Ying Yang Twins

According to Chinese culture, the forces that determine order are yin and yang. The basis of this concept is that everything has its opposite which maintains balance. One of the most well-known yin and yang pairings is life and death. Yu Hua, in the novel To Live, recognizes this relationship and integrates the concept into the plot in order to influence the characters. This includes life and death constantly checking each other by taking the character’s lives, and the price one has to pay to…

established that Victor and the monster were one and the same person since the monster is imaginary and performed acts that point out Victor as the one who truly did them. As a “whole” Victor, Victor represents the good of knowledge through creating (yang), while the monster represents the bad of knowledge through destroying (yin). However once he gained that knowledge, he experienced the negative aspects of getting it, splitting himself into the monster and Victor. His schizophrenia created a…

backbones of his compositional structure. The theoretical foundation of this system is based on the I Ching trigrams. Two kinds of lines construct the trigrams; from the ontological theory of Yin and Yang dialectical monism, the unbroken line represents Yang, while the broken line represents Yin. Yin and Yang then combine to create the eight trigrams representing different basic principles of reality, and pairs of trigrams…

physiologic mode, specifically nutrition. This is because pregnancy causes the need for compensation, as there is blood stagnation and the need to increase the flow of Qi. Since yin and yang can be thrown off balance, it is important in Chinese culture to avoid the consumption of “hot” and “cold” foods. “Hot versus cold (yin vs. yang) are the two most important oppositions in Traditional Chinese Medicine” (“Pacific College” 2014). Different foods are classified as cold and hot. Therefore, it is…

Nature versus nurture might be the oldest debate in history. This debate can also be known as biology versus psychology, genes versus environment...etc. But what is this argument about anyway? The nature side of the argument represents the genes that is inside of all of us, from our own unique personality to our physical appearance. On the other hand, nurture is the environment that shapes who we all are today. And that includes your childhood, how you are raised, just basically our surroundings…

Nature versus nurture is the long debate over whether humans are more influenced by nature or nurture throughout their lives (Englbrecht). The nature in nature versus nurture refers to how humans are influenced by their genes, and nurture refers to how humans are influenced by the environment around them (Englbrecht). Although there is a huge debate over which is more influential, both nature and nurture affect our lives in many different ways. It is not nature or nurture alone that makes…

Acupuncture is a healing technique used in traditional Chinese medicine. Very thin needles are used to stimulate specific points in the body. These points remain in energy paths called "meridians." Acupuncture treatments are designed to improve the flow and balance of energy along these meridians. Traditional Chinese medicine has existed for at least 2,500 years. Consider the human body as a system of energy flows. When these flows are balanced, the body is healthy. Practitioners take the pulse…

healthcare by traditional hill societies (Wasser and Weis, 1999; Prasad et al., 2002; Ferreira et al., 2009; Ferreira et al., 2010; Alves et al., 2012). Morchella are commonly used for the treatment of indigestion, excessive phlegm and to treat asthma (Ying et al., 1987). Powder of Morchella esculenta act as an antiseptic, heal the wounds and used for the treatment of stomach-ache (Mehmood et al., 2011). It is purgative and used as an emollient…

the wrong, there is some right. In the dark,there is some light. In the blind there is some sight.” Abhinyana in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird multiple themes are demonstrated, such as courage and racism, mixing both created the belief of the yin yang. Lee shows this perfectly in the perspective of Scout, from being innocent to barley understanding the cruel town Scout lives in. Using Jem having to read to Mrs. Dubose who later dies, the case of Tom Robinson with Atticus defending Tom, which…

Taegeuk, a symbol which is derived from the yin-yang. The major symbol of Taoism is also yin-yang which is why I connect the two with each other. While the colors may be different, the idea behind the two symbols is exactly the same. When presented with the opportunity to research a critical aspect of religion, I was immediately drawn to the idea of studying the yin-yang and its importance to the teachings of Taoism. My research question is what is the yin-yang and what is its importance to the…