Buddhism is one of the oldest and greatest religions of our world. It originated in the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama‚ an Indian Prince. Although he taught primarily in southeastern India‚ it spread to Central Asia‚ Southeast Asia‚ China‚ Korea‚ Japan‚ and eventually the rest of the world. Its teachings stress achieving enlightenment and escaping the cycle of life‚ death‚ and rebirth‚ which generate suffering. After his Awakening‚ or epiphany‚ he discovered the Four Noble Truths that would
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Cultural conservatives have a great deal of faith in the "War on Drugs"; Richard Nixon‚ Ronald Reagan‚ and George Bush‚ all used the expression often and were zealous generals in this "war." Carrying on this tradition in his campaign speeches‚ presidential candidate Bob Dole vowed to re-ignite the drug war‚ which had lapsed‚ he claimed‚ under Bill Clinton—whom he designated politically and culturally far to his left. More specifically‚ cultural conservatives have a great deal of faith in a principle
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George Whitefield‚ also spelled George Whitfield‚ was an English Anglican cleric who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement. Born in Gloucester‚ he matriculated at Pembroke College at the University of Oxford in 1732. He was born December 16‚ 1714. He died on September 30 1770. He joined the "Holy Club" and was introduced to the Wesley brothers‚ John and Charles‚ who he would work closely with in his later ministry. Whitefield was ordained after receiving his Bachelor of
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James Warren Jones commonly known as Jim Jones was an American cult leader. He was the founder of Peoples Temple which is infamous for mass murder suicide in 1978 November where 918 members of his cult lost their live. It is estimated that nearly 300 innocent children were murdered at Jonestown‚ almost all of them by cyanide poisoning. He was seen as a very charismatic man by his followers and he attracted people who were feeling isolated for whatever reason. Majority of his followers were African
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HUMAN VALUES Questions that are not so burning these days are those of the societal structure and the evolution of human not only as a living creature‚ but also as a civilized societal animal. The complacency about his/her omnipotence finds a reflection in the human values that are so well galvanized to the human nature since times ancient. So does narrow-minded selfishness ooze to subdue what the religious gurus had been preaching since past as essential human values. Put simply‚ the centrifugal
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I love literature‚ because it shares the beauty of its language. Literature according to me is the most elegant medium of human expression. A medium so elegant‚ that it informs you not only about the characters being written about‚ but also about the writer‚ and indubitably yourself. Literature has the power to influence society‚ while simultaneously reflecting it. Hidden in the pages of fiction‚ is often a lot of knowledge about the real world. One of the other reasons‚ I love studying literature
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Values Orientation “Cultures‚ as well as countries‚ are formed by the emergence of value systems (social stages) in response to life conditions. Such complex adaptive intelligences form the glue that bonds a group together‚ defines who they are as a people‚ and reflects the place on the planet they inhabit.” – Don Beck‚ international expert on the psychology of values. Benefits of Values Orientation * Understand organisational and individual behaviour and successful adaptation to the environment
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What are ethics and values? Ethics and values can seem rather similar‚ but there is a basic difference. Values define one’s personal character while ethics stresses more of a system in which those values are applied or expected. In other words‚ ethics point to a standard of codes or rules expected to be followed by the group or organization to which the individual belongs. This could be anything from religion‚ clubs‚ the workplace or even family. So while a person’s values are usually unchanging
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Values education is term used to name several things‚ and there is much academic controversy surrounding it. Some regard it as all aspects of the process by which teachers (and other adults) transmit values to pupils.[1] Others see it as an activity that can take place in any organisation during which people are assisted by others‚ who may be older‚ in a position of authority or are more experienced‚ to make explicit those values underlying their own behaviour‚ to assess the effectiveness of these
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which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge‚ skills and values from one generation to another. Importance of education: Education is as important as the air we breathe because it is our weapon to conquer the world. It is the most important possession a person must have. Education is beneficial in many aspect of life especially‚ personal and social it is the only possession that cannot be taken away from you.
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