This find caused fascination all over the world, since it was the only exact copy of a life-sized army created by humanity. The name of the sculptor who created the ensemble is unknown, but he or she must have been a person of immense artistic power and creativity. Most of all the sculptures are incredibly realistic, depicting the soldiers in extremely detailed form. Little can be said about the background of the sculptor as well, since almost nothing is known about his or her personality. Scientists guess that he or she must have been an individual with a military background, and who could understand the Emperor’s wishes perfectly.
Table of Contents Introduction 2 History of Confucianism 3 Confucian influence on social and political aspects of society 4 Confucian Institutes 6 Lei Feng 7 Conclusion 10 Bibliography 11 Introduction Liang Shuming, 梁漱溟, 1893-1988, a Chinese philosopher, reformist and follower of the Confucius teachings, who believed Confucianism combined with various Western values to be especially significant to the creation of a harmonious society, defined culture as a people’s way of life – spiritual, social, and material, and furthermore meant that the value of a culture lies in its distinctive differences from others. (Sor-Hoon Tan, 2008, pp. 144). China is one of the oldest societies of world history, dating approximately 5.000 years back, and roughly half of this period has mainly been dominated by Confucian influence shaping the before mentioned values. The founder of Confucianism, Confucius, is considered the most influential thinker and moral philosopher of the Chinese civilization, which is also strengthened by the name he was given, Xianshi, 先師, the teacher from the past or the foremost teacher.
One of the theories that many Chinese schools of philosophy have shared from the ancient times is the concept of the Yin and the Yang. Like in many other ideas of Chinese philosophies, the yin and yang show a strong influence in Chinese culture, but their meanings in theory are difficult to describe or explain. There are many different ways to interpret, apply and use the yin yang, but regardless of these differences three basic ideas explain the most important concepts of this symbol: first the yin yang is the creation of all in nature and is in part of all that exists, also yin yang explains the interaction between the celestial and human realms, and most important of all, yin yang ensures that all things maintain a constant balance for everything to work properly. (Wang, Robin R.) The first known references of the characters of the yin and yang were found in writings made on “oracle bones” used in Chinese divination from ancient practices. These writings focused mainly in the natural occurrences of things in the universe, like the rotation of the sun and the moon from dawn to dusk.
Suleman Shaikh Mrs. VanMilligen Cultural Studies 5 November 2012 Yinyang: Opposites Attract Dark light, black white, night day, cold hot; are all examples of the speculative symbol, Yinyang. The Chinese Symbol, Yinyang, represents opposing forces in nature but relying on each other for sustainability, describing the system our life works upon. The Yin symbolizes weak, negative, and feminine in nature and Yang represents positive and masculine, as they are both opposing ideas, they rely and grow off of each other for growth and survival. Although this symbol has Chinese origins, but the widely known insignia, Yinyang meaning shadow and light, is important to Chinese culture because the Yinyang phenomena gave a basis to study off. The Yinyang concept has also been used as metaphor for different life lessons.
Another Chinese philosophy is Confucianism. A successful philosophy, Confucianism, was formed around the thoughts and ideas of Confucius. Like Daoism, Confucianism also sound to set principles and standards for how humans should live. In Confucius’s life, he thought a way to restore order, was to honor the five relationships. They were the relationship between the ruler and the ruled; father and son; older brother and younger brother; husband and wife and the relationship between friend and friend.
Mattel , being implemented everywhere in the world, it enforced its branches to respect law and ethics when it comes to do business, so this paper will show how effective was this enforcement, even though the company was found in the middle of problems, when it was accused of merchandizing unsafe products that were manufactured in China. Looking at this problem on legal and ethical perspective, the study will show to what degree, Mattel could be held responsible and what should be done earlier to prevent that situation. Keywords: Mattel Inc., leader, design, manufacture, marketing, family product, responsibility, kids` safety, environment, philanthropic, world, branches, China, problem, legal, ethical, prevention, situation. Responses A) Do manufacturers of products for children have special obligations to consumers and society? If so, what are these responsibilities?
There was insecurity and job dissatisfaction among employees leading to decline in productivity. Opportunities: The HI should have focused on the history and culture of RDH and respected the Chinese culture. They should have involved their employees in decision-making process respecting their interests and thoughts instead of radically implementing the new process. Recommendations: The HI should communicate their vision and rationale for change to the RDH employees through meetings and involve them in the change process. They should assure the employees that their culture will be protected.
Explain why artists use re-contextualisation when making art. In your answer refer to a range o examples. Recontextualising is the process of extracting an original meaning and placing it in another context. Artists recontextualise for various reasons, some to provoke the audience, like Duchamp while others do it as a reaction towards their experiences, a good example are the Chinese Artists. Ai Wei Wei and Xu Bing are well known artists that recontextualise their artwork.
On the one hand, the performances are characterized by abstractness and simplicity, typical of traditional Chinese theatre; on the other, the modern and postmodern elements of the Western theatre are being absorbed and applied in the performances. Thirdly, the localization of themes. The adaptations of foreign plays seek to deal with the local issues and political concerns rather than the original themes of the foreign plays. Based on the careful analysis of some adaptations and performances of Western plays in contemporary China, this paper conducts b rief theoretical discussions of interculturalism in theatre that have attracted much attention in the drama/theatre studies today. Key words: adaptation, interculturalism, Chinese theatre, Shakespeare, Ibsen, O’Neill Introduction Since the beginning of the 20th century, the adaptations and performances of Western plays play an important role in the Chinese theatre.
It is under this context that this thesis gives shallow comparison and analysis on American Individualism and Chinese Collectivism, which is the core part of deep culture, i.e. Cultural value. Ethical values are tightly integrated with cultures. Different cultures carry different ethical values. Individualism and collectivism, as respective products of American and Chinese cultures, brightly reflect the difference between the Eastern and Western ethical values.