Yin and yang

Confucianism and Daoism as Traditions Religion has been one of the deepest-rooted traditions in societies from all across the world. The continent of Asia is no different. One of the largest and most religiously diverse countries in Asia is China. Among the plethora of diverse religions are the contrasting faiths of Confucianism and Daoism. While China and all of Asia have many different religions, these cultures do not adopt the Western idea of sectarian religion where each religion is…

however this horn was not ever used as a weapon. South (1987) supplements this statement by describing the horn as fleshy and soft, and therefore, incapable of causing harm. According to both South (1987) and Nigg (1995), the two scholars who describe the Chinese unicorn in great detail, the gentle, benevolent, and attractive qualities of the Ki’lin have given it a role in Chinese culture as a source of goodness and wisdom. The Ki’lin is also said to have resembled many different animals (South…

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki “The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki exploded not only over Japan, but also over America. They caused a deep mutation in American Conscience” (Lifton and Mitchell). On August 6th, 1945, America dropped the atomic bomb, ‘Little Boy,’ on the Japanese city Hiroshima. Three days later, America dropped another bomb, ‘Fat Man,’ on Nagasaki. These two bombs instantly killed thousands of people and spread the poisonous radiational gas all over their…

artwork intriguing, thinking of the many days of sipping coffee and relaxing with a friend or reading a good book. On the other side, I thought, wow! This is just one person, how many lids do you think is throwaway everyday by millions of people. The yin/yang, the bad/good, and the ugly/beautiful. Susie Ganch took a wasted product and made a beautiful piece of artwork. Susie Ganch folded and arranged the lids to form and floral like pattern. With the different arrangement gives the piece a…

There are many great ancient civilizations such as the Mesopotamia, The Nile River Valley, Zhou China, and the Sumerian Civilization. Although all of those are very good civilizations the two that I am going to talk about today is the Indus River Valley and the Shang. Both of these civilizations are very interesting, and will help you gain more knowledge on how life worked during those times. An interesting fact about the Indus River Valley is that “This civilization vanished without trace.” In…

even during 2900BC when the Chinese Emperor Fu Hsi, whom the Chinese credit with bringing civilization to China, seems to have made reference to Ma, the Chinese word for Cannabis, noting that Cannabis was very popular medicine that possessed both yin and yang (2). According to Statistics Canada, there has been 3.4 million…

Heritage assessment of three different cultures The heritage assessment tool is an important tool that is used to evaluate, maintain and protect how people’s culture reflect their way of life when taking care of their healthcare needs. As people interact with each other, it does not mean that they have forgotten their culture or backgrounds. People have retained their traditional norms and practices and still adopt the modern lifestyles that steps off the traditional norm (Spector, 2009). The…

Ancient civilizations from thousands of years ago are what make up Chinas society today. We are influenced by many of them and still use many of their practices. Traditionally, the history of China is divided by periods of the reign of dynasties, which were normally named after their founder. The Shang, Zhou, and Qin Dynasties had a great impact in China’s society especially in customs, beliefs, practices, and religion. Some of those practices the world still use today. China is one of the…

Man’s sins have always brought a twisted beauty to life. War is no exception. As the essence of life itself abides beyond mere words, constantly slipping away from our crude means of humanizing the world, so does war gain immunity to our human romanticism. In The Things They Carried, novelist Tim O’Brien makes a clear point of this in the chapter “How to Tell a True War Story.” O’Brien recounts his experiences through fiction in order to capture the feeling of war as accurately as possible, but…

Prior to the rise in research of scientifically based medicine during the 19th century, practitioners prescribed herbal remedies regularly. Pharmaceutical scientists developed new forms of drugs that were believed to be more effective than most naturopathic remedies. More patients were relying on these new medical products since many had been proven effective. By the late 20th century, multiple CAM therapies had still not been explored and examined in clinical trials, unlike majority of other…