... rationalism and irrationalism or conscious and unconscious. For example while reading the explanations of the Zen-masters you notice that they are never total clear but always you can feel a spark of something transcendent that is touched by their explanation (I myself sometimes became dizzy while reading but that is normal several people told me). Also Barthes said that as soon as ... thought." (Takuan, p. 20-24) To clarify this, Takuan gives the example of the scarecrow. Although he has no mind, he scares away the crows. Another example is the action of spark and stone. As soon as the...

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... it beautiful, especially if we really are alone out here in the universe. That puts an even greater burden on our shoulders. We are responsible for keeping the ever small spark of life lit, and keep it eternal. But I for one believe there is life outside our planet and outside our solar system, let it be intelligent or not. It's just ... ...

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... . The more powder in the casing of the bullet the greater the explosion therefore the velocity of the projectile increases. The explosion inside the cylinder of a bullet is caused by a spark of heat created by the firing pin when it strikes the small flint in the bullet. The strength of the gunpowder in a bullet or the amount of work which a certain ... ...

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Can you imagine a device, the size of a small Volkswagen, that could destroy an entire city, kill more than 100,000 people, and leave a location almost inhabitable for 50 years to come? The Hiroshima Bombing, as it is called, happened on August 6th, 1945, and it was when the United States first released a nuclear bomb on one of Japan's cities, Hiroshima. Although there isn't an exact number accounting all deaths caused by the bomb, "Little Boy", estimates show that they rounded to nearly 140,000; mostly civilians. In the end, the bomb did force Japan to surrender, but more specifically, it for...

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... also was an industrial slump in 1902 that caused many people to lose jobs and caused many riots. Each and every cause enraged all of the citizens in Russia. The spark of the 1905 Revolution was ultimately Bloody Sunday. The furious proletariat city workers and Father Gapon were forced to journey to the Winter Palace with a petition to stop the devastation ... ...

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... also was an industrial slump in 1902 that caused many people to lose jobs and caused many riots. Each and every cause enraged all of the citizens in Russia. The spark of the 1905 Revolution was ultimately Bloody Sunday. The furious proletariat city workers and Father Gapon were forced to journey to the Winter Palace with a petition to stop the devastation ... ...

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... abolished leaving tattoos with a negative connotation of criminals. Ordinary citizens must have been hesitant around those who were tattooed, just as an encounter with a criminal wearing a house arrest cuff might spark extra caution today. The Edo government modeled itself on Confucian doctrines. Confucianism was not in favor of tattoo. The Confucian doctrine of Kung fu-tze reads, "Body hair and skin ... ...

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