Chinese thought

around speaking up and being different. The American culture differs in many ways from the Asian culture; the Chinese culture values family and traditional roles, while Americans value individuality. In the novel Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston, the protagonist, Maxine, struggles to adapt to the surrounding American culture as she grows up in a family that follows traditional Chinese culture. The clashing of cultures causes Maxine to question her identity and struggle to make a platform…

Wu Guanzhong is a contemporary Chinese artist was born on August 29, 1919 and died on June 25, 2010. His works emphasize form and artistic conception through a combination of western and eastern aesthetics. In general, western art focuses on objective and established facts. However, eastern art pays more attention to mood. Wu shows both aspects in his work. Furthermore, Wu explored how to make oil paintings fit Chinese nationalization and the modernization of Chinese Painting. To answer these…

to consider if Mao's importance in Chinese history has been exaggerated, his significance needs to be assessed. Looking at Mao's the impact of his policies at the time, and considering whether they are still reminiscent in Chinese society today could measure the extent of his significance. The best way to measure his significance is to analyse Mao's role politically and economically in Chinese society. In the…

where he discussed the things he was amazed about and found admirable about America as well as the issues and experiences he found troubling. Furthermore he compared throughout much of his writing the lives of Americans to those of the Chinese, and he discussed his thoughts about the future of life in China. Throughout the writing Liang Qichao discussed many aspects of American…

such as " "You look like a Negro Chinese," she lamented, as if I had done this on purpose". The statement made by this specific sentence is that Ni Kan's mother finds the Chinese cultured title important while Ni Kan, on the other hand, doesn't see how important a simple haircut could be to her everyday life. A short…

Confucius: Taking a Stand Philosophy played a big role in ancient history. In some cultures, philosophy was like their religion, such as China. Much Chinese do not consider themselves to be religious but follow a philosophy, such as Confucianism. Confucius took a stand in ancient history by going against oppressive government and teaching China his philosophy which started a communist revolution and became an official state of belief of China. The founder of Confucianism was Confucius. At first…

other culture it pottery was a common job for the females. Japan was known for having harmony with nature. For instant Haniwa Figure (300-710 CE), a warrior figure made of clay. They clay is use for the respect of nature materials. Buddhist art of Chinese and Korea arrived to Japan. No a surprise to find Buddha figure in japan. Japan also had many scroll painting like China. Their painting were closely related to nature. Japanese wrote with a brush and their familiarity with brush techniques has…

Throughout this summer I read the book “Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language” by Deborah Fallows. It is a memoir about the discoveries Deborah Fallows made through her journey of living in China for three years. She wrote about the good and bad but also the different things she learned in the process. For example she wrote about her troubles when she first started getting introduced to the different tones, but then she learned that although the tones may sound the…

Throughout the history of China, the ancient Chinese culture has had changed, ancient China had many developments over many different dynasties, which helped China become a successful society. What made ancient Chinese culture successful was trade on the Silk Road, the rise of the Han and Qin dynasty. The Han dynasty was a period of time when ancient China was in prosperity. Liu Bang (mostly formally known as Emperor Gaozu) has founded and firstly ruled during that time. The Han dynasty has had…

and ability to achieve success. In Amy Chua’s essay “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior,” she writes a memoir of how she raised her two daughters following the Chinese culture. She describes what she did to help her daughters to achieve success academically even though her method was harsh. She did what was necessary for them to be at their best which meant thinking about their future. Those thoughts about the future are counterfactual thoughts of what your options are that may happen in the…