What changes would you like to see take place in your country within the next 10 years? Prosperity‚ stability and harmony have always been goals of countries and these take a lifetime of planning to achieve. By virtue of her smallness and dynamism‚ Singapore has taken a relatively short time‚ since her independence‚ to change and develop into what I hope will be a better place to live in. Family planning measures were introduced in Singapore in the early seventies. The results show that the
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portrayed women as being faithful to their husband and being weak-willed putting men over women. As in China women were also obedient and devoted to their husbands as the assets most appropriate for women. During the Han dynasty Confucian Value Xiao of Filial Piety‚ a teaching that children must obey and honor their parents‚ elders‚ and political authorizes‚ was to enhance authority of patriarchal
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Confucian Homework 1.) Explain Filial Piety Confucianism believes that relationships are the foundation that supports society. All relationships have to start at home‚ that is where Filial Piety comes into play. Filial Piety is the basis of a relationship between a child and their family. Under the umbrella of Filial Piety‚ children are expected to show dedication and devotion to their parents. They must hold up this devotion all the way through adulthood. 2.) Explain Li and Ren If
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family because typically at a Roman funeral‚ they would exhibit masks’ of their ancestors and their deeds. This regard to ancestors resembles that of Confucianism‚ which was highly practiced in Han China. The core of Confucianism was known as “filial piety”‚ meaning the respect and obedience that children owed their
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The word I would love to redefine is “Princess”. Other than its literal meaning of ladies of the royal family‚ the word princess has also been used and related to concepts negatively. I can totally agree with some but letting a good word turns into a bad one; I would rather “Re-redefine” it instead. How would you define the word “Princess”? I bet everyone has a different answer and thought. If you ask a little girl‚ she probably tells you that her dream is to become a princess or she is a princess
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Light/dark Materialized by the play of shadow and light in the mysterious garret‚ the opposition light/dark and its permutations provide the central motifs of the play. These motifs include: sight and blindness‚ ideal and vulgar‚ truth and lie. We should note its significance to Gregers’s cause in particular. Unlike his near-blind father‚ Gregers believes that he "sees his mission in life‚" despite Werle’s warning that he only looks through his sickly mother’s "clouded eyes". Gregers is intent on
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Comparison Essay MY TWO BROTHERS No two people are exactly alike‚ and my two older brothers‚ Thu Nguyen and Thang Nguyen‚ are no exceptions. When I think of them‚ I think of Rudyard Kipling’s words‚ “East is East. West is West. Never the twain shall meet.” Even though they have the same parents‚ their considerable differences in looks‚ personalities‚ and attitude toward life reflect the differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Like the majority of oriental men‚ Thu is short‚
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of governments and corporations in the name of development is like adding salt to the wound. Thirdly‚ having to leave homes for education and/or work in cities is tearing apart family relationships. Gone are the traditional family values like filial piety and closeness of blood relations. Such great increases in the urban population numbers lead to related problems like insufficient homes‚ lack of schools and poor health and sewerage facilities. Finally‚ immigration to cities can be likened to
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The most treasured of a human body is the mind. The mind can be classified as one of the wonder of mankind. It takes us from birth to death. The challenge of the older generation transformation of their mind to the younger generation remains a challenge. In a contemporary life‚ old generation and young generation are considered as an “oxymoron”. Some people think that the elders are conservative and just always want to follow their own right. Some think the young is more rebellious and
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psychological well-being. After viewing his documentary‚ one may wish to improve on his or her diet‚ thus having a positive impact on the society. Secondly‚ values and ethics may be conveyed to the society using the mass media. For example‚ to promote filial piety in Singapore‚ a campaign was started and the Ministry of Community Development‚ Youth and Sports of Singapore broadcasted a television commercial with the tagline ‘How one generation loves‚ the next generation learns”. Viewers of this commercial
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