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    in all languages. Its popularity and influence have never waned. It (1) light and guidance to the troubled mind in times of crisis. It is in the (2) of a dialogue between Arjun and Krishna on the battle field. Arjun‘s mind is troubled at the thought of the killings of his friends and relatives. He cannot conceive of any gain. Arjun is the (3) of the tortured spirit of man tom by conflicting obligations and moralities. The in dialogue proceeds and takes up to the higher level of individual duty and

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    A lesson learned on my last meeting with my father. July 27th‚ 1999 was the last meeting with my father. My father left for heavenly abode on April 22nd‚ 2001. My husband‚ infant daughter‚ and I were coming to the U.S with infinites dreams‚ desires‚ excitements‚ hopes‚ and unknowns. We were departing for the PROMISE LAND… During the final good byes that very last day‚ my father gave his final blessings and said‚ “Beta‚ Kashti dubo ke jaana.” “Burn your ships.” We left for the promise land on August

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    The Namesake

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    THE NAMESAKE REVIEW TRANSNATIONAL MIGRANTS AND THE HYBRID CULTURAL PHENOMENA PREFACE The namesake is a touching story narrating the life of an Indian couple that migrated to the United States during the last 25 years of the 20th century. I was inspired by the profound and warm touch of how the author deliberately telling story. The beautiful language and the thoughtful phrases the author used in weaving the efforts of the immigrants‚ the happiness they try to build in their new living environment

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    by the teachings of Vedas which started around 1500 BCE. One of Hinduisms famous myths is the story of Arjun and Krishna. Where Krishna the loving manifestation of Vishnu. Said “Now you shall hear how a man may become perfect‚ if he devotes himself to the work which is natural to him. A man shall reach perfection if he does his duty as an act of worship to the Lord.” Those words enlightened Arjun on conquering his cousin and fight for what he knows is right. Jainism’s Cosmogony is that they believe

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    Shadowed Lives Paper HL Social anthropology HL Ewan Marsden 10/18/14 Immigration is one of the most pressing issues facing the United States (US) today. It mainly involves the issue of Hispanics from Latin America‚ specifically Mexico and Central America entering the US. The entry of immigrants has always been a part of “American” society; it has been going on since the US was first discovered. There have been similar situations to that of Mexican immigration in the past‚ including the immigration

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    Palace of Illusions Review

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    Palace of Illusions by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni is a beautiful book which gives a woman’s perspective on a story that deals mainly with male characters i.e. the great epic‚ Mahabharata. The book has been written from Draupadi’s‚ who was the wife of the 5 Pandava heroes in this epic‚ point of view. It throws light on her innermost thoughts and feelings‚ traced right from her childhood to her demise in the lap of the Himalayan mountains. It talks about her feelings about the strange in which

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    Evocative Objects

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    INTRODUCTION: THE THINGS THAT MATTER Sherry Turkle I grew up hoping that objects would connect me to the world. As a child‚ I spent many weekends at my grandparents’ apartment in Brooklyn. Space there was limited‚ and all of the family keepsakes—including my aunt’s and my mother’s books‚ trinkets‚ souvenirs‚ and photographs—were stored in a kitchen closet‚ set high‚ just below the ceiling. I could reach this cache only by standing on the kitchen table that I moved in front of the closet. This

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    The curious little tiffin box has always had a twinkling effect amidst the drudgery of routine activity and daily work. From toddlers‚ trying to peep inside the half-closed tiffin boxes in the very first period of their school by delicately lifting their lids with their little fingers to those teenagers‚ waiting eagerly for the bell to strike at the recess hour when they can share their tiffin‚ the cult of the tiffin has always lifted the spirit of the scolded mischief-making backbencher or an average

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    Defination of Globalisation

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    Nothing”‚ SAIS Review‚ Vol. 23‚ No. 2‚ Summer-Fall 2003‚ pp. 189-200‚ p. 190. 8 R. Kilminster‚ “Globalization as an Emergent Concept”‚ in Alan Scott (ed.)‚ The Limits of Globalization: Cases and Arguments (London: Routledge‚ 1997)‚ p. 257. 9 A. Appadurai‚ Modernity at Large: The Cultural Dimensions of Globalization (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press‚ 1996)‚ p. 4‚ as cited in K. Chowdhury‚ “Interrogating ‘Newness’‚ Globalization and Postcolonial Theory in the Age of Endless War”‚ Cultural

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    Barton Case Study

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    Study) ------------------------------------------------- Leadership development: perk or priority? (Harvard Business Review Case Study) Group Members: Aarti Sharma Arjun Kumar Pallav Goel Sakshi Dixit Vipul Aggarwal Vishal Chaudhary Yamini Arora Group Members: Aarti Sharma Arjun Kumar Pallav Goel Sakshi Dixit Vipul Aggarwal Vishal Chaudhary Yamini Arora S.No. | Description | Page No. | 1. | Analysis of the problems with the case using OB theories and

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