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Written by the Students of Baruch College

Tao Te Ching

I had no idea what I was reading

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— Melissa Chauca I consider a “great work” to be a form of media with a lasting message. Not only should a great work have a lasting message, but it should be widely applicable, and interesting to read. I found the idea’s described in the poems to be important to society, as they range from […]

Dark and light yin-yang are especially significant in the times we are all living through

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— Anonymous I would consider the poems from the Tao Te Ching to be great works of literature, and I think the messages the poems portray, associated with the dark and light yin-yang are especially significant in the times we are all living through today. There is a strong sense of darkness associated with the […]

I consider Tao Te Ching as great work…

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—Xinnan Teng I consider Tao Te Ching as great work. Great work, to me, is something that can inspire me and influence the way I act in ordinary life. There are two ideas in Tao Te Ching that I like most. One is the hypothesis of YinYang, alluding to balance in our universe. Yin and […]

Tao Te Ching was interesting to read …

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— Anonymous Tao Te Ching was interesting to read, and I consider it a great work. The text contains the characteristics necessary to be considered a great work. My definition of a great work would be “a story that can be assimilated to any culture and time period. A story that can be slightly tweaked […]

What I’ve always believed …

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— Anonymous What I’ve always believed, in life in general, is that what really makes something great is its ability to give to others or to make those around them great. This applies to leaders, charities, values, activities, and, obviously, works of art and literature. These things have the opportunity to change readers for the […]

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