come from a place where there are the highest number of languages and cultures reside, India which is meant for its religious and cultural beliefs and where there are people of different religions worshipping and following different gods and goddesses. It’s a birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, collectively known as Indian religions. I follow Jainism. Jainism is a religion that started back in India around the fifth century B.C.E. Jainism never approves of any wars or the killing of
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WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Since the older times, women have been treated as second rate citizens of all across the globe. The situation is almost the same everywhere-irrespective of the developed country or the developing country-caste, community, colour or creed a position which is comparable in many ways, with that of racial minorities. Women have been relegated to secondary position despite the fact that they numerically constitute about half the world population today. This situation has caused
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Documentary Film “Born Into Brothels” Response Essay Academy award winner “Born Into Brothels” (2004) directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kaufmann takes place in Calcutta’s Sonagachi Red Light District in India. The film starts with a close up shot of a young girl’s face. All throughout the beginning, lots of transitions are used by the editor. The scenes switch back and fourth of the busy street where women line up to sell themselves for money, then the focus is on the children’s face again
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Women Empowerment: Since the older times, women have been treated as second rate citizens of all across the globe. The situation is almost the same everywhere-irrespective of the developed country or the developing country-caste, community, colour or creed a position which is comparable in many ways, with that of racial minorities. Women have been relegated to secondary position despite the fact that they numerically constitute about half the world population today. This situation has caused immense
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THE EFFECT OF WOOD ASHES IN HASTENING THE FRUIT RIPENING OF Musa acuminata (banana) and Mangifera indica (mango) A special problem presented to Ms. Eukene Oporto – Bensig In partial fulfillment in the requirements of Botany 10 Submitted by: Theresa Mae Toboso Ianne Clarise Ortiz Janine Bernice Bonghanoy Eullen Marie Cale Christian Bernard Serino March 2013 ABSTRACT The study aimed to find out the effectiveness of wood ashes in hastening the ripening of fruits specifically, mangoes
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Mahayana Buddhism The Mahayana emerged between 100 B.C.E. and 100 C.E. in India in the context of debate about proper Buddhist doctrine and practice, about monastic discipline, and particularly about the ongoing presence of the Buddha after his death as well as the nature of enlightenment itself. Initially, the Mahayana was influenced by other Buddhist schools of thought in India; as it spread in and beyond India, it absorbed and adopted aspects of indigenous religious traditions, such as Taoism
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IRWLE VOL. 6 No. II July 2010 1 Mirror-Writing: Social-realism O.Henry and Prem Chand in the short stories of - Tanweer Jehan All writers are true inheritors and by virtue of their creative power contribute in the very process of inheritance. They take whether consciously or not, what their predecessors pass on to them, through the great treasure house of thought and feeling registered in their works. Then from their space in time and place, the socio-political conditions
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Sikh population worldwide at the beginning of the twenty-first century was estimated at 20 million; of these, 17 million reside in India, with 14 million living in Punjab. Of the 2 million or so Sikhs who live outside India, the Sikh diaspora, the majority are in Great Britain, the United States, and Canada. Sikhism originated in the Punjab region of northwestern India during a time when many religious teachers, known as "Sants," were seeking to reconcile the two opposing dominant faiths, Hinduism
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The white man is a stand in for the larger countries, like Great Britain, in this illustration Britain is carrying Asia, India, Zulu, China, etc, up a mountain. The mountain top is ‘civilization’ and the rocky road to the top is labeled with multiple things, such as, ignorance, superstition, brutality, slavery, vice, cruelty, etc. Uncle Sam, or the United States of America, is carrying other up, Cuba, Hawaii, Philippines, and others, up the road, following
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Introduction Medicine has come a long way. The history of medicine shows how societies have changed and developed their approach to illness and disease. Early medical practices and texts include those of Egypt, Babylon, India, and China. These texts give us an understanding of natural and herbal remedies and have helped us find cures for illness and disease that we do not have a cure for in modern medicine. The Greeks first introduced the concepts of advanced medical ethics. The inspiration for the
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