Michael Gillespie Mr. Preston 2/13/2013 AP Comp Critical Reading Questions Lao-Tzu 1) According to Lao-tzu‚ what must the ruler provide the people with if they are happy? The ruler is entitled to provide the people with space‚ enough space for each individual person. Lao-Tzu is concerned for individual’s whole freedom‚ death included. And when the ruler dies it is the communities’ job to make sure that where the person is buried is nice. 2) To what extent does Lao-tzu concern himself
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first agree in their method of selecting leaders. In "The Allegory of the Cave" by Plato‚ it is suggested that leaders be selected by a method in which only the greatest minds are allowed to be come leaders. This sentiment is paralleled in Lao Tze’s "Tao Te Ching." Both writings believe leaders should be enlightened philosophically. Plato states‚ "Whereas if they go to the administration of public affairs‚ poor and hungering after their own private advantage‚ thinking that hence they are to snatch the
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Since the beginning of time‚ man has sought to explain the world around him. This is called philosophy‚ a Greek word which means "love of wisdom." However‚ over the millennia it has come to mean much more. The philosophies of the ancient Chinese people‚ whether they explain nature or present ways to live a just life‚ became so complex that simple prose could not suitably express their meaning. Yet paradoxically‚ the simpler‚ less exact form of poetry does put forth the ideas. Nowhere is this
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The main scripture in Daoism is the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching). What is the history and importance of this text for the tradition? The Daodejing is believed to have been written by the legendary origin of Daoism‚ Laozi‚ who is worshipped as divine by many Daoists. According to legend described by Molloy
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Plats are born tender and pliant; dead‚ they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.” TAO TE CHING Moynihan measures the increased level of deviance through three major categories that he feels are responsible for the change in defining deviance. Altruistic (deinstitutionalization)‚ opportunistic (alternative family structures)‚ and
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all family has prepared for the New Year. They often cleaned and decorated their homes‚ buy flowers‚ food shopping...In addition‚ all non-essential items or bringing bad luck were being discarded immediatly. Tiễn Ông Táo is considered the first day of the Lunar New Year. Ông Táo is offering lunch or afternoon on December 23 lunar years. After his farewell Apples people began cleaning houses‚ cleaning offerings ancestors‚ hanging pictures‚ sentences‚ and flower arrangement in a solemn place to prepare
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.: Home .: Favorite Things Famous Thoughts "Live as you were to die tomorrow. Learn as you were to live forever." M. Gandhi ____________________ Only the knowledge that makes us better is useful" Sócrates ____________________ "What does it matter to know what is right when one doesn’t know what righteousness is?" Séneca ____________________ The problem of Man is complex: He cannot understand the complicated truths‚ neither remember the simple ones R. West ____________________
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I devote my reading time to and to reading books that are full-course literary feasts‚ rather than printed junk food. And I find fine meals on a pauper’s budget. In the past year‚ I purchased and read affordable paperback editions of classics—the Tao Te Ching‚ The War of the Worlds‚Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea‚ among others‚ all cheaper than most magazines and eminently more deserving of your reading time and attention. I finally landed that leviathan of a novel‚ Moby-Dick‚ and was set
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The Chinese poets Hanshan‚ Tao Qian and Du Fu‚ maintained different philosophies of life heavily influenced by their respective religions. Collectively their poems showed the struggle between what is and what should be. Their prescribed ways of life answer questions about the human condition and this is presented in their works of poetry‚ which offer insight on how to live your life. Legendary Buddhist monk Hanshan‚ encourages readers to look within oneself and venture into the Cold Mountain or the
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Controlling is one of the managerial functions like planning‚ organizing‚ staffing and directing. It is an important function because it helps to check the errors and to take the corrective action so that deviation from standards are minimized and stated goals of the organization are achieved in a desired manner. According to modern concepts‚ control is a foreseeing action whereas earlier concept of control was used only when errors were detected. Control in management means setting standards‚ measuring
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