The key claims that Horace Mann develops in Report No. 12 includes, most importantly, the idea that the single most important characteristic of any successful society is the common education of its students. Mann maintains that students need to be well educated to even the playing field between rich and poor to create a better future. He also supports the idea that education is essential to a Republican society to be prosperous. When Mann is education the reader on the importance of educating the youth, he draws on the idea that education takes in the children as “raw material” and turns them into productive members of society using education. Mann stresses that schools are the most effective of all forces in civilization, mostly because it so strongly influences all of the other forces.
“One must find the source within one’s own self, one must possess it” (Siddhartha p. 5). Good morning students, my name is Michaela Laffey and I am an enlightened critic from NBCC. The National Book Critic Circle, here to enlighten to you today about the book Siddhartha written by author Hermann Hesse. If I was to ask you all a question, who are you? How would you answer it?
In the text it is stated that "[teaching a slave] was unlawful, as well as unsafe" (824) in which Frederick Douglass later recounts as being true. Douglass recounts of the hatred he felt towards slaveoweners upon being enlightened of slavery as a whole. He further states "that at times [he] feels that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy." This being said, Douglass was distraught at the thought of being a slave forever in which there were very few possibilities of his freedom.
Siddhartha discovers his inner peace when he goes through diverse experiences, and gains wisdom. As a young kid, Siddhartha grows up being a Brahmin’s son. His father and elders taught Siddhartha
I chose this book because I can relate to how Siddhartha felt throughout this book. He had a feeling of discontent and dissatisfaction. He felt that something was missing but could not figure out what it was. He followed his religion fully, fulfilled the requirements and rituals and was following what should have brought him peace and happiness within himself and those around him. Siddhartha had been a follower of his father who was incredibly wise, though at times he thought his father was too wise and had preached all of his wisdom to the others in the community they resided.
Any individual lives their life with many different types of influences, coming from both objects and people. In Hermann Hesse’s novel Siddhartha, a man unknowingly travels down the path of enlightenment. The man known as Siddhartha travels to seek the knowledge he longs for and encounters multiple influences along the way. These influences play an important role in the novel for him. Some of the influences in Siddhartha’s life include Kamala, his son, and the river since they help him to understand what he seeks and are the main reasons for him achieving enlightenment.
Each individual embarks on his or her own hero’s journey in life, some finding peace and enlightenment while others suffer greatly. In Hermann Hesse’s novel Siddhartha, the author slowly shows Siddhartha’s path towards finding the self and enlightenment through conflict and resolution. Finding himself is difficult, but once he does, Siddhartha is released from sorrow and depression, which finally enables him to reach enlightenment and peace. Hesse portrays Siddhartha’s spiritual hero’s journey by using unique conflicts to reveal his true self through independence, mindfulness, and responsibility.
In Vladimir Nabokov’s passage, he describes individuals as being different although he believes everyone contributes to a group in some way. For example, having different backgrounds, perspectives, and goals in life can all influence an individual. Whether it is by learning how to communicate, creating trust or simply making decisions. In my opinion, I believe it is important to extend our horizons and learn how other aspects in life can impact our ways of thinking. Like the author stated, everyone needs a “tingling” intellectual or artistic experience to learn from so they can reach their full potential.
“The man who formulated Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama, who was born a Hindu about 560 B.C. (Ridenour, 2001). Investigating Buddhism and Siddhartha’s life cannot be without describing the four sights Siddhartha encountered and the religious journey of discovery it began. Beyond looking at the four sights, and why they stirred Siddhartha to seek religious answers, Siddhartha grew spiritually while contemplating his beliefs and the newly gained knowledge. Such reflection is a meaningful exercise for all who want to grow spiritually.
Hermenn Hesse once said, “Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else.” The classic literature novel Siddhartha by Hesse is about wisdom and reveals that it cannot be taught and must come from within. The importance of learning for one’s self rather than relying on the teachings of others is effectively illustrated through the success and failure of characters to reach enlightenment. The success of Gotama and Siddhartha and the failure of Gotama’s disciples and the ascetics in attaining enlightenment clearly show the necessity of learning for one’s self when searching for wisdom.
Also the problem with him is that he wants results, but he wants them really quickly so he does not have to wait for them, like in the end of the chapter when he was not getting any results after meditating and fasting for years he decided to try something new, which shows that he is a very impatient kind of character. I concluded that because whenever there is a problem with his life, he decides to start/try something new. In addition this also compares the life of Siddhartha to everyone's life, because before this quote he said how everyone has a group of people they could go to and have connection with, as they speak the same language, do the same things, but he has no one. He also went as far as describing the animals in the forest and each animal had someone who they could be with, like the two sheep, the apes, the fish in the water, and more. To me this shows like he was missing home, and wanted to have someone he could talk so, especially Govinda, since he was the one person who was always with him during his bad and good
Siddhartha was grown into the Brahmin tradition as a child. Causing him to begin being curious about the nature of where he came from. “Siddhartha had one goal-to become empty, to become of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow…” this goal carried on throughout the book for him to achieve his journey onto enlightenment (page 14). He never saw Gotama as a teacher, believing that true enlightenment cannot be taught. Gotama, the religious leader, also as the Buddha, he is known to already have reached Nirvana.
His father demanded him to live a life isolated from outside sources. However, that did not stop Siddhartha to wander out into the world. When Siddhartha turned twenty-nine, he left his wife, his newborn, and the kingdom in attempt to find a way to alleviate universal pain. For six years, Siddhartha practiced new ways of meditating with various religious teachers. In a random night,
Discovery is a transformative process that often result in a variety of outcomes. One of the many outcomes of discovery is personal growth. The film ‘Life of Pi’ directed by Ang Lee and the picture book ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker both explore how discoveries will result in a renewed perception of ourselves and a deeper understanding of a broader society. Both composers have portrayed this idea through a diverse range of techniques. Discoveries are continuous and often contribute to an individual’s renewed perception of themselves.
As I am going to enter the university in Canada this coming September, I will explain reasons why I decide to study not in Japan but in Canada and what I would specifically like to learn there with my personal experience. First and foremost, I want to place myself in a strict environment purposely. To be honest, I had never thought about studying abroad before my parents pushing me to go to Canada. I was pretty much satisfied with my situation. I had a family, I had some close friends, I have opportunities to eat delicious Japanese cuisines: It seemed to me that There was no reason to leave Japan.
