Anthony Milone Dr. David Carpenter 10/13/14 Asian Spiritualities Research Paper Robert Aitken Robert Aiken was born in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania in 1917‚ and was raised in Hawaii from the age of two. Robert Aitken‚ an influential American Zen master and writer who emphasized a path to enlightenment through social action‚ died of pneumonia in a Honolulu hospital. He was 93. He went to the University of Hawaii with a BA degree in English Literature and a MA degree in Japanese studies. Aitken was
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Robert O. Keohane 1. Robert Keohane’s leaning towards a normative viewpoint of world politics can be interpreted even before his formal academic education and latter academic teachings and successes. With a father part of the social sciences faculty of the famous University of Chicago and mother deeply engaged with social justice and peace‚ it would have been no stretch to assume Keohane’s values and world view from an early age would fall within liberal boundaries. Indeed in analysing Keohane’s
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In Robert McNamara’s memoir‚ In Retrospect‚ McNamara provides intimate details on the events surrounding both the Kennedy‚ and Johnson administration. Moreover‚ he reflects on the some of the most controversial issues surrounding the cold war era‚ specifically‚ the “the Tonkin Golf Incident”‚ and the resolution it gave way to. McNamara examines what he believes to be the key questions surrounding these events that have sparked debate for decades. Did attacks occur on two US naval warships in the
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’Yellow Palm’ by Robert Minhinnick the ’yellow palm’ is about the poet walking down the main street in Baghdad and comments on what he sees. In doing so the poem reflects on war and peace. Reflecting on the past and future which are linked with reconciliation and peace. The theme of the poem seems to revolve around the colour yellow‚ even in the title of the poem yellow is included. Yellow can mean many things‚ happy – a sunny day. We associate yellow with negative things also as well‚
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The first world war was a life changing event that affected many people and made an immense impact on today’s society. Frequent writers has used this as an inspiration to write peoms‚ suchs as “V. The Soldier”‚ by Robert Brooks and “Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen. Both of these poems share the same theme being war‚ but in contrast they both perceived it in different ways. Owen served as a British soldier in the front line during the war‚ through his realistic and horrific poems he became
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When reading the poem “The Gift Outright” by Robert Frost I was intrigued by how it came across. When reading it through the first time‚ it gives off the sense of an ancient people who were one with nature and watched the world change around them. More specifically‚ I believe Frost was at first referring to the Native Americans. The first few lines give off that ancient connection of man and nature that does not really exist today. It goes “The land was ours before we were the land’s / She was our
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Kyle De Jan Dr. Hosler History 312 11/05/12 Response Essay to History of the First Crusade Robert the Monk’s history of the First Crusade‚ Historia Iherosolimitana (HI)‚ was composed several years after the events it records. There is also no evidence making him an eyewitness for the anything he transcribes except for the Council of Clermont. Robert is generally accepted as a valuable source for the First Crusade as his story is based on the Gesta Francorum and he was commissioned by his abbot
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Robert Frank Alej Villalobos November 17‚ 2015 Block #1 “When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice”(Frank). Robert Frank’s photography‚ was the type of photography that you could look at for hours on end‚ leaving you wondering if there was further meaning in the photography. Robert Frank‚ was one of the most famous photographers. He was famous for being an American photographer and a documentary filmmaker
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written by Robert Gellately goes all the way back in history to his life as an exile before being a ruler. There are many books written by Gellately that look into the life of Hitler‚ Stalin‚ and Lenin. Writing many books‚ Gellately is one of the leading historians of Europe especially in the time of World War II and the Cold War. To make this book even more interesting‚ it does not only focus on Stalin and his adventures‚ but also includes the roles of Lenin and Hitler in the time of World War II. Leaders
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INTRODUCTION TO PERSONALITY Robert A. Iger is the present Chairman as well as the Chief Executive Officer of the world’s largest media company‚The Walt Disney ‚which is one of the most reputed and respected brands in the global market. According to him‚ generating the best creative content possible; developing innovative ideas and utilizing the best available technology; and its expansion into new markets around the world (Petruso‚ 2015)‚ are the three main fundamental pillars of strategic vision
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