Summer Assignment
Answer the following questions after complteing the book Confucius Lives Next Door by T.R.
Reid
Type your answers in a word document and either e-mail them to my address or drop them at
the 9th grade center at Apopka. The answers are due by July 21st. If you e-mail them, you will get a response
from me confirming that I recieved them.
1)The author mentions the "2nd miracle" besides the economic resurgence in East Asia; what
is the second miracle and what are the six factors he mentions? How do these factors compare to the United States?
2)Why is it so remarkable that Jesuit Preists translated the teachings of Confucius?
3)What is meiwaku and why is it so crucial in understanding the basic social dynamic
of East Asia? give examples and compare these situations to your own life.
4)Why is Confucius rejected for a time in East Asia? why has he been embraced once
again?
5)Would a Japanese school make accomidations for a students with ADHD the way the US does?
Why or why not?
6)What is wa? Give examples of how wa influences Japanese business.
7)Using Asian standards, do we have a "free life" in the US? Why or why not?
