Okonkwo the main character of my other chosen text, Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart is a well-revered man from a meritocratic society, a society that respects a man for his achievements alone. ... The freedom is there throughout the novel to stay and discover or live in ignorance, which is in contrast to Achebes Things Fall Apart where the reader is not given the freedom to choose, only to accept how it is, whether they ethically agree or not, thus showing the arrogance of Achebe. ... As we alight the novel Things Fall Apart the main character Okonkwo is already established as a well-respe...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Apart from form, this state of existence called, "the essential", is bestowed upon those who can see the world for what it really is (Dhammapada, 1:12). ... One must take refuge in Buddha, then in the acceptance of the natural order of things (dharma), and finally, one must take refuge in the Buddhist ordained community (samgha) (Dhammapada, 14:190). ... Through the ascetic lifestyle prescribed by Buddha, "He is not liable to fall; In Nibbana's presence is such a one" (Dhammapada, 2:32). ... Buddha advocates the Middle Path in all things. ...

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• Grade Level: High School