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Zen's Influence On The Art Of The Sword
Number of Words: 346 / Number of Pages: 2
... of mushin (empty mind and
egolessness) with something familiar to the warrior. And what is more familiar
to a warrior than his weapon, most often a sword such as a tachi (long-blade),
katana, or iaito? From the first time that a samurai blade is picked up by its
owner until the day the owner dies, it is his goal to so completely master the
blade and make it as much a part of him as his own hand that there is seemingly
no effort in using it. As stated by Takuan, a Zen master from the Tokugawa
period, “you must follow the movement of the sword in the hands of the enemy,
leaving your mind free to make ...
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Creationism
Number of Words: 1792 / Number of Pages: 7
... background on their “spiritual journey to meet our own personal need” (Sheler 2). Throughout history, humans have been through a gradual accretion rather than one “sporadic event” after another (Tattersal 58). It is only in the United States that this debate is such a conflict. Humans have an impulse to look unto a higher being rather than a human leader who has faults similar to their own. The higher being [God] should be one of pure perfection. It is the development or creation of man which is what is so intriguing, it is the mystery of man. As individuals and as a whole, people tend to ...
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Bowling Speech
Number of Words: 778 / Number of Pages: 3
... D. Enumerated Preview: In my speech, I am going to talk about the bowling equipment, the basics techniques of the game and some games to help you improve your own bowling game.
Transition: First, I want to talk about the equipment used in the game of bowling.
Body
I. I am sure that all of you know that there is special equipment that is used when you bowl.
A. When a person bowls, he or she needs to use the proper shoes. Bowling shoes are made with special soles that allow the bowler to slide on the approach when using proper form.
B. Another important piece of equipment is the bowling ...
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Can Skepticism Be Defended, Perhaps In A Limited Form?
Number of Words: 2130 / Number of Pages: 8
... as to why they should believe it.
Secondly for someone to believe in something they must also believe that it is
true. If they did not believe that it was true then what is mentioned above
would not occur.
So, so far it is decided that knowledge should be true belief. How does one come
to the conclusion that something is true however ?. We seek justification. The
justification really is the most important part of the criteria because without
it one cannot say something is true and therefore cannot say that one believes.
This does however bring up the question of how does something become ...
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Fate And Destiny
Number of Words: 616 / Number of Pages: 3
... with her. The oracle directed Psyche in the right direction of her fate or
gave a hint to what was destined to happen anyway. Also, in the Odyssey where
Odysseus visits Hades to see an old blind dead soothsayer to find out what he
should do in order to get home. Last is the destiny of Oedipus who seeks help to
make his country a better place, only to find out what his real destiny was.
A strange thing happened in all of these different prophecies and
destines of all these gods/humans. They all came true. All of them. For instance,
it was said that it would take Odysseus ten years to return home. Low ...
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Soap Operas
Number of Words: 574 / Number of Pages: 3
... poor characters? For example, you can't exactly compare finding out that your soon to be husband is actually your brother's, wife's, uncle's, roommate's, sister's, cousins long lost father, to your petty problems at work. Sure you can say that kind of stuff only happens on television, but what's freaky in soap opera's is that your actually get drawn into them and forget that they are only imaginary. I know that when I watch Young and the Restless, suddenly I hear myself saying that I wish I could be Victor Newman's secretary just because that's how cool he is. Sure it's kind of scary but consider ...
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A Philosophy For All: An Analysis Of The Tao
Number of Words: 1311 / Number of Pages: 5
... subjects, it would be
wise of her to let them organize, or expand, and state their grievances as a
whole before she individually addressed their complaints.
Lao-tzu also uses contradiction in Ch 22,
"If you want to become whole,
let yourself be partial.
If you want to become strait,
let yourself be crooked.
If you want to become full,
let yourself be empty.
If you want to be reborn,
let yourself die..."
In other words, if a person wants to succeed she must first understand the
opposition. This strategy is used often in war. In order to predict what the
enemy will do next, one can t ...
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Adversity And Resilience Of Ho
Number of Words: 867 / Number of Pages: 4
... in love with his partner and best friend, Xiao Shitou. When Shitou married a woman, Douzi collapsed mentally and soon got addicted to opium. Shitou's wife was against homosexuality, and she did whatever she could to keep her husband from seeing Douzi; but despite all this, Shitou still cares about Douzi and helped Douzi get off his addiction to opium. He also helps out Douzi whenever he can and supports Douzi's decision to live his life as a homosexual.
Aside from his personal problems, Douzi is also faced with discrimination from the society. During the Japanese invasion of China, the Japanes ...
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Effective Ways Of Coaching And
Number of Words: 3026 / Number of Pages: 12
... is not a didactic process – one in which the manager instructs and the employee listens. It should be a process of mutual exploration and discovery. Coaching is a process designed to make the most of what both members know. The manager’s main tasking is to ensure that both sets of information are used.
In the second phase respect is what employees experience because of what the manager does. Respect results when managers encourage employees to give opinions and feedback during meetings, provide data and to offer objections to what the manager has said. It is easy for managers t ...
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Professional Sports: The Hidden Greed
Number of Words: 1999 / Number of Pages: 8
... huge payrolls deserve all the money because
they worked hard to get where they are. They argue that most players work
hard to become great athletes and therefore they deserve enormous salaries.
They also plead that lockouts are healthy for professional sports because
they help each sport continually evolve and adapt to new problems it faces.
While the opposition does not notice the greed problems greed causes,
others do.
Greed is obvious in today's sports world. Plain and simple, the
salaries of sports figures these days are too high. In the NBA, Michael
Jordan makes over $13 million dol ...
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