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- 1221: Crazy Horse
- ... to give him the name . This was the name of his father and of many fathers before him (Guttmacher 47). In the 1850 s, the white settlers began invading the country where the Sioux Nation lived. They tore into the land with plows and hunted the sacred buffalo just for the hides. Being a very ecological society this went against the morale and religious beliefs of the Sioux. Not only did ... was a place where spirits dwelled, a holy place called Pa Sapa by the Sioux. The whites had only the crudest concept of what the hills meant to the Indians. By 1876 ten thousand whites lived in Custer City, the frontier town of the southern Black Hills. Agency Indians were not living very well on the reservations. Government agents were corrupt. They would accept diseased cattle, rotten flour and wormy corn ...
- 1222: Buddha
- The word means "enlightened one." It is used today as a title to the one who has given us more religious beliefs than almost any other human who lived in this world. However, he was not given this name at birth; he had to earn it for himself by undergoing long, hard hours of meditation and contemplation. has changed the lifestyles of many cultures ... where teachers would discuss the significance of existence and the nature of man and held programs to reconstruct one's spiritual self. (Pardue, page 228) Background Near the town of Kapilavastivu, today known as Nepal, lived King Suddhodhana and Queen Maya of the indigenous tribe known as the Shakyas. (Encyclopedia Americana, page 687) Queen Maya soon became pregnant and had a dream shortly before she gave birth. In this dream a ...
- 1223: Buddha
- The word means” enlightened one.” It is used today as a title to the one who has given us more religious beliefs than almost any other human who lived in this world. However, he was not given this name at birth; he had to earn it for himself by undergoing long, hard hours of meditation and contemplation. has changed the lifestyles of many cultures ... that dared to test the boundaries of reality and go beyond common knowledge to find the answers of the mysteries of life. As the legend goes near the town of Kapilavastivu, today known as Nepal, lived King Suddhodhana and Queen Maya of the indigenous tribe known as the Shakyas. One night while Queen Maya was sleeping she had a dream that a white elephant with six tusks, carrying a locus flower ...
- 1224: William Blake
- ... Joshua Reynolds, president of the academy. Contrary to modern standards, he decided to follow the footsteps of the world-renowned artist Michelangelo and Raphael instead. Throughout his life, Blake made his money engraving things, but lived in mass poverty. On August 18, 1782, Blake married a poor illiterate girl, Catherine Boucher. Some believe she turned out to be the best companion Blake could have chosen. Blake and Catherine never had children ... the agonies of poverty. In Blake's eyes, Robert was his son. The establishing of the printing shop helped Blake and Catherine become financially secure for rest of their lives. From that point on, he lived as an engraver and illustrator with the help of his wife and brother Robert. Once again tragedy struck, and in 1787, only shortly after beginning work, his brother Robert fell ill and passed away. In ...
- 1225: Buddhism
- ... son's destiny for greatness, either as an emperor or as a religious leader. Therefore Gautama's father decided to isolate his son from the outside world, where he might "see how the other half lived" and maybe even be tempted to belong to a different religion. Since the complete seclusion as Gautama's father had wished was impossible and Gautama was a curious young man he did venture out and ... of life and the ultimate fate of man. As time passed these thoughts became great burdens upon Gautama and he increasingly became dissatisfied with the shallow dissolute life of the royal court in which he lived. Therefore at the age of 21, although married with a beautiful young son and also the heir to a very rich throne he forsook it all and became a travelling holy man. After a while ...
- 1226: Confucius 4
- Confucianism, the philosophical system founded on the teaching of Confucius, who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC, dominated Chinese sociopolitical life for most of the Chinese history and largely influenced the cultures of Korea, Japan, and Indochina. The Confucian school functioned as a recruiting ground for ... acquiring knowledge of feudal ritual and taking positions of influence serving the rulers of the many separate states of ancient China. Confucius devoted himself to learning. At the age of 30, however, when his short-lived official career floundered, he turned to teaching others. Confucius himself never wrote down his own philosophy, although tradition credits him with editing some of the historical classics that were used as texts in his school ...
- 1227: Siddhartha
- ... and the shining, inner world of art and spirit. -2nd Theme The tortured adolescent who is cruelly oppressed by the "system," usually the expectations of his parents and teachers. *In his last twenty years, Hesse lived in seclusion and published little. He died in 1962, just before his works became popular in the United States. Literary period/country *Contemporary/Ancient India Characters *Siddhartha -Protagonist -Main character in action -He is stubborn ... any stain upon his soul for which he alone had not been responsible? (Page 88) *Ascetic -Adjective; self-denying or austere -He had heard that this alleged Buddha had formerly been an ascetic and had lived in the woods, had then turned to high living and the pleasures of the world, and he held no brief for this Gotoma. (Page 21) *Tepid -Adjective; lacking enthusiasm -He loved this feeling and continually ...
- 1228: Baptism
- ... of some is the fact that Jesus never personally baptized anyone and that if baptism were essential to salvation that Christ himself would have made a point about it. It should be noted that Jesus lived His entire earthly life under the Old Law. Thus, baptism for salvation was not yet necessary. It can be noted through Jesus’ ministry and life that He established baptism as a prerequisite to salvation. Jesus ... kingdom of God.” Most Bible scholars agree that Jesus is referring to baptism here. If so, then Jesus is teaching of the necessity of baptism for salvation. It is important to remember that Jesus lived under the Old Testament laws, but He was teaching His apostles concerning the New Law to come.5 In His final instructions to them Jesus tell them, “Go therefore and make disciples of all ...
- 1229: Summary Of Willie Morris' "Good Old Boy"
- ... Yazoo City. The book contains experiences of the author's childhood in this small town. The story began by telling many of the legends of Yazoo City. One of these legends involved a woman who lived by the Yazoo river. She supposedly lured fishermen to her house to kill and bury them in the woods never to be found again. The sheriff eventually found out about her and chased her through ... had been broken. Another legend was one about Casey Jones, a famous train engineer who was killed while saving his passengers lives. The last legend mentioned was about a race of giant Indians who supposedly lived on the land that Yazoo City was built on. Next, the book told about the childhood life of the author, Willie Morris. Willie, his dog Skip, and friends had many exciting adventures together in that ...
- 1230: Lord Of The Flies: Golding's Reality - Fact Or Fiction
- ... Flies, to build and support his vision of reality. William Golding was born in Great Britain in 1911 and throughout his whole life he has witnessed the true evil in man. As an adult he lived through and was in World War II. He saw many dictators come and go and he witnessed entire nations crumble, and weapons that could destroy entire cities. Golding grew up in the time of the Holocaust and saw many evil dictators rise and fall. This is why Golding's vision of reality is that all man is savage at heart. He lived in a time when the whole world was divided and a little spark was all that was needed to set off world destruction. It was at this time that Golding wrote Lord of the Flies ...
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