Just in case, Math South is located at 710 North College Avenue.  It is on the northeast corner of 7th and College.  It is a gray house with maroonish colored trim.  I'll try to be there by 2:15.

Susan 

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Oh, also, as I read through each of the papers and worked on the transitions, I looked for commonalities.  I think we could use culture / society as an overarching theme, since each paper deals with this.

What do you all think? 

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Hi All,

I've posted my updated draft as well.  I've also posted some possibilites for transitions between the  sections.  Please let me know what you think (I'm not sure if they are accurate but thought we should include something).

Pam,

I'm a bit confused about your chart.  You say that the men's numbers stay the same or even increase after two years, but when I read through the numbers, I noticed they all decreased except for one category - anger (which increased by 1 point).  Am I reading this wrong?

See you all tomorrow.

Cheers,

Susan 

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Hi All,

Mine is two late, but is also in the files section.

Cheers,

Susan 

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Satoshi Hisa

Theme: Contrast between Buddhist anf Christianity's funeral in Japan

Outline

A Through recognizing characteristics of Buddhist's and christuanity's funeral in Japan, we can   grasp each religious worldviews about Death&Dying

 1 By giving names to the dea based on Buddhist scriptures, the dead can relieve sufffering   in this  world and enter into the nirvana with peace of their mind

 2 By cremating the dead in the funeral, the dead has a possibility to transmigrate in his next life and to live a more peaceful life

(I am serchinh about Chracteristics of Christianity's funeral in japan)

B Through paying attention to characteristics of each religipus funeral in japan, we ca more recognize social functions of religous funeral on japanese community

  1 By condoling the dead with other people in their town, peope strenthen the solidarity among the community in Buddhist funeral

  2 Compared to Buddhist funeral, Christianity's funeral tend to emphasize a direct rand an intimate elation between the dead and participants in the funeral

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Hi All, 

I won’t be in class today, so am sending some information that might be of interest. 

The first is about coffins in Ghana.  I found a book in Honnold a couple years ago that displayed some of Kane Quaye’s work, so I’ll try to locate it again.  His coffins are really unique.  Here are a couple links: http://www.nmfh.org/exhibits/fantasy/index.html and http://www.news.cornell.edu/chronicle/96/4.4.96/coffins.html. 

The second is about Tibetan Sky Burial.  The first link is an eyewitness account: http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~pamlogan/skybury.htm and http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/tibet/sky-buria.htm.  Although the practice is economical and environmental, beware to those with weak stomachs. 

The third is about green funerals and/or green preserves.  Here are some links: http://www.forestofmemories.org/cemeteries/ramseycreek.htm and http://www.science-spirit.org/printerfriendly.php?article_id=451.

 

Cheers,

Susan

 

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First off, I’d like to say that you guys have compiled a nice project. I have only a few suggestions.

1. In your course goals section, consider restating the goals in more goal-oriented language. (For example, in #1 you could write: “Instill within students a stronger understanding….) Also consider adding a research component goal.

2. Be sure to fill in your list of committed participants. The copy I have is blank.

3. For your anticipated expenses, I would strongly recommend itemizing your expenses in column format and showing a bottom total. This is typically what review committees want to see.

4. Lastly, if you have any statements of merit that you can add to your “Explanation of Transdisciplinary Nature” section I would put them in. Given that this is the bread and butter of the whole T-course initiative, I would not hold back any of your insights.

If you have any further questions, feel free to e-mail me (tyler.reeb@cgu.edu) or meet Tom and I at Hagleburger’s this Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Once again, nice work.

Cheers,

Tyler

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Hello everyone, this is Satoshi Hisa. As suggested reading about the relation between Buddhism and immigration, I would like to introduce the book as the below.

Buddhism in America: The Social Organization of an Ethic Religious Instituion Tetsuden Kashima,1977,Greenwood Press

The book may be helpful to understand social and historical backgrounds of missionary's of Buddhism in the USA in 20th century. For example, the author ellucidates the tendency of racial exclusion of the immigrant, which has influenced on the spread of Buddhism in the USA. By considering these pollitical and historical backgrounds from this book, we may construct a more transdisciplinal approach to the study of immigrant and Buddhism.

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