longest time period. "In the final years of the emperor’s life‚ Kangxi was the master of a powerful and unified state" (Cheng and Lestz‚ 58). From the Kangxi’s Valedictory Edict in 1717‚ I see a man who had brilliant talent‚ thought‚ and eloquence. Reading between the lines‚ I feel that Kangxi regarded himself as a strong Mandate
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Daji‚ Shay Final Exam‚ Question #1 HIST 151‚ Spring 2015 Word Count: 1498 May 2nd 2015 Factors Precipitating the Inevitability of the Protestant Reformation In 1517‚ a single friar collapsed thousands of years of religious unity‚ undermining the power of the Roman Catholic Church‚ an institution that held religious authority over the majority of the Western world. Martin Luther‚ the son of a miner‚ published a document titled The Ninety-Five Theses that challenged the selling of indulgences as a
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Letter to the Young Women of Malolos Europe‚ February 1889 To My Countrywomen: When I wrote the Noli Me Tangere‚ I asked myself on whether or not courage was a common virtue of the young women of our country. I searched my memory diligently‚ and recalled one by one all the young women I knew since childhood‚ only to find out that all the young women I knew since childhood. Only to find out that a few conformed to the ideal I longed for. It is true that there were many who were endowed with amiable
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