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    also established markets that fostered trade from China to the Mediterranean. In many ways economics was linked to the expansion of the caste system.

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    O’Malley’s Trent and All That: Renaming Catholicism in the Early Modern Era examines terminology used by historians to describe Catholicism in the early modern era‚ the Reformation to the late seventeenth century. O’Malley summarizes a range of historical scholarship of Catholicism in the period‚ and the names and labels used to describe Catholicism in the period. The book goes through various historians and their contribution to the subject‚ Hubert Jedin being a prime example. He notes the issue

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    Caste Reservation

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    NAME:-MAYANK DEV TOPIC:-RESERVATION SUMMAURY Caste based reservation in government jobs and higher education was first introduced during the British rule of India as representation through affirmative action in government jobs and higher education for castes traditionally excluded from government jobs and education such as castes of the Shudra Varna (backward castes) and Dalits (scheduled castes).  Objectives of Reservation: 1:-Uplift lower strata of society 2:-Ensure proper political representation

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    First Question: Describe each of the five major groups of people within the caste system? There was five major groups within the caste system. The first major groups was the Brahmins. The Brahmins were priests and religious scholars. They were very rich. The second major group of the caste system was the Kshatriyas. They were the warriors and rulers. The third major group was the Vaishiyas. They were the herders and merchants‚ which also meant that they farmers‚ artisans‚ craftsmen‚ and more. The

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    religion is the Aryan caste system‚ reincarnation‚ and the Vedas. In the Hindu religion they believe in the Aryan caste system which determined a person’s role in society. They also believe in the process of reincarnation which is a cycle of rebirth. Lastly one of the origins of Hinduism is the Vedas which is one of the earliest “sacred text.” The Hindu caste system influences Indian society and culture in many ways. There are four main categories in the Hindu caste system and it is Brahmin‚ Kshatriya

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    Brave New World Essay In Aldous Huxley’s novel‚ Brave New World‚ the citizens of the World State are bred into specific caste systems. These consist of Alphas‚ Betas‚ Gammas‚ Deltas‚ and Epsilons. The different caste systems differ from each other in many ways‚ and have multiple purposes. There are many differences between the different groups in the caste system. Alphas are the most intelligent of them all. They wear the color grey‚ and are the tallest and most good looking. While

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    One part of this portion of the novel that I found to be troubling was the caste system and the pursuit of the greater good. The caste system was broken into 5 tiers and two sub-tiers‚ Alphas and Betas being above Gamma‚ Delta‚ and Epsilon‚ with plusses and minuses within each tier. From the moment they are ‘conceived’‚ they are designated to a certain caste. Without any input from themselves‚ someone decided their abilities‚ their fears‚ their desires‚ and their entire life. They have had not only

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    While the Indian Caste system and Contemporary society differ in many aspects‚ they however have similarities such as their class system and their written laws. India divides their people into a caste system called the Varna whereas contemporary society has a socioeconomic system. Each system has categories that their natives fall into and live according to their economic standing. Along with the class system‚ each society has similar written laws that guarantee equal rights amongst all people.

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    Caste and Karma

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    Caste and Karma Understanding the people of India is a complex and rewarding endeavor. The country is rich with culture and home to people of varied ethnic groups and religions. India has a population of 1‚201‚193‚422 as of the 2011 census and accounts for the second largest population in the world with 17.5% of the world’s population; China is first with 19.4% and USA is third with 4.5% (Http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-Prov-Results/data_files/india/final_ppt_2011_ chapter3.pdf‚ 2011.). The enormous

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    HISTORY Early Period: Aeneas is a Tojan prince who found a new homeland in Italy for his followers‚ which later became known as Rome. Alba was found by Ascanius. Ascanius is Aeneas’s young son by his first wife‚ Creusa and he is most important as a symbol of Aeneas’s destiny—his future founding of the Roman race. Though still a child‚ Ascanius has several opportunities over the course of the epic to display his bravery and leadership. Brutus was a Roman Senator during the late Republic. Though close

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