Historical Background Bodhi-Dharma (菩提達摩) was an Indian Buddhist monk who came to China from India in the first quarter of the sixth century. He brought Mahayana Buddhism to China. Coming to China‚ he stayed nine years at the Shao-lin Temple (少林寺)‚ located in He-nan Province (河南省). Bodhi-Dharma is well-known in connection to a story expressed by the phrase “Wall Contemplation Nine Years (面壁九年)”. From the philosophy and practice represented by this phrase‚ the Chinese Zen Buddhism originated
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In the short story “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H Lawrence‚ the attention on luck‚ money by Paul’s loved ones drives them apart‚ and all he wants is recognition and acceptance from them. The theme is shown through the characters and their actions. D.H Lawrence displays the idea that love and bliss can be wrecked by money. Just like there is "not enough money" in this story‚ there is also not ever enough love or enough action to amuse Hester. Paul strives for money to win his mother’s love and
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“Sorrow” The photographer‚ Chris Lefqvist‚ titled his photo “Sorrow‚” due to many things in the photograph that will make you feel sorrowful. Sorrow is a feeling we encounter when we lose something or someone of great value or worth to us. Sorrow leaves you feeling depressed‚ lonely‚ and hopeless. The first thing which pops out to you in plain sight in this photograph is the dead trees in the middle of a silent‚ still and lifeless pond. Apparently Lefqvist lost something or someone and
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The Truth Behind Hawthorne D.H Lawrence was known as a novelist‚ poet‚ painter and a literary critic. Lawrence criticized several works‚ one of his major criticisms was written on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book The Scarlet Letter. Lawrence greatly disfavored the whole book‚ the critique is all written in a very sarcastic and sardonic tone‚ as he mentions that the greatest triumph of American women is to seduce all pure men. Lawrence uses three literary devices to demonstrate how the two most purest
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Some people might believe that it is much more convenient and easier to read something that is shorter rather than a longer text. Furthermore‚ it is possible that they might think that a shorter text will get straight to the point and require absolutely no analysis because of the text’s brevity. However‚ anyone who has ever read H.D.’s poem‚ “Oread”‚ will understand that this is not the case. The poem is only twenty-six words‚ which means that it might take a person about ten seconds to read it.
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Last Words to Miriam’ An Interpretation Submitted By: Jeet Kumar Gupta 2001115 D. H. Lawrence’s Son’s and Lover’s is a study of human relationships. Gertrude Morel‚ because of her turbulent and odd relationship with her husband‚ ends up developing deep emotional relations with her two eldest sons’. The second eldest in particular‚ Paul‚ is the receiver of most of this deep emotion. Because of these feelings and the deeper-than-usual emotional bond between the two‚ Paul has difficulty being
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Pound thought that in all times life has always presented fragments to the mind. This is the natural case…Since life presents fragments‚ it’s not surprising that our minds are inherently disposed to work with them. Though Pound’s fragments are perfectly definite‚ their implications are endless and contradictory (223-224). Pound also extracts from Greek mythology presenting the word in Greek. That is to say‚ Pound named H.D. “Dryad‚” the wood spirit muse of his earliest poems. “Dryad”‚ or “Δρυάς is
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“Half-past Two” and “Piano” both have the theme of childhood. There are some similarities in these two poems. “Half past Two” is about a young child who has done something naughty. His teacher punishes him by making him stay behind until half past two. However‚ being cross‚ she forgets he has not yet learnt to tell the time. Thus‚ his concept of time doesn’t yet include numerals. He knows he is punished but cannot understand why. During his detention‚ he recalls the time modules he knows
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membership in the D-H Obligated Group. Members of the Committee discussed concerns related to due diligence for NLHA‚ funding of pension obligations and offsetting controls within the structure of the group. Dartmouth Hitchcock completes an extensive review of potential Affiliate’s considered for membership into the D-H Obligated Group. This includes outstanding debt of the Organization including balances‚ rates‚ call provisions‚ swap agreements and any termination provisions. Once D-H Management has
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The concluding paragraphs of D. H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” (rpt. in Thomas R. Arp and Greg Johnson‚ Perrine’s Literature: Structure‚ Sound‚ and Sense‚ 11th ed.[Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2012] 311-324). Paul is a young boy who didn’t receive any love from his mother. The mother cares more about money‚ but she can’t manage it. He can feel everything that is wrong‚ and he wants to make it right. Paul is an emotional boy who wasn’t really loved by his mother; With his determination‚ he tries to
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