the Heart: Mother-Tradition and Sacred Systems in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club "Concentrate your will. Hear not with your ears but with your mind ;not with your mind‚ but with your spirit . . . blank‚ passively responsive to externals. In such open receptivity only can Tao abide. And in that open receptivity is fasting of the heart." (Chuangtze‚ in Yutang‚ 228) "The Master said‚ ’Look at the means a man employs‚ observe the path he Joy Luck Club Is it fair to judge someone by their sex? In traditional
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I really enjoyed Dr. Monica Smith’s lecture on what she does here at the college‚ and I also loved how the conversation progressed throughout the time that she was with us. It was enlightening to know what she does on the campus‚ and how she has already implemented changes to make the help make the campus more inclusive. Based on my experience with the previous Director of Diversity‚ I was never really sure what the individual in that position actually did. However‚ I learned that what she does
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Joy Cannot Exist Without Pain “It is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure”-Marquis de Sade. This quote describes life and the obstacles throughout it. The people who have been through the most pain truly know what joy is. A lot of people go through struggles and pain at more than one point of their life. For some people‚ it is more enduring than others. However‚ everybody must suffer some sort of pain and must struggle at some point in their life in order to truly experience joy and
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all the joys‚ which we were denied on earth‚ will open wide to welcome us to eternal happiness. The Hindus want us to perform our duties without attachment and without any expectation‚ and one day we will be released from the bondage of worldly life. The Buddhist points to the Eightfold Path that will help us attain Nirvana‚ which means extinction of all births‚ rebirth‚ and desires. Really few want to escape the sorrows of life by getting rid of what we believe to be the very sources of joy. But
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Witnessing Report 1 One of my witnessing encounters was last week and it involved a clerk at a retail store. I was walking through the store to find the items I needed. I met Regina‚ a store clerk and I proceeded to communicate with her concerning items in the store and her day. She replied that she was having a bad week due to some unfortunate set of circumstances. I listened and we talked for a while as she restocked items in the store. She was very depressed about the way things were happening
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Utensils are typically tools used within a household. Personally‚ I value utensils as much as I value a penny. However‚ Monica Drake’s analysis of three particular appliances in her rant “Utensils” brings a unique perspective on the value of silverware. While the ordinary fork or spoon doesn’t appeal to Drake’s eyes‚ there are a few specific utensils that have influenced Drake over the years. Drake’s toilet spoon and Victor Hugo spoon are both representations of her past‚ and the divorce fork is
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Michelle Cronin Professor Radford English 101 8 October 2012 Begging for an Escape “Joy Ride” is a short story written by Richard Russo. It features a boy‚ John Dern‚ and his mother‚ who both long for an escape from their lives at the time. This story follows the theme that one key aspect the human condition is the search for an escape. At some point in life‚ most humans wish to escape their past and present state of living. There may be many motivating factors behind this. However‚ most attempt
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JOY OF LIFE My dear friends‚ Everybody wants to live long and stay fit. I have 8 point formula to stay fit and enjoy life….. 1. Forget : Forget about your age‚ weight and height. Say bye bye to all tined and processed food. Always eat natural and fresh vegetables and fruits. 2. Keep cheerful friends and relatives : Always choose good jolly good friends and enjoy your relationship with good relatives. This will keep you always happy. Laugh with your friends and relatives as and when
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Step One: Recruit Ambassadors Step Two: Realize Potential Step Three: Reinforce Training + Data Collection + Compensation Conclusion References About the Authors 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 Introduction The business world has heard about "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid" for some time. In his seminal work‚ CK Prahalad asserts that multinational corporations (MNCs) can stimulate commerce at the bottom of the economic pyramid to improve the lives of the four billion people in the world
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The Fortune Teller The story revolves around a lady Mrs. Edith Myers‚ who is a fortune-teller. Mrs. Myers for some reasons comes under the notice of Detective Inspector MacLeary. MacLeary is suspicious the means of her living and doubts her to be involved in “espionage”. Although Mr. MacLeary has been keeping an eye on Mrs. Myers for long‚ nothing substantial has come to light against her. Therefore‚ Mrs. MacLeary offers a helping hand to Mr. MacLeary in this regard. 0n. the following day‚ as planned
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