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What do you believe Buddhism should identify as the fundamental problem of sentient existence: ignorance or craving? In answering this question, one must delve deeply into the ideals of Buddhism and assess the ways in which the ideology acknowledges our existence as a whole. To clarify, I will define the terms ignorance and craving. Ignorance can be defined as “the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness;” whereas craving can be defined as “an intense, urgent…

detective field but not as adept in all facets of his life. A foil character defined by Britannica, is “a character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point to or show to advantage some aspect of the second character.” Sherlock Holmes is the world’s most renowned detective, and this greatness highlights Dr. Watson as the narrator of these stories (Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). As Watson tells these stories, important details that Holmes is able to see, because…

“feeble” in comparison to the supernatural. To further prove his point to the justice of the peace, he wrote men were “infidels”, or weren 't Christians if they believed in the existence of God, but not in the existence of demons and Angels (Encyclopædia Britannica). He used fear and degradation in his writing to influence his readers, by using the fear of God to convince society that demons were a part of their faith. At that time, it was widely believed that the supernatural was an every part…

Imagine a world without creativity. Imagine a world without inspiration. Imagine a world without self expression. These elements of individualism appear from what are known as the arts. Making their first appearance in youth education, the arts are vital to a child’s growth and development. But as time rolls on, the arts have been trashed, beaten, and thrown into a worthless junk pile. Schools are treating the arts like they are lambs to the slaughter. The next big hit songwriter could be…

The Roaring Twenties The 1920’s, deemed the roaring twenties, brought the American People many new things including jazz, popularity of movies and cars, radios, economic prosperity, new industries, and a uniform mass society. Even through all these positive outcomes it’s still my opinion the 1920’s was one of the worst decades for America. The 1920’s brought us the worst economic recession in America’s history which alone puts it on the list for worst decades, but it also brought us…

In this way, socioeconomics would also be affected if genetic modification was available for the public’s use. Procedures will be expensive; in vitro fertilization already costs nearly $20,000 in the USA without any genetic testing (Regalado 31). The application of improved intelligence, spatial reasoning, and other genetic enhancements will exponentiate these expenses, making genetically elite children available only for those who can pay. This will further widen the inequality gap,…

The Life of Ibn Battutah Ibn Battutah was an incredible traveler and author in his lifetime. The web article, IBN Baṭṭūṭah Muslim Explorer and Writer by Ivan Hrbek, he stated that Battutah was "...the greatest medieval Muslim traveler and the author of one of the most famous travel books, the Riḥlah(Travels)” (Hrbek). Ibn Batttah was so memorable because of the distances he traveled and the reason behind his travels. Battutah traveled over 75,000 miles in his life and he embarked on these trips…

The Renaissance is considered "the rebirth" or the early modern period, which was an era in European history immediately following the Middle Ages. Generally, the Renaissance spanned from the 14th to the 16th centuries, spreading across Europe from its birthplace in Italy. It is often considered a time of enlightenment: where the world became a new place, and many new improved ideas and beliefs formed. During this time, scholars began to look to the ideals of the ancient philosophers of the…

As the 20th century approached, many European powers became hungry for more land and resources, which caused a massive foray into Africa. Zambia, formerly known as Northern Rhodesia, is a landlocked country located in South Africa, and was colonized by the British South African Company in the 1890s. According to James Pletcher in World Book Advanced, Zambia’s name is taken from the Zambezi River, which forms most of the country's southern border. It is located in south-central Africa and is one…

Students are constantly asking the question, “Why do we have to learn this?” As Christian educators it is important that we are always ready to give an answer to this most important question. Perhaps the best answer is found in Isaiah 40:26 which says, “Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.” Or we can look at Hosea who…