Procrastination and Essays that are due soon.

[Thai-Samurai]

As the title says I have an essay due next week (the 16th) for my Chinese Philosophy class. I love learning, don't get me wrong, but I hate writing essays. It involves thinking about things. Putting them together. Organizing, trying to come to points and conclusions. Making sense, and ultimately it's all done for a grade. The essays I write always turn out fine, but it's always so hard for me to sit down and start doing it. Not only that but it takes awhile before I even think of something good to write about.
This essay has to be about the Taoists, something about Taoist tradition. I was thinking of writing about how a person can use Tao in their everyday life. Or how a person can use Tao to become a sage. The Taoists also talk about non-being so I need to talk about that too.
So if anyone can outline a good essay for me, something that can be 4 pages. I'll gladly write it out. Thanks.

[XxgoeyxX]

Wow You would like us to do the work for you. Sweety its only 4 pages, come on now.

Well NOT to be mean I will try to help you. I dont know if my suggestion will help at all, because your questions are very easy to answer. If you read your book im sure you can find out many ways to reach Sagehood and or Monk hood.

Well, taking Shen- buddhism I have realized that its goes hand in hand with Taoism. I dont know if this will help you, but maybe it might give you some ideas onto what to write about. First making a model helps a lot. For example, take a Budhisattva, and break down his daily do's and dont's (if thats what someone would call it.) Then talk about how doing these things he can reach enlightenment and or have a better re-birth. Like, a Budhisattva says.."find a way one must practice sitting in meditation." So if an ordinary person can find that way he can be another step closer. Then you can state how these methods can help him reach that Goal, whatever the goal may be.

If you want to talk about non-being, this is more of extinguishing the flame which cases rebirth. Bascially you what to become everything and nothing. So give a list. What does your Taoist text say are ways you can become one with the Way. Or maybe read Chuang Tzu...I know you know about him and he gives a lot of methods to reach and or become one with the Way.

I dont know dear..I hope this helps or you might get some ideas. But sowwie if it doesnt.

[Thai-Samurai]

yeah thanx. I take it you've taken Chinese or Buddhist philosophy some time before. I got really drunk last night by the way, I dont know, I'll get to work on the essay pretty soon here. Thanx.

[XxgoeyxX]

Well, I'm a religious studies minor, so I have taken Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism and I forgot the last one...Ooh yeah a Bible class. But I'm glad it helped. I hope you do well on the paper. Its a great topic. I love writting papers on this stuff. Something to get your mind working even when your drunk.

[Thai-Samurai]

I love working my mind. On the side, My point is, If I'm paying for school, I enjoy learning, and I am learning, that should get me out of having to write 4 pages on something. You know?

[sSsflamesSs]

As the title says I have an essay due next week (the 16th) for my Chinese Philosophy class. I love learning, don't get me wrong, but I hate writing essays. It involves thinking about things. Putting them together. Organizing, trying to come to points and conclusions. Making sense, and ultimately it's all done for a grade. The essays I write always turn out fine, but it's always so hard for me to sit down and start doing it. Not only that but it takes awhile before I even think of something good to write about.
This essay has to be about the Taoists, something about Taoist tradition. I was thinking of writing about how a person can use Tao in their everyday life. Or how a person can use Tao to become a sage. The Taoists also talk about non-being so I need to talk about that too.
So if anyone can outline a good essay for me, something that can be 4 pages. I'll gladly write it out. Thanks.

If you weren't from Fresno, I'd think we're in the same class hahaha - I ALSO have a paper due on the 16th in my Religions of Asia class. But my paper is supposed to be about 6 pages, and it revolves around comparing/contrasting the philosophies of Confucius, Laozi (Dao de Jing), Mencius, and Xunzi. OK, I realize that didn't help, but...

Try to organize your thoughts by making a chart of the relevant information. I did that for my last paper, and it got me my A.

If you try to tackle everything at once, you'll get tangled up in your thoughts - so a chart can be a big help. By working with the information systematically...when it comes to writing about it, all the information will be at your fingertips. All you'll have to do is state your point and throw in a couple of quotes to back it up, and voila!

I don't know how much help that was, but hey, I gave it a shot. Good luck!

[Thai-Samurai]

hey nice, thanx. I have to work w/ the Taoists, so my sources are Lao Tzu, and Chuang Tzu and a few other chapters. Yeah pretty much. Once I get working on it. It'll come together for me.

[Thai-Samurai]

thanx for the help everyone, today I went to class early and spent about an hour writing it. I even ate Chinese food. I wrote the introduction, and for the first paragraph wrote out an entire binder page. I'll write some more tomarrow.

[Thai-Samurai]

ok everyone i just wrote the essay and finnished it. If someone could please explain the best way to post a microsoft word document, You can all read it. This will help ssflamesss who said he has the same essay due at his school. Also I actually proved that procrastinating is practicing Taoism. So that will be interesting for you all to read. If you dont care for it, just say you dont care, and I wont post the essay. Anyway I'm going to class right now to turn it in. Be back at 10 oclock

[XxgoeyxX]

Why dont you just post it on this thread. Copy/Paste. It would be even better. And I would love to read it. BTW.......flames is a girl.


Its okay just post it one after the other....I really would like to read it.