SAMPLE ESSAY #1 East Timor Student # 0007 October 1‚ 1999 Americans are facing yet another foreign policy dilemma in a far-off corner of the globe. At issue is the fate of the people of the tiny island of East Timor‚ located in the far reaches of the Indonesian archipelago. At issue is the desire of the East Timorese to secede‚ which goes against the desires of the central government to maintain the territorial integrity of their country. Like minority peoples in the former Republic
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the new outbreak of Confucianism among the common people changed the thought process of the Chinese and their opinion of these voyages‚ and other historians‚ like Li Ung Bing‚ argue that the threats of the Mongols led to the stoppage of the voyages‚ my paper will argue that China stopped these voyages and burnt their whole maritime fleet‚ in order to focus on
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politically and economically. To restore order and stability to this nation‚ there has to be a complete transformation of the whole government. In order to have that‚ there will be great sacrifices that will be made. If I have to choose one of Confucianism‚ Daoism‚ and Legalism as a governing system. The most effective system would be Legalism‚ because it’s stable‚ strict and strong. Which would led to a powerful nation. The people of the nation would be fully devastated because of the
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the three teachings‚ Daoism‚ Confucianism‚ and Buddhism. Daoism and Confucianism‚ which were both founded in China hundreds of years before the appearance of Christ‚ appear to approach the fundamentals of religion in the same fashion. Since Confucius and Laozi don’t directly address the question of God or an afterlife and both were concerned more with the present life‚ one would think their philosophical teachings would almost mirror each other. In the case of Confucianism versus Daoism‚ it appears
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belief system is different depending on the location around the world‚ but it is common to practice monistic beliefs when it comes to Ultimate
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Taoism and Buddhism were born in the same century. Siddhartha reached enlightenment in approximately 535 B.C. and Lao Tzu’s teachings were recorded around 500 B.C. There are many similarities in the basics of these two religions. Some of the similarities can be seen clearly when examining the three meaning of Tao. <br><br>The first definition of Tao is "the way of ultimate reality." This means that Tao cannot be perceived ‚ defined‚ talked about‚ or thought of. It is too big a concept for humans
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Confucianism- Religion or Not? Religion has always played a key aspect to societies‚ ancient or not. Whether to unify a group of people‚ or to provide a common thought to ensure that the civilization not fail‚ there is no argument as to the importance of religion. However‚ in every ancient society‚ religions share common characteristics which define the term religion itself. There are certain forms to which each religion has to mold to in order to be considered a religion in itself. Certain thought
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Achieving Your Goals Will is the instrument of the image of God within you. In will lies His limitless power‚ the power that controls all the forces of nature. As you are made in His image‚ that power is yours to bring about whatever you desire. [pic] Nothing is impossible‚ unless you think it is. [pic] When you make up your mind to do good things‚ you will accomplish them if you use dynamic will power to follow through. No matter what the circumstances are‚ if you go on trying‚ God will create
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leader of China‚ Confucianism was often ostracized and derided due to the movements in the Cultural Revolution which was supposed to modernize China. The author follows the arguments of Professors and scholars to form a debate on the aspects of Confucianism that could either compliment‚ or contrast against the Communist government of China. The reason for the debate is to see whether Confucianism would work in tie with modern Communism. There are positions that support Confucianism because it promotes
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I am working at Harmony Public Schools. In my school system‚ teacher evaluation system called Harmony Teacher Evaluation and Support System (H-TESS). This system based on framework for teaching evaluation instrument by Charlotte Danielson. The school is using modified version of Danielson Framework. In this system‚ there are three domains such as planning and preparation‚ the classroom environment and instruction. For each domain‚ there are specific component and elements that are followings: Domain
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