Creon wants the people to obey him and respect him, but he has not given them a reason to. The decisions that he makes are bad ones that hurt his people as well as his own reputation and family. It is only when he can’t take the suffering anymore that he is driven by grief, but still he will not give up his power. Another strong reason why Creon should not continue to be king is because he is too stubborn and proud to be a ruler. A good leader should know when to kneel down instead of trying to put everyone and everything under him.
Some believe that if we desired fewer material things the world would be a better place, although others may disagree, stating that if we desire fewer material things the human race might never progress or develop, and could revert back to its original, ignorant origins. The advantages of desiring fewer material things from a Buddhist point of view is that by craving less material goods we will bring the end to this particular suffering in the world. This is believed and recorded by the four noble truths which are: The truth of suffering (All life is suffering) The truth of the cause of suffering (The cause of suffering is craving) The truth of the end of suffering (If craving ceases suffering will also cease) The truth of the path leading to the end of suffering (The middle way is one way to avoid suffering) The Buddha described “all life as being suffering” or dukkha as we are all caught between two extremes, one being having all you need but still craving more, and having nothing and craving nothing. Although when the Buddha said that there is suffering in life, he did not deny that there is happiness also. He spoke of many kinds of happiness such as the happiness of friendship, the happiness of family, and so on.
Voting early in the 19th century was considered more of luxury and only very few would get the chance to vote. Texas was known as a state to enforce laws and regulations on voting the harshest so voter turnout was still one of the lowest. Today many laws were amended or changed and it is much easier to go out and vote. Voter turnout has been increasing over the years but in Texas it is still one of the lowest. I believe Texas is still the lowest because it used to be one the most restrictive states in the US in voting laws and I feel that many people in Texas have not accustomed fully to the new regulations that allow every citizen to vote and also considering it is one of the biggest states in the US.
Discussing with the public, he tries to express that developments will dependably be enhanced, how productive is it in fact, in the event that it is never taking care of business. (Document 7) In the first century BCE, a Han government official, Huan Guan, expresses how he believes the non-advanced tools are of much better use than the advanced tools because the old tool are easier to work them and less complicated. The advanced tools were harder for the laborers to use in which caused the production of iron and salt to decrease. Since the production was decreasing the prices were increasing and it
Also, his high debts led to taxes which he imposed on the citizens of Spain. Philip II did nothing a leader should do, a leader should be able to allow there people to be secure, allow the people to allow them to grow financially, and allow them to follow their religion of choice. Since Phillip failed at leading his people his whole kingship can be considered a failure. If Phillip II changed his tactics then his kingship may have led to success and prosperity. But in the end Philip II will go down in the Books as a Catholic Zealot who was reckless with money, and the loser of the Spanish armada.
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.
Also “empty alliances” refers to how when confrormed into a society, people are unified, but it is empty because there is no real meaning to the unity of society because peple want to be with other people. “An end to ego baths” says that once sineone is free, they will not have any gratitude in helping smeoneout because there will be no one with you to help, so therefore you won’t have the same ‘happy’ feeling. Referring to the results of being free, freedom “confronts loneliness and lives with it”. In other words, one will be lonely once they are in a state of freedom. There are also some positives to being free.
We have to realize that they are the ones in pain and that they are just prolonging what they know is going to happen. By prolonging their death just makes it that much harder to deal with. It is easier said than done, but if you stop and think about it and put it in God’s everything will be okay. I agree with her being by her father’s side and reassuring him that he was no burden to her. I disagree that she didn’t discuss what he wanted to do and do it regardless how it was hurting her.
She uses the Buddhism principles in order to show that they did not have freedom and there was no democracy in that country. She stated that “by exercising responsibly their right to choose their own leaders the Burmese hope to make an effective start at reversing the process of decline”. In Buddhist history, if the country was going down, they would put in a ruler that could make it a peaceful and better place to live. If the government could focus on the practice of the government instead of the theory, it would be so much better. Like King, Kyi mentions The Ten Duties of Kings to show how the government should be ruled.
The idea of selflessness and helping others is almost completely dead and gone. In the past people would look out for one another but now people only look out for themselves and what’s good for them. In “Wisdom”, Robert Thurman encourages the thought of selflessness. He believes that being selfless is more important than being selfish and that society today has become corrupt. In “An Army of One: Me”, Jean Twenge shows how todays society is selfish and narcissistic, the exact opposite of the selflessness Thurman wants us to be.