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It was probably because he was "born" intelligent. He was built a certain way so his family and tutors expected him to be intelligent. Even if he didn't have a lofty job or position in life, he was still "intelligent", so it made sense to want someone who would uphold that idea that he was genetically inclined to be scholarly. - Celia | It was probably because he was "born" intelligent. He was built a certain way so his family and tutors expected him to be intelligent. Even if he didn't have a lofty job or position in life, he was still "intelligent", so it made sense to want someone who would uphold that idea that he was genetically inclined to be scholarly. - Celia | ||
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| + | Were the Four Valuable Things a link between American and Chinese education/intellect or was it more based on retaining the values of the Confucian scholar? They seem to be referenced a lot throughout this section and yet this could be a potential topic discussion. --Joe C. | ||
== On Mortality == | == On Mortality == | ||
