The Jesuit Legacy in India Abstract: The Jesuits arrived in India in 1542 A.D. to carry out Christ’s command to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). Over the last 500 years‚ they have woven themselves into the very fabric of India with deep psychological‚ theological and sociological connotations. This article tells that story; highlights some noteworthy Jesuit influences on Modern India‚ particularly in the fields of education‚ medicine‚ social service and leadership training
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The Importance of Civilization What would happen if there was no civilization on earth? In William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ the boys face many forces which cripple their civilization and prevent it from succeeding. Through fear; the conflict of power; and the pressure of one’s responsibilities‚ a society will crumble.7 Fear can get people to become unhinged and not willing to co-operate. Fear makes people paranoid and unable to think properly in tough solutions. The biggest fear
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London Olympics 2012 Legacy - Controlled Assessment - How will people in the UK benefit in the long term from the facilities developed for the 2012 Olympic? The London Olympics commenced on 27th July 2012‚ after beating four rival cities in summer 2005 to win the right to stage the Olympic Games in 2012. After an exhaustive two year search to find the hosts‚ London came out on top: out of itself‚ Madrid‚ Paris‚ Moscow and New York. Plans for the new Olympic park based around the deprived area
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Coordinates 30°37′44″N 72°51′50″ECoordinates: 30°37′44″N 72°51′50″E Type Settlement Area 150 ha (370 acres) History Periods Harappan 1 to Harappan 5 Cultures Indus Valley Civilization Site notes Condition Ruined Ownership Public Public access Yes Harappans is an archaeological site in Punjab‚ Pakistan‚ about 24 km (15 mi) west of Sahiwal. The site takes its name from a modern village located near the former course of the Ravi River. The current village of Harappa is 6 km (3.7 mi) from the ancient
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Louis Riel A legacy can be defined as your mark left on the world after you leave. Louis Riel did a lot of good things to help Canada get to where it is today even though some people might not think the same way. Louis Riel left a good legacy behind him because of the amazing things that he accomplished for Canada. Louis Riel was a leader in many different ways. He lead a blockade to stop the lieutenant-governor William McDougall from retrieving the Red River territory from the Metis. The Metis
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Introduction Maya civilization is an ancient American culture. It’s one of the most developed civilizations in the western hemisphere before the arrival of Europeans. People called the Maya lived in Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador and Honduras. Those people built massive stone pyramids‚ temples‚ and sculpture; developed a system of writing using hieroglyphs; and recorded their achievements in mathematics and astronomy. Most archeologists said that the Maya culture attained its highest level
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Civilization and technology are a couple things that the modern era take for granted. Although for the river civilizations that founded these things it wasn’t seen as a luxury but as a necessary notion of revolution‚ and for the river civilizations of the early Americans they accomplished these and more so. There are three amazing early american cultures that will definitely go down in history. These societies are: The Aztecs‚ The Incas‚ and the Mayans. They are well known today‚ and children are
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African History 08/12/12 African Legacies: Europe and America With every encounter‚ a memory remains‚ no matter how small the event the impact is always present. For the last 6 centuries‚ Europe and America have had a strong influence on Africa. Beginning in 1441 with Portugal’s hand in slavery to the United States and Great Britain part in the Libyan Civil war‚ the Western world has long been attracted to Africa (Hoag Lecture Notes). The legacies left behind are seen as reasons for Africa’s
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our present. It was the first civilization that developed all the qualities necessary to be able to have a better life. The Ancient Egypt we left us a solid basis in each of these fields: medicine‚ art‚ architecture‚ science‚ religion‚ beliefs‚ engineering‚ fashion and writing. II. Ancient Egypt 1. Duration of the empire 2. Language 3. Government III. Medicine 1. Heart center of the human being 2. Medicines 3. Interrogation to patient 4. Trends of Egyptian Medicine 5. Embalming IV.
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Columbus Day‚ the second Monday in October‚ represents the day Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas. America should no longer continue to celebrate Columbus Day because he had a miserable legacy‚ he did not really discover America‚ and he was cruel. He had a bad legacy because he committed genocide‚ started slavery and racism. Columbus did not really find the United States‚ there were indigenous people there already that were settled and lived off the land. On top of all that he was very
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