China is a country drenched in history and traditions, many of which affect gender roles in the modern Chinese society. The country’s broadcast news is not exempt from the far-reaching effects of Communist government influence and the role of women in a nation with an ancient past. By comparing story content and the genders of ...
Appalled, a young scholar of Daoist texts holds the text of the Daode jing in each hand. Written alongside one copy is the commentary of Wang Bi, immediately seeming to flow from the original text itself. In the other hand, the fragmented text is accompanied by the Xiang’er commentary, with its demand for keeping faith, ...
From the beginning of civilization to our modern era, a nation’s success has always corresponded with the actions of its government. Though government organization has varied over the years, this has never changed. During the Han Dynasty, beginning in 206 BCE and lasting over 400 years, quality of life and security for the Chinese people ...
“DAO”AND DAOISM (TAOISM) IN 1970’S AMERICAN POP CULTURE How many people out there grew up watching David Carradine as Kwai-Chang Caine in the TV series Kung Fu? Remember how cool he looked doing all those quick moves? The rest of the time he would walk around contemplating his next move with those flowing robes in ...
The mind is not the only ingredient for spiritual enlightenment. Food plays as big a role as meditation and actions. Our bodies, like vehicles, need the most efficient energy sources. Eating candy high in sugar, meats high in fat, foods high in preservatives and low in antioxidants can easily bump us off the path to ...
The group rights versus individual rights issue is currently a hotly contested topic among modern democracies around the world. The United States itself is founded on the concept of individual rights, as the Declaration of Independence declares “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” as the most essential rights of all individuals (Eads 2005). Our ...
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