Heraclitus is known to have said “you can’t step in the same river twice”. In my opinion‚ this means that change is so constant‚ that no specific event or action could ever occur more than once in a person’s life. This phrase can be translated meaningfully in my life in a number of ways. One experience‚ in particular‚ comes to mind; The way I fell in love. Falling in love at first sight tends to be regarded as a cliche way of thinking‚ but I truly believe that had I not been paying attention to
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When you hear the word "hero"‚ does your mind conjure up an image of an intrepid being with extraordinary powers? Do you visualize a superhuman whose main objective in life is to prevent evil and protect the innocent civilians? If you did‚ you must be envisioning the stereotypical hero (and yes‚ that means your answer is still valid‚ but it’s not the answer that I was looking for). When I was a child‚ I too‚ used to believe that heroes were the ones who wore capes and would constantly fight villains
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What does it mean to learn? Learning is the use of acquiring knowledge through one’s experiences‚ studies‚ and teachings. By reinforcing and modifying ones skills and obtaining information‚ a person will be able to memorize what is taught. Learning is a process; it does not happen overnight‚ human learning is a never-ending process. It occurs within social interactions‚ education‚ workforce‚ and personal development. We engage in complex thinking‚ spiritual beliefs‚ and conversations. Needless to
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There are many different interpretations of what enlightenment is‚ and what the path to enlightenment is like. How does one examine the many different perceptions of enlightenment? Plato - a Greek philosopher‚ Walt Whitman - an American poet‚ and Fr. Adolfo Nicolás - the Superior General of the Jesuits have all discussed what it means to be enlightened. Their interpretations of the path and state of being enlightened vary in places‚ but have many
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which Blake examines the concept of suffering and how the creator could allow it to occur. This essay will discuss the concept of suffering in God’s universe‚ using The Tyger as a reference. One of the greatest mysteries of our existence is how God can allow the suffering of innocents. Daily we are bombarded with images of seemingly needless suffering‚ of children starving to death‚ diseases‚ war victims and car accidents. Why does God allow this to take place? Blake uses the creation of the
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This passage describes most individuals who go on and live in new societies and countries but are not quit accepted due to the difficulties faced by them of being an emigrant. For many people letting go of their past traditions and accept new ones is very difficult. As for Sarosh the character in the short story “Squatter”‚ he is unable to use the toilets because he is still living in his past traditions. He has not been accepted in the Westernized culture because‚ in the story we see him squatting
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What does it mean to be Australian? If I was to go out on the street today and ask random people‚ what they thought it means to be Australian I would get a different answer from every person‚ whether they say that it means that we are strong‚ brave‚ proud of our country or that it’s about having a barbeque in the backyard‚ or going down for a surf every morning. The first one is the ‘Typical’ Aussie bloke‚ who on his days off from work will go down to the pub and have a few cold beers with mates
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Patriotism‚ to me‚ simply means love for one’s country - a supportive‚ respectful love that is big enough‚ and secure enough‚ to also question‚ challenge‚ and face the shadows of the past or present‚ without fear of rupturing that deeper connection. If your love for country‚ like your love for a person‚ is based mostly on ideals and images‚ it is unstable and therefore needs to be rigidly defended. It may be loyal‚ but it isn’t wise. For me‚ healthy patriotism is somewhat like the healthy‚ intimate
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The theme our group has chosen is acceptance. The virtue of acceptance means we accept ourselves and others just the way we are. It means to love and welcome everyone just like Jesus Christ. There is nothing wrong in being different because we’re all perfect. God created all of us and He makes no mistakes. An accepting person is happy with who he/she is‚ treats everybody equally‚ and is non-judgmental. This is especially important in today’s society because we face so much discrimination. Discrimination
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Marines represent what it means to be a perfect warrior and a gentleman. In the 1800’s battles were fought with what is now known as rules of war. A Marine Corps General of a modern army in those days wanted to be seen as a gentleman and therefore demanded the respect that a gentleman would receive both on and off the battlefield. In order to receive that respect‚ it was said that a battle should be fought humanly or as a gentleman. Though in most armies only officers were considered gentlemen
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