Wisdom

For thousands of years, Confucianism and Daoism—two very noble and virtuous ideologies—have been practiced in the world. Correspondingly, teachings of both Confucius and Zhuangzi have proven incredibly influential in cultures around the world and has inspired many in political activeness, music, art, film, poetry, and much more. Joseph Smith once stated, “I teach them correct principles, and they govern themselves.” Meaning the faithful are taught the truth and they follow their own paths guided…

fulfills a prophecy by killing his father and marrying his mother without his prior knowledge. Oedipus, the main character, should have pursued the truth of his origin for three reasons, to protect his people, to flee from immorality, and to gain wisdom. Oedipus should have pursued the truth of his origin so that he could protect his people. The reason that Oedipus even embarked on this journey is because his kingdom was suffering from a plague and he wanted to end it. For example, Tiresias, an…

all look to our moral compass for help. For me I consider myself lucky. I have three moral compasses my sister because of her blunt attitude, my mom because of her understanding and supportive spirit, and my grandmother because of her great words of wisdom. The most significant moral compass I have is my sister. My sister and I have been around each other our whole life so I feel more comfortable to open up to her. I know she would listen to what I have to say and not judge me. When it comes to…

state of perfect harmony is referred to as nirvana and exists as the ultimate goal of all buddhists. In order to achieve nirvana, one must focus on self-reflection and the development of wisdom through meditative practices to eliminate the poisonous qualities of ourselves (Skilton; “Why Is Buddhism So Hip?”). Such wisdom can only be reached by following two teachings of Buddha: the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.…

grows and he uses the idea of river as his soul “My souls has grown deep as the rivers” with that idea he shows that wisdom is power and that power kept him moving. Sojourner had her kids taken away by slavery and no one was there to help her “ None but jesus heard me”. She found hope to go forward by herself, she found hope and wisdom by herself. She fought against slavery with wisdom in her head and hope in her eyes. Hughes and Truth followed their…

As I read “A collection of Babylonian Prayers”, I noticed that most of the reading consist of prayers. Unlike praying to one god, like we do. They had three gods named Ishtar, Begetress of all, Nanna, Lord of the Moon, and Bel, Lord of wisdom. Each god had something special that made them different from the other gods and receive curtain prayers. In the first passage To Ishtar, Begetress of all, I realized that a person seem to be unhappy with life. In sentence 10-18 it says “Food I did not eat…

poem can all be linked to different occasions in the novel and come together to create an impacting characterization of Atticus in the eyes of Scout. This characterization develops Atticus as a person who is, to everyone, filled with integrity and wisdom Atticus’ integrity is seen on page 100 when he says, “If I didn’t [defend Tom Robinson] I couldn’t hold my head up in town, I couldn’t represent this country in legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again” (Lee).…

Melissa Dibene Westbrook Professor Davis English 102 2 April 2018 Binary Oppositions Oedipus the King and Antigone are two of Sophocles surviving plays about the Theban saga. Estimated to be written in 441 BC and 430 BC. Oedipus the King and Antigone were not written in chronological order of events within the stories; Antigone is actually the last play. In Oedipus the King, Oedipus has fathered four children with his wife who is also his mother. Oedipus has killed his father just as it was…

The way Creon shows one he is wise is by his thinking perspective. Creon expresses how much wisdom he has when saying, “If you think obstinacy without wisdom a valuable possession, you are wrong,” meaning Oedipus is ignoring the facts that Creon is on his side and not against him. Creon also shows more wisdom when he says, “Be sure I would have done this had not I wished first of all to learn from the God the course of action I should follow,” meaning…

revealing his values in life. He uses a stern tone to convey this message to his son. Chesterfield opens his letter by emphasizing the importance of his son heeding and listening to his advice. While doing this, he displays his values of respecting wisdom and knowledge. Chesterfield tells his son that he does not wish him to think that “I mean to dictate as a parent,” but rather “as a friend, and an indulgent one too.” He then continues to tell his son to not “apprehend that I mean to check your…