Life of Henry

Part I In the year 2019, I've read a small number of books due to my motivation for reading. But genres I enjoy reading are mystery, drama and non-fiction novels. Fitzgerald, Scott F. The Great Gatsby. New York, Scribner, 2004. The Great Gatsby     I read this book for my senior year because it was assign and was the novel for the semester to read. We only read little important bits of the novel due to the amount of time we had left. Overall I enjoy reading The Great Gatsby , reveals the American dream love and tragedy through wealth and one particular person perspective. Part 2 The theme of the project I worked on with my fellow classmates was "what does it mean to be human?." I would say that the theme is broad and open mainly it's universal on how you interpret it. One thing I truly enjoy working on the project was looking up different videos and outside resources to develop in the slides. For the project, I spent roughly between 1-2hours a day on...

Buddhism has spread dramatically among Asian countries and reshaped the views of many people. But "China's most important contribution to nascent Japanese civilization was Buddhism"(Bresnan 425). In early Japanese feudal society, the land was organized by clans and it took time for the region to unite after long conquest. Zen  Buddhism  began in China and spread to Korea and Japan and became a popular religion in the West. Zen Figure Painting in Medieval Japan When Zen became established in Japan, the Chinese monastic system was adopted and was gradually modified to blend in with the Japanese way of life. Zen monastery has been where the community resides and practices Zen way of life."Zen monastery is a community of monks living and working together under the guidance of a Roshi"(Bresnan 439). Founders of Zen monastery remotely located in an "out-of-the-way place," meaning an ordinary place that passes over by others and where the environme...

After visiting the Crocker Museum Asian exhibit, I decided to do my research on the "Standing Dog" pottery. The reason why I chose this artwork was mainly because of the design. The design was unique for its time in China and it was created in the Han dynasty from 206BCE-220CE. It stood out from the rest of the art that I notice because I was more interested in the pottery than the sculptures.  Standing Dog Picture taken at Crocker Museum by Henry Tran The research I performed on this artwork is that t he "ancient Chinese honored dogs, throughout Chinese history, China had appreciated dogs for their loyalty and trust.  Dogs have served China as hunters, palace guards, and gifts to emperors. During the early dynasties, dogs were interred with their deceased masters and mistresses as it was believed they would serve as guides into the afterlife." The ancient pottery dog is a burial votive figure in which it represents Chinese appreciation. Henry and The S...