Traditional Chinese characters

nostalgic search of the lost totems. Chinese characters are not immutable. As a matter of fact, behind every Chinese character there is a history of evolution, from the ancient oracle bone scripts to modern simplified Chinese characters. In this way, every generation inherits the tradition of Chinese characters, and then overthrows the tradition. Before a nostalgic Chinese speaker can use the lost totems as transitional objects, s/he has to recognize Chinese characters not as independent…

Yin and yang symbol in the Daoist religion is the symbol depicts that how actually the opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other as they join up to one another. The characteristics of Yin is given as like it is slow, soft, yielding, diffuse, cold, wet, and passive and it is linked with the earth, water, the moon, feminineness, and night. Most of the prominent dualities such as light and…

When people hear the word marijuana (also known as cannabis), images of long hair bongo playing hippies may come to mind. Or people sitting around doing nothing but munching on snacks, is another common image when thinking about marijuana. These stereotypical images have come to portray people that smoke marijuana, but the fact is most people would never know if someone uses marijuana because they look just like everyone else. Legalization of marijuana is a hot topic among individuals today…

The concept of yin and yang was originated in ancient Chinese philosophy and was later adopted by Daoism. Wisdom in China is highly associated with understanding the interaction of these two forces. The symbol of yin and yang is a complete round circle, dividing the dark with white spot and the bright side with a black spot in a half. According to Daosim, the yin and yang are present in everything and are found everywhere. The yin and yang are the two interacting, interdependent, and…

For example, herbs sold from Chinese healers come in the form of pills, teas, and balms to treat most health conditions (Salimbene, 2000). Acupuncture is believed to channel energy and improve the flow of energy to promote healing, while also used for preventative care. Finally, cupping…

The mature period of Chou Wen-Chung’s compositional output was marked by the gradual formulation of his musical language from I Ching, or the Classic of Changes from the Western Zhou period (1000-750 BCE). The most documented aspect of Chou’s language was his system of pitch organization, which he named variable modes. It took Chou more than three decades to arrive at its final version, and it formed the backbones of his compositional structure. The theoretical foundation of this system is…

the characters’ main profession is privilege. They are free to patronize the arts in a peaceful sheltered existence. The setting of the novel is the woman’s domain, but it centrally depicts the idyllic male lover (Genji), thereby inserting a man into the woman’s situation. Murasaki Shikibu presents what is thought to be an authentic assessment of sexual desire and court deception in the sequestered Heian palace. The novel portrays highly complex relational dynamics between its characters,…

Including Indigenous content in the subject of science can seem like a complicated task for teachers and there is sometimes the question of how to avoid tokenism in the teachings because as teachers we do not want to include Indigenous content in a way that is lacking in awareness of actual Indigenous knowledges in science. A good start to not making Indigenous knowledges not seem like tokenism when teaching it is to look at the two sciences and to not to treat them like they are binaries.…

Pizza Planet truck from the original Toy Story is referenced in every Pixar film at least once. With this, many meticulously watched Toy Story 3 browsing every scene for the “Easter Eggs,” and were shocked to discover a plush Totoro doll: Totoro, a character from the 1988 Hayao Miyazaki movie, My Neighbor Totoro (Fujiki 152–157). This astonished viewers because…

DreamWorks and Pixar have been long time rivals in the movie industry. Many people argue over which of these animation studios is the better of the two. Pixar is the better animation studio because they are known for many box office hits like Up, Toy Story, and Monsters Inc. Although hits are all DreamWorks produces, they have only won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for Shrek and Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Pixar has won "…Best Animated Feature Oscar seven of the past 12…