Friday, August 20, 2010

Historical Review of Brave heart

Brave heart is a 1995 American epic drama film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. The film was written for the screen and then novelized by Randall Wallace. Gibson portrays William Wallace, a Scottish warrior who gained recognition when he came to the forefront of the First War of Scottish Independence by opposing King Edward I of England, also known as Longshanks.

Characters of Brave Heart (a film review)

The Characters of the Brave Heart are the ff:
William Wallace
John Wallace
Malcolm Wallace
Campbell
MacClaonnaough
Arglye Wallace
King Edward
Prince Edward
Princess Isabelle
Philip

Brave Heart (a film review)

Summary of the story:

Its all about Scotland's brutal battle for independence in the 13th century.
when William Wallace's wife is ravaged and murdered by English troops,
his quest for revenge quickly turns into an impassioned fight for his country's
freedom. Tales of William Wallace's bravery inspire every commoner to take arms
against the English and escalate their crusade into a full scale war.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

The Chinese philosophy VS. Christianity

The Chinese philosophies tend to lead people to live in harmony. Based on the work of Dao De Jin, Taoism promotes the belief that a person will gain power and strength if behave in harmony with the nature of universe. A person will be prosecuted sooner or later by his own wrong if acts against the nature of the universe. With proper behaviors and self restrain, a person can achieve great inner strength and prolonged life.
While the Christianity believe Jesus is the son of God, having become man and the savior of humanity Christianity, therefore, commonly refer to Jesus as Christ or Messiah.

Monday, August 9, 2010

The teachings of taoism:

taught inwardness and harmony with the self as a means to achieving balance and harmony with others and the natural world. The basic principles of Taoism were 1st written down in a short text. Tao Te Ching, by Lao-Tse in the 6th century.

The teachings of Confucianism:

Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It is a complex system of moral social, political, philosophical and quasi-religious thought that has had tremendous influence on the culture and history of East Asia. It might be considered a state religion of some East Asia countries, because of governmental promotion of Confucianism philosophies.
In Confucianism, human beings are teachable, improvable and perfectible through personal and communal endeavor especially including self-cultivation and self creation. A main idea of Confucianism is the cultivation of virtue and the development of moral perfection. Confucianism holds that one should give up one’s life, if necessary. Either passively or actively, for the sake of up holding of the cardinal moral values of ren and yi.