Ambedkar and Gandhi on the Bhagwat Gita The Bhagwat Gita is regarded as the most sacred religious book in Hinduism. It is also considered to be a book of ethics‚ championing eternal moral values. It has been translated into various languages. Great thinkers and political leaders‚ both in medieval and modern period‚ have been inspired by this book and have also written commentaries upon it. The objective of this paper is to compare the contrasting views of Gandhi and Ambedkar on the Bhagwat Gita
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System – Ambedkar and Annihilation of Caste Over the last couple of days I have been looking to see if there are/were any social movements to abolish the caste system. I started surfing the net and came accross a very interesting document and that is Ambedkar’s Annihilation Of Caste (AOC). This was a speech that Ambedkar had prepared when asked to preside over the Jat Pat Todak Mandal conference. Even though the conference was cancelled‚ for reasons he has mentioned in the preface‚ Ambedkar published
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“It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice.“ Jose Rizal‚ a man with so many accomplishments‚ gives all of us inspiration to put diligence and hard work in all the things we do. I am amazed that even though Rizal’s life has become sort of a series of unfortunate events‚ he still made it yield a positive and favorable outcome for his nation and countrymen. While he was in exile‚ he didn’t mind the fact
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World War II and Social Equality World War II was a very important event in American history‚ but as bad as war is or seems to be there always seems to have better outcomes in the end. By the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941 and bringing America into the war it opened the eyes of all Americans to the problems not only domestically but internationally and the biggest problem that was discovered after the completion of World War II was the level of social equality around the world
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Reamer’s fifth chapter in his text Social Work Values and Ethics‚ concentrates on various moral issues and ethical dilemmas that are prominent in these types of macro social work practice‚ including the distribution of limited resources; government and private sector obligation regarding social welfare; consistency with regulations and laws; authoritative morals; examination of past and present process and evaluation; the utilization of misdirection in social work; and whistle-blowing. Macro practice
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"Battle Royal" The Denial of Social Equality "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison is the story of a young‚ African American‚ high school graduate who withstands humiliation to give a speech amongst the towns leading white citizens at an event called a "Battle Royal." The narrator was chosen to give the speech because he had given the speech once before at his high school graduation and it was a tremendous success. During this time period the story takes place black people were not considered equal
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Equality in India Introduction Equality in India is a relatively recent concept as enshrined in our Constitution. The Right to Equality is a Fundamental Right‚ and our Constitution gives all Indians the right to practice it‚ irrespective of caste‚ creed‚ economic status‚ race or gender. Ancient Indian civilization was steeped in inequalities‚ mostly of caste. With the advent of Buddhism and Jainism‚ the caste system received a jolt‚ as the common man started questioning its very basis. Later
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difference between caste and class societies is that in a class-based society there is social mobility. (a) What is meant by the term social mobility? [2] Social mobility refers to the upwards or downwards movement across the social hierarchy. (b) Describe two ways in which a person can achieve a higher social position. [4] If a person works hard and has strong willpower and willingness to move up the social ladder he/she will work very hard to achieve this and may end up getting a promotion
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Social mobility is the ability of individual or groups to move within the social hierarchy with changes in income‚ occupation education etc. Whereby social equality is when all members of a society attain equal treatment‚ opportunity and access to resources. Equal opportunity also known as meritocracy has evolved over the years. This has been done in such a way that everyone can now benefit from it. One main factor that has promoted this meritocracy is education and it has been affected by factors
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Champion Equality‚ Diversity and Inclusion David Jubbs There are two models that link Equality‚ Diversity and Inclusion and the first one is Social Model of disability which views discrimination and prejudice as being embedded in today’s society‚ their attitudes and their surrounding environment. The Social Model focuses on who the adult is as a person not what their disability or diagnosis is and the focus is on how to improve the individuals life and empower them to be more independent in what
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