Explain the difference between varṇa and jāti‚ and their place in Hinduism. As both of the Sanskrit word varna and jati are usually translated as “caste”‚ it has always misleading because they have an important differences behind them. Varna and jati are deeply rooted in Hindu’s daily life‚ therefore‚ you cannot talk about Hinduism without mention varna and jati. Commonly‚ people saying that there are four varnas – Brahmin‚ Kshatriya‚ Vaishya and Shudra. But what we find today are not only varnas
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7.4. What is an entity type? What is an entity set? Explain the differences among an entity‚ an entity type‚ and an entity set. Entity: An entity is a thing or object in the real world. An object may be with a physical existence or with a conceptual existence. A set of these entities having same attributes is entity type and collection of individual entity type is an entity set. Entity type: A set of entities that have the same attributes is called an entity type. Each and every entity type in the
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Q; Explain the difference between a Deontological and Teleological approach to Ethics. Deontological ethical theories claim that certain actions are right or wrong in themselves‚ regardless of what the consequence is. For example Natural Law. However Teleological ethical theories look at the consequence and result of an action to see if it is right or if it is wrong. For example Situation ethics. The difference between teleological and Deontological ethics is outcome of act verses the act itself
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According to the class‚ text culture can be described as specific patterns of beliefs systems which are passed down from generation to generation within a certain group of individuals. Additionally‚ this transmission of culture also includes behaviors. Nonetheless‚ cultural beliefs vary for instance individualistic and collectivistic cultures differ is individualism consist of individual values that focus solely on an individual. Culture goals support and focus on emotional well-being and independence
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Egypt’s Culture and Political System Michael Humphrey SOC 315: Cross- Cultural Perspectives John Theodore June 3‚ 2013 Egypt’s Culture and Political System The Egyptian culture is considered one of the oldest cultures in human history. Surprisingly‚ it almost has some of gender equality except that it needs more to consider‚ in order achieving the third Millennium Development Goal‚ which talks of achieving gender equity/equality and women empowerment
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Explain the difference between rule‚ act and preference utilitarianism (25 marks) Utilitarianism is the ethical theory behind justifying an action for being for the greater good. This is a teleological theory because it looks at the consequences of an action. Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory. There are three types of utilitarianism: Act‚ Rule and Preference. Jeremy Bentham began the Utilitarianism theory. Utilitarianism is a hedonistic theory because it is based on pleasure and happiness
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Miller Sophomore English Pd. 6 3 November 2014 Individualism Outline I. Intro: The battle between Ideologies has raged since the early 20th century creating friends as well as enemies among neighboring nations and their people. The Soviet Union and the United States divided during the cold war. Today people argue over freedom/order. Only one allows life and freedom: Individualism. Thesis: Society thrives most by promoting the superior ideology Individualism for it allows freedom of the individual to
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Cultural Differences Between Poland and America Hofstede’s dimensions of culture are the most popular model to explain the various effects across cultures. The data gathered by Hofsted from approximately 70 countries analyzed survey responses from participants. He developed five cultural dimensions that vary across multiple countries; Individualism- Collectivism‚ Masculinity- Feminity‚ Power Distance‚ Long Term Orientation‚ and Uncertainty Avoidance. Each characteristic carries a certain impact
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Communalism and Individualism How far can a person go in life without the need of others? Is it possible for him or her to achieve success without having any sort of social dynamic to aid in the progress of their lives? Does having strong social connections aid a person in shaping his or her character to achieve their goals and can these achievement be defined as his or her own if there was intervention of any sort from a social group? It is possible to deduce answers to such notions upon a better
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『 Difference And Similarity In Culture ~Edo and Meiji‚ in terms of cultural history~ 』 Do you like your own culture? People often say “culture is a symbol of our country.” I agree with this opinion‚ for I think culture helps the people learning about foreign country to understand what the country is. Then‚ how has our own culture been formed? Needless to say‚ culture has the long-term history‚ which gives the office to us to understand how it was formed. Today‚ I plan to talk about Japanese
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