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My mother said that she wanted her house to look clean and nice at Tet holidays.
Yes some of confucius's idea about people and society are relevant today because he had some great ideas and ways of thinking however some things are no longer acceptable in today's society. like mourning for 3 years over the loss of a parent. Lao-tzu's philosophy is somewhat compatible with the modern world because meditation is still a good for people but other things like gaining wisdom through understanding the universe isn't practical anymore because we know so much more about the universe than we did back in Lao-tzu's time.
High because in the poles it snows and precipitation is high pressure system
I believe the answer is the third option "Because outside research adds scholarship to my own opinion." Hope this helps. (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
3. to flow out is to spill forth