This reaffirmed my philosophy of life: success comes more from diligence than from natural talents. ... I have been able to accumulate important practical experience over the past two years by undertaking estate project evaluation and analysis of securities investment for my parents' company, applying the theoretical knowledge I had acquired from my studies. ... On account of the historical and cultural affinities between HK and UK, I choose to pursue advanced studies in UK to major in and finance. ...

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Confucianism has served a primary role as a social and moral philosophy and as practiced by many, especially in the educated upper classes, Confucianism had definite religious dimensions. ... Before endeavoring to understand Confucianism and its connection with China, it is necessary to develop and understanding of China in the pre-Confucius era, in which this philosophy evolved. ... It was at this time that Confucius is thought to have traveled widely in China, studying ancient rites and ceremonies. ... Confucius is accredited to have said, 'I silently accumulate knowledge; I study and d...

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The goal of this study is to speculate on the changing urban middle class and their view on government moving into the 21st century. ... The Strong Immovable Chinese Government: It is noted that with the growing western influence in China, the people of the middle class have had many changing desires, and in particular for this study: a demand for democracy. ... For example a prosperous business entrepreneur incentivized by the government may feel that the trade regulations are just and proper, however an economics professor may feel that regulations are excessive and biased according to his ...

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Those methods are a systematic inquisition of truth and nature in religion, philosophy, and natural science, which have "overthrown the religion of superstitiondiscarded the unknowable Heavento promote a new religion and new ethics that are fully socialized".3 Furthermore, the attitudes towards adopting Western methods are positive among scholars, especially represented by Liang Qichao that "If we want to expand out civilization, we must borrow the methods of other civilizations because their methods of study are highly refined".4 Thus, the New Culture Movement symbolized a...

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In fact, studies were carried out by anthropologists and suggested "business organization can be viewed as mini-cultures which operate within the wider national cultural context, as well as cultures in their own right." ... Confucian philosophy is distinctively Chinese, a culture of the Chinese that had been practiced since ages ago. ... "In Confucian philosophy, the stability of the state depends on the maintenance of order within the millions of separate families of which it is constituted. ...

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In the education of the East, so often saturated with Confucian teaching, there were two things lacking; a lack of studies in number and reason in material culture, and a lack of the idea of independence in spiritual culture.[3] But in the West , Fukuzawa saw their statesmen are successful in managing their national affairs, and the businessmen in theirs, and the people generally ardent in their patriotism and happy in their family circles. ... That is why Chinese philosophy as the root of education was responsible for our obvious shortcomings.[3] Fukuzawa was opposing the Chinese teaching bec...

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Sun Yat Sen is a figure that is impossible not to refer to while studying the Chinese Revolution. ... The alliance drew Sun into the mainstream revolutionary activity and provided a platform for his emerging philosophy "The Three Principles" of Nationalism, Democracy and People's Livelihood. ...

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