Reciprocity

Taosim is a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu which advocates humility and religious devotion. Taoism is regarded as an ancient tradition of philosophy and religious belief with intricate ties to Chinese customs and views. Before the Communist revolution, Taoism was regarded as one of the strongest religions in China. However, after a long-held campaign to get rid of non-Communist religions, the number of people following Taoism drastically declined. Taoism revolves around the…

When King Kalakaua signed the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States in 1875, he allowed for Hawaiian goods, specifically sugar, to be sold to America, tax-free. King Kalakaua, nicknamed the Merrie Monarch, due to his deep love for Hawaii and it’s people, only wanted the best for Hawaii…

children which actually become vices, instead of focusing on one overarching theme that unlocks all of the true virtues, which prevents students from becoming fully developed, virtuous individuals. In essence, the House system ignores Aristotle’s Reciprocity Thesis. Aristotle claims that one cannot truly…

imperial presence through economic and missionary endeavors. General John McAllister Schofield, who is the namesake of the Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa today, proposed in 1870 that the United States obtain access rights to Pearl Harbor.3 Through the Reciprocity Treaty with the Kingdom of Hawaii, the United States was granted exclusive access to the harbor in 1875 for coaling and maintenance. The treaty was renewed in 1887, which gave the United States exclusive rights to set up a naval base for…

feudalism consisted of manorialism, a strict hierarchy and reciprocity. Manorialism is an economic system by which the Lord of the land exploited the serfs or tenants who worked his estate, or fief. Villains had to work land in order to use it and feed themselves. A “holding” is a name for a large piece of land, which is like a county. Villains live in holdings and work the land under manorialism. This is where reciprocity comes into play. Reciprocity is a system of obligations and benefits.…

Originally, I was going to have an introduction that I wrote before I did any kind of research to have the introduction and conclusion show how what I researched helped me learn, however I lost the thumb drive it was on so here is my attempt at recreating it. Friends will talk with you both in person and in ‘permanent media’ (anything that someone can go back and recreate the exact conversation between you word for word), they will make you feel like they chose to be with you, they will help you…

mainly argues that, while experimentalism aims at promoting open-mindedness and tolerance in the name of exploration, it does so without any goal in mind (32). Brameld writes, “[experimentalism, like twentieth century liberalism] emphasizes the reciprocity of means and ends, but both characteristically focus upon means…upon hypothesis rather than solution, upon tolerance rather than conviction, upon process rather than product” (32). This lack of focus and goal, he argues,…

Stolle and Hooghe’s review of Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alley delineates generational replacement is a fact of social and political change within liberal democracies. Political attitudes and behaviors of young people differ significantly from those of previous generations. They state that there is disagreement about how the observation of social capital should evaluate and interpret. They argued that generational replacement mechanism predict the evolution of western political systems. The…

interviewee. On the other hand, Duncombe and Jessop questions this “building rapport” approach for “faking friendships.” Mainly, they are concerned with the commodification of interview relationships with regards to the issues of informed consent and reciprocity of emotions. While Duncombe and Jessop raise an interesting point regarding the “fake friendship” that interviewers…

(2014) “autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by marked impairments in socialization and, in particular, by a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people, and a lack of social or emotional reciprocity” (p.972). By better understanding autism spectrum disorder (ASD), we might be able to explain the performance gap between children with ASD and children without ASD in the theory of mind (ToM) task. Theory of mind (ToM) task assesses the…