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advanced region of the globe since the early firearms were invented by the Chinese before the Europeans perfected them. Indeed, the earliest known formula for gunpowder is found in a Chinese work dating from the 800s. This allowed the Chinese to apply it to warfare through producing a variety of gunpowder weapons among them rockets, bombs, mines, and rockets before inventing the firearms. Together with the Japanese, the Chinese continued using firearms throughout the following centuries as the…

Jian Ping’s School Day Jian Ping had a very compelling story throughout the book, but one of her stories she told the best was about her very extraordinary days at school. Jian didn’t expect to see or do any of the stuff she was put in. There were some challenges she had to face, but it wasn’t without the help of a few people in Jians life. Jian Ping was really excited to become a student. She never saw the inside of the beautiful building she calls school, and for the first time she gets to…

choose between being Chinese or being American, you don’t have to; you have lived this long incorporating them in your life, and identifying yourself as both that it shouldn’t have to change now after one person’s mistake. Also by her choosing one, Pan is giving into his desire for her to only associate herself with one race, causing more suffering in the end. Mrs. Spring Fragrance would help her to realize that all those people who also got betrayed by Carson (revealing Chinese traditions to…

informal handshake, and finally a handshake mixed with almost a “chest bump”. This video is important because it points out that not everybody expressed gestures in the same way, and just as we find this amusing, I’m sure that if we were studying Chinese or Japanese culture, we would find some of their customs different from ours, but this should be respected. Like they say, “when in Rome”… Whatever is the acceptable norm in whatever part of the world you are in, you should respect and…

are very different in their own way. The three that specifically have a similar Chinese belief system are Confucianism, Taoiam and Buddhism. Many know these to be called the Three Doctrines and each have an immense impact on the history of China and its culture (Molloy 2013 p207). Molloy specifically identifies six of these beliefs and practices. There are six beliefs and practices that play a vital role in the Chinese belief system and culture. These beliefs and practices are, the belief in…

Throughout the course of Cultural Perspectives, many texts and authors who have contributed to the Great Conversation have been discussed. Ultimately, each author is attempting to find his or her summum bonum or “highest good.” Although each author has a different definition of summum bonum, the majority agrees on the method required to attain the highest good: balance. Whether that balance be implicitly or explicitly accredited for the summum bonum differs for each author. Lao Tzu’s thoughts…

fast developing world. The issue is far more complicated than it is on the first sight, and the process of is far more struggling. By analyzing the history of cosmology in China, modern society is able to not only gain a better knowledge of [-the-] Chinese, but to look at itself from a different angle.…

introducing the history of Pascal’s Triangle, time ranging from 2nd century BC to 18th century AD. Among all the academic works by ancient mathematicians, I’m going to focus on Jiu Zhang Suan Shu [Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art] composed by Chinese scholars around 2nd century BC-10th century AD. I will use the binomial expansions derived from Pascal’s triangle as an example and then illustrate the coefficients expansion in general. After that, I will introduce Jade Mirror of the Four…

China-India: Differences Asia is home to two of the biggest countries in the world in regards to population. Those countries are no other than India and China. These two countries both have a population of 1.3 billion, and are often regarded as very similar countries. However, India has a population of 1.324 billion, while China has a population of 1.379 billion. They may be on the same continent, but they're both poles apart. China and India are two countries that appear to be similar, but in…

emergence. My Yan’s depicts family having surplus of food left over in case poor harvest. When a local relative is in dire need of assistance, they can go another member of their family for help with food and a place to stay for a short time. Since Chinese homes tend to have families of multiple generations living under the same household, I would be welcomed in a home where multiple of my relatives resides. Another advantage of choosing where I can in China. In Mo Yan’s work, areas of…