Although Toki knew subtlety was key, she couldn’t help but raise her head from her suma work of weeding. She tried to make eye contact with Pegan, but her stare was fixed on her assigned patch of soil. Yet her words echoed through Toki’s head. “I know Yongrui cannot be trusted. I know you can resist his powers too, but we need to do something. We need to exterminate him.” Relieved she’d found someone on Mount Emei who felt the same way as her, Toki’s shoulders slumped. So many nights she’d awoken from her dreams alone, her only comfort was watching over her sisters. She now had someone around her that could offer more than only reassurance in vision form. Pegan’s idea was ludicrous though. Although she agreed with Pegan, Yongrui did need to be destroyed, she had no idea how they could match his strong powers or his willing army which had penetrated the nunnery from within. If he could control her fellow sisters were the volunteers also under his strong control? Could they be brainwashed enough to put their lives on the line to protect him? What about his dark visitor with the scarred face and soulless eyes? He certainly dressed in a military-like fashion. Would he protect Yongrui if the occasion arose? More than anything, Toki wanted to end Yongrui and his unforgiving ways, but she had to retain her integrity. She needed Kwan. He would save them all. If she went against Yongrui alone, even with Pegan’s help, she might yet again succumb to his ways. “We need to plan it
‘Look We Have Come Through! The title of this section suggests a note of hope and faith in human resilience. How far is this reflected in the poems?’
Hsun Tzu's philosophy is built from the idea that human beings are by nature inherently evil, and the good they produce will only come through their conscious activity. Hsun Tzu believes that if man follows his nature and indulges in his natural desires, without transforming himself by conscious activity he is doomed to fall victim to his evil nature. "Any man who follows his nature will inevitably become involved in wrangling and strife, will violate the forms and rules of society, and will end as a criminal." Despite the pessimistic tone of Hsun Tzu's message he does propose conscious activity as a solution to man's evil. This paper will examine Hsun Tzu's perspective in light of both Mencius
Ukiyo-e is the name given to one of the most important art forms in all of Japan. Arriving as a new form of art in the 1700's these prints served as a record of daily life and pleasures in a newly wealthy Japanese society. The Japanese themselves had long regarded pleasure as transient because of their Buddhist heratige, because of this the word Ukiyo-e actually means "pictures of the floating world". These prints were truly art which reflected the whims of the masses. They record popular styles of dress, new hairstyles etc. They also record the popular Kabuki theater actors, the most beautiful geisha's (or prostitutes), and later even landscapes. Within the realm of Ukiyo-e there are many masters, but there is one master,
If she had known that Tokola was family, she would have hugged him even harder before she left him. He was her granduncle, a living, breathing relative! She went to sleep that night, trying to think back through the years to all the times Tokola had been at their cabin. It seemed that as she was growing up, he was always around.
Tao Te Ching Helps Us to Rethink the World, the Governance and the Meaning of Power
“The crews walked the blocks of the neighborhood, loud and rude, because it was only through their loud rudeness that they might feel any sense of security and power.” (Coates, p. 22) This quote from “Between The World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi shows young men in the streets who wear flashy jewelry, clothes, and act cool to fit in and get into Trouble, which makes them feel powerful and have security. It’s only in these groups, being loud, that they can have that. It relates to the behavior of the author feelings because of the writer felt like he had a hard time with dealing with who he really is. Each race has its own group and faces the challenges of which group to fit in, in order to know who they really are as a person.
“The mind changes, the word changes, time doesn't stay still, history is a verb, it is ongoing, there is no past tense, future tense, history is constant” Hung Liu told interviewer Rachelle Riechart (Riechart). Hung Liu is a Chinese woman who was born in Changchun, China in 1948. She was born during the age which we call the Chinese Cultural Revolution, which heavily impacted her life. She lived in China for 36 years and then left for the United States. She now resides in Oakland, CA, where she teaches art at Mills College (“A World of Art”). A lot of her artwork is based on photographs and memories she has from China and photographs she’s taken in the United
Reflections Within is a non-traditional stanzaic poem made up of five stanzas containing thirty-four lines that do not form a specific metrical pattern. Rather it is supported by its thematic structure. Each of the five stanzas vary in the amount of lines that each contain. The first stanza is a sestet containing six lines. The same can be observed of the second stanza. The third stanza contains eight lines or an octave. Stanzas four and five are oddly in that their number of lines which are five and nine.
Recently in English we were discussing and learning about the murder of Hae Min Lee and gathering information to see if her boyfriend, Adnan Syed should still be locked up or finally set free. I believe that Adnan Syed is not guilty and should be released from prison. I believe that Jay Wildes should be the man in prison for the rest of his life.
Kim gives a vivid picture of the complexities in India under British rule. It shows the life of the bazaar mystics, of the natives, of the British military. There is a great deal of action and movement, for Kipling's vast canvas painted in full detail. The dialogue in the novel makes use of Indian phrases translated by the author, they give the flavor of native speech in India. They are also touches of the native behavior and shrewdness.
Complied during the Warring States Period, the Daodejing is widely known as one of China’s famous philosophy literature. This text reflects the general lament of a civilization that has been worn down from war and seeks to find peace by teaching people how to live by “the Way”. From a war-torn perspective, the Daodejing deems war and government corruption as evil and traces them back to greedy and power-hungry motives. As a successor to Confucius, it still carries some of his ethics. Because of its mystical overtones, it has acquired a large variety of interpretations. Its main teaching is if a person does nothing, then peace will be restored; it is the concept of non-action or 无为。When a person does not try to interfere and allows things to
1. The men expected the "hidden flower" to be from the upper class, however, middle class was acceptable. Being in the lower class was totally unacceptable. The woman must have flawless beauty, intelligence, faithfulness (even though this was hypocritical), and submission. Submissiveness is a wishy-washy characteristic because Genji was most attracted to those that rejected him and did not accept his advances as Murasaki and Aoi did.
He was a philosopher attributed with the writing of the Tao-Te-Ching and the reputed founder of Taoism. ("Tao" meaning the way of all life, "Te" meaning the fit use of life by all men, and "Ching" meaning text.) Lao Tzu was not his real name but rather an honorary title given to him by his followers meaning "Old Master".
Through comparing different translations of the same texts one can get an idea of the meanings for the Chinese words used by Chuang Tzu in his work. In comparison to the English language the difference in the translations of the text gives the impression that the Chinese words used are much broader terms and must be simplified before we can describe them in English. This paper will assess the second section of the Chuang Tzu, specifically Discussion on making all things equal translated by Burton Watson.[1]
The foundation period was followed by one of high-speed development from 1995 to 1997, during which Li Ning became the dominant domestic sports brand. Over time, the product mix was consolidated and distinct organizations were established around the major product categories of sportswear, leisurewear, and sports footwear. Company headquarters was moved from Guangdong to Beijing. Sports sponsorship remained the main vehicle of marketing communications, and distribution was expanded continuously throughout the PRC via the company’s system of franchised outlets.