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    Understanding the Spanish Caste system is important because these ideals are still embedded in Latin American culture. According to Virginia Q. Tilley who studies race and power in El Salvador, states that, “…terrified by thousands executions […] the indegenas abandoned native dress…

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    In the book Brave New World by Aldous Huxley the society conditions its people and this is a form of social control. This approach to social control makes the citizens happy and trouble free because of the conditioning they are unable to be any way other than content. The conditioning that they receive happens before they are even alive in the society. One example of the type of conditioning the society uses to control the population is when the Director talks about, “oxygen-shortage for keeping…

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    and belief, a well-organized government and social castes, and peace and harmony. To begin, an important part of an ordered society is having religion and beliefs. In India, “Both Hindus and Buddhists accepted the law of karma, dharma, and a cycle of rebirth. Ahimsa, or nonviolence, was central to both religions”…

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    India was born into one of four castes: Brahmins, members of the highest caste, were priests; in the second caste were Kshatriyas, and they were warriors; members of the third caste were known as Vaisyas, and they were herders, farmers, merchants, and craftspeople; and the lowest caste contained Sudras, or untouchables, and these were servants, slaves, and laborers. Karma was the sum of a person's actions in all of their lives, and it was what determined the caste that people were reincarnated…

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    however, the individual experiences isolation from the caste system because conformity can not be accomplished. Totalitarian government forces control over all aspects of the lives of people, but Huxley embraces people facing government forces like “mindless robots” (Brave). The citizens in the caste system fail to realize that World State stripped them of their…

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    Hindu Beliefs

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    There are many Hindu beliefs and principles that make up the Hindu religion as a whole. I chose the Hindu beliefs that I believe are most important to Hinduism. One of the beliefs that I chose is Meditation. Meditation, in my opinion, is one of the most important aspects of hinduism because it is used to center yourself, and help you focus, which overall leads to a better life for Hindu people. Another Hindu belief that I chose was reincarnation, the reason I chose this is because Reincarnation…

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    alongside cruel punishments. Socioeconomic status, region, and different demographics including loyalty to the supreme leader place citizens into their level of the caste system. The varying levels include: the upper class, considered the core; the middle, considered the wavering; and the lower, considered the hostile, make up the caste system in North Korea. We wanted…

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    New World”, society is split into five castes such as Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons. Due to the technology used by the World State’s leaders, caste is pre-determined and humans are grown in a manner appropriate to fit their status. For instance, the lower castes are created to be unpleasant and unintelligent. Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons are simply faceless clones creates to serve the more intelligent Alphas and Betas. Because the lower castes are only provided with little skills,…

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    fair idea about widespread discrimination which is rampant in India on the basis of caste system. The way the untouchables are treated in India is a point of concern. They are maltreated and discriminated on every level, starting from right to education to what job they are suitable for, just because they belong to a particular strata of society. Their rights are always encroached upon by the so called higher caste people. That’s why they are called ‘Dalits’ which means ‘oppressed’. They are…

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    Hinduism and Buddhism Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the five major religions in the world. They are widely practiced, and have been around for centuries. Like every other religion they both have similarities and differences. In this paper I will show you the structure of each religion and I would also like to show how they compare and contrast. Hinduism is a very common religion but also there are many that aren’t aware of the foundation of Hinduism. Well it is more accurate to say that no…

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