Filial piety

In the beginning of this year, there were multiple cases of student suicide raised the public awareness about the issue in Hong Kong. By studying cases of student with suicidal ideation, the causations of the modern problems in Hong Kong are identified in this essay. Drawing on Wu Fei’s article, the similarity and difference of youth suicide (mainly student suicide) in Hong Kong and rural China will be discussed. First, the causes of youth suicide will be discussed. The main cause of student…

Known for her stories about adolescents struggling towards adulthood, Higuchi Ichiyō creates a small world full of contrasting young characters in one of her famous works, “Child’s Play”. Also known as “Takekurabe”, which translates to “growing up”, the children of the story cross the line that separates child from adult during a period of individualism and edification. Although “Child’s Play” embraces the purity of the coming-of-age theme, it adds darker elements in order to show the realistic…

Confucianism and Daoism Confucianism and Daoismnhave been the leading philosophies in the Chinese culture for over two thousand years (Wieming). These philosophies have taught many things about living a successful moral life, setting examples for others, and showing them how they need to improve. The Chinese have depended on the teachings of these philosophers and they have become so important to the people of China. Confucianism and Daoism are philosophies that have developed there own…

sketch of Tang political and social structure and depicted the ideals of women of which were most popular. There was one specific writer known to clearly show what she believed to be the female ideal. Lady Zheng and her writings in “The Book of Filial Piety for Women” clearly demonstrated how an elite woman should behave and what she should engage in. Art in the Tang Dynasty portrayed images of women engaging in activities and depicted what they believed to beautiful. These creative outlets,…

The social situation presented by a political rally demonstrates several relations of authority. In terms of the recent Bernie Sanders rally in Oakland, California, two authority relations of particular interest were that between rally leader/follower and parent/child. Interactions between these groups of individuals were recorded in the form of field notes. The field notes I wrote recorded details of interpersonal relations with respect to spatiality, authority figures, verbal and nonverbal…

2.2 Corporate Reputation Risk Corporate reputation refers to people’s perception and evaluation of a corporation (Dutton et al., 1994). People’s evaluation of a corporate reputation is based on their communication, experiences with the corporation, and also on the symbolism that reflect the corporate behavior and spirit (Gotsi and Wilson, 2001). Corporate stakeholders make investment, career and purchase decision partly depend on a corporate reputation (Dowling, 1986). Reputation implies company…

The lives of all human beings are deeply imbedded in the structure of their own families. For some critics family is a critical subject in the dynamics of modern social structure. The fundamental of any culture is to have domestic harmony in family, and the failure of this ideal has preoccupied many serious dramatists of different era. American dramatists in last many years had been preoccupied with the conflicting images of family life which they have expressed through variety of forms. In play…

Buddhism in Politics Throughout Medieval Japan Buddhism originated in Northern India around 500 B.C.E. From there Buddhism started to spread all throughout Asia due to the efforts of the Mauryan King Ashoka. Delegations were sent throughout Asia to spread the teachings of Buddhism. These delegations reached as far away as Egypt all the way to China, Korea and eventually spread to Japan. Buddhism influenced cultures everywhere it went, but it was particularly impactful in East Asia. Buddhism…

In the latest half century, Homosexuality social movements were all over the world. Traditional concept of “A man and a woman” have been challenged. There are people who believe that it’s every person’s right to choose who they love and who they want to spend their life with, regardless of gender. However, there are also people who think that it isn’t how the natural code works, it is not normal. The biggest suffering choice hits directly to the parents, they are forced to decide what they…

Confucianism, the most remarkable long lasting tradition or belief in the Chinese history. Dating back more than two millenniums, Confucianism was becoming the most prominent and growing tradition in China until Qin dynasty. (Yao xv “Confucianism in history: chronological table) However, Confucianism regain its position during the Han dynasty as being the state ideology (Yao 5) before losing its ground in late Han and Song dynasty as the popularity of Buddhism and Daoism signifies (Yao 37). Many…