How does the movie Mulan evidence Chinese history, beliefs, and culture?
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It will help to organize your essay and ensure you answer all parts of the question if you divide your paragraphs like the question.  You could have a paragraph about Mulan and Chinese History (writing about the Huns, emperors, methods of fighting, etc.), Mulan and Chinese Beliefs (beliefs about their ancestors, family roles, etc.), and Mulan and Chinese Culture (the tea with dinner, the house of the ancestors, the statues in the garden, the way Mulan is expected to act, etc.).  Because many of the categories overlap (ie. History/Culture and Culture/Beliefs) it will be easier to connect the ideas of your paragraphs.  Good Luck and I hope that helps!
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The Bible is a record of a specific group of people and their beliefs.  It does not mention the Chinese, but we do know that they existed at the same time as the ancient Hebrews.  If we look at the creation story in the eyes of the people that recorded it, we will find that in different sources, there are different, shall we say, interpretations of the story.  We know, because Christ said such, that he taught only in parables.  As the Son of God, we must accept that, as deity, he would not change.  He clearly states that he was the God of the Old Testament. Since he is unchangable, he must have taught by parable.  Until one accepts that much of the Old Testament contains many accounts that are symbolic in their meaning, such as the Book of Job, we must either see them as irrational explanations of the world (myths)or fairy tales.  Since many of us reject these explanations, we must decide that there is a rational reason for the way the things are told.  When we see the symbolic, hidden meanings within the story, then understanding and personal revelation, through prayer and deep contemplation can reach us.\nWhen we look at the story of Genesis, we are not looking at a detailed description of the entire act of creation, merely a summary as explained to Moses.  However, the chronology of the events do, in fact, reflect the modern scientific explanation in a simple and to an ancient inhabitant, understandable manner of the creation of the earth.\nThere are millions of animals, plants, and other things that are not mentioned in Genesis, but that does not mean that they did not exist.  But it does show that the planet had to be created before life could be.  Plant life proceeds animal life , which proceeds human existence.  In this, there is no disagreement with science.\nAnother thing we must accept, when we carefully study the Bible is that much of it has been altered, lost or mistranslated.  this can lead to serious misunderstandings.
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The movie is based on a fictional novel so why would you go into seeing it believing it was a documentary?  It is just entertainment.  Part of it can be based on fact like the trully existing Opus Dei or on fiction as the fictional characters that are in the movie.  Take it as you like it.  If you believe there is truth to it believe it if you do not don't believe it.  In the end it is not a documentary it's an action adventure movie.  Go to see it with an open mind.
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You would need to summarize the points that you made regarding their art, history, religion and culture.\n\nYou did make some comparisons to other cultures of the same time period, and current cultures, right?  Or what influence these all had on their people and society?\n\nThus your conclusion should flow from these comparisons and/or influence summaries.\n\nGood luck!
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No. \n\nMongolians are the people who have had a long history that predates chinese.. They are well known for their bravery, short horses and fierce soldiers. They had a very good civilization with good arts & crafts. They were self sufficient people. They conquered and ruled chinese people for sometime... \n\nChinese were their neighbours who were huge in population, following their own style of civilization, arts & crafts. They had a different style of battling and fierce soldiers. They were mostly innovative in bring about many inventions and wining over mongolians eventually... \n\nThe scientific world had given a name called 'Mongolaid Race' to all the asians who looked similar to each other in the facial appearance, color, etc.. This has brought many confusion.. but hope u r clear now!
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Mulan... like the disney movie? The controversy being that she lied to the country, enlisting into the army and pretending to be a man
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I have a feeling it's a pervasive story.\n\nI just saw "Onibaba"-- a Japanese film that retells an old Buddhist story along the same lines.
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first name, Chinese put the family name first like FA MULAN  so it would be like Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson and Michael Knight
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If you mean to imply that certain events which occur in the film are justified on a subtectual level of causality, much in the same way that, for instance, naughty girls in slasher horror films get killed because of the very fact that they are naughty, and not strictly because of the situation in which they find themselves in, then you might be correct.  Are you afraid this kind of subliminal discourse will have a negative impact on someone's view of inter-racial relationships?  I think whatever the spectator walks away with will simply reinforce whatever they already believe.  I personally think sentiment in favor of inter-racial relationships is obvious in Peter Jackson's KING KONG.
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I don't know much about the political situation at the time of Confucius, I just know that there was a lot of conflict.  Buddhism was around and Taoism was starting up and filial piety was big, I think it is still bigin China
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if a fictional movie can change your beliefs, then maybe your beliefs are worth holding on to
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Confucious teaching started a whole new religion/philosophy called Confuciamism.\nDuring the Qin Dynasty in china,Qin Shihuang banned confucianism and executed anyone found hiding books on it.He also burnt most of the texts on confucianism.\nCenturies after that,rulers saw the value of Confucian teachings and used them as a basis for ruling. During the Han Dynasty,Confucianism became the state ideology(a set of beliefs on which people or countries base their actions on).People who wanted to work for the Chinese Government back them had to pass examinations which tested them on the teachings of Confucius.\nThe values that confucius imparted have lasted till today(since Ancient China thousands of years ago) and are still as relevant as ever.Many people still learn about Confucianism and practice it till today.\n\nIs this what you're looking for(u should be more specific)?Hope it is.If not you can tell me :)
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everything you need to know is here http://chineseculture.about.com/bl_index.htm
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I haven't actually tried it you might want to check MSN encarta, it had a timeline of Chinese history.
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The movie is based on a true story and real events, but keep in mind the movie is a drama and not a defnite non-fiction documentary. Check out these links for info on accuracy:
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The movie never really revealed a specific country but it wasn't Kazhakstan. The prince decided to supply the oil to the Chinese not Connex-Killen. That is why the people from Connex were upset and encouraged the CIA to asassinate the prince.\n\nSorry if I ruined the plot for someone who hasn't seen it...
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DNA evidence. There's like 98% match between a human and a chimpansee.\n\nFossil record - they keep finding ancestors of modern species, which helps draw out the evolution tree.\n\nBacteria developing resistance to drugs.\n\nDifferent breeds of dogs, horses, agricultural plants and animals.