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    Guqin Observation

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    string is one octave also. Basically, the lower tune string is Yin, and the higher tune string is Yang. However, the Guqin player may play a higher tune on the lower tune string, thus the lower tune string becomes Yang. The player also may play the lower tune on the higher tune string, thus the higher tune string becomes Yin. The rest of Guqin music is may consider as Yin. The sound appears after the rest ends which may consider as Yang. Thus, Qigong and Guqin playing status have a lot common…

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    Yang Leader

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    The communication elements that a Yang leader must possess in order to communicate with his followers must include elements catering to educating, inspiring and persuading the followers. The main feature of a Yang type of leader is that he will always be experimenting with a clear objective to bring changes to the organizational as well as the category environment. Leader: A Tao The Tao aspects of a leader’s traits include his ability to withdraw from his chores and to indulge more in…

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    foods between yin and yang, qi and blood, and so on, and the Huang Di Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic) is the first book, introducing dietary rules (Flaws 1). To clarify a little bit, the philosophy of yin (cooling or cold) and yang (warm or hot) originated from Taoism, which indicates two opposite things in the world, for instance, moon is yin and sun is yang; darkness is yin and light is yang; water is yin and fire is yang; woman is yin and man is yang; steamed food is yin and…

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    life guidelines that push our comprehension of life to different ways of thinking. It preaches unselfishness and tolerance. Certain metaphors create greater meaning out of simple things such as water and unhewn wood. It also is a representation of yin and yang; the combination of forces. The overall moral of the 81 chapters of the Dao create hope for a better opportunity for personal development. This personally affects my everyday life. Learning how to run a business is something that I have…

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    Nile Cycle In Africa

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    Process of Nile cycle and its Importance in Agriculture River Nile of Africa is the largest river in the world as it covers a distance of more than 4,000 miles. The river begins near the equator, flowing northward from Lake Victoria, passing through Egypt and eventually emptying into the Mediterranean Sea (Said, 2013). The Nile has two primary tributes; the White Nile that flows from Rwanda and the Blue Nile originating from Ethiopia. In the past, Nile had a predictable flooding pattern that…

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    young man Fitzgerald was reserved and quiet. As he aged he became more well known and outspoken. Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby from the novel “The Great Gatsby” symbolize the Yin and Yang of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life. In the novel, Fitzgerald portrayed Nick and Jay as if they were Yin and Yang. "Yin, the darker element, is passive, dark, feminine, downward-seeking, and corresponds…

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    Daoism Research Paper

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    Have you ever sat down and wondered what religions, other than Christianity, the human race follows? Christianity is a huge belief. It is so big that it leaves many other faiths in its shadows. One of those faiths being Daoism. Daoism, A.K.A Taoism, is a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu, encouraging humbleness and religious devotion. The word Tao means the “way” or the “path” and is believed to be the origin of the universe, the basis of the existence of all creatures, and the…

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    and women remain consistent. Research about the Hindu faith and the goddesses they worship clearifies the Ancient Indian values Valmiki’s The Ramayana symbolizes. Throughout The Creation of the Universe and Human Beings and research regarding the Yin and Yang a parallel to gender roles in Ancient Chinese culture is evident. Connections between ancient cultures and mythological texts such as The Ramayana and The Creation of the Universe and Human Beings provide a deeper understanding of how each…

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    easy to understand. Some cultures adopt different facts to find such explanation. The book of Genesis explains about the beginning and creation of nature (15); meanwhile, the Chinese beliefs are based on a cosmic egg that mix the two forces of the Yin and Yang (27). These creation stories help humans to understand where they came from and how the world began, setting up a belief system in their cultures. Firstly, one of the most important issues in the Hebrew culture is the religion, which has…

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    and put in a life or death situation. He must fight to survive and do whatever it takes. Pi works at the Yang. The first story he wants us to believe that he is still good, and faithful. The yang side fights the yin side ,Richard Parker, and must subdue it to. Pi must live his life knowing what his yin did to survive. Pi must fight to keep his yin and yang balanced to stay alive. The yin yang or the real name "taijitu" is an ancient symbol from Chinese Taoism. The symbol represents…

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