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1. Zen's Influence On The Art Of The Sword
Zen has long had a great influence upon Japanese culture. Many aspects
of this culture are touched upon by Zen including art, literature, and specific
ceremonies such as the one concerning tea. During the Kamakura period of Japan,
another area of culture began to be affected by Zen; the martial arts of the
samurai class.
Somewhere along
2. Camus's The Stranger: The Sun
In Albert Camus's novel "The Stranger" the sun that sits in the sky could be the major influence on some of the actions meursault makes, almost like another character. Meursault loves the sun. But the sun is also lethal. At the moment of his crime the great cymbals of the sun beat on his head. As though the sun could literally do so.
One example o
3. Bladerunner
The novel Blade Runner, by Philip Dick, is based on the adventures of a bounty hunter in the 21st century. Rick Deckard, the bounty hunter, is assigned to hunt and destroy androids, "robots created to work like slaves without protesting"(O'Meara 2). Unfortunately, these replicants evolve to look and act extremely similar to humans who create dif
4. Editorial Speech On The Death Penalty
You are running down the street with your best friend not too far
behind. You manage to round the corner, but you hear your friend trip.
Suddenly a shot rings out. Your friend screams. You continue to run, but
look back and see the man who was following you pull out a large knife.
Shocked in terror you can only blankly stare as the man proceed
5. Bladerunner
The Fallen Angel: Analysis of the Final Scenes of Blade Runner.
Director Ridley Scott's Postmodern reply to the modern consists of recognizing that the past, since it cannot be destroyed, because it's destruction leads to silence, must be revisited. So memories and emotions are meaningless without immortality. " Like tears in the rain." Director S