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- 6911: Imagination And How It Relates
- ... they want less. In my opinion, our society wants to achieve peace; to be content with everything, to have everything they could need or want. We want to have no worries and no stress. Every day we imagine what we want in life. A seven-year-old child may only imagine a toy he wants to buy, or a television show he wants to watch. The child's mind only occasionally ... who can write with so much passion about any subject truly has my respect. Kubotu is an artist as well, so experienced at fishing. From what I read it sounds like he could fish any day in any weather and come back home with a bundle of fish, truly caring about the art. Imagination is truly what makes art what it is. Not one artist could come up with the masterpieces ...
- 6912: Feudal Japan
- ... else can be learned about these warriors? Some questions that might pique a person's curiosity are many. How did they training? What requirements had to be met to become a master? How has modern day Japan been influenced by its medieval history? Feudal Japan has had much influence on Japan's shape into modern day. "The kami came into existence on a plane parallel to the Prime Materia, whence Japan is created after Izanagi (the male) 'dips his spear into the ocean and creates Japan along with Izanami (the female ...
- 6913: Creative Writing: Letter To Mom From Jewish Man During The Holocaust
- ... It is upsetting to say that every good man has his downfall, and I guess tomorrow is mine. You would be astonished at the atrocities that I have seen and been through since that last day I have seen you, the last time I will have ever seen life through a positive looking glass. After being forced to leave my life behind, I was given a number and was sent to ... named Oscar Schlinder came up with an idea to make lots of money. This is where we came in at. He hired Jews to do labor for him, because it would be much cheaper. One day all of his commandants threw a mass germicide in the ghetto and many were killed. I thank God that I was a lucky survivor, but they ended up finding me, and I along with many ...
- 6914: Introduction to Human Services
- ... When I learned about Maslow's theory in my psychology class, it made sense to me because I have experienced self-actualization in my life. I experience more of what I call spiritual awareness every day. I believe that when a person feels he or she is in a safe environment, he can spend more time on personal growth and awareness instead of wasting energy defending himself. Accepting people as a ... the women who live in ( ). They drive Mazda Minivans, take up hobbies, and don't need to work. Sometimes I wonder how many are unhappily trapped in that life. They know they could be one day away from losing their children, their home, everything. When I think of drastic welfare reform, what scares me is the control someone can have over you when he knows that without him, you have nothing ...
- 6915: After Various Writings By Rich
- ... realizing that we are alone. Paz argues that our being or our identity becomes a problem and a question. It becomes a problem because of several reasons. We just dont simply wake up one day and realize that we dont know who we are. There are individuals who are placed in difficult situations that allow for these questions to arise. For example, the migration of Mexicans to the United ... Mexico as well as the United States. I consider myself a lucky person. I am able to be have the best of both worlds: Mexico and the United States. Tomorrow, I will celebrate Mothers Day here in the United States and Monday it will be 10 de mayo, Dia de las Madres in Mexico. My mom is very lucky. She gets two gifts. I dont believe that I am ...
- 6916: Indian Culture Vs Western Cult
- ... they teach individuals to be good and giving people. The main difference between the two religions is our belief in the after-life. Christians believe that after we die, we wait to be judged (Judgement Day) and until that time, your soul remains in an everlasting sleep (purgatory). After Judgement Day Christians believe that they answer for the wrongs that they committed upon the earth. This determines whether they go to Heaven or Hell. Hindus believe in reincarnation, which is life after death. We believe that ...
- 6917: Famous People Of The Civil War
- ... He arrived after the Battle of Gettysburg was over. A number of people think that the Confederate defeat was mainly Stuart's fault. On May 11, 1864 Stuart was badly wounded. He died the next day. Joseph Hooker Hooker was named a general in 1861 an was known as fighting Joe. During the Mexican War he received three brevets for bravery. He commanded the army of the Potomac at the Battle ... five helpless settlers in May of 1856 in the Pottawatomie River Country. He took full responsibility even though he wasn't caught. In 1859 Brown gathered 21 men and occupied the federal weapons. The next day when Lee's army arrived, ten of Brown's men were killed. Brown was arrested and charged with treason. William Tecumseh Sherman William Sherman was undisciplined and graduated sixth in his class at West Point ...
- 6918: Internet Tax
- ... technologies. Why would a person want to spend a few minutes getting dressed to drive fifteen minutes to Wal-Mart to spend an hour or two shopping, and another half an hour, on a good day, checking out and driving back home. In the middle of all that, don't forget the hassle of trying to find the right toy, while listening to obnoxious kids and dealing with sub-par customer service. There is another problem, most stores aren't open 24 hours a day like Wal-Mart and QuickTrip. The biggest problem with regular business isn't the customer service, or busy lines, it's the six to eight percent sale price boost that occurs at the end of ...
- 6919: E.E. Cummings
- ... and 12 respectively, show a sort of back-and-forth motion, much like that of the motion of a trapeze swinging. Lines 12 through 15 show the final jump off the trapeze, and 'a/n/d' on lines 17 through 19, represent the deserted trapeze, after the acrobats have dismounted. Finally, '(im' on the last line should bring the reader's eyes back to the top of the poem, where he ... moving (106). "a-motion-upo-nmotio-n/Less?", the 6th line, is signifying that although the poet knows that both the objects are moving, one's motion causes the other to seem still (106). The 'd,' at the end of the poem is showing that after the poet has finally named the object he saw, he immediately loses interest and stops, as writing more to further organize his thoughts would be ...
- 6920: Analysis Of The Sacred Pipe
- ... have read. That provided a new outlook and different feel which helped keep my attention. What I also found interesting was the similarity of the religious beliefs that these particular native Americans had to Seventh day Adventism. Not so much that they belived in the same people or the same bible that we believe in but like I mentioned the God that they believed in, Wakan Tanka was a three in one being just like the Godhead, Wakan Tanka was a supreme being and had complete power over everything and was part of all that is good. Although, unlike Seventh day Adventist much of there religion and religious rituals consist of smoking marijuana, tobacco, tree bark and other forms of drugs out of a pipe that was referred to as the sacred pipe or as it ...
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