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Janie Hirschbuehler Arch 541 Homework 2 Lucio Costa planned Brasília, the main capital of Brazil, in 1956 after winning a design competition. His plan involved a city organized around the intersection of a monumental axis and a residential axis (James-Chakraborty). Throughout this time European avant-garde modernism was gaining foothold in South America, with focus mainly on creating an appropriate image of modern architecture for their non-affluent tropical setting. The completed Brasília…

about what others do to manage their stress and everyone shares some thoughts on that. I then self-disclose a story from when I was younger and struggled with physical illness due to stress. I transition nicely into my new stress managing technique, zen tangling, which is also our next activity. The activity takes approximately 30 minutes. (A. Steward, personal communication, November 25, 2015, p.…

"To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others," shares Sunil Daman. Likewise, the Holy Bible talks about the mind in James 1:7-8 (New King James Version), "For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways." When a person does not know the direction that they are going or finds themselves in an aisle, they can tend to seek what they may think is the truth. Such is the case with Rita Gross. She did not…

invasion to come. Nichiren writes, “I have also received your news about the beheading of the Mongol envoys. How pitiful that they have beheaded the innocent Mongol envoys and yet failed to cut off the heads of the priests of the Nembutsu, Shingon, Zen, and Ritsu sects, who are the real enemies of the country…Among all grave matters, the ruin of the nation is the most serious. The Saishōō Sutra states, ‘Among all forms of harm, none is heavier than the loss of the ruler’s authority.’ This…

an era of unmatched prosperity for our community,” Gia said. It was my pleasure to have a chance to meet up and interview Ms. Gia Ly, the Chairwoman of the Vietnamese-American Chamber of Commerce (VACOC), co-owner of Crepe Corner and family business Zen Vegetarian in Westminster. She is also an owner of Arrow GTP, a company that works with…

As early as infancy you can tell that a person’s goal is to be happy and comfortable. Babies will get disgruntled and cry when hungry, lonely, or in need of a diaper change, but when they are in a comfortable state a smile will appear or a joyous laugh will come out. Searching for this inner peace, understanding, and happiness is a primitive instinct. Individuals from all societies have pursued this tranquil mindset in one way or another since the beginning of time, and many have reached it…

INTRODUCTION The samurai is a class of highly skilled warriors, constantly developed in Japan after Taika reform of 646 CE. The reforms included land redistribution and heavy new taxes, meant to support and elaborate Chinese-style empire. Samurai is usually assigned in Japanese as bush or buke, were the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan. HISTORY The samurai is a class of highly expertise warriors, deliberately developed in Japan after the Taika reforms of 646 CE. The…

Garvey's ghost written by Geoffrey philps is at first glance a mystery story involving the disappearance of young college graduate set to a backdrop of Miami Florida in the weeks following the murder of Treyvon martin. Scratch beneath the surface though and you find a story about accepting our own culture, one’s roots. This theme is threaded throughout the story and plays out in different ways for three characters in particular. Kathryn (the missing girl’s mother), Jasmine (the missing girl) and…

false. Every religion is valid because there are followers. Huston Smith was a scholar who was able to put world religions in three clusters: India, “Far East”, and West. Although we have also talked about Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Zen Buddhism, I am more familiar with Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Throughout this paper, I will focus on the West religions because they relate to me…

pseudo•intellectual adolescent, fancy boarding school beat poet wannabe. I was a moron. I blew off my homework, not because I was lazy, but because I thought that schoolwork was shallow, too insignificant for me, the vivacious intellectual, the dharma bum, the Zen lunatic wanderer. How could my teachers expect me to do homework when life around me was all so futile, so meaningless? I was sure that…