The Chinese Way

1. In what major ways did Confucian philosophy manifest itself in Chinese society during the Ming and/or Qing dynasties? It is clear from examining the philosophical thought and social trends during both the Qing and Ming dynasties that Confucian thought and ideology had a profound effect on Chinese society and moral values during that period. Confucian philosophy is an ethical and philosophical thinking system thought to have been developed from the teachings of Kong Fuzi, known as Confucius who

The Chinese need to leave. These people think that they can just come intrude and change America? Well, I think not. Thankfully, our government passes the Chinese Exclusion Act, an act that prohibits all immigration of Chinese laborers because too many Chinese are immigrating into America and trying to steal our women in order to marry them. Also, the Chinese are taking up most industries because they work hard for little money, it is like they are being slaves and they are hard to compete with.

question, “What is the best way to raise my child?” Children don’t necessarily come with instructions or tips on how to raise them when they are born. That decision is all up to the parent(s) who raises them. Amy Chua, who is a Chinese mother, thoroughly explains the strict parenting for Chinese mothers in her essay, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”. Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld wrote the essay, “Why I Love my Strict Chinese Mother” to express her appreciation of having a strict Chinese mom. In these two essays

tourism businesses to improve the way in which they serve Chinese travellers? Why should these measures be widely adopted? Over the last decade, China has been by far the fastest-growing outbound tourism market in the world and the Chinese market is one of the tourism sector’s major growth opportunities. Due to rapid economic growth, rising disposable incomes and loosening restrictions on foreign travel by the government, the volume of international trips by Chinese travellers has grown from 10 million

Chinese Americans      The focus of our group project is on Chinese Americans. We studied various aspects of their lives and the preservation of their culture in America. The Chinese American population is continually growing. In fact, in 1990, they were the largest group of Asians in the United States (Min 58). But living in America and adjusting to a new way of life is not easy. Many Chinese Americans have faced and continue to face much conflict between their Chinese

Mother,” Amy Chua, the author, gave some very valid points about how Western children and Chinese children are raised very diversely. Chinese parents are more strict and Western parents are more laid back. Most of the authors points that she made were backed up with statics so they were reliable and valid. There were just a few she didn't back up it was just her opinion. The statements about how the Chinese mothers raise their children are not agreeable or realistic. In all the authors article was

immigrants, came the Chinese. After some time, an Exclusion Act was passed by the United States to keep the Chinese from immigrating. This happened in 1882 and was even extended in 1892. This act was supported in being passed because the Chinese were taking many jobs from the Americans, and also because the Chinese brought conflicting cultural elements to America. The Chinese Exclusion act was passed and supported because the Chinese were taking jobs from the Americans. By 1852 25,000 Chinese had already

day. For the Chinese students studying in America, they face a large number of problematic instances of culture shock which impact their ability to earn a quality education in the United States such as classroom culture. Specifically, Chinese students make a point not to ask questions in and out of the classroom because of how they were raised. In an article posted to Indiana University’s student orientation website (“3 Big Differences,” 2013), school administrators note that Chinese students are

of thought” are relevant to cultural studies. Lian (2002) states that thought pattern is essentially a cultural concept implicating the way of one’s thinking which is mainly in influenced by his or her cultural background. According to Kaplan(1996),Chinese thought patterns is the peculiar thought pattern which is considered as spiraling. To make it clear, Chinese people tend to entail a topic without extending the topic directly to the point. Despite the fact that some scholars disagree with Kaplan’s

Encounter of China and the West When the Chinese and Europeans first came into contact with each other, there was a mutual fascination for the other's culture, or way of life. The Chinese began to look at the European culture. They became interested in Western thinking. They were also beginning to look at the religion that the European missionaries were preaching about, Christianity. On the other end, the Europeans who came in contact with the Chinese were fascinated by their culture and their