Practice 7.3 * Introduction to Albert Lin of EmberClean. * Works particularly in the U.S. and China to address the issue of energy consumption and productions * Covers coal’s legacy of emitting CO2 and other fossil fuels that are guilty as well. * CO2 is leading to the global climate change * Coal is the mainstay of energy production. * People fight for a new energy to improve lives, but Albert is here to talk about his commitment toward trying to improve the outcome of coal consumption that is needed. * Coal: The once and future fuel * Coal is not going away * Many think it is an old fuel that would eventually disappear.
Allison Lee RELI 1002 Liu Xuewen 2/17/2012 This video is an interview between Bill Moyers and Tu Wei-Ming. The topic is about “A Confucian Life in America”. Bill Moyers interviews Tu Wei-Ming who is a leading expert on Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism. A proponent of the idea of “Cultural China,” which attempts to understand what it means to be Chinese within a world context. Tu is currently interpreting Confucian ethics as a spiritual resource for the emerging global community.
There are various steps Bank of America should take in order to remain a segment leader. The first step Bank of America should take is to gain the support of the government by getting the Chinese people to understand the benefits of having credit a card. They should do surveys showing why Chinese customers not interested in credit card usage. They should also become very well acquainted with other banks that have already entered China to see how they became successful. The second process is to develop an infrastructure to have more atm’s and banks so they are easily accessible for the Chinese customers.
In addition, I added streamers to the seven spikes to complete the traditional look. What inspired me to make a piñata was my lack of knowledge of their interesting history and the fact that it plays a role in various cultures. According to Wendy Devlin, an American Colonist, piñatas date back to before the twelfth century and may have originated in China where they were later passed on to Europe, Spain, and so on. Upon learning that the piñata had originated in China rather than Mexico, I became really interested on the topic and did further research. During New Year’s, the Chinese would fill up animal-shaped piñatas with seeds
That was the problem. Imperial powers wanted to trade with China and Japan, but they were not interested at first. European powers were determined to gain access to these countries and they would do it at any means necessary. Before the 1800s, China and Japan were almost identical. They isolated themselves from other countries; but after their imperialisms in the late 1800s, the countries went on different paths.
In order to liberate Japan from Feudalism, Fukuzawa thought it was crucial for Japan to become familiarized to the Western ideas and technologies, and what he thought would forever change Japan. Fukuzawa first learned Dutch and later learned to English after visiting america ; he visited the United States twice and travelled through Europe for almost a year before the Meiji Restoration which was in 1868. Through these journeys Fukuzawa became accustomed to western ideas and begin to understand the basic principle of America’s society and what they stood for. Learning English became important to Fukuzawa, and he got to practice holding his position under the Shogunate government. Fukuzawa states, “Whenever a message was received from the American or British legation, I would attempt to read the original text.
On the 22nd of July, he spoke and explained mainly about China and human adaptions/development; he demonstrated examples and stories, which related to not only what his topic was on but also foreshadowed what he was trying to imply. Adams also placed emphasis on the fact of one having to discover itself before actually developing yourself. One of his examples were about China already discovering itself but not allowing to develop itself because of the fear of breaking tradition. The college prep
The Chinese Open Door Policy was a major event in recent Chinese history, because The Open Door Policy that was argued for by John Hay’s Open Door Notes, advocated an impartial system of taxation to set up a system of equal trading rights, and prevented European nations from carving China into separate colonies. Although the Open Door Notes was not written with Chinese interests at heart, it greatly benefited China in the long run. The Open Door Notes was a very influential document in Chinese history. Written at the turn of the century by Secretary of State, John Hay, the Open Door Notes was a letter that was sent to all nations with interests in China. After acquiring the Philippines, the United States gained interest in the vast resources of Asia.
Whereas Confucius would focus more on flourishing relationships and being respectful and loving all. Americans definitely have a problem with pushing our ideals onto other countries. We think that everyone wants to live like we do, so we trying to conform their ideas. But there is a disconnect between the Chinese and Americans because we do not understand the traditions of Confucianism that are the basis of the Chinese culture. Americans like to think of themselves as individuals that rely solely on themselves instead of others.
Sure, this is a simple example, but the academic system is usually based upon reaching a solution that someone else (the textbook, your teacher, the government, etc) wants you to reach. Further, the extremely competitive nature of academia in China has parents encouraging this behavior, even outside the structures of academia (no, I am not suggesting that 2 + 2 does not equal 4, nor that you should tell your teacher so to be unique, just that conformity can travel beyond the walls of a school). Academic stress happens in America too, I just feel like it is more ubiquitous in China. What about in business? This too has some benefits.