the difference between western and eastern culture The major difference between Chinese and Western culture is that China is an oriental country‚ and its traditional culture is completely different from western heritage. Chinese culture is older than 5000 years‚ and Chinese people have developed their own music‚ musical instruments‚ painting techniques‚ traditional Chinese medicine‚ and not to forget‚ cooking methods etc – completely different and unique when compared to Western culture. Chinese
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strongly tied to her Chinese identity‚ while in America‚ she traded her culture for her freedom. However‚ they are similar in how they were still tied to their origins as a Chinese woman. A difference between the life experiences of the sisters is that the sister in America had more freedom. The Chinese culture had great limitations on women’s freedom. The sister that left for America did not need to be confined to those restrictions on women‚ she was free from it. In the Chinese culture‚ women were
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Vietnamese Customs and Taboos 1. It is polite to remove your shoes upon entering someones home‚ but not necessary upon entering someone ’s shop. 2. When offering something to someone older or of higher status than you‚ you should use both hands‚ not just one. 3. The youngest person at the table serves everyone else‚ starting with the oldest or most important. Sometimes‚ if you ’re an important guest‚ people will choose the best parts of something and put it in your dish. It shows you ’re respected
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The Differences of education between China and America I want to describe the major differences between Chinese and American education. It includes four aspects. Introduce “Harvard girl” 刘亦婷 1 Goals of education First of all‚ Chinese support all-rounder education. The education’s goal is for making their living‚ for honor. They think that their children who were in very young can not lose in starting line. Hence‚ when children should be spoiled‚ children would have been forced to learn piano
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Education As we all know‚ there’re numerous differences between the educational system in western countries and that in China. And I intend to focus on the comparison between Chinese and American educational system. First and foremost‚ the entrance exam to university in these two countries has huge differences. In China‚ both parents and students attach great importance to this exam because everybody has only one chance to compete against all the other students. To some extent‚ the entrance
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ENGL 106-I: The differences between Chinese and American education （Interview Report） Draft 2 Jingyao Zhang Instructor: Elena Shvidko Author Note Jingyao Zhang‚ Department of English‚ Purdue University Correspondence concerning this assignment should be directed to Jingyao Zhang‚ Department of English‚ Purdue University‚ 500 Oval Drive‚ West Lafayette‚ IN 47907 Contact: zhan1196@purdue.edu My argument topic is “The difference between Chinese and American education”. And I want to
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The first half of the semester of Intro to Religion we learned about Western religions. I have learned very important information about different religions. These religions impact my life in ways I never knew before taking this class. I have never heard about the five pillars of Islam or how many pilgrimages are in Judaism. Now‚ we turn to Eastern Religions which include Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Taoism and many more. Western religions consist of Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam. In Judaism‚ YHWH is
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The western and Chinese Dragon The ancient Chinese created a 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac which is represented by 12 different animals. They are rat‚ ox‚ tiger‚ rabbit‚ dragon‚ snake‚ horse‚ sheep‚ monkey‚ rooster‚ dog‚ pig. Dragon is the 5th in this cycle‚ but the most popular‚ and the only mythical creature. The figure of typical Chinese dragon has a long scaled serpentine body‚ two short antlers‚ four lizard legs‚ and chicken claws. They are either flying in the sky or swimming under
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What is taboo? Taboo is human activity that is forbidden based on moral judgment. Anything that is not accepted by society or by your peers is considered taboo. This perfectly awful word has so many meanings ‚yet no matter what race‚ religion‚ or culture your in it means forbidden or banned. No matter how hard you try not to be taboo you are. So is being taboo part of human nature‚ or is it how we try to stand out from everybody else and show individuality? Are you taboo‚ do you know someone
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lots and lots of differences. Keep in mind that China has at least 8 different cuisines so while the foods in northern coastal China have similarities such as the use of wasabi and lots of seafood‚ in the western part they use mostly lamb and eat noodles. Its hard to do a true comparison but I’ll try. - Raw vs cooked – Traditionally Chinese distinguished themselves from other cultures by saying they had mastered fire‚ and thus had quite a taboo on raw food for most of Chinese history. Japanese
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