The Zen gardens appear as perfect representations of Buddhism’s “middle way.” Aesthetically pleasing to the eye‚ they display symmetry and diverse linear movement‚ yet unembellished with a limited color palate‚ permitting minimal mental distraction. Consequently‚ if the goal of Zen Buddhism is a clear mind and calm body‚ then the gardens pictured on the website are an exemplary space for the Zen Buddhist. However‚ when the gardens are inaccessible to the Zen Buddhist‚ koans may be more practical
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Sully I am new to Cleveland. I moved here 2 weeks ago and I’ve been walking to my college classes‚ and then one day while I was walking to my class the garden was there. I don’t know who owned it but it looked pretty small. There were only 2 people there at the time a older man and a little girl. They were growing vegetables I think the little girl was growing beans from what I could see and the man wasn’t growing anything he was just helping her. I wanted to ask them what they were doing so I
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Nicole Eid John M. Tereshinski English 1210 March 14th‚ 2013 Audience Purpose Garden State I feel that the true purpose of a movie is to give viewers a different view on life. It should make them question or re-evaluate certain aspects of life and show them different ways that people live and interact. A good movie should teach a lesson to the audience watching it‚ no matter what that lesson is. The movie‚ “Garden State‚” gives viewers a deeper meaning of life and love. This movie has a strong
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Choose a topic that you would like to write about. Since you will need to make a value judgment based on a set of criterion‚ you should know your subject well. Formulate your thesis. The thesis of an evaluation essay is its overall purpose and should be stated clearly‚ giving you the direction that will allow you to distinguish between criteria and select‚ appropriate examples. It should state value‚ or the lack of it‚ in regard to what you are writing about. Think of the criteria that you are
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Elizabeth Strout’s novel‚ Olive Kitteridge‚ is filled with stories about the lives of regular people in Crosby‚ Maine. Throughout the stories‚ different characters are faced with adversity they are forced to deal with. While some handle their problems well and are able to cope with their hardships‚ others‚ even those with good intensions‚ do not find a happy ending. The story “Tulips” encapsulates the a recurring theme of the book; life is uncertain and takes us down roads upon which we had never
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Evaluation essay is one in which the writer analyses all the aspects of an object and draws his/her own conclusion on that. It is a process of examining facts and information about a topic and then reaching on a personal judgment. These types of essays are mostly used for the purpose of evaluation of books‚ movies‚ etc. An evaluation essay employs both the positive and negative aspects of the object before reaching on a final conclusion on it. Examples and statistics are helpful in evaluating any
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Kristine Angelica A. Sacanle|IV-Star Evaluation Essay An evaluation essay is an essay which deals with the analysis and evaluation of the properties of some object. The student writing the evaluation essay has to fix an object for the evaluation‚ to analyze its properties‚ and to grade them‚ which is to evaluate. An evaluation essay is one that rates or evaluates something - a book‚ a movie‚ a music album‚ or an employee’s performance. There is a nearly infinite number of topics that can be the
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An Evaluation on Working at McDonalds After reading this essay by Amitai Etzioni‚ I could see why he is promoting teenagers to pay more attention to their academics and education rather working at fast food restaurants like McDonalds. He provides many studies done to prove his thesis clearly. One of the few studies is a 1984 study by Ivan Charper and Bryan Shore Fraser which says that teenagers do not pay attention to what skills they develop because they only care about finishing their working
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Composition II Evaluation Essay January 29‚ 2014 Sherry Ginn earned her MA and PhD in General-Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina. She completed post-doctoral training at the East Carolina University School of Medicine and taught at East Carolina University. She also enrolled in several classes in the Women’s Studies Program. She has published numerous articles in the fields of neuroscience and psychology. She is the author of a book entitled “Our Space‚ Our Place:
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Evaluation Essay If you are looking for a class to meet both a general education and a diversity requirement class I’d recommend taking Sociology 268. The class‚ Race and Ethnicity‚ is an introduction course taught by Professor Kristina Cantin. I am going to evaluate this professor based off of five criteria: subject knowledge and passion; setting high standards and clear classroom objectives; ability to create a sense of community within the class; professor accessibility; and mutual respect
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