Romantic love has been the subject of endless contemplation for poets of all periods. Intangible and complex‚ love is the highest manifestation of humanity. No topic in poetry has received more attention than romantic love. Conversely‚ the ultimate expression of love is through poetry. In each poetic period‚ the representation of romantic love has been informed by the social and cultural values of the time. Thus‚ across time‚ attitudes towards romantic love have shifted with changing values and beliefs
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HOMOSEXUALITY: A COMPARISON OF WESTERN AND EASTERN VIEWPOINTS The purpose of this paper is to shed a positive light on homosexuality. The paper will also look at how religion has shaped the views that people have regarding homosexuality. It will be seen that‚ for the most part‚ Christianity in the West has encouraged people to take a negative attitude on the subject. By contrast‚ the Eastern religion of Buddhism has taught people to have a more tolerant attitude toward homosexuality. It
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A Cultural Comparison of English and Chinese Family Names Hongmei Zhu School of Foreign languages‚ Henan University of Technology Lotus Street‚ Hi-Tech Development Zone‚ Zhengzhou 450001‚ Henan‚ China Tel: 86-371-6775-6797 E-mail: zhuhongmei@haut.edu Abstract The family names of humans are formed and used in the long process of the course of history and the development of society. Family names‚ being a part of culture‚ are closely related to history and culture. English and Chinese names are different
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change." – Charles Darwin. Surviving is about not giving up or breaking‚ about learning to cope with what’s around you in order to survive or overcome‚ and being determined enough to do both. The main characters in the autobiographies To Sir‚ With Love by E.R. Brathwaite‚ Night by Elie Wiesel‚ An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina all were survivors of social prejudices‚ two of which overcame genocides. They were malleable‚ adapting to their situation to survive: to ultimately persevere and overcome
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Comparison of Chinese and Western Food Culture Food is closely related to people’s lives and it is considered the most important element in Chinese culture. Chinese food is famous all over the world too. American Chinese cuisine differs significantly from the traditional Chinese cuisine and even though the variation in taste can be so it is still attractive to many people. When it comes to food‚ Chinese people always care about the color‚ taste‚ smell and shape of Chinese dishes. In
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“The Early Chinese Empires Qin and Hand”‚ the book basically talks about the early time in China when the Great Wall was built‚ the time when Three Kingdoms occurred‚ and the first unification of China in history. For these reasons‚ the book categorizes into History. The Qin and Han dynasties unify China and establish a centralized empire‚ which continually uses and develops through 20th century. The imperial structure draws on elements of both Legalist and Confucian thought. The Chinese empire is
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The Differences and Reasons of Food Habit between Chinese and Western Jiahui Sheng San Francisco State University HTM 0421-01 Abstract Currently‚ with much more frequent culture exchanges between Chinese and Western‚ people from different countries have more and more opportunities to meet new friends with different religions. However‚ it is hard to avoid meeting some conflicts during the culture exchange because of differences of cultures‚ and the difference of food habits is one of the distinct
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First love can happen at any age or not happened at all‚ but must people have fallen in love for the first time as a teenager or an adult. First love is an exciting new experience that most people remember very well as something naïve‚ impulsive and unforgettable love. However‚ forever love is one of the strongest emotions that a human being can feel. It can arise ever so intensely‚ spreading a feeling of warm happiness through every inch of a person body like a wild fire spreading through a tree
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Chinese culture and Western culture‚ an interesting comparison. East is east and West is west; never the twain shall meet. This one line pretty much sums up this never ending debate on the differences between the Chinese culture and the Western culture. Many westerners‚ when they visit China for the first time are in fact shocked to see the customs and traditions in China. But the same holds true for the people of China who go to western countries for the first time. What is to be remembered is the
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containing over 250 myths. To compare and contrast these two poets and their writing styles‚ I will use Achilles’ battle with Hector in Homer’s Iliad book 22 and compare it with Achilles’ battle with Cycnus in Ovid’s Metamorphoses book 12. The comparison of these battles will give us a better understanding of these poets different views on the Trojan War. This battle also takes place outside the city of Troy‚ at the beginning of the Trojan War‚ nine years previous to Achilles’ battle with Hector
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