Beyond Dim Sum There is truth to the platitude that it isn't the destination that is important, but the route that one takes to get there. To say my goals for studying abroad were purely academic would be skewing the truth; studying Chinese took me to China. But just as from studying Chinese language, I have gained new insights into China's cultural and historical legacy, so too, in going to China have I gleaned more than just the ability to speak a foreign language. I remember arriving in
New York City famous attraction, Chinatown, has a variety of Asian cuisine to offer to tourist from all over the world. Ranging from Chinese to Japanese to Thai cuisine. But NYC seems to be lacking of some Hong Kong flavor. Although Hong Kong is considered Chinese, they seem to have developed their own kind of culture and cuisine. In Hong Kong, they are known for the variety of street food they present to every day Hong Kongese and tourist. But sadly in NYC Chinatown it does not even present a fraction
Chinese Food: Potstickers I was flipping through the “Food” section of the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday, November 5th, 2003, and came across an enormous picture of a potsticker. The article about “Potstickers” caught my attention. I thought, so what? Is there really a history behind the famous dumpling? Surprisingly, yes. The article began with an introduction of how Amy Tan, the famous author of The Joy Luck Club, makes potstickers with her sisters in remembrance of their mother. They
Gianina, my twin sister, has an irrational dislike of bananas and cheese. She will not knowingly eat anything that has bananas or cheese, and in fact, the simple mention of bananas may very well throw her into a fit. Bizarrely, one of her favorite foods is mango cheesecake and she will quite happily eat anything so long as no one mentions it contains bananas or cheese. Gianina’s predilection annoys me not only because my favorite thing to eat is new york style pizza, but also because it reminds me
decision is made. This paper will discuss the zero sum game, win-win, satisfying solutions, and the fixed pie models. Zero-sum game can play an important role wherein one entity wants or needs to dominate the other. Of the several decision-making models that can be implemented, the zero sum game is one decision model used in negotiations. In this instance, there is a winner and a loser. There is no give and take or compromise. The zero-sum can be seen in chess – only one player can win. However
Before reading Money, Greed, and God, I believed many of the myths outlined in the book. A few examples would be the piety myth and the greed myth. The piety myth is “focusing on our own good intentions rather than on the unintended consequences of our actions” (43). I believed that if I did good things, or at least strived to be the best I could be in a fallen world, my negative actions would be somewhat negated. I also noticed that I have a tendency to not even notice those negative consequences
positive. Game theory is not just one theory, throughout the years is has spread into six main games. These games are: zero sum games, non-zero sum games, simultaneous move games, sequential move games, one-shot games, and repeated games. Each of these games will be covered more in depth in this essay, with the exception of zero-sum games. Dalton will be writing about the zero-sum game in his essay. History is a very important key when trying to figure out what exactly game theory is. Game theory was
“Brecht intended her to be an object lesson in misplaced energy”; he is, of course, referring to her habit of choosing her business over her family. By including such situations where the limited options grow ever slimmer and the probability of a zero sum game rages on, the play demonstrates that though her actions and behaviors could have been different, the outcome for Mother Courage and her family would have been the same; it does this in order to both prove that capitalism is antithetical to human
Throughout American history, it’s society has glorified the idea of being gritty and its virtues, such as perseverance, toughness, and courageousness. These ideas were apart of the American man that settled land from the east the west coasts, built business from the ground up, worked multiple jobs to singly support his family, or if need be, go off to war. Today, these virtues have spread much further throughout society, but have started to take backlash from camps of people who see life’s potential
No human culture has ever been identified as not being associate to music, and for majority of the people, music is simply the source of the most powerful as well as the most significant experiences of their lives. In over 100 years or so since the first ever recorded music was widely available, our lives have become fully suffused by it; we are thus born and die to the music, we eat, sleep, shop, travel and simply make love to music, we also work, play and enjoy to music (Clarke, 2012). As most
Descartes’ Cogito It is the purpose of this essay to examine both Descartes’ Cogito argument and his skepticism towards small and universal elements, as well as the implications these arguments have on each other. First, I will summarize and explain the skepticism Descartes’ brings to bear on small and universal elements in his first meditation. Second, I will summarize and explain the Cogito argument, Descartes’ famous “I think, therefore I am” (it should be noted that this famous implication
Descartes' First Meditation Rene Descartes decision to shatter the molds of traditional thinking is still talked about today. He is regarded as an influential abstract thinker; and some of his main ideas are still talked about by philosophers all over the world. While he wrote the "Meditations", he secluded himself from the outside world for a length of time, basically tore up his conventional thinking; and tried to come to some conclusion as to what was actually true and existing. In order
“Cogito ego sum” - this is a famous quote from Rene Descartes. This quote means," I think, therefore, I am." His beliefs are considered to be epistemological and he is also considered as the father of modern philosophy. In his letter of meditation, he writes about what he believes to be true and what is not true. He writes about starting a new foundation. This meant that he was going to figure out what is true and what is false. He also writes about how he wonders if he is human and if what
Descartes' Meditations Descartes, during Meditations, aimed to rid himself of all knowledge that could be doubted. He used the analogy of a rotten apple in a barrel, in which all apples must be removed and checked in order to determine which apples should be kept. Descartes stated that, like the rotten apple, one might also, at times, acquire erroneous information. This error in information can therefore lead to incorrect knowledge. According to Descartes' way of reason, if a fact can be
completely dependent on all of the things we perceive with our minds. Things about me could not possibly happen before my existence, and therefore cause my existence. Descartes stipulated the reality of one's own existence when he stated, “COGITO, ERGO SUM”. He believed we all start with a 'clean slate' by denying the real existence of the world and of oneself in it. Descartes' approach assumes that everything is illusory, that both his body and the world around him are not real. "I think, therefore
Understanding Descartes’ Method of Doubt Clear your mind, if you will, of everything you have ever seen or known to be true. To begin understanding Rene Descartes’ method of doubt, you need to suspend all prejudice and prior judgments and start with a clean slate “for the purpose of discovering some ultimate truth on which to base all thought.” (Kolak, Pg.225). Discouraged with much skepticism from his own beliefs, Descartes was embarrassed of his own ignorance. He set out to try and accomplish
the senses deceive, and it is prudent never to trust completely those who have deceived us even once”(Descartes: 12). In the second meditation, Descartes begins to rebuild the world he broke down in the first meditation by establishing cogito ergo sum with the aid of natural light. It is with this intuition that the cogito is established, from the cogito, intellect, from the intellect, knowledge; thus knowledge has been defined in this world that Descartes is constructing from scratch. Descartes
be questioning everything we experience, our surroundings and so on. An idea that could be accepted within Scepticism is that maybe we know certain things whilst being in Demon Doubt; Descartes’ famous dictum of ‘I think therefore I am’ (cogito ergo sum) could be applied to this. It is possible to think that we don’t know anything at all, but surely empirical evidence/sensory experience overrides this. Within Discourse on the Method, Descartes tried to get rid of everything he knew and thus doubted
Descartes Knowledge The question of our existence in reality is a question which philosophers have tackled throughout time. This essay will look at the phrase, cogito ergo sum or I think therefore I am, a phrase brought about by Rene Descartes. This phrase is the backbone of Descartes whole philosophy of our existence in reality. As long as we are thinking things, we exist. When we look at this approach to our existence we must first deny that any sensory data that we receive is believable or it
Shengyuan Lin Writing 2 Professor Lefebvre 3 March 2016 Irvine Chinese Food: A Demonstration of Cultural Pluralism America was known as the Melting Pot; people from all over the world brought their culture, custom and cuisine, which changed over years and become something different. However, compare to other places in America, the City of Irvine is more vibrant and pluralistic; here people from different cultural groups preserve their own culture and custom. In Irvine, we can taste cuisines