and intelligent individual today‚ prepared to handle the challenges and difficulties of optometry school. I was very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to shadow an additional optometrist‚ Dr. Charles Kim who works in a private practice at Sangha Optical‚ where I was able to increase my first-hand knowledge and experience in the field of optometry. I observed and learned how contact lens examinations would be performed and the different types of contact lens available‚ how pre-eye examinations
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Reflection Paper: Maria Full of Grace Washington Irving said once‚ “There is in every true woman’s heart‚ a spark of heavenly fire‚ which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity‚ but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity”[1] which I feel describes the main character of Maria in the movie Maria Full of Grace (MFG); Maria lives in Columbia and due to her financial situation becomes a drug mule for money all the while pregnant at the age of seventeen. In the movie
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Report on Religious Field Research James E Kirk Professor Joe Flowers REL 212 - World Religions August 24‚ 2011 Report on Religious Field Research Buddhism is one of the most popular religions in the world. It can be traced back to 563 B.C.E. with the birth of Siddhartha Gautama. He is more commonly known as the Buddha‚ meaning the “Awakened One”. Buddhism spread quickly throughout Asia and other regions of the world but it remained virtually unknown in the West until the last fifty years
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In the two most complex and influential religions of Buddhism and Hinduism‚ Dharma is the belief of a life path that should be followed in both religious practices‚ and is considered to be the foundation of both‚ and while vastly similar‚ the concept and meaning differs slightly between the two. Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ and other religions of Indian origin share the concept of dharma‚ a term that makes its appearance in the ancient Vedic scriptures as a word for the central order of the universe (Thompson
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Hinduism * A combination of a member of religious traditions in India * A polytheistic religion (More than one god) * God is Brahman - Creator and creation‚ made manifest in 3 persons: 1. Brahma - Creator 2. Vishnu - Preserver 3. Shiva - Destroyer * According to Hinduism‚ our true self is Brahman * The human soul is Atman * Basic Hindu phrase is "Atman is Brahman" or "Tat Tatum asi"‚ meaning "That Thou Art!" * Goal of Hindu life: 1. Become perfected to
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internally. The mala is constructed of one hundred and eight beads which the practitioner must count through in order to finish their mantra. The mala string should be composed of three‚ five or nine threads‚ symbolizing the Three Jewels (Buddha‚ Dharma‚ Sangha)‚ the five Celestial Buddhas and their wisdoms‚ or Buddha Vajradhara and eight Bodhisattvas. In Vajrayana Buddhism specifically‚ the mala is used when performing a prostration. Prostrations are often performed before meditations and teachings‚ and
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Throughout time there have been many religions that have come to shape society as it is today. During the fall semester of world history‚ the main religions that were brought to my attention were Christianity‚ Polytheism‚ Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ Islam‚ And Confucianism. Hinduism was like an umbrella for the religious ideas in the Asian continent. These ideas go closely to the first Vedic tradition‚but over the years many have added local influences with many other variations. Hindu denominations fall
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The ultimate goal of the Buddhist way of life is the attainment of nibbāna or salvation. The body‚ in Buddhism is seen as a composite thing which is thus‚ transient. The Theragāthā‚ written by Buddhist monks and the Therīgāthā‚ written by Buddhist nuns both echo this view. Women‚ in Buddhism‚ were seen as the embodiment of the pleasures of the body – as ones who distract bhikkhus from their path of abstinence and thus‚ bind them down to the world of material things. This‚ coupled with the concept
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Question 1 2 out of 2 points A Mahayana legend says that Buddha was conceived when his mother dreamed that a: Answer Selected Answer: a. white elephant entered her body Correct Answer: a. white elephant entered her body Response Feedback: Good! Question 2 2 out of 2 points This elephant-headed deity is Shiva’s son by Parvati (Shiva’s consort). Answer Selected Answer: b. Ganesha Correct Answer: b. Ganesha Response Feedback: Right! Question 3 2 out of 2 points
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Dr Radhakrishnan said of Kamaladevi “She has the intelligence to think and the eloquence to transmit great ideas”. She also had the courage to challenge those who were in power as she did when she was a young woman working in the freedom movement. Few took on Sardar Patel as she did and survived in the political arena. She even challenged Gandhi whom she revered. Kamaladevi took Gandhiji’s teaching of pursuit of Truth to heart even if it meant challenging him. Gandhi‚ Nehru‚ Sardar Patel accepted
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