It is my pleasure to provide my letter of recommendation for Tao Wang who is applying for admission to your Ph.D. program. I am a Professor of Radiology‚ Ophthalmology‚ Neurology and Biomedical Engineering and the Vice Chair for Research of the Department of Radiology at Stony Brook University. My research programs focus on the development and application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‚ to the study of brain and retinal anatomy‚ physiology and function in animal models and humans. They include:
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One of the most famous Chinese readings The Tao Te Ching‚ a founding text of Taoism. Taoism is a Chinese philosophical and religious tradition. Taoism is best known as nature‚ two opposites interacting with equal forces. Tao is indescribable‚ and it’s an abstract concept‚ progression of the universe and natural order. An aspect of its nature is highlighted throughout The Tao Te Ching. In the translation by Waley‚ he says how people should live life. The Tao Ching encourage one to look for enlightenment
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Ngon Tran John fielding English 1A 25 August 2013 The Way The Tao te Ching is a Chinese classic text. It was written in sixth century BC‚ by Laozi. The author was a philosopher of the very old china. The author has written the text with the short poems‚ natural imagery‚ and a gentle tone. Laozi has wanted to focus the principle of “Tao” with doing and undoing idea. The text teaches that people should live in a balanced life as well as a simple mind. The bad things such as
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Nicole Pinhiero 11/30/15 Taoism As I sit here trying to find the right words to start this paper I can’t help but think how almost comical it is that Benjamin Huff points out in his book‚ “The Tao of Pooh‚” that a scholar is perplexed by the concept of the Tao because his own knowledge gets in the way of his understanding. Here I sit‚ an accomplished student‚ unable to come up with my first sentence to a 5 page paper. Is it because of my knowledge‚ or my clustered mind of expectation that I draw
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AP Human Geography: Thanksgiving Break Homework Book: The Tao of Pooh Description Author’s Name Benjamin Hoff Place of Publication New York‚ Dutton Date of Publication 1982 # of Pages 158 Pages Summary of the Book Author Benjamin Hoff made a novel based on a world of childhood characters‚ but sends a message about how the religion Taoism is organized and what it is. The way that Hoff describes Tao is pretty convenient though. He uses the characters to his advantage in his Novel
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Lao-tzu’s views are typical traditional Chinese style of logic‚ which is based on the primary assumption that man is born kind (as indicated in Three-word Chant)‚ and external stimuli such as prohibitions and weapons are the cause of evil. Since “kind” is so ambiguous a concept‚ we cannot trace back to see what Lao-tzu really meant by his arguments. But if we use modern definitions of “kind”‚ “of a good or benevolent nature or disposition”‚ we can see that such view is opposed to today’s understanding
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The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff is certainly an interesting book. Pooh has always been an interesting character and his ways seem to be very close to the ancient Chinese principle of Taoism. When I was younger I was a great fan of Pooh and Huff does a great job of explaining the Taoist philosophy through Pooh and his animal friends. This is not your average children’s bedtime story just as A. A. Milne orginally did not write the Pooh stories for children. In chapter one‚ “The How of Pooh‚” Hoff
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SA PULA‚ SA PUTI Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo About the Author Francisco had a colorful career as politician‚ poet‚ playwright‚ essayist and nationalist. He is popular for his caustic comments on current events‚ which he writes in both English and Filipino. He is one of the foremost exponents of nationalism and was one of the writers censored and detained during the Marcos regime. He was also one of the youngest to be elected Philippine senator. CHARACTERS Kulas‚ an out-and-out sabungero‚ or cockfighting
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SA SA COSMETICS – Analyzing Competition Sa Sa Cosmetics is a very successful Hong Kong based discount cosmetics retailers. The case describes how Sa Sa became successful‚ culminating in its IPO in 1997. Since then‚ however‚ its fortunes have declined somewhat. The case discusses recent initiatives that were undertaken to sustain growth momentum. Sa Sa also undertook some marketing research studies. The research findings appear to confirm that Sa Sa may have some major problems. As 2001 comes to
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In The Tao of Pooh‚ Benjamin Hoff uses the characters from Winnie the Pooh to explain the fundamentals of Taoism. By observing the actions of Eeyore‚ Piglet‚ Rabbit‚ Owl‚ Tigger‚ and Pooh‚ he decides that the action of the character Pooh best describes Taoism. The most important principle of Taoism is the Uncarved Block. Hoff uses Pooh to best explain the Uncarved Block. The principle of the Uncarved Block is that things in their original simplicity contain their own natural power‚ power that is
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