Essays on Confucianism to Impress Even the Pickiest Reader

Introduction

Organizational culture plays a very significant role in organization design. The reason for this is because it affects the way in which people work together. Organization culture also influences the day-to-day activities of people, how they communicate, and what behavior is acceptable. Organizational culture also influences how the organization adapts to the external environment (Sawada, 1993).
Organization cultural strength varies from organization to organization. Some organizations have very strong cultures and other have weak cultures. Considering IBM’s organizational culture, its employees can clearly explain how the company operates and what they are expected to do in their various Continue reading...

Many people are of the opinion that current laws in Korea were imported from the West and borrow heavily from continental Europe law. There is a collective agreement that the traditional Korean law and legal practices are practically of no influential use. The discontinuity between current and traditional rules gives credence to this school of thought. The Westerners view the Asians philosophy as mystical and consider their opinion as rational. The situation gets more complicated because the Korean law contradicts the Western law in philosophical and traditional dimensions. Modern historians have varied views and publications on the influence of Continue reading...

In light of recent studies involving primal, Confucianism and Taoism certain elements of religion are emerging. The elements of religion are found in all religions, they are common characteristics that help to define a religion. The elements include: belief in supernatural powers; belief in the holy or sacred; there is a system of rituals; sins or profane acts; a method of salvation; procedures for worship; ideology that is written or shared through oral tradition and a place where worship occurs (Eight Basic Elements”).

Confucianism

Confucianism id a blending of the social teachings of Confucius and ancient Chinese religion. It is Continue reading...

Confucianism is a philosophical as well as a religious tradition in China that has also extended all the way through East Asia. It was developed from the teachings of a great Chinese Philosopher Confucius, although he said that he was not the inventor but somewhat the transmitter of traditions and values.
During Confucius’ lifetime, the structure of politics had been disintegrating. The main purpose of Confucianism is to re-establish political and social harmony through revitalization of the moral values of the educated elite and the ruling class. Confucianism was the authorized state ideology during the Han dynasty after the Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

Women’s role and place in Chinese society during the so-called May Fourth epoch was nebulous, complicated, and untraditional as a result of broad-sweeping social and political changes that took place. Several pieces of writing penned during the twentieth century developed within particular frameworks and May Fourth discourses issues pertaining to women specifically. Liberals, intellectuals, Communists, and Japanese sympathizers alike have all proffered works that broached women’s issues from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds which nonetheless evinces threading tropes and common themes. Specifically, observers opined about the subordination of Chinese women within a constraining patriarchal culture that Continue reading...

1. INTRODUCTION
The Japanese folklore passed on the Samurai stereotype as a hero, as representative of the Bushido high values, as brave and high trained warrior. Harold Bolitho retracts the character of the samurai exploring two contextualized historical periods. He started to analyzed the samurai warriors before the 1580, and in the Tokugawa period – from 1580 to 1870. The final portrait is completely different from the myth.
As a matter of fact, before the Tokugawa era the samurai had been fighting in several conflicts, including the Mongol invasions. They certainly were trained for a war, but they were not Continue reading...

“What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others.”

Confucius
Confucius philosophy in a larger sense revolves around human life, centering the discussion of his thoughts on ethics. Confucius says that every person is responsible for his action and his behavior and for how he or she treats others. He also believed in fate, but our determination leads us to what we get.
Confucius acknowledges that his teachings are not his own but are handed down by the antecedence or ancestors to him and, therefore, he teaches his students to acknowledge what he or she learns from others. In fact, it seems what Confucius says right because a Continue reading...

Introduction

Communication through symbols was gradually replaced with the invention of new tools like pens and pencils. Schools, offices and all other institutes were engrossed in using these writing tools where paper got its own related importance. Today, pens and crayons have transformed into human fingers and hands where as computers and tablets have taken the place of paper. Does this mean the world is progressing at a very fast pace? Or does it leave an underlying message of keeping the children away from the act of holding a pen? To understand this side of technology (Montgomery, 2000), the current Continue reading...

Definition:

Ancestor veneration is an age old custom in several existing societies which involves the veneration of the deceased ancestors who are considered a part of the family or whose spirits are believed to have the power to intervene in the affairs of the living. These people are believed to have continued their existence. While some tribes venerate close family members, others venerate the holy saints; who they believe are intercessors with God.

Introduction:

This practice stems from two basic beliefs. The first being the continued existence of the dead and the second is the fear of the dead. The worship Continue reading...

If Jamie were a Buddhist, he would have voted no. The beliefs and practices of Buddhists are based on teachings that are attributed to Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha Gautama is renowned for sharing his insights to assist sentient beings to end their suffering. Buddhists are known for supporting the monastic community. Buddhism puts a lot of emphasis on compassion. Compassion is all about sympathy, concern and consideration. This is the reason Jamie would vote no. He will show sympathy and consider helping the small tent community instead of passing a law that will not mind the suffering these communities are Continue reading...