I may be a white male according to my government because that is what I was born as and I can not really change that. Now let’s say I want to learn chinese culture because I have the choice to. I can easily change my ethnicity by choice , whereas my race can not be changed. The fluidity of ehtnicity versus the hard fact of race is one major difference. Also people rarely judge based on someones ethnicity…
The Yin and Yang of Sophocles’ Antigone “A round of yin, then a round of yang, that equals Tao” (Fallon). Just like yin and yang, obligation to one’s people and one’s family must be balanced in order to achieve harmony. This is best seen in Sophocles’ Antigone, where Antigone is the yin with a fatal commitment to her brother and Creon is the yang with a staunch resolve to uphold the laws of his kingdom. Both these characters are lacking a crucial element of the other, and consequently reach a…
As well as for scientific reasons each myth usually falls into align with representing information that collides with “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”. The Chinese Myths, Yi the Archer and the Ten Suns” and “The Creation of the Universe “ follow both of these core concepts and also are so closely similar when introducing and explaining chinese mythology. Both these myths follow both the style of explaining the scientific culture of it and how a so called “god” or “hero” did in order to save or…
Between 600 B.C.E. and 600 C.E., old foundational civilizations faced extreme advancement in many areas. Once small civilizations began to conquest and take over other societies, enlarging their territory enough to form what is called an "empire". With expansion causing sizable territories, these empires began constructing newer forms of imperial governments, law codes, religion and philosophy, and most importantly, better and more advanced technology. All of these factors were accountable for…
In prehistoric times, many new civilizations were starting to begin. Some of the most successful and advanced civilizations are found in the Middle East. These include Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, some places in Eastern Africa and Western Asia, and China. There are some requirements and goals that have to be met before a society can become a civilization and before that civilization can advance and become better. The several characteristics that a society must have in order to be…
such establishments by Chinese authors (Allen, Williams, & Laozi, 2000). In 1973, archaeologists discovered two copies of the Laozi in a library of texts inside a Mawangdui, South-Central China tomb that had been sealed in 168 B.C. (Henricks, 2000). Based upon the biography of Tao Tzu, that was written by Sima Qian, the entire book of the Tao Te Ching was written by Tao Tzu. A medieval copy of the Analects of Confucius was discovered in an archaeological dig in the Chinese Dunhang, and was…
INTRODUCTION: The ability of a machine to act and react like humans and resemble the intelligence like them is Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is not a system but it is embedded inside the system like computer. It is a broad branch of computer science which defines the study of intelligent agents. Like humans, the machines also perceive its environment and take the actions accordingly to achieve their goals. The term “Artificial Intelligence” is applied when a machine mimics “cognitive”…
“When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that he exists” wrote Lao Tzu. This passage highlights how Taoist view passivity to govern. “Tao Te Ching” written by Lao Tzu is a classic book on Chinese philosophy that was completed in the 4th century BC. Tao Te Ching translates to “The book of the Way of Virtues” in English. This book has 81 extremely short yet poetic chapters, which are filled with a variety of meaningful messages conveyed in a riddle-like form that takes readers into…
MAJOR THEMES IN THE NOVEL Individualism The white tiger symbolizes power and majesty in East Asian societies, for example, in China and Japan. It is likewise an image for independence and uniqueness. Balram is seen as not quite the same as those he grew up with. He is the person who escaped the "Murkiness" and discovered his way into the "Light". All through the book, there are references to how Balram is altogether different from those back in his home surroundings. He is alluded to as the…
1.0 INTRODUCTION Malays, Chinese, Indians and many other ethnic groups have lived together in Malaysia for generations. All of these cultures influence each other, forming a true Malaysian culture. Malaysia's largest ethnic group is the Malays, Chinese and Indians. Malaysia is a multi-cultural characteristics of many different cultures, but some particularly special lasting influence of the country. Chief among these is the ancient Malay culture, throughout history, culture…