Qufu Essays

  • Argumentative Essay: The Lewis Model

    1098 Words  | 5 Pages

    Lewis Model Argumentative Essay The essay mainly introduces three categories of countries written by an authoritative linguist Lewis, in order to help readers to reduce culture shock and explore the world’s economy. Of these three types, the first one is “Linear-actives” and the second is “Multi-actives”. The last one is “Reactives”. While my classmates disagree with these three patterns, I am in favor of Lewis. The reason is that he illustrates and summarizes typical differences between different

  • Red Guards

    1051 Words  | 5 Pages

    When Mao praised the very first big-character poster, which was posted by the “Leftists” in Peking University in May, as the “the first Marxist big-character poster in China”, along with the publications in People’s Daily, the Cultural Revolution officially started in the schools and universities, mostly among students. Those students claimed to be Red Guards who guarded Mao’s thought and expelled all the “reactionary rightists”. In fact, Red Guards played the most significant role during the first

  • 5 Classics Of Confucianism

    618 Words  | 3 Pages

    Confucius is one of the most influential people throughout history, so is the book. That holy book has accomplished more than any other Bible by wielding more power over more people. Max Weber, along with others, viewed Confucianism as blockade to economic development. Confucius valued learning over profit, along with industriousness, thrift, family loyalty, duty, and respect for authority.  He also emphasized on filial piety and loyalty which could have been what promoted capitalism. But, many chose

  • Daoism And Confucianism Similarities

    775 Words  | 4 Pages

    well educated and consciences people which are called Junzi. Chinese people built temples to commemorate Confucius. Confucius temples are also called Kong Miao in Chinese. Temples are where people of confucianism worship, and the most known temple is Qufu in Shandong Province. It consists of the cemetery of Confucius, temple of Confucius, and the confucius family

  • Virtue Ethics And Confucianism

    1311 Words  | 6 Pages

    Virtue Ethics and Confucianism Virtue is a popular theme that can be found in films, books, and societies around the world. The definition of virtue in the American Heritage Dictionary of the English language is “the quality of moral excellence, righteousness, and responsibility… a specific type of moral excellence or other exemplary quality considered meritorious” (Morris). In relation to a philosophical standpoint, there are a number of theories regarding virtue, which fall under the broad