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    arithmetical triangle that is easy to construct and that gives the coefficients of the expansion of the algebraic expression expression (a + b)n for different integer values of n. Pascal’s Triangle was first discovered by Chinese mathematician, Yang Hui, and rediscovered 500 years later by the French mathematician, Blaise Pascal (1623-62). The Chinese mathematician, Chu Shih Chieh, depicted the triangle and indicated its use in providing coefficients for the binomial expansion of (a + b)n in his

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    resettling of the Hui Muslims, from the Ningxia Hui stand out boldly. The first concept that stands out in this article is the moral panic that was created by the Chinese government. By using various reports that address climate change, the Chinese government created reports that targeted impoverished communities, convincing them that the land they were living on was unstable, and that they needed to move to new land that would make them rich. The Chinese government

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    other Muslim minorities in other countries because they have another identity—they are ethnic minorities in China. In addition to their Islamic identity, their ethnic identity is also another cause of their violence towards the Han. Except for the Hui, all other Muslim ethnic groups are ethnically very different from the Han. Linguistically, six of them speak Turkish-Altaic language, two speak Mongolian, one speaks Iranian. Geographically, all of them dwell in the northwest of China for hundreds

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    Looking back at the 1800’s, the life expectancy of the average adult has nearly doubled in the last two hundred years. At birth, the life expectancy in the 19th century was a meager forty years. Today, the average human is expected to live even to or beyond eighty years old. While factors such as sanitation, eating habits and general health knowledge have all drastically changed, our longer lives can usually be contributed to one thing: the development of medicine. From the breakthrough discovery

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    Traditional Chinese medicine has had a broad history and with it even broader applications. It has seen use for over twenty-five thousand years within China's borders and is still being used, researched, and refined in modern times. The concepts of traditional Chinese medicine found it’s basis in the philosophy of Taoism, which focuses on balancing the body with environment to achieve optimum health and sustainability as opposed to treating illness by itself. The emphasis on harmony originates from

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    customs and beliefs. In china, a home and folk remedy is a conventional way of treating illness and is preferred over the western medical practices. (Dixon.B, 2009, pp. 4-5). Some orthodox Chinese communities assume that incongruity of qi and yin and yang disturbs the health of people. (Dixon.B, 2009, pp. 4-5). The beliefs can have peculiar or edifying influence on health as

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    Thy Nguyen PHIL-104 Sec 04 Asian Philosophy First Versions of Term Papers Yin-Yang way of Thinking Yin – yang is a Chinese philosophical way of embracing human thought which considers two dimensions including humanity, character, and situations in life. This philosophy emphasizes that two complementary forces exists in the universe that are mutually opposed to one another but still remain in unity. According to “Hegelian, Yi-Jing, and Buddhist Transformational Models for Comparative Philosophy”

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    of Yin-yang and Its Application on Traditional Chinese Medicine In Chinese philosophy, the symbol yin-yang represents the two complementary forces that make up all aspects and phenomena of life. It describes how opposite forces are actually interconnected and interdependent in the natural world. The origin of yin and yang came from the observation of nature and the environment. “Yin” referred to the shady side of a slope while “yang” referred to the sunny side. The concept of yin-yang lies at

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    in the argument of humanity, in its relation to morality. The question of morality is the question of virtue or in this case the fight between good and evil, also know as yin and yang. The usage of colours black, white, brown, blue, green, yellow, and red, stand alone are to effective describe good or evil, yin or yang. The colours are also mixed to show the coexisting harmony of the colours together can bring about a heightened form of destruction or form of good. For much of the film the colour

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    The Principles of the Yin and Yang The principle of the yin and yang is embedded in all facets of my life. But its operations have taken the subtlest of forms, unfolding through a kind of shy conspiracy, an inner dynamism in the nature of things. Such qualities are inherent in the way Chinese traditions view things, as the web that has no weaver, an intricate and interlaced patterns of relationships of all that there is without a known creator and creation day. It

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