Taos Pueblo

was aware that I was different. I looked different from my playmates. My two sisters looked different too.” After she stated this, she talks about why she was different from the other Laguna Pueblo people growing up by explaining her great grandfather’s past. “Both brothers married full-blood Laguna Pueblo women.”

In Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, Silko shows how change and new perspective is the regeneration for a reservation with lost ways and old traditions. Silko uses three characters with social deformities and unacceptance to show how old and lost traditions condemned them, but ultimately shows how they bring new ideas and lessons of equality and adjustment. Betonie is a mixed race medicine man that uses his life decisions as an example to serve the idea that being an outcast shouldn’t limit one’s

Kylie Lally McGuire AP Language & Composition 09 December 2014 Ceremony Through Rhetoric Throughout Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, equality is presented as one of the critical issues of society explained through the unique lifestyle and obstacles faced by Tayo. Tayo is a World War II veteran tragically diagnosed with PTSD after his war service which continues to affect his daily life and his ability to live through his cultures and traditions. Silko uses her rich cultural background to convey

According to Daoists, the Dao De Jing, written by Laozi, serves as a manual on how to operate in life. “Dao De Jing” translates to “The Book on the ‘Way’ and its Virtues” (Daoism 1, p. 4). This classic Chinese piece of philosophical literature was written during the Warring States Period in China, a time of political instability. The majority of the Dao De Jing provides ideas to strengthen the nation and bring it to peace, reflecting ideas that revolve around a chaotic kingdom. One of

(Smith 196-99; Tao Je Ding scripture) Explain the life and characteristics of Lao Tzu. How does the enigmatic character of Lao Tzu’s biography also reflect the enigmatic (in other words: mysterious, paradoxical) character of the Tao Je Ding? Give one or more specific example from this scriptural text citing the specific chapter. 1a) Taoism originated with a man named Lao Tzu. A shadowy figure, born about 604 B. C. Before his retirement from society, he left five thousand characters titled Tao Te Ching

dishonesty. Another significant Taoist practice is meditation. Meditation is an especially important practice to Taoists, since it is vital to create mental stillness and to enhance mindfulness, which allows an individual to have mental space for the Tao. Furthermore, meditation is also used to maintain and repair the balance of Ch’i in a person’s body to ensure good physical and mental health. Moving on, there are some Taoist practices

In his paper The Concept of de (“Virtue”) in the Laozi, Philip J. Ivanhoe discusses three distinctive characteristics of de as found in the Dao De Jing, namely its attractive power, its effect on others, and its relationship to wuwei in governance. I will outline these qualities in turn and then attempt to show how they manifest in the character of Forrest Gump. Attractive power, according to Ivanhoe, takes the shape of a still, compassionate, and nurturing mother in the Dao De Jing (henceforth

Daoism is one of the main philosophical traditions in China and the East. Daoism uses nature as a guide to understand the way to live and by using common themes like the Yin and Yang and The ‘One’ or better known as the child, the Daoist Sage reflects a harmonised way of living. These two themes from chapters stated above help identify the meaning of Daoism, and what this way of living reflects. Laozi and the Dao de Jing reflect the Yin and Yang throughout the book, although chapter 28 delves further

Evolving Traditions In the novel, Ceremony, Leslie Marmon Silko writes about an Indian veteran and his struggle to deal with the stresses of war. Early in the novel Silko reveals some of the rituals that the Laguna Indians perform. One of these traditions is the ritual they go through after they have hunted in order to show their appreciation for the animal, in this case a deer. Some of the other Laguna traditions include the rain dances they perform during a draught and various other ceremonies

With the help of, or the lack thereof, written history has drastically changed oral tradition. In Leslie Marmon Silko’s Storyteller, she tells her story and the story of her people. Oral tradition is essential to the Native American culture. These stories are handed down from generation to the next. The stories are sacred and those who know the stories are expected to protect the sanctity and validity of these stories. Silko invites the readers into the Laguna culture with the stories, including