vision. There are many different interpretations of what enlightenment is‚ and what the path to enlightenment is like. How does one examine the many different perceptions of enlightenment? Plato - a Greek philosopher‚ Walt Whitman - an American poet‚ and Fr. Adolfo Nicolás - the Superior General of the Jesuits have all discussed what it means to be enlightened. Their interpretations of the path and state of being enlightened vary in places‚ but have many
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WHAT DOES BEING A MALAYSIAN MEAN TO YOU? Malaysia is a multiracial country and has a population of 23.27 million cosisting of 61 percent Malays‚ 30 percent Chinese‚ 8 percent Indians and 1 percent of other ethnic groups. Malaysia is unique because of its diversity of races‚ religions and cultures‚ the stability of the country and many places of interests. Besides‚ there are many international achievements which can be considered as the pride of our nation. Diversity of races‚ religions and cultures
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The theme our group has chosen is acceptance. The virtue of acceptance means we accept ourselves and others just the way we are. It means to love and welcome everyone just like Jesus Christ. There is nothing wrong in being different because we’re all perfect. God created all of us and He makes no mistakes. An accepting person is happy with who he/she is‚ treats everybody equally‚ and is non-judgmental. This is especially important in today’s society because we face so much discrimination. Discrimination
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10/20/2013 Reflection #1 Topic : What Does It to Learn ? This is driving me to think! Gratitude…Pass It On. I think that sometimes when life gets busy the first thing I do is well on what isn’t working. There isn’t enough time to accomplish everything I need to do. I feel like I am spinning out of control trying to find the ever elusive balance and continue to drop every single ball I am juggling in the process. I somehow think that in the hope of being everything I am letting down from the
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wise‚ powerful. Legendary outside of heroism could mean being athletic‚ the one to beating World Records *cough Bolt and Phelps*. Being legendary means to not be a standard citizen‚ but different from others. When thinking legendary think of someone that can easily pull off a cape. Sometimes legendary means to be the strong and bold. Like sacrificing time and effort for others. Not to be cowardly and selfish. Thinking only for themselves and not others. Like a firefighter or a cop tackling a citizen
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TUTORIAL 1 (Chapter 1) WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A LEADER? Leadership is defined as an influence relationships among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes. Major research approaches include • Great Man theories‚ • behavior theories‚ • situational theories‚ • influence theories‚ and • relational theories. Today’s leadership involves the shift • from stability to change and crisis management‚ • from
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are feeling troubled. Not only does it feel good to express what is bothering you out loud‚ but it’s also comforting to know that you don’t need to tell the entire world what you are feeling. Writing to me is the chance for me to express myself with an endless amount of words. There is no limit on what you can say or how much you can say. The opportunities in writing are endless and that is what makes it the perfect getaway. It is a chance to escape from the world and be alone with a pencil and piece
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Patriotism‚ to me‚ simply means love for one’s country - a supportive‚ respectful love that is big enough‚ and secure enough‚ to also question‚ challenge‚ and face the shadows of the past or present‚ without fear of rupturing that deeper connection. If your love for country‚ like your love for a person‚ is based mostly on ideals and images‚ it is unstable and therefore needs to be rigidly defended. It may be loyal‚ but it isn’t wise. For me‚ healthy patriotism is somewhat like the healthy‚ intimate
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What does being poor mean to you? A family or person is considered to be poor based on the standards by the country that he lives in. A man might think of himself as poor if he is without the things he feels he needs to survive. A person who continuously doesn’t have food to eat or is homeless would be someone others would view as being poor. Someone could be observed as a poor person if he smells bad or has bad hygiene. As far as I’m concerned‚ these all are material poverty. Material poverty is
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What does it mean to be German? an essay by Max Zöfeld This is a hard question‚ which may sound a bid jingoistic in the wrong ears. A blonde person with blue eyes‚ well organised and every time punctual is that kind of person‚ which comes to the mind of many people in other countries when they here the word “German”‚ but the question is why? Maybe they are influenced by the Aryan standards which became known in the time of the national socialists. However my own opinion distinguishes from this
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