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The Awakening Kate Chopin novel - Edna Pontellier. Edna Pontellier is the 28-year old wife of Lėonce Pontellier, a successful New Orleans businessman. She is rich, beautiful and the only character in the novel to undergo a significant change in perception. When she gives up trying to be a "model wife" in the New Orleans Creole community, her character develops, liberating her inner emotions and artistic ambitions. Other characters in the novella tend to consider Edna to be flawed as a wife, mother and woman. Edna, on the other hand, does not feel that she should confo ...

Awakening: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary on World of cause-awakened ones

World of cause-awakened ones

(Jpn.: engaku-kai)

Also, realm of cause-awakened ones or world of realization. The eighth of the Ten Worlds and one of the four noble worlds. Cause-awakened ones (Skt pratyekabuddha ) are those who awaken to the impermanence of all phenomena by perceiving the twelve-linked chain of causation or by observing natural phenomena. While they seek personal emancipation, they tend not to share it with others. For this reason, various sutras describe them as being reprimanded by Shakyamuni Buddha.

When viewed as a state of life, the world of cause-awakened ones is a condition in which one perceives the transience of all things and strives to free oneself from the sufferings of the six paths, seeking to learn the way to self-improve-ment through personal effort and direct observation of the world. In this world, a sense of the impermanence of all things causes one to aspire for something eternal and unchanging. The world of cause-awakened ones and that of voice-hearers constitute the two vehicles. In The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind, Nichiren states: "The fact that all things in this world are transient is perfectly clear to us. Is this not because the worlds of the two vehicles are present in the human world?".

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Awakening: Social Studies Dictionary - First and Second Great Awakenings

Definition and meaning of First and Second Great Awakenings

First and Second Great Awakenings

The Great Awakening occurred in the 1730s and 1740s in response to inflexible Puritan doctrine. A lay ministry developed which preached personal salvation by good works in contrast to predestination as preached by Puritans. Others, led by Jonathan Edwards, urged believers to develop a personal relationship with God to gain their personal salvation. Ministers spread the word through revival meetings. Hundreds were "saved" and declared their trust in God without needing the clergy to channel their prayers. The Great Awakening revitalized American religion by adding emotion. Missionary work developed in an effort to spread salvation to Indians and slaves. In the early 1800s, the second Great Awakening erupted as those favoring the personal and emotional approach associated with evangelical faiths conflicted with those seeking more rational beliefs. The second Great Awakening reinvigorated church membership and furthered humanitarian efforts including abolitionism, prison reform, the temperance movement, and women's suffrage. More people participated in it than in the first Great Awakening, meeting outdoors under open tents to hear emotional preachers who "rode the circuit" promoting personal conversion. These camp meetings contributed to numerous conversions and vows to change wayward behavior. Membership in Baptist and Methodist churches increased most significantly.

(Source: The Social Studies Center at Texas University )

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Awakening: Social Studies Dictionary - First and Second Great Awakenings

Definition and meaning of First and Second Great Awakenings

First and Second Great Awakenings

The Great Awakening occurred in the 1730s and 1740s in response to inflexible Puritan doctrine. A lay ministry developed which preached personal salvation by good works in contrast to predestination as preached by Puritans. Others, led by Jonathan Edwards, urged believers to develop a personal relationship with God to gain their personal salvation. Ministers spread the word through revival meetings. Hundreds were "saved" and declared their trust in God without needing the clergy to channel their prayers. The Great Awakening revitalized American religion by adding emotion. Missionary work developed in an effort to spread salvation to Indians and slaves. In the early 1800s, the second Great Awakening erupted as those favoring the personal and emotional approach associated with evangelical faiths conflicted with those seeking more rational beliefs. The second Great Awakening reinvigorated church membership and furthered humanitarian efforts including abolitionism, prison reform, the temperance movement, and women's suffrage. More people participated in it than in the first Great Awakening, meeting outdoors under open tents to hear emotional preachers who "rode the circuit" promoting personal conversion. These camp meetings contributed to numerous conversions and vows to change wayward behavior. Membership in Baptist and Methodist churches increased most significantly.

(Source: The Social Studies Center at Texas University )

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Awakening: Dante's Awakening: Encyclopedia II - Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Weapons

Devil May Cry 3 features a large arsenal, comprised of both guns and melee weapons. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Guns. Ebony & Ivory - Dante's two handmade semi-automatic pistols. Their rate of fire is dependant on how quickly the player can press the fire button. Shotgun - Powerful sawn-off shotgun with a large spread. Good at knocking enemies back but has a fairly slow rate of fire. Artemis - Demonic laser weapon that can target several enemies at once. Spiral - Very powerful sniper rifle with a slow rate ...

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