Confucius was quite clear about what he thought was good and bad or right and wrong. Cruelty and other acts of hate and violence were not a part of a Confucian life style. In fact, he condoned people for using those kinds of behavior. Confucius taught people to be polite. Confucius started the idea of respect inside of a family. (Cotterell) In fact, family values are where Confucius says a country’s success begins. First you take care of your family and the rest of the country will fall into place. In class we have discussed how Chinese are some of the most courteous, polite, and forgiving people in the world. All of these important virtues beca

The prompt for my essay is supposed to be about Confucian influence on East Asia in general. And as I’m sure you’ve noticed, I have basically written only about China. This is because the other countries used the exact same Confucian values as China; they just changed the minor details of them to fit their needs. For example, Japan adopted the same social triangle of hierarchy. All they did to change it was to change the ranking of the citizens. Another example would be the religions. All the countries of East Asia have similar religions. Finally, one might think that the European countries and America did a lot for East Asian industry, and that is correct, but a lot of people don’t realize how much East Asia and its Confucian values influenced Americans and Europeans. One of America’s most important values is freedom; the freedom to say what you please, to practice the religion of your choice, and to get a good education. These values are what made America what it is today. We can also talk about Chinese culture. How many people love Chinese food and different Chinese festivals? The bottom line is: Confucius had an enormous impact on not only East Asia, but also the entire world.

me popular because of Confucius. I think that a big issue today for Confucius would be China’s human rights policy. I don’t believe Confucius would be a supporter of the extremely cruel punishment of criminals in China today.

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