Teachings of the Buddha Summary and Reaction The book “Teachings of the Buddha” edited by Jack Kornfield is a collection of many stories drawn from popular sources of Indian‚ Tibetan‚ Chinese‚ and Japanese literature. Its short writings‚ poems‚ and drawings captured the essence of Buddhism‚ and helped Buddhists learn more about the path to Enlightenment. I have carefully chosen several of these short versus from the book‚ which I thought reflected the teachings nicely‚ and also intrigued me as
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The Catcher in the Rye‚ the 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger‚ follows the 17-year old narrator Holden Caulfield through his experiences as a troubled adolescent. The Catcher in the Rye is the only published book by J.D Salinger and was previously forbidden from being taught at schools because of its rather mature content. Today‚ it is read in schools all across America and is considered a quintessential coming-of-age tale. Holden Caulfield is a confused teenage boy who’s fear of change and disappearance
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In the novel‚ “Three Day Road”‚ by Joseph Boyden‚ the loss and regaining of identity is manifested in Xavier. Throughout the novel‚ as Xavier goes through the war‚ he feels as if he is losing his own identity as an aboriginal but begins to gain it back while with Niska. Within the beginning of the novel‚ Xavier starts off staying true to his aboriginal background‚ has a strong sense of morality‚ and understands his own identity. Xavier is a man who respects life‚ but as he goes through the war he
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Name: Sarah Liu Course: RW6 Instructor: Lina Date: Monday 03/12/2012 Assignment: Synthesis essay BEAUTY CONTESTS Beauty contests are popular in different countries around the world. The Miss World competition‚ biggest beauty contest in the world‚ has been running year in year out since 1951. From the official data statistics (http://www.missworld.com/)‚ the first Miss World procession welcomed a global audience much greater than international events such as the World Cup and the Olympic
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J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye Holden’s Idealism: • One of Holden’s biggest problems is his idealism. What he demands and expects of the world is unreasonable; he expects near perfection from everyone and everything and‚ as this is impossible‚ is always disappointed with the world and those around him. • Holden rarely ever points out someone’s strengths (except their physical appearance‚ if they’re attractive) but can always find minor flaws and weaknesses. • Puts far too much emphasis
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William is the first main character to appear in the film. He has sandy blonde hair‚ brown eyes‚ and has much confidence and strong will. He represents the Knight in The Canterbury Tales‚ because he followed chivalry and jousted. Roland is the second character; he has short brown hair‚ is fat‚ and is a blunt talker. He represents the Parson‚ because he watches over the people who are close to him. Wat has short red hair and has an extremely short temper. He represents the Miller‚ because he is a
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personal stuff” so what Holden does‚ by criticising people (like Ackley) is part of a defence mechanism which is result of his previous experiences. When Holden encountered the nuns and the mother of another student‚ he was polite and decent: “She had a nice voice. A nice telephone voice‚ mostly.” The meeting Holden has with the nuns shows that he enjoys the presence of very nice people who treat him respectfully (unlike Ackley and Stradlater)‚ and people that are seen as pure. It is seen throughout the
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non-violence and liberation the soul. Jains believe that with violence in their lives‚ bad karma will turn around and harm them in their future reincarnation to come‚ forbidding them to ever reach total enlightenment. With a clergy made up of monks and nuns‚ heir basic principle is to respect all living things
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The Sands of Time by Sidney Sheldon. Back Cover. Four nuns find themselves suddenly thrust into a hostile world they long ago abandoned for the safety of the convent. Unwittingly they become pawns in a battle between the charismatic Jaime Miro‚ leader of the outlawed Basque nationalists‚ and the ruthless Colonel Ramon Acoea of the Spanish Army. FOUR WOMEN -AND THE MEN THEY ARE FORBIDDEN TO LOVE MEGAN the orphan‚ who feels an overpowering attraction to Jaime Miro LUCIA the fiery Sicilian
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Richard Rodriguez The Chinese in All of Us A Mexican American Explores Multiculturalism The other day‚ the phone rang; it was a woman who identified herself as the “talent coordinator” for the “Oprah Winfrey Show.” She said Oprah was planning a show on self-hating ethnics. “You know‚” she confided‚ “Norwegians who don’t want to be Norwegian‚ Greeks who hate Greek food.” Anyway‚ she said breezily‚ wouldn’t I like to make an appearance? About 10 years ago I wrote a thin book called Hunger of
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