of Brahmin in an unnamed Middle Eastern town. For the longest time‚ Siddhartha had been placed on a pedestal by the other denizens of his home town. He seemingly always excelled at everything he attempted. He was known as a fine writer and an exceptional reader. Despite being more than proficient in these areas‚ there was something inside of him that craved for more. His quest for knowledge was as an insatiable hunger. Siddhartha‚ in spite of being so distinguished and valued‚ could not help but feel
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2010 HZT 4U1 Wise Men Argue Causes‚ Fools Decide Them. Socrates‚ an Athenian philosopher who lived from 469 BC until his very unnecessary death in 399 BC‚ has had his wisdom called into question many times since he has been studied. But to know whether some is wise‚ we must first know what it means to be wise. According to Websters Dictionary‚ to be is wise is : (1) having or showing good judgment; (2) informed; (3) learned; (4) shrewd
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From reading Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse‚ I have come to the conclusion that it embraces the Indian religious cultures more than it challenges them. It does so by showing the way Siddhartha reached enlightenment and the different steps and paths he took in doing so. Siddhartha was a “son of the Brahmin” (Partridge 493)‚ meaning he was born into the highest‚ most divine (492)‚ caste of the priests‚ in the social order. Because of this we was taught how to read and to write while most others are unable
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The Witch of Colchis As she was ferried ’cross the River Styx‚ what thoughts too harrowing to contemplate came coursing madly through her consciousness? Her children whom she killed with her own hands as vengeance for their father’s faithlessness‚ ensuring they would not be reared as slaves? The hapless rival she engulfed in flames— a marriage of political convenience kindling blind rapacious jealousy? Her husband’s cousins she enticed to cast a heinous spell of mutilation‚ thinking they’d
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How does Hesse and Coelho present the importance of wealth and love is to fulfilment and self-discovery in ‘The Alchemist’ and ‘Siddhartha’? Siddartha and The Alchemists are both novels featuring a world of sacrifice and journeys of the soul in order to find enlightenment and have fulfilling lives. Both stories show a journey distracted by love and wealth but ultimately returning to their desired goal of finding true happiness. The Alchemist describes the journey of a humble shepherd who seems to
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Wise Choices 1. After toiling all night on my biology quiz I expected to earn at less an Bt‚ but instead I got a B‚ most of the people in my class did worst‚ but I don’t care because I know what I was aiming for. 2. I would like to get at less a Bt on my rest quizzes and testes for biology and all my other subjects. 3. * I could find a spare time to address my teacher for time to assist my understanding of the difficulties i am having in class. * I could ask someone
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Siddhartha‚ the son of a Brahmin‚ progresses on a quest for the true meaning of life‚ or Nirvana‚ through constant movement between distinct paths in order to fulfill his feeling of emptiness. Throughout the novel “Siddhartha” by Herman Hesse‚ Siddhartha learns that enlightenment comes from within‚ and initially commences to seek external guidance from the Brahmins‚ Samanas and Buddism. Since his childhood‚ the Brahmins deposited their absolute knowledge into his “waiting vessel”‚ his spiritual mind
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 With reference to the ways Steinbeck presents slim‚ show how far you would agree that he is a man to be admired. What do you think of him‚ give reasons.? I see the character Slim as a leader and that he should be admired as he is a highly skilled mule driver and the acknowledged “prince” of the ranch. From the beginning‚ Slim was very nice to George and Lennie. "His tone was friendly. It invited confidence without demanding it". He always had a listening ear. Slim was kind to Lennie and knew
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Of Mice and Men: Loneliness In what ways could this novel be seen as tragic? In Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck illustrates the loneliness of the characters and the isolation of the characters in the Ranch and how they are driven to try and find friendship and escape loneliness. Steinbeck makes it clear that most the workers on the ranch are lonely‚ as working in a ranch is hard work and no one really wants to work really hard every day just to eat and survive‚ so you can say that
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Name: Date: Assignment 1 – Research Assignment: DUE ON week 7_______________________ Choose ONE of the following topics for your assignment: 1. Select an advertisement for a quit smoking program‚ weight loss or sports nutrition supplement and research the scientific validity behind the program or product. Your report must include: A description of differences between primary and secondary resources An explanation of how secondary resources usually contain bias and how these
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