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Comparing Hinduism and BuddhismIn a Western world, many times Eastern traditions and beliefs are not fully appreciated or understood. However, in today�s society, it is crucial to understand the ever growing influx of both Hindu and Buddhist culture in America, and across the world. These two religions have many beliefs and ...
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Critical Lens in Waiting for GodotSamuel Beckett�s �Waiting for Godot� is a play that lacks one true meaning. The use of language and meaning not only contradict each other, but also allow the play to be interpreted in different ways. The absurd language of the characters and the repetition of a sense of waiting are explored in ...
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Society Thrives On CompromiseThere are few people that can go through their whole life saying no to everything that they do not believe in. This situation happens to be the case for Bartleby in Herman Melville�s short story, �Bartleby the Scrivener�. In the short story the narrator, an elderly lawyer, describes the story of ...
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BuddhismBuddhism is one of the biggest religions founded in India in the 6th and 5th cent. B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha. One of the great Asian religions, it teaches the practice of and the observance of moral precepts. The basic doctrines include the four noble truths taught by the ...
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HurricanesHurricanes
Summer is over and fall has arrived- but many people to the south of us are observing another season- hurricane season. According to the Montshire Museum of Science, hurricanes usually occur in the North Atlantic from June to November, with most of them in September. On average, ...
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3 Gorges DamThe idea of building a dam across the Yangtze river to control flooding and to and to harness it for hydropower has been the dream of several generations of Chinese since the time of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, forerunner of China's democratic revolution. The first proposition for construction dates back to ...
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The Road vs Into the WildTwo popular novels that are read in English literature today are Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer and The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Both these books share three valuable comparisons. One being that both protagonists go on a self-evolving and physical journey, another that both the fathers in the novel ...
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This I Believe�Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.�
Kahlil Gibran
It was Thursday, not a while ago, or Tuesday, I am not even sure, one of these days in the middle of the week, when my day begins at 5 in the morning and doesn�t end until ...
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Nature or NurtureIn today's society people are not born into the people they are they are raised. People always wonder why are people the way they are, is it because of nature? Or the way you were nurtured? Or is it both? Scientists have proved that genes make you who you are, that is true but only to your outside ...
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Baraka Film ResponseThe belief in myth has become almost non-existent in today�s society, where people worship their jobs, their cars, money and other objects of a material nature. Few cultures today are as spiritually in touch with nature as people were during primordial times. As seen through the film �Baraka� by ...
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My Kind GestureThis semester I made a new friend in Painting class. At first I thought nothing of it; I imagined only that we would be class buddies. But as the semester went on, we started hanging out more and more and found that we got along really well. She was super sweet and very funny�you have to have a ...
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Ongoing Political ConflictsOngoing Political Conflicts and Their Impact on World Politics
Politics is the art and process of decision making by elected representatives for the best interest of those who bestow such power and trust in the hands of these elected leaders. �Bargaining� and �coercion� are two of the most ...
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The Guilt of Dr. Frankenstein�The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who causes the darkness.� �Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
Guilt is something that all of us as humans must endure. This emotion differs from others in that human beings inflict it upon themselves. The reasons why one may feel it varies ...
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Music�What is music?�
A little boy asked me that today.
I bent down so that our faces were level
And then I said to him with a smile,
�Why do you care?
Out of so many people today
Why do you care?�
He looked back at me
His eyes too thoughtful for his age
And he said right back to me,
�Because ...
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Modest Proposal Critique ProjectModest Proposal Critique Project
After reading the Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift you can conclude that his proposal was not so modest. In his proposal Swift ironically states an easy solution for the problems many people were facing in Ireland. The problems the people in Ireland faced were ...
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Grand CentralFrom where I�m standing I can see the gate that people walk in to grand central station when they exit the subway station. There is a sign right on top of the entrance saying �Lexington Ave, Tracks 21 to 11�. There is a round shaped kiosk right in front of my in the middle of the station with a ...
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The Black PanthersIn Oakland California in October 1966 Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton they started the Black Panther for self-defense. The Black Panthers were initially formed to protect local communities from police brutality and racism. This group also ran against medical clinics and provided free food to school ...
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How the Character Tituba Is Formed In The CrucibleThe Crucible was a play written by the American playwright Arthur Miller in 1953. In the 17th century, there was a big fear of witchcraft. The play is about how in the town of Salem, several females claimed they were attacked by evil spirits and accused members of the community for sending them ...
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Walt Disney and The Great DepressionWalt Disney: The Great Depression
The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. ...
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King Lear�O, reason not the need! Our basest beggars are in the poorest thing superfluous. Allow not nature more than nature needs�. This quote can be considered to be the foundation of the film �Tragedy of King Lear� directed by Richard Eyre in 1998 where it relates to one of the major themes, nature. It ...
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