Confucianism originated in China by Confucius around the year 400 B.C.E. (faithresource.com…). Hinduism was brought to India by the Aryans around the year 1500 B.C.E. (janesvilleparker.org…). Although these two belief systems originated at different times they still share many similarities as well as many differences. Confucianism and Hinduism are two religions that shared many similarities. Such similarities are the idea that both were used as an outline for the way one should live his/her life
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Tea drinking cultures about U.K. and China CHAN Gloria Upper Iowa University (SOC240 – Diverse Cultures in America) Dr. Alan Lai Abstract Every nation will have their different cultures‚ like the United States is a multi-cultural society‚ Japan and China is a democratic society trip. Every culture show different characteristics of their civic. And in this paper I would like to show you about the tea drinking cultures. Every single thing can show culture of their country. I working in a tea
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The Cultural Development of ancient Egyptians and ancient Chinese civilizations were fairly similar but were different on certain ideas. From the way historians looked at the number of gods/goddesses each civilization worshipped‚ to the inventions and tools the craftsman made to make life less difficult shows the similarity of the two civilization. Both couture’s buried their dead with items of value‚ practiced ancestor worship‚ had elaborate systems of Bureaucratic systems of administration and
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brought to the dining table. Utensils flying around‚ juices spilled on the floor and morsels of food crushed in your toddler’s fist are normal scenarios that accompany a child’s journey at the table. Eating in public becomes a major concern as parents dread the time when their toddlers would fling food to another table. It is tempting to admonish a child or to make him sit on his time-out chair for showing such behavior. But a parent needs to understand that toddler manners are taught and learned
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Cuba and Morocco Ever thought about cultural backgrounds and what makes them different? There are many traditions within them that include marriages and weddings‚ dance‚ and religious rituals. They all come together to create one. For instance‚ Cubans can happily marry the person of their choice. The wedding is a huge gathering with exquisite decoration and the bride wears a white dress made of satin or silk. The bride’s family will be the one to pay off the wedding. After the wedding the wife
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In the past‚ many countries around the world suffered from similar problems. The rich were getting away with basically anything‚ and the poor were being taxed to death. This was especially big in France as well as other countries such as Japan. The taxation was mostly prominent in the era of Tokugawa. With all the Daimyos and Samurai‚ if you were a peasant‚ life would be incredibly hard to live. This was all changed by the Revolutionary Meiji Restoration. During the Tokugawa period‚ Japan had
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Discrimination and Racism in Country Lovers and the Welcome Table Donna Robertson ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Lyndsey Lefebvre November 18‚ 2012 Discrimination and Racism in Country Lovers and the Welcome Table Racial discrimination has affected black people of the United States as well as Africa for many years. Although racial discrimination is against the law in both countries today‚ many people believe that it still exists. This essay will compare and contrast the racial
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Greek influence on western culture When people refer to western culture‚ we mean a large range of heritages including social norms‚ traditional customs‚ religions beliefs‚ political system‚ art fine‚ literature and technologies. Now western culture has its own particular framework which has been developing till now‚ and traditional western culture is said to be affected by three main factors: Ancient Greek‚ Roman Empire‚ and Christianity. However‚ the Greek civilization contributed greatly to the
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China and Japan’s Responses to Western Influence During the 19th and 20th centuries‚ much of the western world had at the very least‚ begun to modernize. Countries on this side of the globe were becoming booming metropolises. Trade with many other nations brought lots of new things to these western countries and also resulted in the Europeans observing a good deal of places that were not yet modernized. These observations later lead to the western nations wanting to make changes. They
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The Cultural Differences in Cross-cultural Communication Guijun Zhang* China Pharmaceutical University / Nanjing University Abstract: The article discusses communication‚ cross-cultural communication and culture. It analyzes the root of cross-cultural difference and lists six fundamental patterns of cultural differences in cross-cultural communication. It also gives suggestion on how to properly treat these differences to achieve successful cross-cultural communication. Key words: cross-cultural
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