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Essays 571 - 600

Aspects of Confucianism

collection of sayings which give a significant insight into Confucian thought and philosophy. The Book of Changes, for instance, i...

Success of China's Sung Dynasty

scholarly achievement (Ebrey, 1993). The Sung dynasty is often compared to the Tang dynasty which preceded it (618-907) (Ebrey,...

Care at the End of Life and Cultural Variations

(1997) observes: "Involving the family in hospital care, maximizing the family as a resource, and creating an environment where h...

Yuan Tusng Chen's The Dragon's Village

be restored to its former glory and she wants the internal civil wars to end. It is because of this constant strife that Ling-ling...

Cinema Industry of Korea

prison for depicting a Communist official as "a warm human being" (Slide, 1989, p. 229). The Korean film industry has evolved ver...

The Dragon's Village by Yuan tsung Chen

aunt and uncle reluctantly agree. Chen commits that they did not oppose this plan "too vigorously" because they were "apprehensive...

Corporate Culture and Management of China and the Effects of the Cultural Revolution

eastern countries such as Japan. However, this was to change when in 1949 the communist era begins. This is a time when therere ...

Identity and Relationships Between Mothers and Daughters in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

back from their daughters until they felt they were ready to understand. The second two sections of the book are from the daughter...

Hong Kong's Economic and Social Changes

Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as "mature," rather than developing. As such, their economies are well-established an...

Chinese Literary Examples The Fox Fairy and The World Inside a Pillow

At the same time, however, the stories which are presented to not necessarily unfold in a clear chronological pattern. Instead va...

Modern Cinema in China

began in Hong Kong back in 1979, and was like a "coming of age" for the film industry (Li 709). Suddenly, there was a new generat...

Overview of Chinese Beliefs

2002). In addition, dietary practices in Asia are often associated with religious practices and customs (Gifford, 2002). R...

Population Control in China

policy," with the goal of leveling out the population at 1.2 billion by the year 2000, and then bringing it down to 700 million ov...

Form and Structure of Emily Dickinson's Poetry

the last line which states the following: "Ah, what sagacity perished here!" (Dickinson 1-3, 11). This is a poem that is obviou...

A Comparison of 'Two Kinds' by Amy Tan and 'First Confessions' by Frank O'Connor

structure. "First Confession" recounts the events of a brief period in Jackies life. Therefore, Jackies perspective does not alter...

Government's Only Legitimate Form, Human Nature, and Second Treatise on Government by John Locke

of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of th...

Pyramide du Louvre by I.M. Pei

controversial as the actual building. (An adjective often preceding his name is "iconic.") For one thing, the idea that an America...

Novel as a Successful Form of Literature

in our relationships with family and friends, in our working environments - all of these play an important role in who we are, and...

Birth and Death Experiences and Individual Impact

to be with his father in the last months of his life, as he would have wished. This would make him think deeply about his own life...

Confucianism and 'Peony Pavilion'

and dies. The natural imagery, which is emphasized in the dream sequences, reflect the Daoist emphasis on the importance of nature...

Forms and Recollection in Phaedo by Plato

leg only" (Plato). If this were true, if there were only one process in regards to life-death, then everything would ultimately co...

Botero Painting 'Mona Lisa' and China

common people school education, which used to be privilege of ruling class...Confucius advocated a set of moral code on basis of f...

China's Revolution and Red China Blues

and Ren Wanding. Despite these accomplishments many continue to fixate on that fact that although Jan Wong looks the part to cove...

Chinese Opera The Peony Pavilion

encounter between the young heroine and the dream-image of a young scholar. In similar scenes throughout the production, the lack...

Chinese Language Learning and Building Language Ability and Intelligence

this process on language acquisition and thinking ability over time. For elementary school children, the use of this kind of com...

The History of Fortune Cookies

in the middle of their Moon Cakes (replacing the yolk with secret messages). Patriotic revolutionary, Chu Yuan Chang took on the d...

Red Azalea and Dragon's Village

had on the rural peasants, and his social reforms introduced the hitherto unknown concept of womens rights. The propaganda of the ...

Celebrating the New Year in China

The first point to be made here would be that the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) is one of the major traditional national holi...

The Importance of the Chinese New Year

not occur on the same day each year. In contrast, the Western New Year celebration always occurs on December 31-January 1. B...

Synergies and Expansion of China

the introduction of this paper, many of the Asian economies are linked with one another (even in a loose alliance), meaning that w...