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Rob_Hugo@PortNW0 0 1 323 1467 Los Angeles Unified School District 61 31 1759 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Cambria;} Sandra Beltran
USC US- China Institute
East Asia from Origins to 1800
This class was full of surprises, at first I didn't know what to expect as this is the first time I have attended the institute. I feel that is was well organized and very informational. These are just a few highlights of the class.
Taking about the different Dynasties such as the Shang, This Dynasty ruled around 1700 to 1122 b.c.e. As many other dynasties the Shang Dynasty had fought to keep other clans under control and to expand and defend their kingdom, which means that they were at war most of the time. What called my attention to this dynasty is was their army which was made up of large numbers of foot soldiers, arches, cavalry riding horses and elephants.
Another highlight of the class was when we talked about he different believes systems such as Buddhism, Islam, and Daoism among other Christianity. During the L.A Times Festival of Books we are able to expand our knowledge of the these different religions and how some of the originated in Asia. One of these useful books was the given to us at the fair and it really touched on the lecture of the day prior. This book talked about the Four Noble Truth, the first noble truth is the way we view suffering mortality and compassion. The second truth is about the three kids of desire. I didn't know there was a clear outline one is the desire of the sense of pleasure; the second is the desire of letting go of ‘ this means that we are using our mind to make decisions about our lives. I feel even if one does not follow this believes we can some how connect to our daily lives.
Finally I was very interested in our, visitors such as the professor from CSULB when when he talked about the gardens and our tea ceremony was extremely insightful.