Chinese mythology

In the story “Buddha Boy” by Kathe Koja, Justin, a male teenager in Edward Rucher High School, was partnered with Buddha Boy for a group project. He appeared to be a freak at first glance, but after Justin went to Buddha Boy’s house and worked on the project, he realized that Buddha Boy wasn’t as weird as people thought he was, and that he was an exceptional artist. However, McManus, the lead bully in the school, targeted Jinsen with the help of Magnur, and everyone else in the school followed…

Individuality and community are the two defining characteristics for humans. Driven by both his rage and vanity, Wittman in Tripmaster Monkey by Maxine Kingston searches for a balance of these principles. As a character, Wittman is a confused artist. He is trying to be an individual in contemporary society, but finds this impossible because people think of him as different. Wittman correctly comprehends that this is because of the color of his skin. Wittman wants people to view him as…

evaluate exceptionalism in Chinese and American cultures are different, so the symbolic meanings of this word vary a lot. In American mythologies, exceptionalism means unique since theism is accepted by most of them, and they consider their race is selected by the God. America is a glorious country; its culture is the collection of cultures from various religions, laws, and different countries or areas. On the contrary, there is no religion in China, so Chinese mythologies of exceptionalism are…

of China during the Chinese New Year which is a very important and special holiday in the Chinese culture. The Chinese New Year follow the Lunar Calendar and is 15 days long. The chinese do special and many interesting traditions during the Chinese New Year. The Zodiac Calendar shows what animal you are and what traits you have given your birth year. Based on the information stated on the calendar, some of the traits are accurate and some are not on the Zodiac calendar. Chinese New Year is a…

All cultures, countries and religions use their own myths. The most common themes of mythology that I have found is the mythology is most commonly used to create a model for us all to look up to. A great one. I have found that no culture is excluded from this. Modernized America idolized the kennedy’s and their success. Native American’s idoled the God’s nature…

about the forces of good and evil; about large and small animals; about natural thing as well creatures like giants, gods and other supernatural beings. The complete study of all these stories theire respective elements is called mythology. Now when people hear the term mythology they automatically think of the Greek version, more specifically their gods such as Zeus the top-god,…

the world was created, some may be similar, some may not be close to this one at all. One example of a myth being similar to this one is an ancient Chinese myth on how the four rivers of China were created, in China dragons weren't fire breathing monsters, they were more like serpents that could fly and shoot out water instead of fire. In the Chinese myth four dragons turn into the rivers of China, which is similar to the Japanese creation myth because the gods turn into different things as well…

Specifically focusing on the fact that there are no real deities in Taoism. How was Taoism, or Daoism, shaped and influenced by Chinese culture to evolve into a religion that lacks prominent deities. I plan to explore how the teachings of the Dao De Jin, or Tao Te Ching, present the central entity in Taoism, the Tao, or Dao. I will also present how Daoism has formed and prospered in Chinese civilization, and how both Confucianism and Buddhism have influenced Daoism. According to Littlejohn…

worship them and care for their creations. However, I think that humans were created last due to the lack of respect that animals showed towards their creators. They are unable to speak or do acts of worship, so a replacement was needed. In Greek mythology, Epimetheus gave all the animals the ability to thrive as a population and protect themselves. However, despite all the work, the animals did not fit Zeus’ qualifications. So, Prometheus created humans, but making them way smarter than Zeus…

Dragons, in different shapes and forms, are in every culture's mythology. Dragons may have even been real at one time. Dragons are the best animals because they are not restrained to one form, can breathe fire, and can fly. Dragons are the best type of animal because they have many forms. Other animals have one or maybe two (were-animals) different ways they look, but dragons have more. Dragons in China look very different from dragons in England, dragons in Alagaësia, or dragons in the bible.…