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    The document is a reading response about the different uses of the number one in Eastern and Western cultures. The quote notes that while one often means "the best" in China due to Feng Shui beliefs, this usage is less common in the West. The comment observes this had not been considered before. Connections are made to anime shows where characters strive to become the number one hero, ninja, or pirate, demonstrating the Eastern preference for using one to emphasize greatness. Questions are raised about why this difference exists and why one symbolizes the best rather than the worst as the smallest number.

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    The document is a reading response about the different uses of the number one in Eastern and Western cultures. The quote notes that while one often means "the best" in China due to Feng Shui beliefs, this usage is less common in the West. The comment observes this had not been considered before. Connections are made to anime shows where characters strive to become the number one hero, ninja, or pirate, demonstrating the Eastern preference for using one to emphasize greatness. Questions are raised about why this difference exists and why one symbolizes the best rather than the worst as the smallest number.

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    Julian Salmi-Perry

    September 19, 2017


    Algebra 2
    QCCQ: Book of Numbers Chapter 1

    Quote: And of course, one is often used to mean the best. In China, Feng Shui can be
    improved with the right numbers. The number one is the first of the yang numbers and is
    strongly linked with growth and prosperity. But in the West, strangely, we dont always use the
    word one in this way.

    Comment: I chose this quote because of what I realized after reading it: the number one in the
    West is used far less than in the East for meaning the best. Id never really thought about it. Its
    not like it is unheard of in the East, but in Eastern pop culture it is so much more prominent (Ill
    expand on this in the connection part). In the East, there is the number one pop star, number one
    restaurant, et cetera. They use the number one for emphasizing a things greatness far more than
    we do.

    Connection: I can connect this to Naruto and My Hero Academia, two of my favorite shows that
    are from the East (more specifically, Japan). In Naruto, the main protagonists goal is to become
    the Hokage, which is basically the number one ninja. He always says hes going to be number
    one and eventually, he does. Even other characters use the Eastern number one meaning when
    they refer to Naruto as the Number One Most unpredictable Ninja. In My Hero Academia, the
    main characters goal is, you guessed it, to become the number one hero. The entire hero system
    in that universe is numbered. There is a number one hero, a number two hero and so on. This
    isnt just in Naruto and My Hero Academia though, it is extremely common in the shounen
    anime, a genre of Japanese cartoons. In other shows of this genre like One Piece, the main
    character want to be the number one pirate. Number one is used so much in shounen compared to
    western works, its very noticeable.

    Question: Why is this way of using number one so much more prominent is the East?

    Why dont we use it as much as they do?

    Why does number one mean the best in the first place? It is the smallest natural number.
    Shouldnt it mean the worst?

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