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    my creative essay for the Film Program at NYU. The prompt was: "Introduce yourself. Describe an unforgettable event in your life and how it changed your perception of yourself or the view of someone close to you. This event can be dramatic and/or comedic. The assignment may be written as a short story in the first person or as an essay." My one fear is that my essay is hard to understand. So any feedback on how it reads to other people would be a huge help. And also any gramatical errors or anything

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    The Buddha, Two Lessons

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    ever met can recognize a Buddha statue‚ but few folks who I have ever associated with understand the meaning of the Buddha. Myself included was one of those folks blessed with such ignorance. When the term Buddha was brought up‚ all I thought about was the pudgy bellies of myself and fellow offensive lineman on my high school football team. Nirvana! Hey isn’t that one of the great rock bands of the early nineties? Right? In this paper‚ I will explain who the Buddha was and the deep meaning

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    What The Buddha Taught

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    “What The Buddha Taught‚” by Walpola Rahula is a faithful account of the Buddha’s teachings and acts as an introduction to Buddhism’s various facets. Taken from multiple ancient documents‚ “What The Buddha Taught” gives a broad overview of pillar stones of the religion including “The Four Noble Truths” and the “Noble Eightfold Path” namely. With regards to idea of permanence or impermanence‚ the Buddha states that all things in this world are in a state of constant flux with all things changing every

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    The most significant event in my life One day‚ when I was lying on the bed and started to relax myself. Suddenly‚ a question jumped out from my mind. What was the most significant event that I had experience in my life? At the moment that I was wondering what was the answer. An answer came in to my mind. It was a trip. It was my first visit‚ to a country that I had always been told was my great grandfather’s motherland. It was a land I knew no more about than what the travel brochures

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    Childhood of lord buddha

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    Name:____________________________ Duration -2Hours Answer all the questions. PAPER 01 Underline the correct answer. 1.How long did bikkhu Bakkula Live? a. 150 Years b. 130 Years c. 160 Years d. 140 Years 2.To Whom did Kolitha & Upathissa first go to find happiness? a. Alarakalama b. Sanjaya c. Uddakaramaputhtte d. Asitha 3.Where did Visaka go to meet the Buddha? a. Jethavanaramaya b. Veluvanaramaya c. Migadaramaya d. Kosalaramaya 4.Who was Visaka? a. Daughter of Dhananjaya b

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    Times in the 1920`s were not always the easiest‚ there were times when people had to walk to places‚ farmers used horses to transport goods‚ which could take hours or even days to get to the destination. All this was the life of people in the 1920`s until a man by the name of Henry Ford made an affordable option an automobile. This helped everyone in the world from farmers to the workers in industries‚ everyone benefited from this and the world became a different place with this invention. Automobiles

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    Informed Consent

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    27 March 2013 Informed Consent What is an informed consent? What do we know about it? Where did it come from? What purpose does it serves? These days‚ there is a variance in what informed consent means. Its definition depends on what specific manner it accentuates in accordance with the pertinent setting of application. The American Medical Association (AMA) has definitions on a clinical setting and on the field of research. However it is defined‚ informed consent was the product

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    Fake Buddha Quotes

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    They’re everywhere you look: Twitter‚ Facebook‚ blogs‚ quotes sites — even in books by well-known Buddhists. Fake Buddha Quotes abound. To those who are familiar with the Buddhist scriptures‚ these Hallmark-style quotes attributed to the Buddha ring false‚ but it seems many people are preferentially attracted to the fake variety. It’s hard sometimes to pinpoint why they sound fake. Usually it’s the language‚ which may be too flowery and poetic. Sometimes it’s the subject matter‚ which sounds too

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    Describe an incident in your life that changed your perspective of life: “Rise and Shine‚ Jimmy!” A faint voice was ringing in a distance. And then… somebody started shaking me! Was it real? What was it? Actually‚ it was indeed real! O‚ yes! It was my father trying to wake me‚ “Wake up‚ Jimmy‚ wake up!” “Not yet‚ Dad. Just a few more minutes‚ please!” I murmured! And he went‚ “It’s Sunday‚ Jimmy‚ don’t you want to go hunting? Your cousins are already here! Wake up!” The mention of hunting

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    How to Describe Yourself

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    You could ask a hundred people to describe themselves and what they like least and most about themselves‚ and I bet you would get the same answer every time. People would say they are caring‚ sweet‚ loving‚ forgiving‚ nice‚ and respectful. The thing is though not everyone is what they say they are. Some people say they are forgiving but the still hold grudges and other may say they are truthful but tell that one white lie. So how can I describe myself to you? I would have to start with being honest

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