generations live together and filial piety as well as blood relationship is appreciated; however‚ this is not true. In Confucius culture‚ rather than love relationships between couples‚ much weight is put on the affection between family members. As Lin Yutang said in “The Chinese family ideal”‚ this affection contributes to a feeling of obligation which amounts to a deeply religious attitude. This leads some people to suspect that family members
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that I had not learnt about him before my teacher introduced this book to us. However‚ Six Chapters of a Floating Life is worth reading‚ which depicts the author’s life with his wife and without his wife. The version I have read was translated by Yin Yutang and published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press in Feb‚ 1999. This book has four chapters‚ Wedded Bliss‚ The Little Pleasures of Life‚ Sorrow‚ The Joys of Travel. It was said that the other two chapters are missing and that what we
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Bibliography: Primary Sources Yutang‚ Lin‚ The Wisdom of Confucius (New York: The Modern Library‚ 1938) [1] Lin Yutang:‚ The Wisdom of Confucius( New York: The Modern Library‚ 1938) ‚p.251. [4] Alfredo R. Roces et al.‚ Filipino Heritage: the Making of nation Vol. 3: (Manilal‚Lahing Pilipino Publishing Inc.)‚ p.1364 [5] Roces
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[Confucianism Paper] [By; Kari L Sherwood] [University of Phoenix] Confucianism is also known as Ruism and is a very philosophical as well as ethical system. It was developed by a Chinese philosopher Confucius. Confucianism started as an ethical teaching during the Spring as well as the Autumn period‚ but later had cosmological and metaphysical elements in the Han Dynasty. After the abandonment of Legalism in China‚ Confucianism became the official ideology of the Han. There beliefs are that humans
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If the teaching of Gita is to be summarised in one line that one line is‚ “have a balance between the ‘outer world’ and the ‘inner world’”. This balance is essential for sustainability. Regardless whether it is an individual or an organisation its demise in short run is inevitable if doesn’t focus on the Spiritual and the Environment aspect it is a part of. Spirituality in an individual or business sense stands for being true to its long term purpose‚ developing faith in others‚ strength and support
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"The only way for the superior man to civilize the people and establish good customs is through education" (Yutang 1958). The only way that a man can rule others is that he‚ himself‚ is educated. And in turn‚ he must educate all the people under his reign. It is also stated that one has to learn and study everything in life and be able to look at everything with a philosophical view. (Yutang‚ 1958). Confucius believed that you had to study everything and still be able to question everything that you
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In the two notable novels‚ Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt and Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ motif of sexuality play a significant role in successfully illustrating the protagonists’ affectionate desire towards characters of the opposite sex – also acting as an indicator of the protagonists’ maturation to adulthood. Furthermore‚ as the novels progress‚ through the voyeuristic experiences‚ the characters gain a deeper sense of sexual consciousness‚ either covertly or overtly‚ showing development
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Hear not with your ears but with your mind ;not with your mind‚ but with your spirit . . . blank‚ passively responsive to externals. In such open receptivity only can Tao abide. And in that open receptivity is fasting of the heart." (Chuangtze‚ in Yutang‚ 228) "The Master said‚ ’Look at the means a man employs‚ observe the path he Joy Luck Club Is it fair to judge someone by their sex? In traditional Chinese culture‚ many judgments were made about a person just by observing their sex. The women
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Culture-oriented Humors in Chinese and English Language 1. Rationale for the Choice of Topic Humors are an integral part of language and culture. Challenges for humor understanding consist in language system‚ social cultures and the traditions of humors. Thus‚ reasons for the choice of the topic are the enormous importance of humors‚ the increase of international communication‚ and the existing humor barriers that mislead cultural exchange in daily life. Humors are pleasing and relaxing. Recent
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Asian Ethnicity Vol. 9‚ No. 3‚ October 2008‚ 201–218 Identity development and cultural production in the Chinese diaspora to the United States‚ 1850–2004: new perspectives David Pendery* Department of English‚ National Chengchi University‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Diaspora studies have grown in importance in the modern world as world travel and relocation have become more feasible; as the numbers of persecuted peoples and those seeking exile or new beginnings in new lands has increased; as globalization
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