Thursday, April 19, 2007
1st Paragraph
Buddhists are people who are very peaceful and accepting of others. They devote almost all of their lives to religion. In the book The Dharma Bums, the main characters claim to be Buddhists and stick to their morals. However, they are very intolerant to other people’s beliefs in a very hypocritical way. Instead of just trying to live their own life without being bothered or bothering anyone else, they try to spread their enlightenment onto others. If these other people do not want to be, “enlightened,” they are seen as ignorant.
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Good focused start to your paper. You have an excellent thesis going. In order to make it a bit more formal sounding, smooth out the tone somewhat. Academic papers need to be nuanced-- full of reason and understanding. I think you are right in your ultimate analysis, but make sure you treat your subject(s) with respect, while systematically explaining the weakness you see in their characters. You also will want to bring in examples of this (from both Ray and Japhy) into the first paragraph to give an indication to the reader where you are headed.
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