Relgst 0525 (Hist 0475): Religion & Culture in East Asia Class Notes January 7‚ 2014 Zeno’s “Paradox” Paradox of the arrow If an archer puts force on an arrow towards a target‚ one can see the archer touching the target. The problem according to Zeno is that the arrow does not hit the target. It is impossible. The arrow cannot hit the target. Cause (beginning‚ starts) – space/time (gravity) – > effect (end‚ finish) Four nouns: Body‚ bow‚ arrow‚ target Einstein: At some point in time and space
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India movement in 1942 during its struggle for independence. Known as Beloved Baapu in India‚ Mahatma Gandhi adopted the policy of mass disobedience and non-violent resistance as weapons against the British Rule in India and followed a principle of Ahimsa (total Non-Violence). He endured several hardships‚ was arrested and occasionally beaten in his journey and struggle to Justice and Freedom. However‚ his struggle does not restrict
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In his last year‚ unhappy at the partition of India‚ Gandhi worked to stop the carnage between Muslims‚ Hindus and Sikhs that raged in the border area between India and Pakistan. He was assassinated on 30 January 1948 by Nathuram Godse who thought Gandhi was too sympathetic to India’s Muslims. 30 January is observed as Martyrs’ Day in India. The honorific Mahatma ("Great Soul") was applied to him by 1914.[7] In India he was also called Bapu ("Father"). He is known in India as the Father of the Nation;[8] his
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Vinayagar or Ganesha is best known as the God of new beginnings. This aspect of the God can be explained by the stories of his origins. The Padma Purana tells that Ganesha was the son of Shiva and Parvati and was born a perfect and normal child. At Parvati’s invitation‚ the other gods and goddesses came to see the new baby and to bestow their blessings upon him. Unfortunately‚ Parvati’s brother Sani had been cursed by his wife so that if he looked at anyone‚ that person was reduced to ashes. Parvati
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Paul Wehr Self-limiting Conflict: The Gandhian Style I have mentioned two basic categories of conflict regulation scholarship. In the preceding section we concerned ourselves with the first‚ specialists engaged in third-party intervention research and experimentation-intermediaries‚ negotiation‚ conciliation‚ communication control and modification. The second involves the study of ways of waging conflict that tend both to keep it within bounds and to limit its intensity or at least the possibility
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“A little knowledge that acts is worth more than much knowledge that is inactive. … Knowledge‚ the object of knowledge and application of the knowledge – all the three are equally important for motivating to take a wise action.” Khalil Gibran Issue In India‚ illiteracy of a large
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The reform activities united people and the attack on institutions like caste which hampered social unity created a sense of oneness in the people. But most of these reform movements had certain limitations. The questions to which they gave primacy concerned only small sections of Indian society. Some of them failed to emphasize or even recognize that colonial rule was inimical to the interests of the Indian people. Most of them worked within the framework of their respective communities in a way
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Culture of India India’s languages‚ religions‚ dance‚ music‚ architecture and customs differ from place to place within the country‚ but nevertheless possess a commonality. The culture of India is an amalgamation of these diverse sub-cultures spread all over the Indian subcontinent and traditions that are several millennia old. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over
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Juvenile offendersThe death penalty for juvenile offenders (criminals aged under 18 years at the time of their crime) has become increasingly rare. Considering the Age of Majority is still not 18 in some countries‚ since 1990 nine countries have executed offenders who were juveniles at the time of their crimes: The People’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ Iran‚ Nigeria‚ Pakistan‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Sudan‚ the United States and Yemen.[68] The PRC‚ Pakistan‚ the United States
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The role of women is vital to all spheres and facets of life. Thus investment on a girl child is a smarter way to the overall development of a family.Education is one of the many vital fields where girl children remains a victim of disparity and is neglected as compared to the other sex.But it is proved worldwide that educating a girl child can boost the development‚ break the cycle of poverty that goes on for generations and lead to better and more productive lies around the world. It is ironic
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