GHS208-05 Fall 2019 China and the Islamic Middle East
Global and Historical Studies at Butler University
Looking back on Tuesday’s class, I continued to wonder whether or not we are innately good, or innately bad. I found an article that talks about a study done at Yale University. In this experiment, the researchers were trying to get a better idea of whether or not humans are innately good though a study …
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As I was reading some news about China, I came across an interesting article from BBC News. This article talked about a Chinese woman who is pleading guilting here in the United States on federal charges of a “birth tourism” scheme where Chinese nationals would pay to come to the States and have their children, …
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When reading the Tae Te Ching, I was making notes throughout my book about my thoughts at the end of each page. I found page 43 because it had reminded me of the quote from Theodore Roosevelt, “speak quietly and carry a big stick”. The opening phrase on this page is what mainly reminded me …
Last year I took my physical well-being, and it ended up that I had enrolled in tai chi. Going into the class, I had not really know what tai chi was, but I learned more about the Chinese culture and movement than I had expected. Throughout the semester one of the topics we talked about …
After reading “A Tiger-fighter is Hard to Find” I began to wonder about whether or not the story of Wu Song Beats the Tiger was an actual story within Chinese culture, or if the author had created a second story, within “A Tiger -fighter”. I found that the Shen Yu performing arts performs this story …
I found the short story ”After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town” to be an interesting story. It got me thinking about the different types of American food and how there are many different types of Chinese food as well. I began to wonder what Chinese people think of American food today. Do they have occasional …