Lu Xun

territorial rights from the Germans to the Japanese and this movement later became known as the May Fourth Movement. One of the significant leaders of this movement who made great contribution, was Lu Xun. As it was mentioned by the professor during the class, it is quite of an unquestionable fact that Lu Xun was a highly influential writer of the New Culture Generation. He often discussed many

In Lu Xun’s “Medicine”, the authorities within the Chinese government executed a young revolutionist, Yu Hsia (Xia), for his nonconforming political ideals compared to China’s political ideals at the early twentieth century. After his execution, Old Chuan brought a roll of steamed bread to soak in Xia’s blood since he and his wife believed blood would cure their fatally ill son, Little Chuan (Hua). At the last part of this non-chronological short story, the reader discovered that Hua recently passed

“superior person”, a gentleman, in his whole life, and developed a variety of moral philosophies that was cited and organized by his disciples into the book Analects after Confucius’s demise. Confucius was born in Tsou, a small village in the State of Lu. He was later given the personal name Chiu with courtesy name Chung-ni and the surname Kung. His father, Shuliang He, died soon after Confucius’s birth, and his mother refused to tell him his father’s name nor where his father was buried. Therefore

Li, or rites, has played an integral part in shaping early Chinese philosophy, though not all philosophers have agreed on its meaning or reason for application. Some will argue that human nature requires us to us Li to be ethical beings, while others believe that Li will teach and mold us into beings that will follow the norms of our society. The three major Confucian philosophers whom used the idea of Li to shape their theories were Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi. All three of these philosophers

Chinese philosophy is dominated by a set of so-called Confucian values. These values, inherent in Chinese thought, were pushed forward by Confucius himself during his life time in an effort to propose a better, guided way of leadership. While Confucian values stress the naturally good nature of man, they stand in direct opposition to the writings of Han Feizi, a legalist philosopher under the first emperor of China. For the Legalists, the nature of man must be stressed as evil, and combatted under

The firmly humanistic orientation of Confucianism has appealed to societies in the Far East for generations, due to its realistic world view and emphasis on culture and education, both intellectual and moral. Confucius focused his beliefs around the roles of Filial Piety, Rites, and Goodness in the life of a Gentleman. Unfortunately, Confucius is remembered for sayings that have been attributed to him, not for any writings that have been discovered. Although there are no survived writings by Confucius

Last week I had two shadowing experiences that fell in line with my competencies and two experiences that did not, but were still extremely important to client management. I worked alongside the Sales Coordinator Ksenia, the Convention Sales Manager Teagan, the Banquet Manager Luis, and the Sales Manager Ashley. Last Monday (09/21/15) I had the pleasure of learning the BEO system for Marriott with the Sales Manager Ashley. Marriott full service hotels do not use Delphi for their BEO’s

This film likens the early Confucius philosophers to a modern political party. The three major Confucius philosophers, Confucius, Mencius and Xunzi, are all vying for the position of the leader of the Confucianist party, a center-right party who rules China in 2025. The three candidates have some differing views on the possible direction of the party and each have their own ideas about not only the way humanity is naturally or currently but they are also concerned with the way man should deal with

Whether it is wholesome or tough love, the bond of a mother and daughter can never be broken. “The Joy Luck Club” is the epitome of this notion. The anthology contains a series of sixteen vignettes, four of which belonging to one of each of the four members of The Joy Luck Club. These vignettes cover the perspectives of mothers who immigrated to America from China, along with the flip side point of view, taken over by each of their daughters. In the anthology, Tan reflects on her past life and incorporates

The aesthetic principle created by the Song tea drinkers and their appreciation of the original flavor of water continued to the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, since loose tea, which tastes bitterer than both Tang and Song styles of tea, was adopted by scholar-officials and people from other classes, the original flavor/the sweet flavor of water was valued even more during the tea drinking in the late-Ming era. The bitterness of tea was appreciated when other flavors, such as the taste of salty or the flavors