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    1. Filial Piety (xiao) was a fundamental aspect of Confucius’s Analects. He said that a son is filial if he does not change his father’s ways for 3 years after he dies. This became a foundational value of “ren”‚ or humaneness. He also believed that uprightness lies in filial piety. According to Confucius‚ the beginning of filial piety is serving your parents‚ the middle is serving your ruler‚ and it ends with establishing yourself. According to Confucius‚ being filial and fraternal is the root of

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    argument to the relationship of piety‚ glory‚ and moral responsibility lacked a conceptual framework. This framework should have addressed the relationship and provided a “backbone” to the argument that would create an effective platform for reasoning. The idea behind the conceptual framework should have been an overarching concept that supported my argument: Glory received by pious mortals and their interactions with their Gods served as an incentive to be piety in their society. My paper’s argument

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    The relationship between men and women in a patriarchal society‚ such as Chosŏn Korea‚ raises many questions about how much influence a woman was able to procure. While she would technically have been restricted to her limits within the inner chamber‚ the actuality is not always so clear. One illustration of this discrepancy can be seen within The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng. Throughout her memoirs‚ Lady Hyegyŏng shows that for a woman of her social standing‚ the strict appearance of Confucianism many

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    a group of refugees to establish the Latin race. This mission‚ designated by the gods and fate‚ involved a journey filled with hardships that Aeneas and his people faced with determination and adamant resolve. In particular‚ however‚ it is Aeneas’ piety that is highlighted as his defining feature. It is crucial to note that‚ in ancient times‚ the Latin word pietas referred to not only religious devotion‚ but also devotion to one’s family and country. Therefore‚ Aeneas possesses the values that were

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    Confucian Homework 1.) Explain Filial Piety Confucianism believes that relationships are the foundation that supports society. All relationships have to start at home‚ that is where Filial Piety comes into play. Filial Piety is the basis of a relationship between a child and their family. Under the umbrella of Filial Piety‚ children are expected to show dedication and devotion to their parents. They must hold up this devotion all the way through adulthood. 2.) Explain Li and Ren If

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    family because typically at a Roman funeral‚ they would exhibit masks’ of their ancestors and their deeds. This regard to ancestors resembles that of Confucianism‚ which was highly practiced in Han China. The core of Confucianism was known as “filial piety”‚ meaning the respect and obedience that children owed their

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    women as being faithful to their husband and being weak-willed putting men over women. As in China women were also obedient and devoted to their husbands as the assets most appropriate for women. During the Han dynasty Confucian Value Xiao of Filial Piety‚ a teaching that children must obey and honor their parents‚ elders‚ and political authorizes‚ was to enhance authority of patriarchal

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    What changes would you like to see take place in your country within the next 10 years? Prosperity‚ stability and harmony have always been goals of countries and these take a lifetime of planning to achieve. By virtue of her smallness and dynamism‚ Singapore has taken a relatively short time‚ since her independence‚ to change and develop into what I hope will be a better place to live in. Family planning measures were introduced in Singapore in the early seventies. The results show that the

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    The word I would love to redefine is “Princess”. Other than its literal meaning of ladies of the royal family‚ the word princess has also been used and related to concepts negatively. I can totally agree with some but letting a good word turns into a bad one; I would rather “Re-redefine” it instead. How would you define the word “Princess”? I bet everyone has a different answer and thought. If you ask a little girl‚ she probably tells you that her dream is to become a princess or she is a princess

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    Socrates v. Euthyphro: What Is Piety? In Athens Greece‚ there was a very wise man considered by the Athenians who lived through the Periclean age (around 400 BC) and his name was Socrates. For most of his life time Socrates was a highly well respected philosopher; who loved teaching philosophy of life to anyone who listen in the street of Athens. All was dandy until his friend Chaerephon had told him that “He went to Delphi at one time and ventured to ask the oracle – as I say‚ gentlemen‚ don

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