Marcel was on his way to the banquet when he saw something that caught his eye. He was trained to look for these things, and as he walked over he saw it was a horse. The horse was small,brown, and shaggy. It looked like it was very hungry. “Are you okay girl” Marcel said. The horse obviously said nothing, but she turned to look at him and as she did, he saw a big cut on its back. “Don’t worry,” He said, “I’ll fix that.” The wound very large and hard to clean, but after a long few hours Marcel had
Zhou Shuren, better known by the pen name Lu Xun is generally regarded as the father of modern Chinese literature and was thought by many to have his finger on the pulse of the nation’s conscience. His early notoriety was achieved as a result of his short works of fiction which were often satirical, sometimes humorous, and at times very gloomy (“Lu Xun”). Lu Xun was a mindful of his art and labored over his stories to eliminate unnecessary detail, yet they are filled with rich characters, interesting
exploitation/rape Traditional Chinese-English Version. trans. Howard Goldblatt (Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2005), p. 8. Xiao Hong’s literary mentor Lu Xun was fascinated by Edgar Allen Poe’s writing and he and his brother Zhou Zuoren both translated some of Poe’s short stories into Chinese, as did Mao Dun (Sheng 149). Lu Xun also shared an attraction to the grotesque and especially admired the woodcuts of German Socialist artist Käthe Kollwitz, in whose works death, poverty, sickness
The impact (or lack thereof) of the Chinese Revolution of 1911 is seen throughout Lu Xun’s stories. In particular the works “Diary of a Madman”, “A New Year’s Sacrifice” and “The True Story of Ah Q” provided evidence of changes (or lack thereof) the revolution brought to China. Focus in particular was paid to the topics of filial piety, female chasteness and Chinese conservatism, respectively in each story. “Diary of a Madman” was a condemnation of the overbearing authoritarian nature of the Confucian
Human nature is one of the most core concerns of every Chinese philosopher we have studied this semester. Each one holds a particular stance when they address human’s natural state, and this very much contributes to their philosophy overall. For example, Confucius, Mencius and Han Fei Tzu all differ in their ideas of human nature, and this shaped each one’s particular philosophy. Confucius, the founding philosopher of Confucianism, never explicitly details what he believes to be the inherent nature
The essence of humanity is laid out in the words of Thomas Hobbes, “The state of humanity is war” (94). Although it is not a perfect theory, it is, by far, the strongest theory proposed. After all, from the beginning of humanity, we have been in a state of war. It is not necessarily a war where conflicting parties bear arms, but it is a war where conflicting parties struggle for survival. Even before our infantile bodies exit the womb of our mothers, we are at war. As tiny embryos, we struggle
Compare and Contrast of Human Idealism Between two readings, Analects and the Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsün Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu. Both have a different perspective, but both strive to make humankind the best as they can. Forming a personality that we as human needs to shape ourselves to develop the ideal person. The Analects contain fragment and random sequence of Confucius sayings that reflects upon notes that contains discipline from collective teachings. Han Feizi was part of the Han royal
Xunzi. All three of these philosophers used Li to shape their ideal government, but it was Xunzi who would have the most applicable form of an ideal government. Confucius was alive and teaching during the Spring and Autumn period. The power of the Zhou king was on the decline and the rulers of the varying kingdoms were beginning to search for more power. Confucius sought to create a more stable and “good” way of governing the lands of ancient China. Li, said Confucius, were the rituals that men would
“The True Story of Ah Q” was written by Lu Xun. It is a form of historical fiction, which “is a literary genre that takes place in the past. The setting is drawn from history.” The historical events and social phenomena will be presented in the story though it is a historical fiction. It can impress deeply historical frames in people’s mind and plays a significant role in history. It is another way to record history. Additionally, the author, “Lu Xun (1881-1936) is widely regarded as one of modern
The meager image depicted by Lu Xun's 'Diary of a Madman' projects an illustration of society that stresses submission to authority, and the ultimate compliance to tradition. Lu Xun battles the idea that society is constantly being manipulated and controlled by the masses of people who know no better than to follow tradition. His story 'Diary of a Madman' gives the representation of a culture that has not only failed, but failed by the cannibalistic nature of humans corrupting them-selves over
meaning of his articles. “A Madman’s Diary” was the first vernacular fiction Lu Xun published, as well as the first Chinese vernacular story. The article includes preface and main body. The preface mainly uses classical Chinese to introduce background and cause of the story. The main body has thirteen pieces of Madman’s diary written in vernacular. The main character and the writer of diary both were “Madman”. Lu Xun used his poignant pen to reveal a variety of deep-seated social contradictions,
similarities and differences. The continuation as well as changes in function and style of bronze vessels from Shang to Zhou is evident through comparing and contrasting the Zun vessel and the Gui vessel. The Zun vessel, dated approximately 13th to 12th century BCE, is a late Shang bronze vessel used to hold wine. The Gui vessel, dated approximately 10th century BCE, is a Western Zhou bronze vessel used to hold cooked rice. Both vessels are created using the piece-mold casting technique. Due to their
The Revolution that Changed the Chinese Society As it’s known around the world, Chinese political system is Communism. Some may say that communism is good and bad. Well it all began when Mao Zedong came into power, his ideas influenced Chinese people and how the true way of living is. The introduction of communism into China changed how people perceived each other. One of his first ideas was “The Great Leap Forward,” which a lot of historians considered as a failure because its initial goals were
The Shang Dynasty developed a more centralized government, but as the Zhou Dynasty took over, they ruled on the Mandate of Heaven. This “Mandate” meant that heaven would grant the Zhou power only as long as its rulers had governed wisely, if they had the support of heaven. The Zhou Dynasty contained the most feudal ruling. The king ruled the empire, but China was too big for one ruler so the king had nobles with land and power
History of Ancient China China is located in East Asia. Ancient China is surrounded by Gobi Desert in the north, the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Himalayan Mountains in the southwest, and the Taklimakan desert in the west. This land has a wide variation of animals because of the different habitats provided for them. Most farming was done in the very fertile lands of the Yangtze valley. Present China is much bigger than Ancient China, which means that over time, the kings and different dynasties
Tao-te Ching (in English pronounced “dow deh jing”) is believed to be written by Lao-tzu (6th century B.C). However, it is not for certain that he wrote the book. Lao-tzu is translated as “Old Master”. He was born in the state of Ch’u in China. It’s been said that he worked in the court of the Chou dynasty. The day that he was leaving the court to start his own life, the keeper of the gate urged him to write his thoughts as a book. Lao-tzu’s work mostly illustrates Taoism –a religion founded by Chang
ancient China, but some stick out among the rest. One of these was the Zhou dynasty. The Zhou dynasty ruled from 1122 B.C. to 256 B.C., during this 866-year reign, the Zhou dynasty accomplished many things that would affect us later in history; including three significant aspects; these were, the idea of the Mandate of Heaven, the development of the feudal state, and the economic growth that led to the expansion of population. The Zhou presented the idea of the Mandate of Heaven in order to make their
China began along the Huang He river valley. The Huang He river received its name from the river having yellow soil. China had multiple Dynasties the Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, and the Zhou Dynasty. The Xia Dynasty was led by Yu The Great. Yu allowed the people that worked build canals in order to control the flooding of the yellow river. The Shang Dynasty Lasted between 176 b.c.-1122 b.c., which is in Northern China. The capital city of the Shang dynasty was Anyang. Chinese social group was
“A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past” (Fidel Castro). People of power can be creative with their utterances. They can say anything to the people that they want to control. In this situation, both countries tested the limits. The political leaders of Cuba and China gained support by attracting specific types of followers, motivation and the utilization of propaganda. These leaders had campaigns targeting specific types of people to help gain
In this essay you'll learn about how the leap happens, who made the leap year, and how cultures were affected and celebrate the leap year. A leap year starts back in B.C. where Julius Caesar thought of a way to correct this because the Roman calendar, somehow, slipped out of sync with the seasons. The person that made the leap year happen was Julius Caesar and is considered the "father" of leap year. The ancient Roman calendar system was based on a total of 355 days in a year; a full 10.25 days