.... I would say, "I couldn't see it being any other way." What is Zen Buddhism anyway? In the book Zen Buddhism, D.T. Suzuki says that "Zen in its essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's own being, and it points the way from bondage into freedom" (3). In the theory of Zen, our bodies contain a spiritual form of energy. When this energy is consciously tapped, we will be aware of all the underlying impulses and desires of our heart. This "freedom" will cause us to experience Kensho, (seeing into one's own nature), thus becoming happier and more loving to those around us. To reach the Buddhist goal o .....

.... Like Daru Balducci is very loyal, but this loyalty often pushes aside his good judgment. Balducci's characteristics are introduced through his reactions to adverse conditions . Camus illustrates Balducci as a loyal yet cowardly man, who's work often interferes with his morals. "Balducci painfully got down from his horse without letting go of the rope". (pg 48) Although Balducci realizes that tying a rope around a man is against his morals he attempts to ignore his conscience. "I don't like it either. You don't get used to putting a rope on a man even after years of it and your even ashamed-yes, ashamed. But you can't le .....

.... appearance led the reader to believe that Roger was a completely corrupt character, inside and out. Roger seemed civilized near the beginning of the novel. Even though he was civilized, he still had the tendency for evil. While he threw rocks at Henry, he aimed to miss. "Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them…Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life." This demonstrated Roger's tendency for evil and his attachment to the civilized world. It also showed that there is the potential for evil in everyone. As the novel progressed the evil that was in Roger seemed to show itself even more promin .....

.... to believe that depraved women and men were the only sexual creatures; thus, they were supposedly incapable of erotic feelings. Women were often uneducated, and when they began to voice their opinion concerning a need for education, most men disagreed with them. However some men did agree with them, but it was for the wrong reasons. Men believed that women should be educated in order to conduct female responsibilities more gracefully and effectively. Men felt that women needed to develop their intellectual capacities to become better wives, mothers and companions. The Civil War brought about a change for southern women. Si .....

.... the realties of their lives; yet, they came face to face with them because of the decisions they made throughout their lives, which led them to their ultimate destruction. Both characters wanted to shy away from society. They disassociated themselves from everybody and interacted with others only when they needed something. Meursault was a peculiar man who kept to himself. He never sought people, they always came to him. They were there for his pleasure and amusement, only if it was suitable to him. How Meursault felt, and the way he treated people, is clearly illustrated in his relationship with Marie, who was his sexual objec .....

.... consign him to the earth. This enormous sense of loyalty leads to her simultaneous violation and abidement to the duty of women at the time. In order for her to properly mourn her brother, like every sister should, was forced to boldly challenge the law set forth by her uncle and king, Creon. Unlike her sister, Ismene refuses to challenge the male authority, even if it means to (not fulfill) her duties as a sister. "Remember we are women, we're not born to contend with men. Then too we're underlings, ruled by much stronger hands, so we submit inthis, and thingds still worse," (634). These words stated by Ismene, express her e .....

.... Without Piggy, Ralph would be lost. As the story progresses we see the boys drift apart however we see Piggy try to retain order as an adult might. When there is going to be a fight he says, “Come away. There’s going to be trouble. And we’ve had our meat.” He realizes the intensity of the situation and tries to stop any altercation. The boys continue to drift apart but Ralph and Piggy continue to be friends. In particularly, after the killing of Simon, Piggy tries as best as he can to support Ralph although he realizes they were a party to the violent death. He says, “You stop it. What good are you doing t .....

.... "presents the reader with a new, reformed Alex, an Alex without free will or freedom of choice, an Alex who has become a victim" Burgess considers this lack of freedom to be spiritually murderous and terribly wrong. Burgess knows that it is better to choose to be evil, than to be forced to be good. Alex is tormented by his new state of oppression. He is incapable of making any choice; he must always do what is good. Alex is then taken under the wing of a writer who is fighting the oppressive government. The writer greatly publicizes the oppressive rehabilitation the state put Alex through. But Alex is still tormented by his lack of .....

.... find, is that throughout the entire story – through all of Prince Arjuna’s reluctance and stubborn beliefs – Krishna, the deity, never abandons him. This love and devotion, shown by a deity for a subject, is amazing. It is a kind of two-way worship that I admire greatly. The beautiful idea of the true Self, or Atman, is raised in Chapter Two. The Self is never born and therefore never dies, allowing one to work through life for the benefit of the greater good and not personal gain. This is reinforced by the idea of Java, the soul, traveling through Samsara, rebirth. This is the reasoning Krishna gives to Ar .....

.... performance at the CalPoly theatre also carried !with it a very different feel less intense, more child-like and sweet with nearly the same words. Reading also affects our experience in that without the text, we would most likely not be able to enjoy Shakespeare at all; having the text makes Shakespeare widely accessible (available for free on the web) to all that desire it. Once the script is obtained, anyone can perform Shakespeare even everyday, non-actor citizens put on Shakespeare whether it be in parks, at school, or in a forest. My experience reading Shakepearean plays has shown me that reading is necessary and f .....