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- 721: Buddhism
- ... Paths: Understanding the Religions of the World. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1996 Niwano, Nikky. Buddhism For Today: A Modern Interpretation of the Threefold Lotus Sutra. New York: WeatherHill, 1980 Richardson, Allen E. East Comes West: Asian Religions and Cultures in North America. New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1985 Shupe Anson D. Six Perspectives On New Religions: A Case Study Approach. New York::
- 722: Francis of Assisi - " Brother Son Sister Moon"
- Francis of Assisi - " Brother Son Sister Moon" Crisis and conversion: While Francis is sick and dreaming, he has images of nature which represent the happiness and peacefulness. He also has images of war which help him understand that it isn't the greatest ...
- 723: Apocalypse
- ... they can dispose of the nuclear weapons and stop fighting with each other. But they will find themselves in a dilemma over who should be the leader. The Russians will elect a new president of Asian Buddhist descent who has the same spiritual healing abilities as that of the false messiahs. Then when this choice is not accepted by the other leaders of the world, the conflict will start all over ...
- 724: Brief history of Buddhism
- ... opposed to materialism. It does not recognize a conflict between itself and modern science. On the contrary, it holds that the Buddha applied the experimental approach to the questions of ultimate truth. Growing interest in Asian culture and spiritual values in the West has led to the development of a number of studies and practice of Buddhism. Zen has grown in the United States to create more than a dozen meditation ...
- 725: John Donne and the Psychology of Death
- ... death than that put forth in Sonnet #10. Sonnet #10 is absolutely confident that depressed and weary though Donne might be, his Lord will receive him. This poem, obviously written in a much deeper emotional crisis, questions even that. The end conclusion of such philosophical meanderings would have been almost unimaginable for a man of Donne’s religious temperament. This poem is truly a picture of the “dark night of the ...
- 726: Creating the Melancholic Tone in “The Raven”
- Creating the Melancholic Tone in “The Raven” Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Raven," representing Poe’s own introverted crisis of hell, is unusually moving and attractive to the reader. In his essay entitled "The Philosophy of Composition," Poe reveals his purpose in writing “The Raven” and also describes the work of composing the poem ...
- 727: Beowulf: Link Between Traditions - Pagan and Christian
- ... beliefs. Hrothgar and his counselors make useless attempts to appease Grendel in Verse 2. They can't offer him gold or land, as they might an ordinary enemy. Like most people in a time of crisis they slip back into old ways of thinking. Instead of praying to God for support, they sacrifice to t he stone idols of their pagan past. The Christian motifs that run through the poem contrast ...
- 728: Music In Therapy
- ... of the child's ability to perform in school or society by parent. •Inadequate support system: Lack of sufficient support system for parent to turn to in times of extreme stress. •Inability to cope with crisis situations. •Lack of lifestyle management. Behavioral Symptoms and Characteristics: May include poor self-esteem, withdrawal from friends and family, failure to thrive or develop, hyperactivity, over concern with pleasing adults, abusive behavior to self or ...
- 729: The Beat Generation
- ... the writers of the Beat Generation. The belief in Buddhism was another heavy influence on the Beat Generation. It It was mainly the religion of the beats which was originally an ancient and very philosophical Asian tradition. Writers such as Kerouac and Ginsberg started getting into it while in New York but started making the religion a part of their lives after moving to California and being inspired by Gary Snyder ...
- 730: Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements and Effect on Rock and Roll
- ... Along the Watchtower" performed by Jimi Hendrix, and the eerily infectious "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" By Guns n' Roses. His first musical stance was as a war protest folk singer. . During the Cuban missile crisis he wrote "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall." It was a warning and a portrait of what a nuclear war would be. Dylan gained the title of spokesman for his generation when he switched ...
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