it; he took his arm away from the tree trunk.” (Pg. 89). Even though he was enlightened he still let himself get closer to his death‚ but then Siddhartha heard the word “Om”. Siddhartha learned that he was very close to death‚ and learns of his emptiness. Later on Siddhartha then remembers at the end of chapter 8‚ that the river brings a great pleasure to him. “Happily he looked into the flowing river; never had a river attracted to him as much as this one; never had he found the voice
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said to be a generation in a fearful hurry to grow up. Instead of playing with Barbies and Lego they are interested in the vagaries of love on TV serials. Girls wear provocative make-up. At this very age kids start pairing off. Tweens have got an insatiable desire for the latest in everything – from jeans with labels so that everyone will know that they’ve got the latest stuff – to CDs. Kids at their age desperately need to belong and that’s why everything comes down to appearance. They think that
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Wailing‚ a lively baby announces its newfound citizenship on earth; sighing‚ a frail body concludes its journey. The monumental beginning and ending of human life mark the parameters time allows for one to discover the meaning‚ origin‚ and joy of life. One aspect that all humans experience is the unexplainable wistfulness for something greater than themselves. While people attempt to fill this void with material things such as wealth‚ fame‚ friends‚ sex‚ and work‚ individuals still lack fulfilment
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as having a strong personality but an emptiness deep within. Norma Jean is presented as a strong character on the outside in the opening of the story. "She lifts three-pound dumbbells to warm-up‚ the progresses to a twenty-pound barbell."(Mason p. 46). However as the story progresses she exhibits the emptiness which she feels. "One day Leroy arrives home from a drive and finds Norma Jean in tears." (Mason p. 50). Norma Jean feels an emptiness toward her deceased child‚ her husband
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of the sky after he escaped from the dreaded Minotaur‚ Fields deftly maneuvers his poem to hint at such a fault. Transporting Icarus into the modern age‚ Fields uses irony‚ symbols‚ and style to transmit the fact that people are always greedy and insatiable. The setting of “Icarus” by Fields transmits the ultimate irony in this poem – the fact that such a mundane modern world is mixed with the glorious splendor and adventure of the past. A past that Icarus cannot forget and desires. Fields makes the
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proves to be his extreme rashness‚ which results in the loss of most everything that he holds dear‚ including his authority‚ his affluence and his family. The reasons for his downfall lie within the flaws of his own character‚ made evident by his insatiable need for flattery and his egotistical fixations. Lear’s hamartia is primarily exposed through his unappeasable need for self-appraisal. His narcissistic conduct is brought on by his need for flattery and is the reason for his vulnerability
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Consumerism is a foe since it causes overworking by triggering the insatiable nature of human. Each person aims to reach a good‚ qualified life and this ambition causes competition between people. As Annie Leonard mentions‚ we have become a nation of consumers (9). The reason behind this situation is exactly the competitive life circumstances‚ each person buys more and more to be the best. It is acknowledged that human has an insatiable nature by birth and the consumerist system triggers this stimulation
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Dr. Horrible: An Inside Look Doctor Horrible Sing-along Blog‚ a mini web series produce by Joss Whedon‚ shows man’s nature in a world of superheroes. The story follows Dr. Horrible‚ a scheming villain who aims change the system. He wants to replace it with a one-man rule with sincere intentions. Dr. Horrible is making a blog post where he practices his evil laugh which he thinks is a standard to be a villain. Reading letters sent to him‚ people are criticizing his work especially on the
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away. The spokes all connect to the middle of the wheel and meet at the center place called the hub. Unlike the spokes‚ the hub is empty and contains nothing. Although this lack of material cannot be defined positively‚ it has significance in its emptiness‚ stability‚ cohesiveness‚ and singularity. The wheel as a whole never changes‚ only moves‚ and its two parts‚ the hub and spokes‚ function differently. Moeller says‚ “The hub does not move the spokes‚ the spokes rather turn around the hub” (pg
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an explanation of emptiness. It is among the shortest of sutras and can be described as a condensation of the Buddha’s second turning of the wheel of dharma. It is designed to break down all our conceptual frameworks‚ beliefs and ideas‚ to demolish our perceptions on how we see the world‚ how we react emotionally to everything and everyone. It conveys the heart essence of prajnaparamita (perfection of wisdom or insight) which ultimately is the realisation of sunyata (emptiness). The main word used
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