Art History Ryder September 24, 2012 The Great Stupa Asian societies sustained many belief systems and rituals thousands of years ago that made such a huge impact it developed into religions that are currently utilized in today’s society. The Buddhist religion established from teachings and practices of Shakyamuni Buddha in 543 BCE to 483 BCE. People that practice Buddhism are exposed to the Four Noble Truths which is that 1) life is suffering; 2) desire is caused by suffering; 3) you can overcome desire; 4) following the 8 fold path of right view can help you extinguish that desire. The artworks of Buddhism are created in remembrance of Buddha’s’, and to symbolize their beliefs and understanding of life. Buddhism was the main inspiration for art in the region, and the most important Buddhist structures were created between the first and second century BCE.
This, coupled with a captivating story line makes this a fun book to read, as well as an interesting point of view into early Indian culture. Siddhartha searches for "why" we are on the Earth, and finally finds his answer after many long years. The book begins with Siddhartha as a young boy living with his Brahmin parents in a moderately wealthy city in India. His father is a rich and powerful Brahmin priest, and Siddhartha is expected to follow in his footsteps as a Brahmin. He learns the ways of his people quickly, and at a tender age, his is
Life: Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was widely acknowledged to be America's most important and original philosophical theologian, and one of America's greatest intellectuals. Edwards's theological work is broad in scope, but he was rooted in Reformed theology, the metaphysics of theological determinism, and the Puritan heritage. Born in Conneticut, son of a minister and Reverend Solomon Stoddard's (very influential in New England) daughter, followed their steps. First well-educated at home by his father and elder sisters, then entered Yale College at 13. He became acquainted with John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding, which influenced him profoundly as well as Newton's physics and Malebranche's moral philosophy among others.
He was born in Persia to native Persian speaking parents in the village of Wakhsh. The most important influences upon young Rumi, besides his father, are said to be the Persian poets Attar and Sanai. Rumi in one poem expresses his appreciation: "Attar was the spirit, Sanai his eyes twain, And in time thereafter, Came we in their train" and mentions in another poem: "Attar has traversed the seven cities of Love, We are still at the turn of one street". Rumi met another Sufi saint and mystic, Shams-e Tabrizi, on 15 November 1244 that completely changed his life. From an accomplished teacher and jurist, Rumi was transformed into an ascetic.
Brahmans were members of the priestly Hindu caste, the highest level in Hindu society (Donald Johnson). Affiliations between the Brahman’s and Royalty were highly sought. Brahmans wrote manuals explaining the ideal life that Hindus should follow. “During the Gupta Age, the first stone temples were built to honor the Hindu gods and goddesses” (Donald Johnson). Brahmin and merchants donated money to build monasteries and as a consequence, the greatest art and architecture in Indian history was created.
One of the most famous gods in Greek Literature. The author suggests us that he is respected, and admired by others. An example is when the muses sing about his story and people referred to him as “the father of gods and men’’,[7] and ‘’ how he is the best of gods and greatest in power’’. [8] Zeus had fate in his favor since he was a baby. His grandparents Ouranos and Gaia, especially Gaia tried to protect him from the acts of his father Kronos.
Nathanael was such an inspiring writer and very unique with a lot of passion. Nathanael was born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4, 1804. He knew many famous people and went to college with poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and future president Franklin Pierce. A historical event that Mr. Hawthorne grew up to know about was that his great-grand father was a magistrate during the 1692 Salem witch trials. Nathanael came from a respected well known family.
A few composers who made music today possible by struggling through the aftermath of the Black Death epidemic would be; Jasquin Des Prez, (who was a big name at the time,) Pierre De La Rue, a very well proclaimed vocalist (The New York Time Company 2012, March 23. Top 8 Renaissance Composers Retrieved from http://classicalmusic.about.com.) One such composer whose name is still heard pretty often would be Johann Sebastian Bach; he is considered as one of the faces of classical music. Like all of us, he started out with baby steps, slowly learning the ways of music. Bach came from a family of musicians who brought him into the whole scene; his father was a director and had several uncles who were musicians (Christoph Wolff, Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician (New York: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 2000.)
Song Vue Humanities My Hero 02/23/2013 My Hero! Siddhartha Gautama, a spiritual teacher known as the Buddha, was my real life hero. According to BBC Documentary, he was born in the sixth century B.C. or five hundred years before Christ. His birth place was in Lumbini now call Nepal to Queen Maya and King Suddhodana who was the ruler of the Sakya people.
While growing up Kuti states that an article that both his parents were taught and strict and would beat him, but he also states that he knew they did those things to get him ready for what life would be like. Kuti gives a lot of recognition to how he turned out to be to his parents and in general Kuti had a good relationship with his parents and was highly influence by both of his them because most of his records are dominated by political events discussions from approach of Pan-Africanism. Kuti began his development for the love of music at the age of eight while playing the piano and the organ. He eventually became his schools pianist for morning assemblies. While in highs school he was part of a