The Life of Pi The novel‚ The Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel is a story that reflects how people develop their belief systems‚ and how they are challenged by their need to survive. This story‚ about a young boy living with a Bengal tiger for 227 days following a shipwreck was interesting to read because it made me think about my own belief systems‚ and times that I have thought of abandoning them‚ and why I chose not to. It also made me wonder to what extremes I would have to be pushed to abandon
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The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera‚ consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to South Asia‚ from where it has been distributed worldwide to become one of the most cultivated fruits in the tropics. While other Mangifera species (e.g. horse mango‚ M. foetida) are also grown on a more localized basis‚ Mangifera indica – the ’common mango’ or ’Indian mango’ – is the only mango tree commonly cultivated
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SOCIAL SIMULATION | Evolution of Religion and War | | An experimental model based on statistics and analysis has been created to simulate a real-life society for the purpose of observing and analyzing its behaviours and patterns and correlating them with real-world scenarios | Abstract The aim of this project is to conduct social experiments in a life-like simulation environment. By developing complex artificial intelligence models for all the different people present in the sample space
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COMPARISON OF HINDUISM AND ISLAM Defining Religion We are asked to make a comparison of a monotheistic religion and a polytheistic religion. I will endeavour to compare and contrast the religions of Hinduism and Islam. Religion is a system of beliefs‚ practices and philosophical values shared by a group of people which originated out of the need to recognize the importance of society and serves to maintain social order‚ solidarity or integration and provides meaning to social life. Religion
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Wildlife Conservation Introduction Favoured with a unique geographical location and varied landforms‚ India is home to about one third of known life forms in the world. There are over 500 species of mammals and 2060 species of birds that are truly Indian. Rapid growth of human and livestock population since the turn of the century and the consequent pressure on land due to development have taken an increasingly heavy toll on the country wilderness. One of the major threats facing wildlife is the
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Holi Each year when holi is celebrated you know that spring has emerged and it is time to break free from your winter cocoons and bask in the sunny weather. The atmosphere is ecstatic with people spreading there infectious good cheer to others and the ambiance seeming to have an effect on the greenery with bountiful‚ colorful blooms seen all around. It is a commonly established fact that there is no other Hindu festival that is as fun-filled‚ lively and energetic as Holi. With an overdose of music
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Types Of Theatres The word theatre means "place for seeing".The first recorded theatrical event was a performance of the sacred plays of themyth of Osiris and Isis in 2500 BC in Egypt. This story of the god Osiris was performed annually at festivals throughout the civilization‚ marking the beginning of a long relationship between theatre and religion. There are several types of theatres in India.Each state in India has its own distinct theaterical form of itself. India has a longest and richest
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course of studies. 2] Lighting of the Lamp Gitanjali --I now invite Ma’am Kavita and Maam Neeraj to proceed for the lighting of the lamp. Thank you Sreerag for the inspiring prayer in praise of Lord Ganesha. 3] Felicitation I now invite our Principal Mrs. Kavita Tandon‚ Primary Head - Mrs. Neeraj Katoch‚ School Head Boy Naman Agrawal and School Head Girl Shreya Parmar to
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Smith are an interesting read due to the juxtaposition of two opposite (per the author) concepts filled with examples that are traditional and modern with a spirit of understanding that is the hallmark of modern times. The opening examples of the Ganesha idols drinking milk being ridiculed by a modern day press in India serves well to remind us that our thinking or “theorisation” has become rigidly scientific and we have developed a sceptical bias towards what we cannot understand or explain. For
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DANCE ELEMENTS RELATED WITH MYTHOLOGICAL STORIES INTRODUCTION OF KATHAK The word ‘Kathak’ comes from the root katha‚ which means story- telling. Literal meaning of the word kathak is related to katha‚ the art of story-telling‚ “Katha Kahe So Kathaka Kahave”‚ which means “one who tells a story is a story-teller”. According to M. Monier Williams‚ Katha denotes conversation‚ story‚ speech‚ tale or fable. Katha also means to ‘ sing in praise’‚ ‘to say or inform something’. Thus‚ kathakars were originally
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