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    and soul which we receive from our culture. Western culture can also be referred to as advanced culture; this is because its ideas and values promote the development and sustainment of advanced civilization. Western culture has had quite an influence in india but it has its pros & cons too. There are many good things in the western culture which we have adopted. But why do we see only the negatives? Even the Indian culture has influence the western world. the globe is shrinking & we are all getting

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    the eastern civilization would live is how people dream of living today. The eastern peoples put others above themselves. The way the western civilization used to live is how we live today: caring about ourselves for the most part. Even though the eastern side of living is how most people wanted to live‚ there are some positive characteristics of the western side that are worth incorporating. A common problem today is that we don’t think. A trait of eastern culture is the being contemplative

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    Philosophy is often divided into two very broad categories‚ Eastern philosophy and Western philosophy. Eastern philosophy consists mainly of Asian philosophies such as the Indian philosophies of Buddhism and Hinduism‚ the Japanese philosophies of Zen Buddhism and the samurai tradition‚ and the Chinese philosophies of Confucianism‚ Taoism and Ch ’an Buddhism (Moore & Bruder‚ 2008‚ p. 525). Western philosophy is older and generally divided into groups based on a progression of years as opposed to

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    Assignment Eastern and Western Philosophers Comparison Paper Philosophy has divided into two separate categories‚ the Eastern philosophy‚ and Western Philosophy. The Eastern philosophies are mainly consists of the Asian philosophies such as: the Hinduism and Buddhism in India (McGraw & Hill‚ 2008). Taoism‚ Confucianism‚ and Ch’an Buddhism in China‚ and Zen Buddhism and Samurai tradition in Japan (McGraw & Hill 2008). The Eastern philosopher‚ I believed that Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ Mohandas

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    cultured and at the same time we dont want to show alsocompletely naked‚to say that we are of Orient in nature. You see the advertisement in the Yahoo‚ how to increse the size of penis. Do this ad project us as cultured? I doubt. One may say that Western culture makes us bold enough to face the challenges of the present world. When west was sleeping‚ we were cultured and were bold. 2. lose of affection and attachment to the family. Because of westernisation‚ our children does not know even their

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    examinations given by the government. Western impact however slowly changed this old age system. Japan’s caste system viewed certain aspects of life differently and structurally differed themselves from China. In The Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa‚ Fukuzawa plays a leading role in the devolvement of Japan’s education system based on the ideas of Western civilization. Growing up in China‚ Chiang Monlin in Tides From the West tells his story of Western education and the meaning it brought to

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    that you do throughout your lifetime‚ coming back to potentially haunt you for your wrongdoings. The fact that western medicine cannot look at the spiritual aspects of health is ignorant. Mental health especially is one hundred percent connected to taboo and karmic lessons. Western medicine forgets that they are not in control since they tend to do things that are seen as miracles. The western world’s advances in medicine is what causes them to see the spiritual side as mundane‚ failing to realize that

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    Challenges Facing Western Countries The global community as whole faces many problem‚ with developing nations having to confront a different set of issues than those of developed nations. Western societies have the luxuries of a high standard of living and general prosperity‚ but these luxuries also come with their own set of challenges and obstacles; a double edge sword requiring a fine degree of balance if they wish to maintain stability and sustainable growth. Having to deal with domestic issues

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    During the period of 1492 to 1750‚ Europe experienced drastic changes during their Age of Discovery. As a result of contact and colonization‚ Western Europe’s economy‚ political‚ social‚ and military systems changed‚ but also maintained certain aspects that enabled them to build strong civilizations. Such changes include increased (international) trade routes‚ more centralized governments such as monarchies‚ decreased unifying influence of the Catholic Church‚ and increased interest in military conquest

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    Western Europe 500-1550

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    500 -1550. Western Europe would undergo many political changes as kings and nobles fought for political control over various kingdoms following the fall of the German Empire. Despite these turbulent changes Christianity would remain constant unifying force and provide hope. Economically trade faltered because of the lack of a currency and the deterioration of Roman Roads and infrastructure. Ultimately‚ Europe would remain stagnant. By 600 C.E. trade had diminished in Western Europe as a

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