Writing Assignment #2 INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Read question and readings listed. 2. Complete outline before coming to class. 3. You will write your essay in class. Q: Judging by the cultural standards of classical periods in China and India‚ were women better off in classical India or classical China? Background information: See attached reading and p. 50-57 in Stearns reader. OUTLINE I. Introduction A. Thesis B. Overview of position II. Position: Hint: India
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have been given special recognition by our Constitution as National languages of our country. A unique feature of our country is that all the major religions of the world are practiced here like Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Buddhism‚ Sikhism‚ Jainism‚ and Zoroastrianism. There are also great varieties in costume‚ food habits‚ and social customs. Geographically our land is diverse and there are amazing differences in climate. Despite all these differences India is a political entity‚ every part
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The person whom I admired first time is my mother. But‚ if we talk about the famous person‚ I can say that‚ he is Mahatma Gandhi. He was from India. He is known as the “Father of nation” in India as he played a very important role in gaining the freedom of India. Mahatma Gandhi gave the Indian People not only freedom but also the new thoughts on non-violence and sustainable living. There are some qualities about him like trust‚ non-violence‚ legacy‚ etc. These qualities are the ones that inspired
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Saraswati: Hindu Goddess Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs World Religious Traditions I REL 133 Robert Mossman July 05‚ 2014 Saraswati: Hindu Goddess Understanding a different religion is a difficult task when it is so broad and intertwined. Hinduism is built upon a certain foundation of texts‚ beliefs and stories as is any other religion. However‚ Hinduism is a confusing journey of uncountable gods‚ interlaced stories and incarnations of other beings when a different state of mind take place. Hinduism is
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the basic Indian culture. One the contrary‚ it absorbed the good qualities of the new cultures and emerged as a richer culture after these invasions. Indian is a composite cultural society where world religions like Christianity‚ Islam‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ etc. have co-existed with Hindu and Sikh religions during the British rule in India‚ the people from all sections and communities stood for a common cause which resulted in the revolt of 1857. It was the first time in Indian history that people
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Hinduism Paper Donna Hebner Hum/130 Axia College University of Phoenix Hinduism derived in the Indian subcontinent where other religions like Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism was developed in a unified religious system. Unlike these other religions‚ Hinduism was categorized as if they were a single tradition. The name Hinduism was applied to the people who at the time‚ was living by the Indus River‚ by the foreigners who then introduced the name in a category for the British census-taking
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is the Himalayan Range. On the other side is the Indian Ocean‚ the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian sea. This provides‚ natural geographical unity to INDIA we have different religions in India. Apart from Hinduism we have the followers of Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ Islam‚ Sikhism‚ Christianity and Parsees. But Hindus form the greater majority. There are‚ no doubt‚ different factions‚ sections and sub-section but basically we all believe in the theory of Dharma and Karma. The theory of rebirth‚ purification
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Akbar’s push to build up a meeting point among the agents of different religions was useless‚ as each of them needed to proclaim the strength of their particular religions by reprimanding different religions. Meanwhile‚ the level headed discussions at the Ibadat Khana developed more unforgiving and‚ rather than their motivation of prompting a superior comprehension among religions‚ it prompted more prominent intensity among them‚ which brought about the discontinuance of the civil arguments by Akbar
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the last avatar of the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu. The word Buddha was not used to describe the last avatar of Vishnu‚ the description‚ time and place of his arrival is well chronicled in scriptures prior to the advent of the Buddha. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions. Hinduism is different than Christianity and other monotheistic religions in that it doesn’t have a single holy text that the people follow or a single system of morality and or
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whether human or not. It included not only a lack of physical harm to one’s opponents‚ but also a lack of hatred or towards them. Ahimsa originated from ancient India‚ evidenced by scriptures‚ and is practiced in the religions Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Jainism. Living in the period of time when India was being colonized and unjustly treated by the British‚ Gandhi used ahimsa as a weapon to free India from British rule. He believed that the best way to resist tyranny is through civil disobedience‚ which
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