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Write an essay (5-6 page)

1. Write an essay in which you use either Confucian, Daoist or Buddhist philosophy to explain your field trip observations/experience. What were the cultural shocks that you experienced during the field trip? How do the behaviors/customs observed by you during the field trip become understandable in the light of either Confucianism, Daoism or Buddhism? Use specific examples to illustrate your points. GIVE AN Example.

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The essay is based on the philosophy of Confucianism. The philosophy of Confucianism
involves the study of social values and ethical values. The social and ethical plays an important
role in the cultural beliefs of any society. Therefore the Confucianism plays an important role in
forming character, the behaviours and more also the way of living of people in any certain
society.
In my field study where I visited a society of my different tribe, it exposed me to various
social, ethics and religious values. In the time of my interaction with people of that society
provided an opportunity to learn some social values which govern the people either in the
modelling their behaviours. These social values were very important because they help them to
grow and develop their decisions either in making a judgment and directed them towards a
specific purpose. In my experience, I understand there social values such as the service, social
justice and the dignity and worth of an individual are inculcated through learning from the elders.
These make them as primary core values of the society and also build up characters of the
individual (Angle & Stephen, 32). More also through the attending of their traditions functions
and their celebrations such as sacrifices in the churches and pouring of liberations. From this
tradition enabled me to learn the various customs of society and more the beliefs.
In a time of interaction, it resulted in me to understand the importance of human
relationships, integrity and the competence of an individual. In this case, I u...


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