.... recklessness, but self-abandonment, which is known in Buddhism as a state of egolessness.” This is the ideal which the samurai warrior sought; a state of being wherein life and death were meaningless and all that he had to concern himself with was his duty to his master, or if he was ronin (rogue samurai without a master), with his duty to his own code of honor. In order for the Zen master to pass on this state of mind to the eager to learn samurai, the master had to equate the state of mushin (empty mind and egolessness) with something familiar to the warrior. And what is more familiar to a warrior than his weapon, most often a sword such as a ta .....

.... pornography? Or is it just a natural part of life that should be nurtured and encouraged? These questions and more are springing to people's lips as we enter the technological age. The age of the Internet. Never before has pornography been so readily available. Through mail-order, at secret places around the schoolyard, or simply down at the local newsagent or video store, pornography can be purchased in any form or media. I know children, some as young as ten years, who have an unlimited supply of pornography. They have been exposed to it from an early age and it has become an addiction like smoking or drinking. Part of the problem is that censorship laws ar .....

.... woman and allying with the Indian against the Spaniards was quite common among the early years. After these first escapes, Spaniards seemed to have a constant problem until the mid 1800s. This early history of the in Hispanola both established and patterned the settlements in Jamaica and Suriname and the response of the authorities to them. The Jamaican in particular were a community to be reckoned and bargained with and are believed to have come into existence around 1655 with the capture of Jamaica's capital St. Jago de la Vegain. They were numerous and made a refuge for slaves escaping from the estates. The military were posted in these territorie .....

.... order to examine how each thinker views man and the freedom he ought to have in political society it is necessary to define freedom or liberty from each philosophers perspective. In The Second Treatise of Government, John Locke states his belief that all men exist in "a state of perfect freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and person as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leave or depending upon the will of any other man. " (Locke 4) Locke believes that man exists in a state of nature and thus exists in a state of uncontrollable liberty which has only the law of nature to restrict it, w .....

.... tears of the meniscus are commonly seen as a part of the overall condition of osteoarthritis of the knee in the older population. In many cases, there is no one associated injury to the knee that leads to meniscal tears (Sutton, 1999). In order to understand how the menisci can be injured, you must understand the basic anatomy of the menisci and why they are important. The menisci are two oval (semilunar) fibrocartilages that deepen the articular facets of the tibia and cushion any stresses placed on the knee joint. They enhance the total stability of the knee, assist in the control of normal knee motion, and provide shock absorption against comp .....

.... that most professional wrestlers don’t even possess, while an amateur depends upon his moves. The biggest difference between these two is promotion, which real wrestling does not see very much of even though professional wrestling is one of the most publicized events in America. A professional wrestler due to the high promotion factors always seems to have a name that everyone knows, like “Hulk” Hogan. On the other hand, a real wrestler will have a normal name like yours or mine and eventually will probably pick up a couple nicknames from teammate’s. Another factor differing professionals from amateurs is their build. Professionals usually take the “muscle .....

.... Greeks believed that everyday Helios drove a chariot pulled by four horses across the sky with a giant flaming ball in it. He rode with his sister Eos, the goddess of dawn. There are several different stories about how he got back to the East. One story says that he rode in a giant golden cup on the river Oceanus. In other stories he returned by boat. Helios fed his horses herbs on the Isle of the Blessed. When Zeus was dividing up the universe, Helios was either gone or forgotten so Zeus gave him the island of Rhodes where a giant statue of him stood. The statue was knocked down by a giant earthquake. Helios' journeys made him an all-seeing .....

.... failure of the nation to adequately educate the students of America has an endless list of negative effects. With the lack of proper education, generations of kids are growing up without the basic, essential knowledge to be able to compete in the workplace. As a result of this, the U.S. stands a chance in losing its superpower reign of the world. Therefore, it is not only a social concern, but also a major economical issue. Another alarming concern is the high rate of student dropouts. Now, instead of all students receiving a poor education, some are not getting one at all. The main cause for this is the students'lack of interest in school. So much .....