My reflection on Chuang Tzu

1.) What part of this story is the expostion? How many sentences does Chuang Tzu use to set of the dramatic situation?
I believe the exposition is when Chuang Tzu tells the story about the sacred tortoise. It reveals the character of the Prince of Ch'u and Chaung's impostion for not wanting any involvement with the administration of his government. I believe he only uses one sentence to really set up the dramatic situation. The sentence is, "Now, do you thin that tortoise would rather be dead and have its remains thus honoured, or be alive and wagging its tail in the mud?" The officer's left without an agrument because they understood the Chuang's feelings for the Prince.

3.) What does this story tell us about the protagonist Chuang Tzu's personality?
It describes a man with a carefree personality that would rather do anything that be tied down to a job with walls. He doesn't need to flashy association with the Prince to be happy and content in his life.

My reflection on The Camel and His Friends

For starters this camel has very bad luck with his friends. First his master leaves him to die in the jungle, and second his new friends end up eating him. The moral of this story is to be careful in choosing your friends. Which I think is very wise in a sense, but when put to the camel, he had not other option. He needed the support and protection of the lion, fox, leoperd and crow. He needed these other animals to survive. Which can be compared to humans. Think about moving to a new town; your very lonely and just want SOMEONE to be with or introduce you to new people. The only way to do this is by not being very picky with the people you hang out with. When I came to college I had no friends. But, I starting hanging out with people that I normally would never confide in. However, those people introduced me to the people I am friends with today. I think the stradegy here lies in trust. The camel should not have put his trust and life in the hands of these new friends. He should have waited till he could meet new animals that better suited him or until he created a trustworthy relationship with the animals he met.

My reflection on The North Wind and the Sun

1.) Describe the different pesonalities of the North Wind and the Sun.
The North wind seems to think that he can win the battle by using force as a method of strength. He thinks he can win simply because he has a better advantage of using the forceful winds to brush the mans cloak off. However, the Sun does not really use force at all. He gracefully and effortlessly beams onto the man which in turn, ends up winning the battle with the North Wind.

5.) Explain the closing moral in terms of the fable.
The closing moral in this fable deals with using methods of persuasion rather than forcing someone do to so when dealing with opinions and battles. There is no real reason and benefit to force one to come from whatever veiw you hold. Talking about issues and persuading someone to understand you will have a greater advantage than forcing someone to do or believe one way or another.

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My Story about my Classical Virtues

My story is about a trip my family and I make every year in to the Sawtooth Mountains. I would like to view it as a place and vacation where I re-establish my own Christian virtues and forgive myself of the sins I have made in my everyday life. We backpack 7 miles into the Sawtooth Mountains to the pristine Imagene Lake leaving behind our cell phones, lap tops, and everything else that cluttuers our lives. All we bring is the essentials which is food, clothers, and shelter. Something about the solitude of only having the essentials to survive and being in a quite and beautiful place like Imagene really helps me remember what trully matters in my life. I forget about my missed calls or if some friend is made at me and see what I should be doing and not doing in my life. One, I need to SLLLLLLOOOOOOOW down! I'm always looking for the next tast or assignment I should be diong. Up there, the days are taken moment by simple moment. Reading a good book by the lake, playing a game on the rock with my family, and fishing, even though I never catch anything. With the only constant noise of a waterfall, it is easy for me to remember a life of grace, trust, gratifude and love for the ones around me. I trully thing that this is a vacation we could all use to remember and implement what classical virtues are important to ourselves.

The 7 Deadly Sins!!!

Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride. These sins are used to educate and instruct followers concerning (immoral) fallen man's tendency to sin. I feel that all of these sins are commited everyday by many individuals. I don't believe it to be such a bad thing, however. But to overendulge in these "activities" which may become a routine would be wrong. Some other sin's that I think should have some attention is hate, being ungrateful, murder, lying, cheating, and gossip.

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