Bamboo

In particular Orwell says, “ It had already destroyed somebody’s bamboo hut, killed a cow and raided some fruit stalls…”(324) As a result, the evil of imperialism has taken over all of their belongings. They are already poor because of the taking over of England. Orwell even mentions that these things happened in the…

man was lying on his back in a bamboo grove, a few hundred yards off the Yamashita post road. The man was wearing a pale blue robe and a Kyoto-style black hat. The woodcutter said that the body had only one stab wound right in the middle of his chest. There was no bleeding as the wound already looked dry. He didn’t see a sword which is the suspected murder weapon. But he had found a rope and a comb. He also said that there must have been a tremendous fight as the bamboo leaves were trampled…

situation. And once more she goes with her intuition and follows them on their journey. “I was no delicate shoot buried in the sand. I was a stalk of bamboo, strong enough to stand against wind and snow.” (Namioka 118) This excerpt is a reflection of Ailin’s, after deciding to go to America, when she thinks of her old cook teaching her about how only tender bamboo shoots could be cooked and yet the ones left out in the sun were too hard and could never be softened again. She compares herself to…

A few weeks ago I went and visited a "retired" Buddhist Temple here on Oahu. It was only ten minutes from my house and as I drove through the gates, I realized it was part of a much larger plot of land. A portion of it was a cemetary that was categorized by different faiths. I thought it really interesting that while there might be strong differences between the religions that they may be laid to rest right next to on another. A roman catholic lay boardering the buddhist. The aura of the entire…

Throughout history, humans have always held a fascination with extraterrestrial life. Science fiction tales were written in the second and tenth centuries (Joy and “Satire or the First Science”). Crop circles were claimed to be found in medieval times (Radford). Searches for canals built by martians were carried out more than two hundred years ago (Simon). The fascination with alien life integrated itself into human culture and as it changes, the beliefs change as well. Science fiction allows…

Development of Gunpowder in Ancient China “Since the earliest civilizations, ancient China has led way for the creation of many influential inventions (Deng 2).” “Ancient China has constantly created new inventions across many different time periods and generations (Deng 2).” One important Chinese invention is the Compass, invented during the Qin Dynasty (221- 206 BC). Its main purpose was to tell direction; and unlike today's compasses, ancient China's compasses pointed south because it was…

their ‘Apo’” (Agustin 1). Located in the hills of Subic, this 72-hectare area of land has been called the Aeta Resettlement and Rehabilitation Center and can house around 100 families or 700 Aetas. FOLPMI also has plans to replace the Aetas’ flimsy bamboo house with concrete ones, creating safer, sturdier housing for the indigenous group, and the charitable…

variety from food. They eat mainly deer, wild pigs, birds, monkeys and other small mammals. Some biotic factors of the rainforest, or rainforests, of Indonesia are jaguars, anteaters, lemurs, and many others. Some plants of many plant species are bamboo, banana trees, and rubber trees. Water, rain, rocks, the ground, the sky, and the climate, temperature, and weather are some abiotic factors.They are consumers, creatures that eat other living organisms to survive. Clouded leopards have a…

day. I have grown up in the mid-West and can say that I look at most of these regions with a western perspective and can say that before this class I thought Buddhism was a little ridiculous. The flute that ultimately creates the music is made of bamboo and is famous in Zen Buddhism. Which really makes sense for meditation in this religion. The sounds that this flute makes is extremely relaxing. If I were to really engage myself in this music I really put me in a different place. It was obvious…

"A philosophy of architectural design, emerging in the early 20th cent., asserting that in structure and appearance a building should be based on organic forms and should harmonize with its natural environment." — Dictionary of Architecture and Construction Organic Architecture is a style that aims to be in unison with the environment. It strives to be in harmony with nature; not dominate and destroy it. This architectural style seeks to blend in with its environment, to appear as if the house…