Abstract This paper explains that "Tantra Shastra" is the source of Tantra Vidya and it is said to be the most efficacious means of Akhilapurushartha in the present Kali Yuga. The paper delineates the meanind of Manah (Mind) in "Tantra Shastra" and explains that the three functional, instrument - field and power mode approaches of "Tantra Shastra" help an upasaka-jijnasu to master the inner instrument of life experiences. The paper concludes that the secret strength of Indian culture lies in the intergenerational transfer of the methods of mastering the mind. "Tantra Shastra" does have the effective upayas to calm and tame the mind.
Table of Contents:
Abstract of the Paper
Conclusion
Introduction
Manah in Tantra Shastra
The Dimensions of Manah
The Vertical Dimensions of the Manah
The Necessity of Calming the Manah
Mind Calming Methods in Tantra Shastra
Conclusion
From the Paper "Years of systematic exposure to verbal teaching of Prasthana Traya Bhashyas and sincere, serious and devoted arthanusandhanam for long hours proved to be insufficient and inadequate because of the missing links between the words and experiences. The discipline of upasanas based on Tantra Shastra has been the saving grace for the author of this paper. The upayas to overcome the problem of missing links revealed by the Guru-Shishya-Shastra-Sampradaya-Parampara of Tantra Vidya have made it clear that an akritopasti (one who has not fulfilled the requirements of upasana) cannot attain chittavishranti (repose of the mind) and jivanmukti (living in liberation)."
Abstract This study is an attempt to research the effect that music has on student learning and behavior. The paper uses the existing body of knowledge and practical observation to find out if the use of music in learning situations, used both as a supplement to interdisciplinary studies and as a "background" can help students improve their learning and retention, provide a calming tone to the environment to set the tone for learning, as well as make learning and taking part in the institutional social experience more enjoyable for students. In other words, does the purposeful introduction of music into the classroom and institutional environment have a noticeably positive effect on the aforementioned three areas of the learning curriculum?
Abstract This paper conducts a detailed analysis of the film "Dead Calm" (1988), paying particular attention to the scene that is viewed by many sources as a depiction of rape. Using psychoanalytical film theory and feminist film reading techniques, it breaks down and analyses key scenes in order to uncover the balance of power between the primary characters. Castration theory is used to support the gender based reading, as is the ideas of anima and animus, used here to support the balancing of masculinity and femininity as a tool for victory. It also looks at similarities between the film and biblical mythology including a character comparison with Adam, Eve and Satan, and similarities between the film's diegesis and the Garden of Eden and Hell.
Outline
Illustrations list
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: Literary Review
Chapter Two: Battle of the Sexes
Chapter Three: Delving Beneath the Waters of Eden
Chapter Four: Hero's Journey and Hidden Agendas
Conclusion
Reference List
Bibliography
From the Paper "After a failed attempt to leap onto the Saracen from a rowing boat, which results in John being injured by the propeller, John is metaphorically left castrated, de-masculinised, bleeding and stranded on a sinking ship. He is no longer the naval captain and master of the feminine sea, but now a possible victim of it. He remains a strong and competent character and is immediately active in attempting to regain power of the Orpheus which has been crippled by water. He remains a symbol of manhood, almost becoming a male action hero, at times appearing bare-chested while fixing the engine, displaying his bronzed and glistening torso."
Abstract This paper explains the biographical and historical context of the works of British literature poet, William Wordsworth. It focuses on his sonnet, "It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free." The paper presents many examples from the text of the sonnet to explain its themes and style. The paper also presents the writer's interpretation of the sonnet.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Biographical Context
Historical Context
Own Interpretation
From the Paper "In William Wordsworth's sonnet, "It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free", he reminisces about the time when he and his illegitimate child walk on the beaches of Calais. In 1792, Wordsworth had gone to Orleans, France to improve his French speaking skills to become a tutor (Davies 51). In the process, he had an affair with his French teacher, Annette Vallon, and had conceived a child. However, he had to travel back to his birthplace in England to get money, but promised Annette that he would return to her and the baby. He left someone with legal powers to register the birth, and his name was entered on the baptismal certificate as the father. Annette's child, a girl, Caroline, was born on December 15, 1792 (Davies 54). In 1802, when England and France were on good terms, he and his sister, Dorothy, traveled to Calais, a region that borders the Atlantic Ocean, to meet up with his lover and daughter. Caroline would romp and play on the beach as her mother and father would go on endless walks along the beach shores of Calais. "It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free" was one of the many sonnets that he wrote while he was in Calais, many of which were influenced by his daughter and the scenario (Davies 141). Also, Wordsworth came under the joint imperative of English Protestantism which urged him to humanize his imagination, and so to abandon the older mythical and cosmological imaginings (Hartman 75). In "It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free", Wordsworth's embracing of religion, as well as his self-conscious writing are shown when he uses several allusions, personification and repetition, thus, illustrating a moment in time with the daughter that he never coexisted with."
An analysis of "Chairman Seeks Inflation Targets to Calm Markets" by Kevin Hall and "How Much is too Much? Fed Looks for its Comfort Zone in the Debate over Inflation" by Nell Henderson.
Abstract This paper analyzes two economics-related articles from the mainstream United States media from September to November 2006 - "Chairman Seeks Inflation Targets to Calm Markets" by Kevin Hall and "How Much is too Much? Fed Looks for its Comfort Zone in the Debate over Inflation" by Nell Henderson. The paper analyzes the complex dilemmas facing policymakers and economists in dealing with economic issues, such as inflation.
From the Paper "This view of problems with indices measuring inflation is not unique to the United States, for Canadian policymakers have grappled with similar problems in effectively obtaining measures of inflation according to the various indices - such as the Consumer Price Index - that are used in Canada (Mankiw and Scarth 2005). Given these problems with measuring the rate of inflation accurately, we can understand why some of the commentators in Hall's article express unease about fixing a target rate and imposing changes in monetary policy that may actually - if inadvertently - lead to disinflation."
Abstract This paper explains that office design, which evolved post WWII and was influenced by the Burolandschaft movement in Germany, has changed drastically with the advent of personal computer systems, creating the need for more desk space lighting to reduce the glare on computer screens. The author points out that office design theory recommends color schemes combining blues and creams, which gives the office a calming, airy affect and creates an environment that is appealing to customers and is comfortable and calming to employees. The paper reports the results of an employee survey revealed that the employees were dissatisfied with their work environment and wanted the office to be renovated because the appearance of the office was unprofessional, the office furniture was uncomfortable, the color scheme not satisfying and the kitchen area was unacceptable. Tables, graphs. Questionnaire included.
Table of Contents
Review of Project Purpose
Major Findings
Recommendation for Implementation
Introduction
Problem Identification
Literature Review
Historical Changes in Office Design
The Importance of Ergonomics in Office Design
The impact of lighting
Impression Management
The Impact of Office Design on Productivity
Color Schemes and Gender
Gender and the Meaning of Color in Interior Environments
Livability Factor
Organization Factors
Symptomatic Factors
Data Collection/Analysis
Survey on Vartest Office Appearance
From the Paper "As a result of the information provided by the literature review, we can make several recommendations concerning the renovation of the Vartest Laboratory Office. First, management must recognize that the way that the office looks leaves an impression on customers and employees. If the office looks unprofessional, it will not attract the ideal customers. In addition, an office that is poorly designed will cause employees to question whether they are valued by the company. In addition, the company must make a concerted effort to understand that the workplace is a social environment and people's behavior will coincide with the design of that environment."
Abstract This paper stems from viewing two pieces of art: Arthur G. Dove's "Gale" and Marsden Hartley's "Landscape, Vence" and then presents them in a comparison/contrast. Points of discussion include colors used, emotions expressed, style of painting, etc.
From the Paper "Dove painted Gale in 1932, during a period of art known as the Expressionist period. Expressionism describes a style of art that enfolds its viewers and causes them to feel as though they are a part of the painting instead of an uninvolved onlooker. As Dove's painting demonstrates, all senses are utilized when viewing an Expressionist painting. The purpose of the Expressionist artist is not so much to paint a realistic portrait, but one that is representative of all senses experienced in the scene depicted.?
Abstract Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac
This paper is an analysis of On the Road, the most famous literary product of the Beat generation. The author looks at the life of the book's creator, Jack Kerouac, and his philosophies on life, and restless spirit as he wandered and searched for meaning in all Kerouac encountered.
From the paper:
"Though it is not the only work of his art, On the Road, for better or worse, has become Kerouac's most famous novel. This book has performed as a means to meet the desires for a number of other people who feel to be having a restless and curious soul. The book itself initiated a cultural revolution, hence diverting about millions of people on new ideological channels. At the same time it arched Kerouac to a fame that he was never expecting and for which his calm, sacred soul was not prepared to deal with."
Tags: road, on, beat, generation, paradise, sal, moriarty, dean
This paper discusses William Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 29' and Christopher Marlowe's, 'The Passionate Shepherd to his Love' with reference to their similarities and dissimilarities plus other poets.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 0 sources, 2001, $ 96.95
Abstract The paper compares and contrasts the themes, poetic techniques, choices of description and unique individual styles of the following poets and poems: William Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 29' and Christopher Marlowe's, 'The Passionate Shepherd to his Love', Michael Drayton's 61 and Sir Philip Sidney's 20,William Shakespeare's, Sonnet I and Walter Ralegh's, A Farewell to False Love,Sir Philip Sidney's 7 and William Shakespeare's, Sonnet 18,William Shakespeare's, Sonnet 55 and William Shakespeare's, Sonnet 71.
From the paper:
" These two poems share one common theme, the happiness that their love brings them. But these two poems achieve this in very different ways. Marlowe's poem reads as a love poem. He is addressing his love and telling her how good life will be if she will be his love. At the same time he is also telling himself how much he needs her love. Marlowe does this simply by focusing on what life would be like. He focuses on all the pleasures that will come. In the first section he says that they will gather all the pleasures that are offered. He is referring here to how his life is not complete without her love and how everything will be more beautiful and more appreciated if she is there. He describes everything as perfect and calm. Phrases such as "melodious birds", "fragrant posies", "pretty lambs" and "silver dishes" all add to the feeling of contentment".
This paper discusses how the Christian scriptures make use of an intensely personal, narrative form of story that gives that religion its unique quality.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, 2001, $ 57.95
Abstract This paper shows how the Christian scriptures use of an intensely personal, narrative form of story that gives that religion its unique quality, as distinct from Judaism, the religion Christianity evolved and sprung from. It suggests that because of the fact that Jesus? believes were disseminated in a narrative structure, the confession and the personal became the dominant Christian mode of understanding the world, rather than the collective and the tribal.
From the paper:
"The New Testament, or Christian Bible, is divided into three basic sections, that of the Gospels, the Epistles, and lastly the Book of Revelation. The latter two sections were composed long after the death of Jesus. The last has a strikingly a similar form to apocalyptic books of that period. However, the first section, the section that is the founding core of the Christian story, could be entitled ?Jesus speaks.? Although these books were written considerably after the actual life and death of Jesus, the gospels thus attempt to convey a certain sense of accuracy, of reported testimony of the life of Jesus. "
Abstract This paper takes the position of an individual's right to choose in regard to the issue of Abortion. It examines the roles of religion, science, and women's rights in the arguments of the Pro-Life and Pro-Choice movements. It discusses the desire for a consensus to be reached between the two camps, and draws a conclusion for abortion to be a basic legal and moral right.
From the paper:
"Abortion is one of the most divisive issues currently facing the American public. Unfortunately, it is also an issue in which the opposing sides seem to be continually unable to have calm and rational discussion. All too often these debates take place bracketed on the one side by the pro-lifers? insistence that all of abortion is murder, and on the other by the pro-choice fear that pregnancy reduces women to a state of slavery. The public seems to be buying both the pro-life and pro-choice arguments, which would indicate that perhaps they have more in common than might be thought at first glance. It seems possible that while abortion may in some cases be equivalent to killing a true human being, there is still not adequate cause to deny its availability, or its national funding."
Abstract The author examines the story "A Mother in Mannville," by looking at the different settings, characters, similies and metaphors, as well as the different types of imagery that the author Majorie Kinnan Rawlings used in her short story.
From the Paper "The setting of the story is very calm and peaceful, and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings uses beautiful similes or metaphors to enhance it. First of all, she describes the color of the laurel and the rhododendron in a way that symbolizes a warm home. Page 113: ?The rhododendron was in bloom, a carpet of color, across the mountainsides, soft as the May winds that stirred the hemlocks.? Second of all, the sounds going on in the story are very quiet; there are none that are sudden or unexpected. Page 114: "Then he began to chop, the blows were rhythmic and steady" the sound no more of an interruption than a consistent rain.? Third of all, it seems as though the orphanage and the author's home are cut off from the rest of the world. Page 112: ??in winter the snowdrifts are so deep that the institution is cut off from the village below, from all the world.? in brief, throughout the story everything remains serene and quiet and it reflects to some extent the events of the story;"
A comparison of Mary Wollstonecraft's "Pernicious Effects Which Arise from the Unnatural Distinctions Established in Society" and Virginia Woolf's "Shakespeare's Sister."
Abstract This paper compares the works of Wollstonecraft and Woolf as pieces of feminist literature and examines the differences in their style. Wollstonecraft lays a basis for arguing the rights of women while Woolf writes of women's exclusion from education, professions and the public sphere. Both authors apply metaphors, similes and feminist thought to their works. However, as Wollstonecraft reveals her outrage, Woolf maintains an inviting and calm tone, displaying a variation between their writings.
From the Paper "Feminism, both as a theoretical analysis of gender inequality and oppression and as a political movement, has used literary texts extensively in making and disseminating its meanings. Although it was only in the twentieth century that many basic feminist ideas became accepted within the mainstream of most societies, the history of feminist thought spans more than three hundred years. In 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft wrote "Pernicious Effects Which Arise from the Unnatural Distinctions Established in Society" in an attempt to point out the inequalities in the treatment of women. In 1929, the novelist and essayist Virginia Woolf considered the question of how gifted women could hope to achieve important works despite their oppression. She wrote "Shakespeare's Sister," imagining for William Shakespeare an equally gifted sister named Judith and then tracing her probable development in sixteenth century England. The works of both Wollstonecraft and Woolf display a similarity within their use of figure of speech and feminist ideals; however, each applies a different tone to communicate their point-of-view."
Tags: judith, shakespeare, inferior, metaphor, equality, poetry, womens, rights
Abstract This paper looks at the ethical question of spanking children as a method of discipline, by comparing it with other methods of disciplining. The author contends that helping your child to handle his own frustration and anger calmly helps him feel good about himself.
From the Paper "In a recent survey by the AAP they were divided in their opinion. Of parents surveyed 80% admitted they spanked. Only 10% felt spanking was a good method of discipline. The other 70% regretted wanted to find other methods. Controlled spanking is not child abuse, but it can lead to abuse if the parent is angry, frustrated, and out of control.According to Black's Law Dictionary, child abuse is, "An intentional or neglectful physical or emotional injury imposed on a child, including sexual molestation." As for battery, it is "The application of force to another, resulting in harmful or offensive contact." Most spanking incidents, therefore, do not in any way fall under the definition of child abuse."
This paper shows the analogy of how light is used to represent life and order and how dark imagery is used to represent disorder and chaos in three literary texts.
Abstract The three works analyzed are "The Evolution of the Gilgamesh Epic", by Jeffrey H. Tigay, "A "Telling" of the Ancient Indian Epic" by Larry Tominberg and stories from Genesis. The paper shows how all these works use the same imagery but in different ways.
From the Paper "Throughout the history of man people have associated words that refer to 'light' with goodness, calmness and general peace while words that refer to 'darkness' are compared with evil, chaos and general havoc and tragedy. This can be seen in life and within the literary texts that we read. "Light" represents the prevailing order and peace in the world while "darkness" refers to the disorder and chaos related to death depicted through the situational use of words within texts."
