Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher, teacher and political figure known for his popular aphorisms and for his models of social interaction.
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By S. Flannagan/Jan. 19, 2021 1:49 pm EDT/Updated: March 29, 2021 9:35 am EDT
It is a well-known fact that many great figures are not properly appreciated in their own lifetime. Though in the centuries after they have gone, their reputation might grow inexorably, to the point at which the life of a single person may come to influence entire countries or continents, permeating the societal beliefs and behavior of the billions who come after.
For no one is this more true than the ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher Confucius, who it is believed lived between 551-479 B.C.E., according to the Stanford Dictionary of Philosophy, but whose ideas would eventually go on to shape Chinese society right up until the present day. Confucius, whose name, according to the same source, is a Latinized form of his family name, K ung, and the Chinese word for Master, began life in comparatively humble circumstances and strugg
you have to hold it. zu lu, you re going to make it. the 767 is traveling at about 200 miles an hour, far too fast to ditch safely, but there s an even more serious problem. as this incredible video shows, the wings are not level, a dangerous level for ditching. watch as the left winning drags along the water with disastrous results. he s fighting to control the airplane. the engine hits, it s shedding parts then finally it actually pretty well rolls over as it sheds both wings. if he had been able to hit the winning level the chances of survival would have gone up. the biggest problem with this ditching is the fact they catch that left winning. one can only imagine the pandemonium inside the airplane.