A woman named Ibu Gedong Bagoes Oka found inspirations in Gandhi’s teaching. She established Ashram Gandhi in Candi Dasa, Bali as a training centre and the practice of Gandhi’s teaching. I think Mahatma Gandhi really inspired the world. He was not only a phenomenal hero in India but also phenomenal activist who brought indian people to get its independence from British. Furthermore…
Charlemagne once said, “To have another language is to have a second soul” (BrainyQuote). As a native Spanish speaker, I find this statement to be true since I think about objects different than an English native speaker would. For example, when thinking about objects Spanish speakers tend to associate objects with genders while English speakers do not. The topic of language and how people think has been studied by a few Linguists, Psychologists, and Neuroscientists. Research and studies have…
Conflict at Guantanamo On September 11 2001, America changed. The terrorist attacks that took the lives of thousands called for immediate actions to take place. The opening the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, nicknamed Gitmo, was one of the first actions that President Bush took in the fight against terrorism. Now one person could have predicted the enormous conflict that the prison would be apart of years later. As prison was issued to close by newly elected President Obama, many raised the…
Religious tolerance is often regarded as a fundamental human right which grants individuals the autonomy to practise their religious faith. Religious tolerance advocates the peaceful coexistence of all religions without any one group being discriminated or oppressed because of their beliefs. Practicing religious tolerance need not mean that individuals validate or agree with certain beliefs or practices, but that they acknowledge the fact that others have the right to their own beliefs and…
Community Health Resource Paper: Chronicity in the Context of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Chronic Urinary Incontinence Chronic illness is defined as “the irreversible presence, accumulation, or latency of diseased states that involve the total human environment for supportive care and self-care, maintenance of function, and prevention of further disability” (Curtin & Lubkin, 1995, p. 6). Though the specifics of this definition can be contentious, for the purposes of this paper, any disease which…
1.0 INTRODUCTION Festival is a special day related to religious event with its own way of celebration that includes the food, rituals, attire and ceremonies. Hinduism is well known for its cultural and traditional festivals that can be celebrated in every month. In this regard, we will look into six major festivals according to the six Hindu sects which are Vaishnava, Shiva, Kaumaram (Murugan), Saktham (Sakthi), Ganapathyam (Ganapathy) and Saumaram (Surya). There are many significant festival…
Show Notes – Episode 37 Understanding the Laws of Attraction and Using it for Your Own Benefit – Kelli Cooper “Getting uncomfortable at times and putting yourself in a position that you were just not in before, helps you to push through all hurdles of life and paves your path to success”. Main Content Kelli is a digital nomad, like many other guests who have been on my show. She is making a passive income from online blogging, coaching, and writing. She has written a bunch of books that are…
Margaret Mead was a popular American writer, cultural, and visual anthropologist. Throughout her career, Margaret Mead has also conducted over twenty field trips (Yans-McLaughlin 2000). In addition, Mead’s fieldwork focused on the development and growth of adolescents. The reason why I chose Margaret Mead is because of the tremendous contributions that she has made to the field of anthropology and the public. In addition, I find it very astounding that Mead “offers a resolution of the old…
1. The Moderate-transformative Group This group has a number of features. Firstly, they believe that Islam is a humanist religion which has universal tenets. Secondly, they are more stressing in solving social problems, teaching civil rights, and divesting people from backwardness and social injustice rather than struggling Islamic-formalistic symbols. Thirdly, Islamic values should be implemented in community empowering activities by creating social institutions such as NGO. Fourthly, the…
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