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Anyculturecanbecomparedandcontrasted.Thereisnosuperiororinferiorbetweentwoculture,butthesimilarityordifferences.AmericaHumannature：basicallygood（changeable）Inrespecttohumannature,average,middle-class,mainstreamAmericansaregenerallyoptimistic,choosingtobelievethebestaboutapersonuntilthatpersonprovesotherwise.Americansgenerallybelievethatinordertobringoutthebasicgoodnessinhumanbeingsallyouhavetodoischangethenegativesocialconditionsinwhichtheyexist.Relationshipofmantonature：ManthemasterofnatureIntheman-natureorientation,Americansseeaclearseparationbetweenmanandnatureandmanisclearlyheldtobeincharge.Americans,ontheotherhand,haveaninsatiabledrivetosubdue,dominate,andcontroltheirnaturalenvironment.Americansbelievethatmancanconquernature.Developingcapitalismmustovercomenature,forexample,WestwardMovement,exploitingnaturalresources,etc.Senseoftime：Future-orientedConcerningorientationtowardtime,Americansaredominatedbyabeliefinprogress.Theyarefuture-oriented.Thisimpliesastrongtaskorgoalorientation.Theyhaveanoptimisticfaithinthefutureandwhatthefuturewillbring.Activity：DoingAsforactivity,Americansaresoaction-orientedthattheycannotevenconceivewhatitwouldbeliketobe“being”-oriented.Itistheobjectiverequirementofdevelopingcapitalism.Americansthinkthattimeismoneyandthereforenortobewasted.Theybelieveinkeepingbusyandproductiveatalltimes—evenonvacation.Socialrelationships：IndividualisticTheirsocialorientationistowardtheimportanceoftheindividualandtheequalityofallpeople.USAisacapitalismcountrywhichisdevelopedfromnothing.Thekeywordsarefreedom,democracy,andindependent.StressontheindividualbeginsataveryearlyagewhentheAmericanchildisencouragedtobeautonomous.Friendly,informal,outgoing,andextroverted,Americansscornrankandauthority,evenwhentheyaretheoneswiththerankandauthority.JapanHumannature：mixtureofgood&evil（unchangeable）Everycultureisnotperfect.Japanesehumannaturehasitsthoughtlimitation.TherearetwosidesinJapanesemind--evilandgood.Theexpansionofdesiremakesgoodturntoevil.InJapanesenationalcharacter,thereisdeepBushidosprit.Japaneselovessakura,whichmeanstheirsacrificespritslikethefallingpetals.Relationshipofmantonature：ManinharmonywithnatureInancientday,therelationshipbetweenJapanandChinawasveryclose.SomepeoplebringChineseConfucianismtoJapan.TheoldJapanesewereaffectedbyChineseharmonyculture,whichnamedthemYamatopeople.Ontheotherhand,thegrowingofricerequiresthattheyconformtheseasonsandtheclimate.Manydisasters,forinstance,earthquakeandvolcaniceruption,makeJapaneseareobedienttonature.Senseoftime：Past-oriented&future-orientedInJapanesehistory,theyinvadedotherAsiancountries.Theydeclaredtobuild”GreaterEastAsiaCo-ProsperitySphere”,whichintendstoextendJapan'sreachintounfamiliarpartsoftheglobe.ThishistorymakesmostJapanesearemilitarists.Asfortheirfuture-oriented,sinceJapanisadevelopedcapitalisticstate,theytendtoequate”change”with“improvement”andconsiderarapidrateofchangesnormal.Activity：growing（self-developing）&doingForthefarmingofrice,Japanesehavetofightwithnature,alsothefrequentnaturaldisasters.Thustheymustworkhardtoguaranteetheproduction.AsdefeatedintheSecondWorldWar,Japansufferedtheenormouscatastrophe.inordertodevelopthecapitalisticeconomy,theyhavetostressonself-developinganddoing.Theytakevariousactionstoaccumulatefunds,laborforce,andexplorethemarket.Socialrelationships：Authoritarian&grouporientedBecauseoftheremainingevilsoffeudalism,JapanstillhastheMikado.Sotheauthoritarianprevailyet.Japanesestaplefoodisrice.Thegrowingofricerequiresconstructionandmaintenanceofanirrigationsystem,somethingthattakesmanyhandstobuild.Moreimportantly,theplantingandharvestingofricecanonlybedomeefficientlywiththecooperationoftwentyormorepeople.ChinaHumannature：BasicallygoodConfucianismistheessenceofthousandsofyearsofChinesehistoryandculture.Confucianismisasetofpracticalprinciplesandethicalrulesfordailylife.ItsideashavelongheldacentralplaceinChina.Asthesayinggoes:peopleatthebeginningofgoodness.Humannatureisassumedtobeinherentlygood;itistheresponsibilityofeachindividualtotrainhisorhermoralcharacterinthesestandardsofbehavior.Relationshipofmantonature：ManinharmonywithnatureTaoism’theorysayspeopleshouldgovernbydoingnothingthatgoesagainstnature.PeopletendtobelievethatmanisdrivenandcontrolledbyFateandcandoverylirrle,ifanything,toinfluence.Ideally,peopleshouldlearntoharmonizenotonlywithothersbutwiththeuniverseaswell.Senseoftime：Past-oriented&present-orientedChinahasalonghistoryandrichculture.TherearemanytraditionalfestivalsinChina,forexample,SpringFestival,lanternfestivalandmid-autumnday.Thereisalsothepresent-oriented.Withthepolicyofreformationandopening,Chinadevelopedthemarketeconomy.Inordertoseekthemaximumeconomicbenefits,manyproducerandsellersconcentrateonearningmoney,butnotthequalityorsafety.Activity：growing（stressonself-developing）Chinaisadevelopingcountry,anditsmainstreamisworkingclass.SinceChinaisintheprimarystageofsocialismwithChinesecharacteristics,everyaspectisnotperfect.Aftertheseveraldecadesofhardwork,Chinahasmaderemarkableachievementsinreform.Manyparentstrytheir