5 Comments
1] Catholics "believe" that they are eating the body of Christ when they take communion.
2] The Ordinances of Manu, is a tome of legal code based on Vedic scripture and dating back to A.D. 500.
3] In Manu's day, reincarnation was treated not as an abstract religious principle but as a concrete legal consequence.
4] For stealing silk, linen, cotton, a cow, or molasses, one is reborn, respectively, as a partridge, a frog, a curlew, an iguana, or a vagguda bird.
5] In India, the rat is the conveyance of Lord Ganesha.
4 Questions
1] Why is it that in India, if a rat falls on your head from the sky, it is a blessing?
2] Where did Aristotle get the idea of coagulation?
3] Did Aristotle believe that a proto-human can morph into what he calls a "sensitive soul"?
4] Who was William Harvey?
3 Vocabulary
1] Appalling: causing dismay or horror.
2] Ample: fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough.
3] Petulant: moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation especially over some trifling annoyance.
2 Literary Terms
1] "New relatives are a novelty and a charm." -Metaphor.
2] "I'd been swept up in the excitement of the unraveling, paying attention to the facts and dates that fit, overlooking those that didn't." -Metaphor.
1 Overview Sentence
The origins of reincarnation dated back to the times when even people like Aristotle and William Harvey studied about it.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Spook: Chapter 2
5 Comments
1] Among Stevenson's cases, only about 20 include any written record.
2] Women in India wear Saris because it is the most elegant dress for women.
3] Among cultures that believe in reincarnation, congenital abnormalities are commonly viewed as clues to a child's past life.
4] The birthmark business has a historical corollary of sorts in the theory of maternal impressions.
5] Ichthyosis is a skin condition where the skin is scale like because of a mothers fear of sea serpents.
4 Questions
1] Is Reincarnation cases more common in places like India?
2] Where is Kamalpur located?
3] Why do skeptics often cite monetary motives for making up claims of rebirth?
4] Who is Mokesh?
3 Vocabulary
1] Precociousness: characterized by unusual eary developemnt of maturity, especially in mental aptitude.
2] Adherents: To stick or hold fast.
3] Induced: To prevail upon; persuade or influence.
2 Literary Terms
1] "The uncle, dressed in a white singlet and a layer of perspiration, looks uncomfortable." -Metaphor.
2] "As we walk by, domestic scenes are on display like shoebox dioramas." -Simile.
1 Overview Sentence
There are many beliefs as to why reincarnation happened. It is believed that the personality of the previous existence brought their personality to the next life, so bits of traits are in the new life.
1] Among Stevenson's cases, only about 20 include any written record.
2] Women in India wear Saris because it is the most elegant dress for women.
3] Among cultures that believe in reincarnation, congenital abnormalities are commonly viewed as clues to a child's past life.
4] The birthmark business has a historical corollary of sorts in the theory of maternal impressions.
5] Ichthyosis is a skin condition where the skin is scale like because of a mothers fear of sea serpents.
4 Questions
1] Is Reincarnation cases more common in places like India?
2] Where is Kamalpur located?
3] Why do skeptics often cite monetary motives for making up claims of rebirth?
4] Who is Mokesh?
3 Vocabulary
1] Precociousness: characterized by unusual eary developemnt of maturity, especially in mental aptitude.
2] Adherents: To stick or hold fast.
3] Induced: To prevail upon; persuade or influence.
2 Literary Terms
1] "The uncle, dressed in a white singlet and a layer of perspiration, looks uncomfortable." -Metaphor.
2] "As we walk by, domestic scenes are on display like shoebox dioramas." -Simile.
1 Overview Sentence
There are many beliefs as to why reincarnation happened. It is believed that the personality of the previous existence brought their personality to the next life, so bits of traits are in the new life.
Spook: Chapter 1
5 Comments
1] Dr. Rawat and Mary Roach is traveling to India to investigate cases of kids who claim they can communicate with their previous lifes.
2] Ninety five percent of the children in Stevensons cases began talking about a previous existence between the ages of 2 and 4 and forgets about it by the age of 5.
3] Delusions of reincarnation typically fir the culture and religion of the deluded.
4] Dr. Rawat wrote "Reincarnation: How strong is the scientific evidence?"
5] Most Indian villagers accept reincarnation as fact.
4 Questions
1] Who is Aishwary?
2] Why do kids at the ages of 2-4 tend to remember their previous personalities?
3] When you die, does part of your personality transfer into a newborn?
4] How long ago was reincarnation first reported?
3 Vocabulary
1] Discrepancies: lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency.
2] Improbable: Not probable; unlikely.
3] Chimerical: Imaginary; unreal.
2 Literary Terms
1] "As though they'd been scooped up in a Yahtzee cup and tossed haphazardly onto the asphalt." - Metaphor.
2] "We enter a lurching kaleidoscopic roundabout." -Metaphor.
1 Overview Sentence
Mary Roach and Dr. Rawat travels to India to investigate a boy named Aishwary, who is supposedly the reincarnation of a dead poor factory work named Rani.
1] Dr. Rawat and Mary Roach is traveling to India to investigate cases of kids who claim they can communicate with their previous lifes.
2] Ninety five percent of the children in Stevensons cases began talking about a previous existence between the ages of 2 and 4 and forgets about it by the age of 5.
3] Delusions of reincarnation typically fir the culture and religion of the deluded.
4] Dr. Rawat wrote "Reincarnation: How strong is the scientific evidence?"
5] Most Indian villagers accept reincarnation as fact.
4 Questions
1] Who is Aishwary?
2] Why do kids at the ages of 2-4 tend to remember their previous personalities?
3] When you die, does part of your personality transfer into a newborn?
4] How long ago was reincarnation first reported?
3 Vocabulary
1] Discrepancies: lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency.
2] Improbable: Not probable; unlikely.
3] Chimerical: Imaginary; unreal.
2 Literary Terms
1] "As though they'd been scooped up in a Yahtzee cup and tossed haphazardly onto the asphalt." - Metaphor.
2] "We enter a lurching kaleidoscopic roundabout." -Metaphor.
1 Overview Sentence
Mary Roach and Dr. Rawat travels to India to investigate a boy named Aishwary, who is supposedly the reincarnation of a dead poor factory work named Rani.
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