Abstract This paper looks at the various fighting styles in Jackie Chan's "Who Am I". This paper explores in detail martial art styles, dealing with various all-foot attacks, all-punch attacks, and Chan's combination of both. It focuses on the nearly fifteen-minute-long fight sequence near the film's climax on a building rooftop. This paper examines this fight sequence and the styles employed by the three combatants in the fight.
From the Paper "Martial Arts fighting styles are as varied and different as we humans who seek to employ them. Even two people who train in the same discipline will bring to it their own unique style and flavor. No where in popular cinema is this more evident then in the fighting styles of Jackie Chan. Chan uses the basic tenants of many martial arts disciplines and brings them together to one constructive fighting style force. The contrast between different styles and especially Chan's own style is illustrated in his film, "Who Am I?""
Abstract This paper discusses what made Jackie Chan an international movie star. It discusses his abilities as an action hero. The paper also explains that his image, persona and comic abilities are attractive to a wide range of people and set him apart from others in his field. Finally, the author mentions Chan's role in Rush Hour which launched him as a star.
Outline:
Introduction
Martial Arts Action Hero
The Guy Next Door Image
The Charming Persona
Comical Aspect
Conclusions
Reference
From the Paper "Jackie today is one of the most recognisable global film stars. He established himself as one of the Asia 's biggest star known and recognized all over the world. He has always been considered a replacement to Bruce Lee. Jackie has been a big star in his home country but he has been struggling to find a place in Hollywood mainstream cinema. His breaks into Hollywood came in the form of Rumble in the Bronx and Jackie Chan's First Strike. These flicks introduced him in tinsel town but it was his movie Rush Hour that established him as a star in Hollywood with a definite persona. The movie became a runaway success and made millions at the box office. Jackie also became one of the highest paid actors in the movie industry."
Abstract This paper takes a look at Zen (Chan) Buddhism and Daoism (Taoism). The paper reviews these respective philosophies and draws attention to the differences and similarities between the two. The paper further explores how Zen Buddhism differs from Taoism in the focus and trajectory of its emphasis on radical non-dualism.
Outline:
Introduction
Discussion: emptiness in Taoism and Zen Buddhism
Zen Buddhism, non-dualism and Satori
From the Paper "However, while there are more similarities than dissimilarities in the foundational views of Taoism and Zen, yet there is a difference in emphasis. On the one hand, as can be seen in the first Taoist painting, the human figure still exists in nature and the world of opposites. Another aspect of Taoism is the theory of continual change and non - stasis. The opposites of the Yin and Yang remain as an important part of the ethos of Taoism. These opposites are completely and more radically denied in Zen Buddhism."
"Nevertheless it is equally important to realize that both philosophies are based on the basic principle that true reality cannot be grasped or 'pinned down' by human conceptuality and rational thought. The second Zen painting makes this point sharply clear in that there is only the circle - a symbol itself of the denial of opposites - depicted against a an essentially blank background which represents the true nature of reality. Here there is no reference at all to nature or man and the origin of the Origin is suggested in its obvious and non-dual entirety. "
Abstract The paper focuses on the artistic works of Gaye Chan, an artist, professor and chair of the Photography Program in the Department of Art at the University of Hawaii. The paper explains the layers of meaning behind Chan's "A Dot and a Line" (2003) and "Fragmente Delicto" (2002). The paper portrays how these works depict the tension between Western, immigrant and Hawaiian identity. The paper also shows how both works center on acknowledging and remembering immigrant and indigenous narratives and, in particular, how they relate to the location of Hawaii. The paper highlights Chan's contention that the acceptance of Western ideas of a "successful" life is forced upon Hawaiians and comes with a burdensome price. The paper appends color pictures.
From the Paper "The majority of Hawaii's population consists of immigrants and their descendants, most of which were brought over from Asia as cheap laborers to work for the early colonist plantations. Hawaii's Asian community continues to grow, nourished by subsequent waves of Diaspora. Immigrant and Native narratives are abundant and unique but similar in dealing with oppression which inevitably shapes their identities congruous to hierarchies of power involving colonist and tourists. Consequently, a vast number of Asian immigrants and especially indigenous Hawaiians continue to be one of the most socially and economically disadvantaged groups in their own home in large part due to Hawaii's dependency on tourism, the second largest industry following the military. However, each community possesses a richness of lineage: the sacrifices and achievements of their ancestors searching for "success" in the new world."
This paper discusses the early Buddhist sutras, which contained the framework upon which later Mahayana Buddhism developed its doctrinal emphasis and formulated the relationship between the lay and monastic communities.
Abstract This paper explains that the early Mahayana Buddhist sutras showed the close intermingling of lay and monastic lives guided by the Mahayana scripture, which later matured into the patriarchal Chan lineage of the 8th century. The author relates that the Mahayana concepts influenced the roles of monks as renunciants and advocates of the Bodhisattva path: the idea of emptiness and salvation as a means of encouraging withdrawal from the household life and embracing the way of the renunciant. The paper points out that the scriptural translators were incorporating beliefs in filial piety coming from India with the indigenous beliefs of China.
From the Paper "The emphasis on renunciate life lay in its virtue as a means of overcoming attachment and the importance of emphasizing Mahayana doctrine. Historically this emerges from the early debates between the Hinayana and Mahayana practitioners and it is reflected in the organization of the texts. The Ugra Sutra begins as a text extolling the virtues of the Bodhisattva path and renunciate life and then moves into more philosophical statements in which we find some early references to the actions of Bodhisattvas, Independent Origination and the ideas of the hells and references to karma. This suggests that sutras were compiled with diverse authors, and use of different translations, but the organization retained in the versions entering the cannon indicates recognition of a relationship between the two concepts. The prevailing idea is that as a renunciant the monk will be able to devote himself to contemplation of doctrines essential to the Bodhisattva path."
This paper discusses ethnic community within a different society, making use of the plays 'Mom, Dad, I'm Living with a White Girl' by Marty Chan and 'House of Sacred Cows' by Padma Viswanathan.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, 2006, $ 26.95
Abstract In this article the writer examines two plays and looks at what they have to say about community. The plays discussed are 'Mom, Dad, I'm Living with a White Girl' by Marty Chan and 'House of Sacred Cows' by Padma Viswanathan. The writer points out that each of the plays deals with a family in an ethnic community and in both cases a family that is part of an ethnic community embedded in a majority white society in a different country. The writer shows the tensions created in the family that are caused by the culture differences.
From the Paper "Community is a central issue in many stories told in the theater, and it is a central issue in the two plays 'Mom, Dad, I'm Living with a White Girl' by Marty Chan and 'House of Sacred Cows' by Padma Viswanathan. Each deals with a family in an ethnic community, in both cases a family that is part of an ethnic community embedded in a majority white society in a different country. The younger generation is more part of the majority culture than is the older generation, which creates tensions within the family and between members of the family and the majority culture. This latter element is strong in the Chan play in which a recurring fantasy involves scenes from an imaginary movie called the Yellow Claw, a satire on racist interpretations of Chinese culture by Hollywood."
A examination of the grave consequences of slavery in the United States according to William Ellery Channing in "Slavery" and of WEB Du Bois in "Black Reconstruction in America: 1860-1880."
Abstract This paper explains why slavery was such a grave mistake in the history of the United States. It describes some of the disastrous consequences of slavery in America, such as the destruction of entire cultures, especially those located in Africa. The paper specifically focuses on the words of William Ellery Channing in "Slavery" and of WEB Du Bois in "Black Reconstruction in America: 1860-1880."
From the Paper "One additional area of concern is that African-American slaves experienced perhaps the absolute worst and lowest living conditions that existed in the Deep South. For those who managed to escape from their bondage or found some way to pay for their freedom, living conditions were not that much better, especially in the major cities of the North like New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore where freed black slaves or escapees were paid abysmal wages for very long hours at work as manual laborers. As Du Bois tells us, the cost for the maintenance of a slave in the Deep South for plantation masters was about $19 a year which means that slaves "were among the poorest non-paid laborers in the modern world" and represented in a very real sense "the ultimate degradation of man" (1992, p. 7)."
Abstract The philosophy of the martial arts as a merge of physical and spiritual mastery. History of Kung Fu films in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Films of Wong Fei Hong. Impact of Bruce Lee. Other actors such as Brandon Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal. Current martial art films and TV.
From the Paper "Introduction
Martial arts is simply defined as the arts of warfare (de Castro, Orpeza & Rhodes, 1993; Ross, 1999). For example, in Japan, while samurai were engaged in swordplay, karate-do ("way of the empty hand,") was secretly taught to weaponless peasants for self-defense (de Castro, et. al., 1993). Tae kyon ("push shoulder") in Korea, as well as Kali in the Philippines, were outlawed by conquering nations desiring a defenseless population (1993). In fact, General MacArthur outlawed the Greater Japanese Martial Arts Association and banned martial arts in Japanese schools at the conclusion of WWII (Neide, 1995). Such deliberate prohibition assumes that the study of the martial arts is synonymous with combat training.
A closer look, however, reveals an art that has a philosophy..."
Abstract This paper analyzes the Hong Kong action film in terms of what it has contributed to Hollywood action cinema. It gives a brief history of martial arts films in Hong Kong, relating them to familiar names like Jackie Chan and John Woo, both of whom have been wildly successful in the US. The paper centers on an analysis of John Woo's "A Better Tomorrow" and "Face/Off," discussing their similarities and differences, and how this relates to their relative settings (Hong Kong and America).
Abstract This paper discusses Katrina Leung, also known as Man Ying Chan, Wen Ying Chen, or Luo Zhongstan, a Chinese spy who was arrested for spying on the United States government for China. It looks at who she is, why she has made the news, what she is accused of, and what threat she posed/poses to the United States. The paper also discusses the Leung case within a more general framework, in terms of the post-9/11 world, and North America's place in that world in terms of the need for the U.S. to safeguard its security and the security of its citizens.
From the Paper "But what does all of this mean for the US in these post-September 11th years, when everyone in the US is trying to get used to this new world? The threat of spying, and of espionage, has always been present, and the threat of terrorism has also always been present, as has the threat of war being waged against the US (look at the Cuban missile crisis). It is the case that now, particularly, the US government is awake to immediate concerns to its national well-being, in terms of safety, and economically, and, as such, the US government is trying to do all it can to ensure its citizens safety, and to ensure its continued economic success. This is a particular concern two years after the worst single terrorist attack that America, indeed, the world, has seen."
Abstract This paper attempts to evenhandedly cover both the possibility of abuse in the relationship from both sides as well as the ability of Alice and Channing Lewis to cross sociocultural racial boundaries.
From the Paper ""Love Across the Color Lines" is a project that captures the interracial romance between Alice Hanley and Channing Lewis in the early 1900's. Horowitz, a genuine historian, shows intellectual honesty in her analysis of these letters, objectively chronicling both the ups and the downs of Channing and Alice's relationship to each other and the society that they lived in. Although their story was not without it's hurdles, the relationship is a unique and touching example of love across racial boundaries."
Abstract This paper examines how computers are now part of the foreign language classroom, how they assist instructors in the development of lessons and classroom materials and provide students with a supplementary form of instruction. It critically evaluates the efficacy of CALL (Computer Assisted Language Acquisition) through an examination of four research articles with a focus on the implications of the studies on SLA (Second Language Acquisition). The articles are "Evaluating the Integration of Technology and Second Language Learning" by Bonnie Adair-Hauck et al. , "Comparing Face-to-Face and Electronic Discussion in the Second Language Classroom" by Mark Warschauer and "Computer Generated Error Feedback and Writing Process: A Link" by Judy F. Chan.
Outline
"Evaluating the Integration of Technology and Second Language Learning"
"Comparing Face-to-Face and Electronic Discussion in the Second Language Classroom"
"Computer Generated Error Feedback and Writing Process: A Link"
Conclusion
From the Paper "The primary purpose behind the Adair-Hauck et al' (1999) study was to test the hypothesis that students engaged in 'TELL components, in lieu of one class period a week would perform French tasks in all the skills as well as students meeting four times a week (p. 279).' Also under investigation was the potential effects TELL could have on foreign language motivation, how TELL influenced students perceptions of meeting their learning goals, how TELL modified the roles of teacher and learner, and, more generally, if TELL is an effective curricular design for achieving L2 development. The rationale behind the study came from the authors' assertion that few empirical CALL studies address the question, 'What kind of software, integrated how and into what kind of syllabus, at what level of language learning, for what kind of language learners, is likely to be effective for what specific purposes? "
Abstract This paper explains that Cha'an Buddhism, also known as Zen Buddhism, emerged in China in the sixth century after Buddhism had been brought to China from India. The author points out that Zen Buddhism later was transferred to Japan and eventually reached America and other parts of the world. The paper relates that Cha'an Buddhism is only one of several major schools of Buddhist thought.
From the Paper "One of the prevailing schools of Buddhist thought in China has been known as Cha'an Buddhism, or Chan Buddhism, and is known in America as Zen Buddhism. While Zen Buddhism was adapted from the Chinese, it also became common in Japan. Zen means the discipline of enlightenment. Much remains uncertain about the early history of Chan Buddhism, but the general development of the school is understood, as is the way it spread through China and into other regions. A School of Buddhism Chan Buddhism is the religion of jiyu, or "self-reliance," and jizai, or "self-being" (Suzuki 6). "
This paper reviews the book "Chen Village Under Mao and Deng" by Anita Chan, Richard Madesn and Jonathan Unger that studies the impact of revolutionary activities on isolated communities.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, 2005, $ 44.95
Abstract The paper examines global issues and presents a book report on the book "Chen Village Under Mao and Deng." The book report includes an examination of the authors, objectives, a summary, a look at methodology and the sources that were used. The paper also includes an evaluation section that is basically in favour of the book.
From the Paper "The effects of revolutionary activities on isolated communities have always been of interest to anthropologists and sociologists. This is precisely the issue examined in "Chen Village Under Mao and Deng." The authors of this work, Anita Chan, Richard Madesn and Jonathan Unger are all sociologists associated with Universities in Australia and the United States (Chan et al). The fact that the book is written as a sociological work is not surprising considering that it was written by three sociologists. The sociological style of the book also means that it does not have a clearly defined thesis. Instead the book is more of a general exploration of life in Chen village over the early 1960s to 1990."
Abstract This is an exegetical paper commencing from various parts of "The Analects of Confucius". The paper discusses concepts of human heartedness and righteousness, turning to the more dynamic society based on human love. The paper further discusses the "Will of Heaven", by Mozi and the works of Chan and Fung. The paper emphasizes Mozi's criticism of Confucian fatalism and the need for a still more dynamic social ethos.
From the Paper "The Analects, and Confucian thought, at large, mean rather different things to different people, and in terms of their influence upon Chinese thought, through time. Concepts of ren and jen, as they translate roughly to good or 'human-heartedness', or 'humanity', do contrast with what many more readers discern in the concept of yi, considered in English as 'righteousness'. Confucian thought popularly associated with order or the regulation of society is found to offer a dynamic of universal love that seems much less reported."
