one-third of Americans have obesity (Adult Obesity Facts). One of the major reasons causing obesity is a poor diet‚ what some call‚ the Western Diet. In Michael Pollan article “Escape from the Western Diet”‚ he argues that people should give up the western diet. Pollan reaffirm readers‚ that those who indulge in the ways of the western diet are prone to a variety of chronic diseases. The western diet‚ he argues‚ is not good and should be put to an end. As Pollan asserts‚ people should focus more on eating
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[Comparison of Eastern and Western Philosophers ] Comparison of Eastern and Western Philosophers I will compare the Western philosopher Socrates to the Eastern philosopher Lao Tzu. These two philosophers had some things in common with their ideas and philosophies that they pursued. Socrates was a western philosopher that lived in Athens Greece and Lao was thought to be from what is now known as the Hunan province of China. Socrates Socrates lived in Athens which was a city that
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some difficulties in communication and acceptance of a person with a different culture. There are some similarities and differences between western culture and eastern culture. This essay will compare and contrast the differences between Thai cultures and Western’s culture (British‚ Americans etc.) and some similarities between them. Western countries such as Britain and America have their own ways of greeting. Normally they greet each other by saying ‘Good morning’‚ ‘Good afternoon’
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Gweon‚ Yong Keun Assignment #2‚ FORL212-2 Due: 8th October‚ 2009 Effects of Western culture on teenagers Led by wealthy Western countries‚ the mass media‚ the fashion industry and the education curriculum‚ the perception of beauty is increasingly being defined by Western parameters due to reasons such as globalization‚ free trade and high technology. The inundation of Western culture is undeniable as it has effects that are both unconsciously beneficial and detrimental in our daily lives. Teenagers
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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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