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Comedy to me is light-hearted, good spirited humor that has the ability to make someone smile, or make them double over laughing. What can be offensive to one person, does not account for humor to me. I don’t find pleasure … Continue reading →

I would like to study the perception of time in Vietnam.  Vietnam is a country that is proud of its tradition and still lives with it’s traditional values.  At the same time, Vietnam is also a developing nation, though it … Continue reading →

a little on the history of time there as well as the strict government isolation effecting time

I will study the time in Japan because I love Japan crazily and Japanese culture is also a kind of eastern culture which is similar with Chinese culture, I want to figure out the differences between two culture.

The Incas lacked a distinct measurement for time.  They based their lives on when there was light, growing seasons, and certain religious celebrations.  They developed a minimalist calendar which helped predict growing seasons and tally days.  They were very reverent to their … Continue reading →

I would like to do my research about the perception of time in China. I think it will be very interesting to compare and contrast the differences and similarities between “ancient” chinese philosophers’ ideas about time and present day thoughts.

I came across an article from April 29th, 1986 that interested me in my searching for a research topic. The article is called “A Bridge Across Time: The Benin Factor in Nigerian History” by Prof. P.A Igbafe. In a brief … Continue reading →

ancient mayan civilizations

I think time in Rome before clocks will be interesting.

In high school, I took a theology class on world religions. We learned about Buddhism and touched briefly on the Buddhist approach to time. Time in the Eastern tradition is circular, and the Buddhist principle of reincarnation follows that line … Continue reading →