In an excerpt from "Compassion in Buddhism without Beliefs," the author introduces us to the development of loving which the author rightly sees not just as a separate exercise but also as a means to developing mindfulness and loosening the grip of centeredness. ... If one wants that life awakening and to feel great, then we must extend our compassion to everybody. ... We should think that, "oh I am so great for helping this person." ... It was quite hard understanding what the author was trying to get at during the duration of this excerpt. ... I just didn't get what the author was ...

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This lists the Authors, their achievements and their research contributions. Next, they list the consultants and reviewers; this is a list of the consulting authors and reviewers. ... I would have thought that was a great way to show it before this class. ... I think that it's a great story for kids to see. It's very realistic and with minor adjusting it would be a great addition to most second grade curriculums. ...

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The descriptive words in the poem "Oranges" provide the reader with a sense that the events being described are of great importance to the young man narrating the poem. ... As the two walk the author uses very descriptive words to give detail to the landscape, "Her down the street, across/A used car lot and a line/Of newly planted trees,/Until we were breathing/Before a drugstore. ... Instead of just saying we walked past a car lot and trees, the author gives us a more descriptive picture and uses "used" car lot and "newly" planted trees as images against the cold December walk. ... The auth...

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The goes inside the mind of the Vietnam solider and the burdens these men had to face, or carry as the author put it. ... And I think the author keeps that theme simple, as in the way he describes it, so for those of us that have never faced that adversity can really grasp the mental conflict these men were forced to handle. ... Great detail is stated about the purpose of each item and how each item can be used. ... The conflict isn't always written out, but when all these coping mechanisms are written, you can get a sense of these men's minds in a time of great sorrow, but can show ...

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The author draws our attention in a different way than we are accustomed. ... The author takes us away momentarily from him, not let us see what happens in his mind, only it allows us to see his actions. ... We see as our main character is very smart and at the time where there is great tension, manages behave sound judgment. ... The author leaves us Rodia and the doubt that maybe Porfiry does know who the real criminal. ... The author plays with the reader and the character of Porfiry used for this. ...

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These authors also spoke out against ongoing trends in society that they found disagreeable much the way Orwell does. ... Arnold felt that the spread of education, an education which employed a fixed cannon, dedicated to literature that was established and recognized as great art, would lead to acceptably cultured masses. ... She goes on to question whether this was the same place that inspired the great writers; "Did Shakespeare and his mates absorb the light here?" ... This is interesting because authors of fiction could fall victim to the habit of ready-made phrases as easily as those of th...

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In order to understand the great contrast from the people of New York, it is important to conceptualize the former typical New York society. ... The two authors speculate that humans" actions are determined by how they will be benefit from their actions. ... The events of September 11th, 2001, had a great effect on everyone around the world. ... The two opposing authors, Huxley and Hobbes, argue that human beings have the general inclination to be selfish, unkind, and unpleasant. ...

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Our day out is written by Willie Russell the author is a comical and humorous within his text but within the text it also covers some serious issues with some serious messages, set in Liverpool where the author originates from is a deprived area, for the story itself it is about a school trip for the progress class to Wales to visit an old castle wreck but the progress visits a lot more than just the old ruins the basic plot is that of the class teacher Mrs. ... The author has based this story from his own personal experiences from when he himself lived in Liverpool as a child and like tho...

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Along with laws, Gulliver explained to his Master the system in which tainted officials rise into power through "bribing the majority of a senate or great council." ... People felt they knew all the answers; they were content; they were arrogant, therefore, the authors felt like they needed to inform the public. ... Though both authors did accomplish their goals, but in order to prove a point the oppositions must also be mention. ...

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The theme that the world has an outward appearance that seems fair and perfect but really they're as Holden put it "phonies." This is shown countless amount of times in his journey through New York and even before he left. The setting is in the 1950's; so I'm pretty sure that he didn't encounter any...

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For the Council of Vocations knows in its great wisdom where you are needed by your brother men, better than you can know it in your unworthy little minds'."" ... Every child born has the mental ability to be a great poet, mathematician, and philosopher - they loose these abilities without proper training and motivation. ... Man will project the deficiencies of the relationship onto himself; this takes a great toll on his self-respect. ... They feel successful that they make a great amount of money and they may be happy with the work that they do. ... Few men can remove themselves fro...

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This uncertainty as to what comes after life causes great anguish and despair in the conscious being. ... Bearing this great angst and melancholy, Hamlet wants to die because of all the emotional pain he feels; however, he is afraid of this very prospect. ... As Gwen Cuizon, published author and poet, says, Hamlet's questions tend to lead to more questions than answers. ...

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While Pope also touches on about what is man's place in the world as well in the great chain of life. ... The Great Chain of Being is an idea man created yet an idea that God placed in our minds. ... The key line of "An Essay on Man" is "But vindicate the ways of God to man"(Line 16) is essential to the poem because it creates a difference between how two authors write yet with the same meaning that God wants everyone to live as one world without evil, war, poverty, and crime. ... During this poem Pope helped the reader understand the mind set and way of thinking duri...

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I would walk around, aimlessly almost, glancing at the artwork, shrugging my shoulders at each piece wondering what was so great about it. ... I didn't know what they ate or drank what kind of music they listened to, or what authors they liked to read. ... The night was great from then on in, and that left me asking no more questions. ...

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The protagonist, Professor Barnhouse, was a peculiar man that stumbled onto a great power within the mind. ... In "Report on the Barnhouse Effect," it is unclear from the author's standpoint if he agrees with the use of power wielded by professor Barnhouse. ...

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Ever do something stupid to impress someone? Throughout a person's life they will do something very ignorant or say something very stupid hundreds of times. Most of the time it is because they are trying to impress somebody or change their ways to make someone or others accept them. The story Hau...

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Review of Man's Search For Meaning Victor E. Frankl was born in Vienna, Austria, "Frankl was educated at the University of Vienna, where he earned a medical degree in 1930. In 1942 Frankl and his family, who were Jewish, were arrested by the Nazis and imprisoned in concentration camps. Frankl's m...

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Maybe my travelling side show was all part the grand illusion to seduce people into thinking that I am this great person. ... I was sadly disappointed when the author pointed out it would take several endeavours to find my true inner speaker. ...

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Both of them rule others that an individual must sacrifice himself or herself to the group to attain greatness and Keating to achieve happiness in life. ... But he also loves man's noblest achievements, and owns a private gallery of great artworks. ...

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Kahlil Gibran was not only an author. ... [Watts 99-107] To get the full understanding of this topic many writers such as Allen Watts go into great lengths yet in Gibrans writing this concept is woven simply throughout. ...

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