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- 17801: Taoism and Buddhism
- ... great philosophical and religious traditions that originated in China. The other religion native to China is Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began at about the same time, around the sixth century B.C.E. China's third great religion, Buddhism, came to China from India around the second century of the common era. Together, these three faiths have shaped Chinese life and thought for nearly twenty-five hundred years (Hartz 3 ... harmonious life. It is only when a person rids himself of all desires can tao be achieved. By shunning every earthly distraction, the Taoist is able to concentrate on life itself. The longer the person's life, the more saintly the person is presumed to have become. Eventually the hope is to become immortal, to achieve tao, to have reached the deeper life. This is the after life for a Taoist ... of the word tao must be understood. The Chinese character for tao is a combination of two characters that represent the words head and foot. The character for foot represents the idea of a person's direction or path. The character for head represents the idea of conscious choice. The character for head also suggests a beginning, and foot, an ending. Thus the character for tao also conveys the continuing ...
- 17802: The Changing Role In Viola/Cesario In The Twelfth Night
- The Changing Role In Viola/Cesario In The Twelfth Night In Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", it is clearly evident that the fluctuation in attitude to the dual role and situation and tribulations imposed upon the character of Viola/Cesario ends up in a better understanding of both sexes ... the public, or would reveal and share with Viola in her true female self, but rather his secret self, as he believes he shares with a peer. So, she grows to love him. But, Orsino's motivation is actually not love for Viola, but rather he seems to be in love with love itself. His entire world is filled with love but he knows that there might be a turning point ... shows that he knows that he is so caught up in "love", that he hopes his appetite for love may simmer when he takes more than he can handle. 1. Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night. Longman's Canada Limited, Don Mills, Ontario, 1961. All subsequent quotes are from this edition. Near the end of the play, when all tricks and treacheries are revealed and all masks are lifted, Orsino "falls" in ...
- 17803: Sherwood Anderson's "Paper Pills": Deception In The Title
- Sherwood Anderson's "Paper Pills": Deception In The Title Sherwood Anderson, in the title “Paper Pills,” tries to persuade us, the readers, in believing the short story is going to be about some kind of drug. Anderson in ... they could be sold in the city. As shoppers and apple pickers do -- so do people do when finding a mate. If the “twisted apple" never is tasted, how does a person find out it's flavor? The woman in the story falls in -- love with the doctor. She has plenty of opportunities but she chose the doctor. The doctor was very kind to her and did not make any passes ...
- 17804: Lessons To Be Learned From The
- Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a play that discusses many issues and spurs contemplation within the reader. While reading this play, because of the controversy of many issues detailed within, it is difficult for one not to take a look at one’s own morals and determine what one would do if placed in a similar situation. The key issues discussed within this play, the effects of hysteria, marital betrayal, and the murderous powers of lies, are portrayed ... an uncontrolled fear complemented with excessive emotion that leads to poor decisions and actions done with complete lack of forethought. The hysteria that existed in the town of Salem was largely caused by the people’s extreme devotion to religion, as well as their refusal to delve into other possibilities to explain the predicament of the time. These circumstances still exist today, and it is quite possible, as well as ...
- 17805: It Is Time To Reaffirm Our Act
- ... journey that much more treacherous and insurmountable. No matter how benevolently intended, practicing preferential treatment based on race, ethnicity, and gender ultimately results in great social discomfort to everyone involved. Initially, in the mid 1960’s, Affirmative Action programs were intended to protect minorities from racial and gender discrimination. Today, we need to demonstrate to ourselves that we have truly progressed towards a gender and color-blind society, since the inception ... to the general philosophical ideology that serves as the core of Affirmative Action. That is preferential treatment based solely on race and gender, in the workplace. For instance, the following issue is commonplace in today's workplace: "Two business education teachers --one black, one white-- were hired on the same day by the Piscaway School Board. When the board was forced to fire one eight years later, it dismissed the white ... that was an example of how the American society has lost the notion of plain common-sense, as it has striven to maintain “racial and gender balance”. Instead of making decisions based on our people's merits and abilities, it has chosen to do it in a way that would supposedly foster race and gender harmony. Unfortunately, it has achieved quite the opposite: Abrogating social perception and uneasiness about race ...
- 17806: Rhetorical Criticism Of Cross
- William Jennings Bryan Cross of Gold Speech Let’s begin by analyzing and explaining the theory of metaphoric criticism. A metaphor, as defined by Aristotle, is the transference of a name from the object to which it has a natural application. A metaphor is ... They are not needed but create unordinary speech. Metaphors serve as heuristic tools for suggesting new hypothesis, new areas of research, and new research strategies. They also function as rhetorical devices for communicating ideas. Let’s consider uses of metaphor as tools for thought and communication. The tool function of metaphor is to extend the capacity of active memory using the medium speech; while the function of metaphor as a tool ... participation in official benefits the humbler members of society.” Why would the battle of Waterloo and St. Helena be mentioned in this rhetoric? It is to show of things gone bad, as is Mr. McKinley’s reputation when he rebuts against his nation. When he is “in favor of fastening the gold standard upon this country, or who is willing to surrender the right of self-government,” the battle, wars, ...
- 17807: George Mason's Views
- George Mason's Views George Mason in the Virginia declaration of rights stated, “All men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights.” In stating that every person born into this world is born ... the origin of those rights. Were rights able to be granted from person to person? Or were those rights inherited based upon the culture the given person is born or assimilated into? Given George Mason’s views, a person is both his or her own individual authority and a product of his or her environment. When born, those rights, inalienable rights they have come to be called, should be granted to ...
- 17808: The Tempest
- ... significance of Antonio On June 2, 1609, five hundred colonists set out in nine ships from Plymouth in association with the imperial Virginia Company. It was the aim of this expedition to fortify John Smith's colony in Virginia. While eight of the party's vessels securely arrived at Jamestown, the flagship, called the "Sea Adventure" , was conspicuously absent. This ship --which carried the fleet's most valuable cargo, the admiral Sir John Somers and the future governor of Virginia Sir George Somers --was separated from the other eight during a fierce storm off the coast of Bermuda, the legendary ...
- 17809: Mind over Matter
- ... leaves falling and people walking by. The more I attempted to shut out the outside world, the more my mind focused on the little things around me. I gained immediate appreciation of the Buddhist monk's ability to shirk the outside world and focus on his inner self. When I had meditated before in my dojo, it was as a group and in silence. This greatly helped the exercise and I ... state of ability. I can readily see why the pursuit of nirvana can span a lifetime, indeed, multiple lifetimes. The mind is, indeed, the hardest element of the human body to control. With the brain's need for activity, a combination of seclusion from society and group meditation is of great importance, especially in the beginning of one's path toward the mastery of the Eight-fold Path. The seclusion is necessary so that outside distractions and desires are eliminated. If the mind has nothing to crave or look forward to, it is ...
- 17810: The Innocence of Oedipus by J. T. Sheppard: Reactions And Emotions Of The Audience
- The Innocence of Oedipus by J. T. Sheppard: Reactions And Emotions Of The Audience The Innocence of Oedipus by J. T. Sheppard describes the reactions and emotions of the audience to Oedipus and to his actions. It describes the differences as to how the character is portrayed to the common man as well as the educated ...
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