Taoism Term Papers Samples For Students

When comparing Western thought to the Eastern thought of Taoism, a ready example would be to contrast Newtonian physics to quantum physics. In Newtonian physics the laws governing celestial bodies are simple and understandable. One states that objects in motion stay in motion and objects at rest stay at rest unless an outside force acts on them. In quantum physics, the black and white of Newtonian physics turns grey. Electrons exists in a state of both being and not being and are governed by unpredictable laws that make it impossible for science to exactly pinpoint their location, which the appearances seeming ...

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The Japanese tea ceremony has been existent in Japan for many centuries and is regarded as a high form of art. Tea ceremony has many names such as ‘Sado’ and ‘Chanoyu’ both words still translates into one phrase which is the ‘Way of the Tea.’ In order to preserve the traditional art of Chanoyu, notable schools such as the Urasenke and the Omotesenke still continues its age-old legacy of educating the Japanese and foreign people alike to learn the art. Moreover, the delicate movements of both the host and his guests takes a very long time to practice as well as ...

In his book called “Way of all the Earth”, Dunne brings up some very important philosophical questions that people have been asking themselves and each other for centuries. After reading this book, one may think that Dunne introduces his own religion, which is unlike any other. But if we look closer, we can understand that he actually connects his philosophy with Buddhism, and his whole book in fact can be considered to be an interpretation of Buddhist philosophy. This paper describes the main topic of “Way of all the Earth” and specifically talks about the point of suffering both ...

Accounting fraud is crucial to any company. It can cause a company’s downfall or closure. For the past five years, there have been several companies that were involved in accounting scandal and one of them is Groupon Inc. The said company connects the merchant and the customer to provide goods and services at a discount (Securities and Exchange Commission, 2011). This paper will discuss Groupon’s accounting fraud in 2011 and 2012 and the legal and financial liabilities concerning the Fraud.
A Venturebeat news article dated November 3, 2012 noted various accounting fraud applied in Groupon’s financial statement. ...

“The way of does nothing, yet nothing is left undone” (Philip J. Ivanhoe, 2003) is a statement that can be easily misunderstood by anyone. It could be rephrased to “do nothing, and there is nothing left undone”. The statement may create a great deal of controversies in the interpretation. The word “doing” refers to one getting engaged in a certain activity leading to a particular result. The word “nothing: means not getting involved, and hence no progress. The controversy then would be, can one do nothing, and yet everything happens?
The verse is implying the Tao teaching of achieving alignment with nature. ...

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Some of the most interesting ideas about afterlife come from the ancient Chinese culture and the Buddhist religion. The close relationship between Chinese culture and Buddhism provides some intriguing insights into heaven and hell. Although Buddhism was introduced into China from India, some of the values of the Indian culture were not easy to understand, and this facilitated the modification of teachings of Buddha to fit the Chinese traditions and practices. The end result was Chinese Buddhism that was unique in some aspects. According to the Chinese Buddhists, death does not signify the end of life rather it is a ...

Intrusion detection and prevention systems are the most reliable form of securing APT incidences and the overall security of the information infrastructure. This is because, unlike susceptibility and management systems and IT infrastructure support, they have the capacity to detect occurrences of APT and subsequently prevent damage to the computer systems. Firewalls are supposed to block illicit impound traffic, but in most instances, they do not succeed. Intrusion detection and prevention systems have the capability to detect and catch threats missed by the firewalls. Susceptibility management systems are used to identify, remediate and mitigate vulnerabilities in computer networks but ...